Since women generally outlive men, notwithstanding the old joke that the reason men die first is because they want to, I decided to try PC's magnesium glycinate 400mg twice a day (KAL brand) and since the girls were on my case about sugar, I stopped the semi-sweet chocolate and the ice cream except for one handful of chocolate to celebrate the curse of the Billy Goat and the Bambino. I did pitch in Yankee stadium about 40 years ago and can still hear the echo of my fastball hitting the catcher's mitt during a try out but I digress. I have been off the sweets for over a week and only 3 days on the magnesium, it may be my imagination but I seem to feel better already. My blood pressure/pulse machine is now showing my pulse at more like 78 to 82 after previously always being more like 95 to 105. Could the better pulse rate be a function of the magnesium glycinate? In any case I am considering putting PC, Fran, Jackie and Carol up for sainthood while the Pope is in a good mood. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,515#msg-515 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:49:21 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,614#msg-614 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,614#msg-614
Thank you so much for your kind words about the web site and my research. It makes it all worthwhile.

Hans]]> Hans Larsen AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 20 Oct 2003 10:00:57 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,553#msg-553 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,553#msg-553
Don't forget that every afibber who hasn't done so, needs to order Hans' book. We can't afford not to have it as a reference. I continually refer to mine and now that ablation is coming up for me, I'm re-reading all the pertinent areas - which is practically the whole book.

Thanks, Carol and Hans!

Jackie]]> Jackie AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 19 Oct 2003 07:44:35 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,551#msg-551 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,551#msg-551
C.]]> Carol AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 19 Oct 2003 06:30:26 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,550#msg-550 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,550#msg-550
Perhaps it works both ways.

Carol]]> Carol AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 19 Oct 2003 06:20:14 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,546#msg-546 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,546#msg-546
You've seen my many posts extolling the benefits of magnesium glycinate, but remember, it was not until I actually increased the daily amounts to almost double what I had been taking that I experienced NSR and no breakthroughs while on Flecanide.

I have now lowered the dose to around 500 - 600 mg. a day, but previously I was only taking between 300 - 400 mg glycinate and apparently, that was just not enough.

I have been taking mag glycinate for about 5 years - as recommended by my MD, but not at a dose high enough to correct what was undoubtedly a severe magnesium deficiency or deficit.

Feeling better is not your imagination. Almost instantly, at the increased doses, I felt a calmness I had not experienced in a very long time. My muscles relaxed (and of course my heart) and I began to sleep extremely well. Sugar, though, I do not do having learned long ago it was a trigger for afib and since I was insulin resistant a while back, all those symptoms contribute to a revving up of afib.

Good luck with your new lifestyle. Please keep us posted as you enjoy better health. Regards, Jackie]]> Jackie AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 19 Oct 2003 05:28:08 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,528#msg-528 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,528#msg-528
Well said.

Like you, I too am a relative neophyte. Hans has been waging battle nearly single handedly against this unwelcome visitor for many more years than I.

PC]]> PC AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:44:43 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,526#msg-526 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,526#msg-526
Your update just reminds me of what a newcomer - and neophyte - I am to this site. Of course, I had no idea that there were earlier advocates of magnesium. I came on the scene when Michael was posting.

The important thing is that people get better and people help one another.

Carol]]> Carol AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:31:12 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,525#msg-525 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,525#msg-525
If you do a search of previous posts on this BB, I think you'll find someone named Camille to be the first to mention this form of Mg on 3/12/01. Hans approved this choice in response. But I think Jerry has really been singing the praises of this Mg chelate since 11/07/02, although he's been taking it for much longer than that. Please visit

[www.afibbers.org]

Walt Stoll, MD, Erling's oft quoted source, has recommended this form for a long time as well.

Howie,

Your comments are very much appreciated by all of us. Personally I'd give the nod for sainthood to Hans.

PC v54]]> PC AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:10:17 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,522#msg-522 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,522#msg-522
It would be interesting to conduct a survey of magnesium supplementation, now that so many people seem to be giving mag. gly. a try .

If my constant harping on the benefits of magnesium glycinate has led any afibbers to mg. and helped them get better or go into remission, I have to take my hat off to Michael from San Francisco for posting his success with the macromineral quite awhile ago. I think that he was the one who started the ball rolling in that direction. I saw his post and he filled me in with the details.

Thanks again, Michael.

Carol]]> Carol AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:32:38 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,521#msg-521 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,521#msg-521
I'll skip the sainthood - more in line for devils advocate...

But seriously - give freely what has been given.

Fran]]> Fran AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Oct 2003 12:25:48 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,515#msg-515 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,515,515#msg-515 Howie AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:17:50 +0000