Not a regular visitor but this site was an important resource. I composed the follow off line so I hope it still reads OK:
I'm 66 years old, married, self-employed.
For years my wife couldn't sleep with me due to my, then, undiagnosed sleep apnea. About a year ago I had a serious episode of atrial flutter (bpm > 140) for which I was treated unsuccessfully by Kaiser Permanente. After reading about the connection between apnea and afib, it was time to get serious treatment for the apnea. No longer insured by KP, I activated my VA benefits and got my CPAP from the VA.
I didn't take well to the CPAP and I began having a few drinks before bed so I could deal with the mask. Now on a CPAP machine for the past 8-9 months, I'm sleeping great. However, during this time my afib has continued unabated. I wanted to treat the afib myself so found all the internet "cures" and tried them all. None were truly effective and I sought treatment from the VA.
They put me on beta blockers (first, Atenelol, now, Metropolol) and through tests to determine that my heart was physically healthy - nuclear studies, stress, etc. and wanted to do an ablation and possibly Flecanide.
So I began researching. First, I didn't want to take any more major drugs and didn't want to live a life dealing with side effects. Ablation seemed to be the best alternative but too many people reported having to have multiple ablations and occasional heart palpatations that were extreme. And I was afraid of taking Warfarin. This didn't sound like a good solution.
So, knowing that my heart was healthy, that left the afib to be strictly an energy condition. I researched how the heart beat signals propogate through the heart to make it beat and decided that being a body of energy, I should be able to find a way to manipulate that energy whether through meditation or whatever.
About this time, a customer walked into my computer repair shop and, as we talked, he tells me he was a pharmacist for 28 years but couldn't do it anymore and became an acupuncturist.
Believing that there are no accidents and that we create our reality, I knew that I had created John walking into my shop. As we talked, I told him of my afib and he thought he might be able to help. I had also mentioned that my research had led me to the acupressure points related to the heart that I'd been using. So I scheduled an appointment for the upcoming Saturday.
Well, I'm here to testify! Almost immediately after me first treatment, my afib/flutter stopped completely. OK, I thought, let's see if it holds. By Wed, I began feeling some stress in my heart and I scheduled another session with John on Thursday. This time he went a bit further with his treatment and the next day was terrible though my afib was still responding to the acupressure and crunches (Vaselva maneuver). He also prescribed some Chinese herbal supplements (Zhi Gan Cao).
Since that day, I have had several afit/flutter events but all were easily stopped with acupressure and Vega crunches!! My energy is back, I sleep well, my heart works and my mental outlook is great.
3/30/16
I've now had three treatments and I've stopped drinking alcohol to deal with the CPAP. As John explained, I had excess Yang (fire) energy which was causing me to be sensitive to heat - easily overheating and sweating. Now two weeks without alcohol and I'm no longer overheated getting out of the shower. I'm still a little warm but much cooler overall. I've had only two minor afib events this week - all stopped with the acupressure and Vega crunch.
But most important - my positive mental outlook has returned; I can see a future full of things I want to do instead of curling up on the couch and worrying about running out of breath as I did only what chores I had to.
4/2/16
Another treatment. Pulse diags good. This week I've had minor afib events that were easily treated with Vega crunches. To be more specific, I can feel my heart go into irregular rhythm. Sometimes it comes right back, other times I have to do several crunches to stop it. But the take away is this: most of my days are afib-free, no heaviness in my chest, no shortness of breath and a positive outlook.
Instead of my waking moments filled with dread and clouded mind - my old self is back and I can function without fear.
4/26/16
Update: I continue to have minor afibs every few days. To put it another way - I can go several days without afib. Each episode though has been easily controlled by acupressure on the meridian points in my left ear (5 needles when being treated), inside my right knee at the top of the shin bone as well as the points on my wrists. Coupled with crunches (Valsalva) the afib usually converts within a few minutes. I've added a potassium supplement (KM) and resveratrol to my routine and quit taking the Taurine/l-arginine supplement.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/2016 05:06PM by afibbers.