In an interesting editorial in the British Medical Journal, it seems that the same conclusions are being reached about medications! Two quotes - "Unfortunately in the balance between benefits and risks, it is an uncomfortable truth that most drugs do not work in most patients." and “Regulators need to recognise that failure is the norm.”by Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
I took much longer before I felt like hiking for four hours a day. Margby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
HI Steve, I think Beta blockers like Metoprolol affect everyone differently. My brother could not tolerate a beta blocker at all - it dropped his blood pressure like a rock and he had to stay in bed. His doctor told him to cut the dose in half and even that was too much for him. He went off them after a few days and immediately felt better. I feel less energy while on them, but not anything liby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, Thanks so much for responding. I should have said in my original post that I have been following the protocols for magnesium, potassium and taurine, as well as other nutrients that I have learned about on this forum over the past five years, as well as being very careful about sodium. That being said, I did think that by this time my heart would have settled down and did not think Iby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
When I was having an afib episode before my ablation, my heart rate used to go up over 200 at times and would always stay up around 150 even with 50 mg of metoprolol which I used to take along with propafenone as a pill in the pocket. In latter times, the afib would often convert to aflutter and I had to be cardioverted. When not in afib my heart rate was low - resting would go below 50. My afibby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Steve, I am 15 days out of my ablation now so was interested in your post, especially that you are following Hans' inflammation protocol. I searched for that under many different search clues - but could not find it. Can you point me to the right place? Thanks, Margby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for your replies, gehauser and afhound. It seems like today my heart rate is settling down some - 78 now. So I hope I am starting to be on the mend. It's so wonderful to have this forum to turn to when worried about these things. So good to talk to others who have been there.by Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Shannon, Thanks for your reply. I was pretty groggy when Dr. Khaykin spoke to me, but my understanding was that my heart went into afib three times during the procedure and they had to cardiovert three separate times - I thought because they didn't want my heart fibrillating while they were doing the work. I know they like to put you into afib at the end to see whether there are any moby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks, Hans. That's reassuring. It was just that I started feeling worse today at the same time as my heart rate went up. I am not sure what is normal in recovering from an ablation. I am still not feeling up to being out of my bed for more than a few hours a day. I see that Tom P. was out walking for 1.5 miles on the fifth day! And the instructions they sent home with me said I could returby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Everybody, I had my ablation last Wednesday at Southlake Hospital in Canada and was very pleased with my care there. Dr Khaykin said he had ablated the afib and aflutter in both right and left atria. He said I had gone into afib as soon as the catheter had gone into my heart and then twice more. They had to cardiovert me three times during the procedure. I felt as if I was recovering nicelby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jill, My afib comes with very high heart rate and I had a few scary experiences with the propafenone. The first few times I did it I was afraid to take 300 mg, which my cardiologist had prescribed, (since I usually react strongly to drugs, and my cardiologist pooh-poohed going to hospital to initiate the drug) so I took 150 mg. It worked well the first two times, converting me in 90 minutesby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Maree, I think while we wait for Jackie to weigh in here, we should say that she would also recommend that you get your magnesium levels up to tolerance first, before raising your potassium intake too much. And be sure your kidneys are healthy before doing either. Margby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
So can we no longer access The List? Margby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Peggy, I used George's instructions. Margby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Okay I tried that. But that brings up 65 pages of posts from everyone who has ever put the two words "the" and "list" together. It will be a hard slog finding the few posts from people who are actually on "The List." Surely there must be a better way than that?by Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello Elizabeth, "I'm starting with potassium since mine is borderline low 3.4." Jackie and Erling and others have frequently stressed on this forum that you should make sure your magnesium levels are optimal before starting on Potassium. I urge you to read the discussions that others have referred to and start on the protocol outlined by Peggy before you do anything about inby Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
We have two different brands available here, and one has 850 mg of K per cup, while the other has only 600mg. I guess that is the difference in how much KCl they have decided to add.by Marg - AFIBBERS FORUM
George, Now maybe you can figure out the job problem? Marg Post Edited (02-20-11 12:35)by Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hello George, Yes, I see that is the answer! I just logged out and then my ability to edit disappeared. Good detective work! (Now I hope the gremlins don't come down on me!) Margby Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
And I notice the clever use of bold in your post, Lisa. bold Just trying the underline method with a b in place of u to see if it works. This is certainly an educational forum in more ways than one! Oh, I see where Erling went through all this up thread, as you said, Lisa. job Post Edited (02-19-11 20:01)by Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hans, OK, now I'm really confused. I just edited my post that I posted yesterday. Do I have some special privileges? I'm not even an Afib Report subscriber. How come I can edit? And I hope I don't wake up tomorrow and find that that capability has disappeared. Now to try Margby Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Lisa, I can't explain that! In flat view each of my posts has "Edit My Post" right under "Reply To This Message." (How did you underline that?) You're not looking at other peoples' posts for it, are you? It is only on your own posts. Marg This is my edit, I did it the day after my post appeared. Post Edited (02-19-11 13:32)by Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Hi Lisa, On your own posts there are two lines in the lower right hand corner of the post - they say Reply to this Message and Edit my Post. Just click on Edit my Post and you get a chance to edit your message. Margby Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
He doesn't say olive oil in itself is unhealthy, it is thinking we can have as much as we want and eat whatever other unhealthy food we want, and the olive oil will make everything healthy for us. Apparently he thinks that is how we interpret the Mediterranean diet. He recommends all things in moderation, and lots of fruit and veggies with some olive oil and lemon as the salad dressing anby Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
interesting, the first one was j o b s . what was different about that? ****by Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
****, good job! unjob job.by Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
nope, macs are not immune. let's try (job) in round brackets, in square brackets Job capitalized, JOB all caps, {job} in brace bracketsby Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
ok, i have a mac, so i'm going to try this. someone is doing a ****on us i think.by Marg - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM