Thanks Colindo. After seven weeks I am not yet seeing benefits from the supplements. I have likewise suspected that the electrical remodeling of my atrial region has gone too far for the supplements to have much effect. Before long I may be talking with my EP about scheduling an ablation.by ATS - AFIBBERS FORUM
George, thank you for your reply. I took the flecainide as PIP. It made me feel quite creepy and my fibrillation was more unstable, but it did reduce the duration from 24 to 16 hours. I may revisit this, but not until things settle down at the hospital, since I want to be at the ER for the next try. What form of magnesium are you taking?by ATS - AFIBBERS FORUM
My electrophysiologist told me that, considering my risk profile (blood chemistry, cardiovascular condition, etc.) I do not need an anticoagulant. I will follow her judgement on this. My regular cardiologist said the same. I take aspirin during episodes to make my GP happy, although there is not much science to support its value. I also take four grams of fish oil daily. The fish oil by itsby ATS - AFIBBERS FORUM
Carey, thanks for the good advice. hwkmn05, until you have read the book, and until you have 35 years of experience as a respected cardiologist, as the author does, you may want to suspend judgement on this. Many times alternative therapies do work. For example, Chinese herbs and accupuncture got me off alcohol forty years ago. In all the years since then, I have never felt the desire toby ATS - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hello, Has anyone tried the supplement protocol for afib described in Dr.Stephen Sinatra's book Metabolic Cardiology? He recommends CoQ10, l -carnitine, l-ribose and magnesium. I have been following this for a month; I haven't noticed significant changes in my afib patterns. Since this is my first post, I will offer a bit of personal history. I am a 71 year-old man in generby ATS - AFIBBERS FORUM