Marty, I wasn't very clear on that. What I meant was: most people have looser stools after they start taking Magnesium, not constipation, but the higher your IC mag is, the more mag you can take without diarrhea. Sorry for the confusion, hopefully this time I said it correctly and clearly.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Marty, I wonder at your comment that you are more constipated, now than before you started supplementing. What else are you taking? 1000 mg of mg is no small feat to do without loose stools.. Usually, it is just the opposite of what you are experiencing, until your intracellular levels are good. It's a funny thing in that the more your cells are ok, the more your body will holby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have a hot tub, and I have a whole bunch of ph strips. Ph is Ph, correct? If so, darn cheap. Or am I missing something? And if so, why?by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I prefer it when a thread that gets a new post goes to the top. It saves having to start a new thread to carry on a discussion that has a fair amount of interest when it has fallen off the first page. I used to regularly look on the first few pages, but I honestly don't have the time to do that, so I don't, anymore. When searby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy, are you in a position to see another doctor? If so, that would be my next move, if it was me. Is your edema merely uncomfortable, or because of the bronchitis, something you really need to attend to so that it doesn't turn into something more serious? Hopefully, someone here who knows more than me, will chime in with some good advice if you can't get an appropriate diuby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy, I'm sorry you are feeling so bad. What sort of diuretic were the docs wanting to prescribe? Some are notorious for flushing needed electrolytes, and some are known to keep them in your body. They aren't all the same. Some are even known to help, AF-wise. For example, Aldactone (spironolactone) is a potassium-sparing diuretic.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
For what it's worth, if I don't consume some liquid with my meals, the food will just sit in my stomach like a lump. This may be, yet another one of those things, that are highly individual, with results from both sides.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not everyone who snores has sleep apnea. Conversely, not everyone who has sleep apnea snores. Not everyone who has apnea has sleep apnea. Just sayin'by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the clots that are formed in your atrium are from fibrinogen, not platelets. Aspirin keeps your platelets from sticking together, warfarin keeps your blood from becoming thick and gooey (from fibrin), Different clotting mechanisms.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
tibbar, I occasionally suffer from esophageal spasms. My gastro prescribed nitro glycerine tabs. Believe it or not, they work. They also give me a headache which lasts for only a few minutes (from the vasodilation, I believe). Might be worth having your son ask his doc about it.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Older posts will get lost no matter what the format is. This way, a thread with new responses will be brought to the top. As long as the subject is actively being discussed, it will remain on the first page. Otherwise, if the subject is on page 2 or 3 or more, a new thread will need to be created. This way, if you are searching for a subject, it is much easier to follow. No need to searcby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, your comment about the stress fracture makes me wonder if you are taking a PPI? They are known to cause a higher incident of fracture and osteoporosis. I took a PPI for close to a decade and have had 3 stress fractures and 3 fractures, two of which were from a minor impact, and one from a major impact. Needless to say, I suspect that five of those were related to my use of PPIs.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
EddieS Wrote: > You like ratio of potassium to > sodium and such. This is referring to Intake, not serum levels. 4(K):1(Na)by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tom, calcium is excitatory to the heart. The way I understand the calcium channel blocker keeps calcium from entering your heart cells, not your bones. I'm doing much better since I no longer take it in supplement form. It seems to be a mineral that does not act (in your body) the same in supplements as in food. Is there a reason you feel you need it? A family history of bone issues?by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Merry Christmas, and a Happy NSR Year!by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Along the same vein: If you want to post to something that has fallen off the first page or two and want a response, please start a new thread with the pertinent details. It's very frustrating to scan the home page and be told there are two new posts, and have to scroll through 15 pages (or however many) to find it.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
GeorgeN, I guess it's been on a few minds lately! Hans, I love the new format!by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Colin, in addition to the flec possibly causing the flutter if taken w/o a rate control drug, it can also cause a 1:1 conduction . If your atrial rate is 300 or so, you could be in a world of doo doo, if that were to happen. Sounds like you need to doc-shop and find one who knows what he is doing. Give yourself a Christmas present you can use!by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alcohol is not a trigger for a lot of us. If it is a trigger before an ablation, then very likely, it will be after. That goes for any trigger, if the ablation isn't 100% effective. Oh, and not all alcohol is created equal, so red wine may be troublesome, but not white, or gin may be a trigger, but not vodka, and so on. McHale:by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Sam, Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time of it, right now. I've had nights where my HR drops, and I start getting ectopics, which if not stopped will turn into AF. The only way to stop them is to increase my HR. I've tried the getting up and moving around, or lying in bed with what looks from the outside as Restless Leg Syndrome As you know, neither waby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
On my initial ER visit for AF: they took me right in after telling them my symptoms. They hooked me up and confirmed AF, took vitals, put an IV line in, and took blood. It came back that my serum magnesium was low. They gave me an infusion of magnesium, and it converted me within a short time. The good news is that not all doctors (and by extension, ERs) are unaware of this. I guess theby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Phyllis, No one is arguing against the fact that these drugs can and do save lives, but glossing over and/or ignoring what they really are because they may make one uncomfortable isn't doing anyone any favors, either. Unpleasant things are a fact of life; sometimes a necessary part, in fact. Informing yourself about all aspects of your treatment will usually put you in a position toby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Or pick your poison..... Unfortunately there is no simple solution; no one-size fits all answer. None of the options are good, just that some are less bad than others.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Lisa, Add to that, the differing answers concerning whether controlled HBP is a point or not (for LAFers). My doc doesn't think it does. I hope he's right. At 12.5 mg atenolol/day, my BP is ~115/60. Things are copacetic right now. I have gone from having 2-3 episodes a week, lasting 12-18 hrs, and having horrible conversion pauses, to 18 months between episodes. I hadby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like beer to me.by lisa s - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
No one has answered my question. Why is alcohol a different kind of trigger? Lots of opinions, no reasons. My question wasn't about introducing prior triggers during the blanking period.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Might I suggest taking Magnesium to bowel tolerance? It solves many problems in one whack.by lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diane98683 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's my thinking as well. Of course, it's best > to follow a good diet, for other health reasons, > but if you have a healthy heart, these triggers we > talk about here won't cause AFib. Once our AFib > is truely cured, none of these food triggers > should cause it (except for mby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi, Nancy, Sorry it took so long to see your post. We lost power last night (ironic that we just went through Sandy with nary a flicker ;-) I have no personal experience with Flec, but I have (out of curiosity) dissolved all sorts of pills (meds and supps) in water, to test both time and completeness of dissolution. Oil-based caps, notwithstanding, if it wont dissolve in water, chancesby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM
Nancy, There are many methods for reducing your doses. Some people shave off small bits of the pill, increasing the amount shaved off until nothing is left. Some split it into smaller pieces, taking 7/8 of a pill, then 3/4, then 5/8 and so on. This works well if the pill is large, but not so well for tiny pills. I think my favorite method is dissolve the pill in 8 teaspoons of water and consumby lisa s - AFIBBERS FORUM