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Re: Colonoscopy Prep - 4 weeks ago

From years ago, GoLytely was suggested as a bowel prep that spares electrolytes. I used it ~15 years ago without issue, But more recently talked them in to letting me use a bunch of magnesium citrate. That worked as well.

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Re: Supplemental potassium when on keto like diet - 4 weeks ago

Quotetobherd My concern is whether the amount of potassium citrate is acceptable or not. Hugging is correct about kidney function. I don't know whether it is right for you, but I've consumed 2 tsp/day of potassium citrate for years. This is about 4 grams (4000 mg) of potassium. I dissolve it in a liter of water and consume over the day. This is my version of timed release. Assum

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Re: Beat to Beat Measurements on Apple Watch - 4 weeks ago

So I'm interpreting what you are saying S= Slow, F=Fast. The beat pattern looks like: SSFSSFSSFSSFSSF... for a minute? Likely is PAC's (palpitations is a generic name for a variety of ectopic beat patterns), could also be PVC's, but since you are an afibber, more likely PACs. Likely not afib. This is because there is regularity in what you describe. Afib is irregularly irre

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Re: Thoughts about preventing recurences of AF after ablations - 5 weeks ago

I heartily agree that a high unattenuated HRV can be indicative of afib. My only point is what is unattenuated or attenuated for you may not be the same for another person. Probably around 2007, when a number of us were recording R to R data for various rhythms, an optometrist from the UK, Mark Robinson, sent me a file of annotated R to R heart rate vs time (tachogram) charts. Visual inspec

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Re: Thoughts about preventing recurences of AF after ablations - 5 weeks ago

From your other thread. QuoteHugging Another part I didn’t discuss has to do with % Heart rate Variability ( HRV) which is time between successive heart beats recorded without my awareness on my iPhone. When the interval in msec is large like as high as 140 msec, I have AF. In contrast when the interval is short between heart beats it ranges around 14 msec and I don’t have AF. I can use the HR

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Re: Thoughts about preventing recurences of AF after ablations - 5 weeks ago

Having yet to read your book, I assume your ECG monitoring was to see if your persistent afib ended? My hypothesis has always been that my consumption of electrolytes would have a much higher efficacy keeping me in NSR rather than conversion. Hence my own approach, subsequent to my 2.5 month persistent episode 20 ish years ago (with some exceptions for experimentation) has been to take a lo

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Re: Overcoming Bias Treating Atrial Fibrillation with Oral Magnesium - 5 weeks ago

QuoteJackie Yes, Erling's recipe is posted... it's called Waller Water. I'll look through my files on the topic...and post the results.... if not this evening, then, tomorrow. Sorry, I'm late checking posts today and now out of time. Jackie Burgess Here you go, Jackie! Erling's recipe is here. This is magnesium bicarbonate water. Erling also wrote this thread

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Re: new to AF forum. - 5 weeks ago

My story has been posted here many times. In brief, I got my first afib episode around the 1st week of July 2004 (age 49) a day or two after a training run on a 14,000' mountain. I later determined it was a delayed vagal trigger. I had a habit of taking my aural blood pressure periodically. I did that morning and my pulse sounded unusual. Threw on a Polar HR monitor and noticed my pulse

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Re: new to AF forum. - 5 weeks ago

QuoteTomR To download an ecg to personal storage, it looks like a subscription is now required. In Dec/2024 I was able to download many ecg's and email them to an EP but I tried downloading today and it did not work. Unless someone like me who doesn't have a subscription can say otherwise. Their website still indicates a non-subscriber should be able to do this, but may just not have

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Re: Magnesium Taurate and arsenic - 5 weeks ago

I don't take it but here is a Reddit thread (though an old thread), see the last post.

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Re: Stop Eliquis or not? - 5 weeks ago

QuoteKen I seem to bruise a bit more easily, but when cut or jabbed, pretty much normal coagulation. My experience is similar, except when I sliced my finger with a sharp knife fairly deeply cutting veggies. That did take a while to really stop bleeding - not to the point it was a problem, but certainly quite a few minutes to get it stopped.

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Re: Stop Eliquis or not? - 5 weeks ago

Quotesusan.d If I stop Eliquis for 5 days, can a DVT form and full strength Eliquis won’t be able to dissolve it? My understanding is that Eliquis and other anticoagulants don't dissolve clots, they help prevent clots from forming or getting larger. Body mechanisms, or other meds (thrombolytics.), dissolve clots.

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Re: Afib + Stroke risk - 5 weeks ago

QuoteTomR Dr Sanjay Gupta @ York Cardiology brings his argument (first 10 minutes) why afib is not a cause of stroke in this video. Over the years I've reviewed the studies that were used to develop the CHA₂DS₂-VASc scoring system and its predecessors. I've come to the same conclusions as Dr. Gupta. I've always worked very hard to keep my controllable factors in that system i

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Re: My successful dietary method has been simplified; and experiments show how an important aspect works - 6 weeks ago

Thanks Steve for posting this update! I urge others to study Steve's work!! I've followed Steve's work since he first posted here as SteveCarr rather than SteveCarr1 about 9 years ago. Steve has done an exceptional job of tracking the impact of his various interventions on his afib (and ectopic beat counts). Like Steve, I also used ectopic beat counts as a metric when figuri

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Re: new to AF forum. - 6 weeks ago

Quotegloaming Many rely on a Kardia Mobile if they don't want a smart watch or a ring or wires hanging off them. It's not much money, very handy, and very reliably accurate for most layman's purposes. You can download an ECG and sent it in digital form to an electrophysiologist or a cardiologist. However Kardia does require a phone & app.

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Re: Celery juice and coconut juice. - 6 weeks ago

Quotegloaming I have consumed a lot of celery, cucumber, and beets, and coconut water in the past several years. It didn't stop me from being low (apparently) on potassium when I went to the ER while fibrillating one time...they gave me two large tablets and told me I was low. Surprised me. But they obviously thought that my AF might have been exacerbated, if not caused, by low potassium.

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Re: Self Care Additions + Lifestyle Items - 6 weeks ago

QuoteQwackertoo I also take B12 and D3. Sometimes Zinc but it can make me feel a little nauseous, especially on empty stomach, so I need to be careful when I take those. Also, I sometimes, and have done so during an episode drank a Biolyte, commercial "IV in a Bottle" drink for hydration and electrolytes. Sometimes it has actually halted an episode IF I drink it early on, of course

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Re: Pacemaker Necessity? - 6 weeks ago

I understand his logic and most won't prescribe the flec without the BB for liability reasons.

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Re: Pacemaker Necessity? - 6 weeks ago

My low heart rate during sleep is commonly in the high 30's, low 40's. At 69, it is no longer in the low 40's at rest during the day (like @gloaming was was as well) like it was 30 years ago for me. I've had afib for 20+ years. Initially my afib resting heart rate was below 100 and no rate control was needed. Now it can be 110-150 but episodes are mostly less than 3 hours

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Re: EKG please read - 6 weeks ago

QuoteAL1983 How old are you carey and what heart condition do you have Do you exercise of any sort. I want to start light jogging 2 miles 5 days a week Is jogging healthy At 69, I exercise quite a bit- strength training, skiing, rock climbing, endurance & high intensity cardio and so on. I've had afib for 20+ years and had a 2.5 month episode in the first 4 months of sta

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Re: EKG please read - 6 weeks ago

Quotesusan.d Tamiflu Maybe "Oseltamivir is a neuraminidase inhibitor that is labeled for prophylaxis and treatment of influenza. We describe a previously healthy 4-month-old infant who tested positive for influenza A and was started on oseltamivir. One hour after receiving his first dose of oseltamivir, the infant had a diaphoretic episode and appeared grey and clammy. The infant was s

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Re: Threshold Considerations for Treatment(s) for Afib? - 6 weeks ago

QuoteQwackertoo Ablation - paroxysmal, once every 2-3 months only @ night for 2 or so hours? Or worse? Pacemaker - with both Brady and Afib when does one consider this option? For some reason haven't had a low heart rate notification in over 3 months. Pacemakers (PM) are generally for someone who has long pauses between beats. I don't know what the threshold is set at on your mo

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Re: Afib alert in sleep everyday , no symptoms - 7 weeks ago

QuotekumartxLove to hear any comments/suggestions My doc friends tell me that patients of east asian descent, genetically (don't know if that includes you), are not as prone to have a lot of subcutaneous fat. Hence they can be "skinny fat.' Meaning they are of relatively low BMI, but can have a material amount of fat around their organs (called called visceral fat). They like

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Re: Good news - 7 weeks ago

Quotesusan.d I am very sensitive to drugs. I know I needed in the past Tambocor brand instead of Flecainide (GeorgeN buys his Tambocor from Canada if you are interested), and Atenolol didn’t work the past three months. I was holding out for Tenormin. I am in NSR now when taking Tenormin these past 9 days. :-) ! Very awesome Susan!!! I hope this continues. I know this has been a struggle!!

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Re: zio patch report interpretation 4 months after ablation - 7 weeks ago

QuoteCarey So they can't possibly mean the same thing even though they use the same language. I guess what they really meant is there were 76 abnormal ventricular beats. Same is true for "Total Number of Supraventricular Heart Beats" I've used a Welluse SpO2 ring for years. Their tech is good, but made and designed in China. There can be language issues. The "

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Re: Eliminating meds following ablation. - 7 weeks ago

Absent any other reason (hypertension?) I don't see the point of 25mg of Metoprolol if you are in NSR. I believe you may want to look into weaning off it if you do stop as I recall that is the advice for those who have been on beta blockers for a while. As to the Eliquis, may depend on your age and also your CHA₂DS₂-VASc score. Some here, after successful ablations have decided to stay o

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Re: Decided to have an Ablation - PFA - Questions - 7 weeks ago

Quotembd If it is important for the first ablation to check the whole atria, shouldn’t I seek out an EP with the very best mapping equipment. From my perspective it is important to seek out the very best EP. In my opinion, the very best EP will be using the equipment that works well for them.

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Re: Elemental magnesium - 7 weeks ago

This is Chat GPT 4o's answer with references below. I have NOT cross checked the math or the assumptions, but what the program has done is how I would figure it out. For forms not listed you could go into pubchem or other references and figure out the molecular weight of the compound and divide the molecular weight of magnesium by that to find the % magnesium by weight. In all the Chat

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Re: Timeframe for Results? - 8 weeks ago

"Timeframe for Results?" In my case, if I'm turning the correct "knob" or pulling the correct "lever," results are pretty rapid. That doesn't mean it hasn't taken me a long time to figure out the correct knob/lever to adjust. For example, I've mentioned calcium restriction. I learned this 12-13 years ago. I was eating a low carb diet a

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Re: Timeframe for Results? - 8 weeks ago

Gloaming is correct about me. My initial afib was over 20 years ago (I'm now 69). Within a month or so, I had figured out my path to afib was likely excessive endurance exercise. My afib also progressed to a 2 1/2 month episode, starting about 2 months in. The data were sparse for creating a plan, but when my EP suggested I stay out of rhythm as he did not like the rhythm meds or ablati

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