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50 mg is actually a pretty small dose. The usual dosage for using flecainide as a PIP is 300 mg. However, checking with your doc first would be wise.
I very much doubt that fasting makes you more (or less) vulnerable to afib.
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300 mg is the standard PIP flec dose for those who weigh more than 70 kg (154#'s), 200 mg for those who weigh less.
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This excretion can be so strong that potassium is also excreted as the body tries to keep the sodium potassium ratio in balance. Best practices are to supplement with 5g/day of sodium (about 12.5 g sodium chloride salt) and additionally potassium and magnesium with low insulin. I've been keto adapted since 2009 and eaten once a day since June 2015 and have fasted 5 consecutive days 13 times since May 1st of this year (I'm weight stable). I'm well acquainted.
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George, do you mean 5 grams of sodium per day, or 5 mg? That sounds like a huge amount.
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Perhaps true for you, but 1) she's diabetic and 2) she's supplementing potassium. I'm skeptical that reasonable fasting would cause afib.
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I have a cardiologist who is worthless. Where do you get serum testing? Through a lab or by working with a doctor? I would like to know my levels, but I don't know where to start.
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