First of all I have been usually diagnosed as having White Coat Syndrone when I get my BP checked at the Doctors as my Systolic is usually on the high side. When I take it at home I get low readings and sometimes its higher. So my cardio wants me to get a 24 hr ambulatory BP monitor and has scheduled me to get this done in about a week. I got a "after visit Summary" paper and on itby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diana said: Good to know that hypothyroid can also lead to Afib. I guess I thought it was more an issue of being hyperthyroid. What, may I ask, did you do when you were told you had Afib? How did you manage it and what meds, aside from thyroid medication, did you have to take? Did you have to have any ablations to rid yourself of Afib? Do you continue to struggle with it? How has it impactedby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Diana: You were hyper thyroid for quite a while, how is your thyroid level now. If you were hyper it should'nt take long to bring your thyroid down. Just stop taking your thyroid meds a couple of times a week. I know how you feel as I went hyper from taking too much thyroid and it put me into 'AF. You have to keep an eye on your levels, the problem is the doctors don't wanby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
What kind of AFib is it, if a person has Afib with Normal Ventricular response. I am in permanent AF but I mostly don't feel it and my heart rate is usually in the 60s, does that mean I have Af with normal Ventricular response?by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have a neighbor that had lung cancer, she had chemo, about a year later she has had 2 strokes, she just turned 60 and is in not very good shape right now. I had a pace maker installed about 20 years ago, one of the wires was put in my right ventricular which has led to Pulmonary hypertension and probably heart failure. Seems like a lot of medical proceedures lead to other problems. You migby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Pavan I thought we could give our views on AF which I did. I am 89 years old, I have a large garden, berries, fruit trees and a very large lawn to mow. I do all of this myself and like it, I have AF but I have never had a very fast heartbeat so it doesn't bother me too much. I do not like the comment that older folks self-identify with mental disorders because of AF. In regards toby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Speak for yourself Pavan.. I got AF in my 60s because of being Hyper Thyroid, than for about 20 years I got AF once in a while until I did get it more often and just went into permanent AF, I think my thyroid was again responsible for it.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
My daughter has a friend that just had a stroke, he was asked at the hospital if he had the vaccine and he said yes, so they put him on a blood thinner. If he didn't have the shot they don't. So maybe it is a good thing that a lot of us here are on a blood thinner.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
India uses a lot of curcumin and turmeric in their cooking.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hamlin might have had the condition called commotio cordis —I heard a doctor describe it and said sports players may have to wear chest protection. A player gets hit in the chest between heart beats and it stops the heart.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Joe: You said the vaccine prevents you from getting the virus, yet you said you got Covid a few weeks ago. Strange statement.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
"The mechanism behind how beta-carotene supplementation increases CVD risk is not yet fully known," notes Burdeos. " adequate evidence shows the supplement form of beta carotene has no cardiovascular benefit." Don't know if anybody takes this supplement but I wouldn't take it. Many years ago I started taking beta-carotene and got an aura migraine everyday aftby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
I tried Melatonin for sleep and it kept me awake, tried it for 2 nights. Jackie has an article in the Health section where in some people it can keep you awake. She tried just a very small amount and that worked for her in getting to sleep.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daisy: You said" (Sorry to hear that. Was the lead not placed well? So far I have not had that problem.) No, I was told that is pretty common, the doctors realize this can happen. I don't know about the new pacemakers they have today, they have thinner leads for one. Seems like you fix one problem then another one occurs. So far I am good, my EP checks me and I will be havinby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Daisy: You said you had a pacemaker implanted in 2018, I have a pacer for many years. The tricuspid valve regurgitation that I now have is severe, the pacemaker lead that was put into my ventricals is responsible for this condition, I have read this, also my doctor has also said that this has happened to me because of the inpingement of my pacer lead in my ventrical. The other valves are milby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Magnesium helps with Leg cramps. I also have a liquid magnesium which I will rub on the place where the cramp is, stops it.by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Kwik you said: This clinical trial is being done to determine if metformin, a drug which is normally used in diabetes, can reduce atrial fibrillation in patients who are having an ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm which research has shown is related in part to obesity and diabetes.[/size] Just goes to show you a lot of these researchesby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have learned to watch for anything that contains soy because I get Aura Migraines when I consume it. Since I have been diligent in this effort I have not had any aura migraines for almost 4 months. In my opinion Soy is not a good food and should be avoided.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have an EP at the U of M hospital in Michigan, they want to schedule me for a Sleep Apnea test as they do feel that that having Sleep Apnea contributes to AF. Lizby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why don't you take your Xeralto late in the evening with a snack, I take it about an hour before I go to bed and don't have any problems. The doctor said you don't need to eat a lot of food.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have medicare and Blue Cross as my supplement plan, I cannot switch to another cheaper plan when I tell them I have AF, they don't accept AF patients. Blue Cross keeps me as I have been with Blue X for a great number of years, way before I got AF. Blue X was offered where I worked and when I retired, my husband and I kept Blue X as it was a lot cheaper years ago, but I am stuck with theby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Betty there are some EPs that won't take a person if you have another EP. I had an EP at Novi, affilated with U of M hospital. I called a couple of EPs in my area and they wouldn't even give me an appt. because I had another EP, that was one of the first things they asked. Don't think it is about ego, they said that the protocol that they might give is different from my EPs proby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Why would people vote for a person that has the problems this man has, I feel bad for him but he may not have the energy that is required for the job.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
[Workout ? What's that? Extra heavy knitting We are both in our late 70s} That is no excuse, maybe you are being funny? I have a very big lawn that I cut and roto till a large garden, also have fruit trees and berries, I am 88.by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam: I don't fine any one that used the Maitland Technique near me---I live in Michigan, sounds like a good technique. Thanks for your post. Lizby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Thanks George: Lot to read, I am going to get the book. The Chiropractor I am going to doesn't seem to be helping very much. Dr. Brownstein told me to take a supplement that he has devised, called Limbex, I am taking that now but it will probably take a little time. Did you ever go to a Chiropractor?by Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
My lower back and knee on my left side of my body has been hurting the last couple of months, I went to a Chiropractor a few days ago. He did some adjustments, he told me that he recommends that I do his Non Surgical Spinal Decompression. It is expensive but if it helps I would do it, my question is has anybody here had this treatment and did it help? Lizby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Oh, ok, thanks George. I wonder how far off my BP readings are, when I take it with my home monitor machine..by Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
(Nothing to support this, but while in afib, with the lack of regular strong heart beats, it would seem that blood pressure would drop with the reduced blood flow while in afib. You can be lightheaded while in afib due to the reduced flow of blood and O2 to the brain and body.) All I can say is this is not true in my case. My BP is not low, it is always high in the doctors office and at homeby Elizabeth - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie: You have posted some great coverage on Dr. Brownsteins writings. Are you able to read the new posts on these boards? Lizby Elizabeth - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM