First time post. Long time lurker. I have had Lone Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation for about 5 years. I’m now getting episodes every three or four months, they usually last 3-12 hours.
I am particularly interested in increasing my Vitamin D levels to help reduce the number of episodes. I am already taking 400mg twice a day of Mg. I had been taking 5000 UI of Vitamin D3 for 4 weeks and a subsequent blood test gave Vitamin D level of 35 ng/mL. Trying to figure out if I should target 65 ng/mL and the daily dosage of D3 to get there. Any guesses as to my Vitamin D level before I started with the D3 supplements?
Anyone have further information on the success for eliminating AF with this protocol (Steve Carr's).
I have also found a couple of interesting studies. Has anyone seen these before? Comments?
The first one is titled “Is there any Link Between Vitamin D and Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardioversion?”. Published by the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery it associates higher vitamin D levels with no recurrence six months after conversion.
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The second one is title “Seasonal Variation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation”. This links an increase in Atrial Fibrillation with winter. Has this been related to lower Vitamin D levels?
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]