At the moment he is using a blood pressure machine to test once a day and 80% of the time it shows A/F.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Found a good discussion on the subject here: Amlodipine and Atrial Fibrillation?by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Any knowledge here on Reverse Osmosis water filters? Quite fancy the idea of buying one to save having to keep buying spring water. I have got a good understanding of the filtering side of it, except still not established if flushing the membrane is good or bad, but the re-mineralisation component is questionable. Some claim that re-mineralisation is an unnecessary step while others suggestby NickC - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Flaxseed is beginning to sound a better alternative by the day... QuoteJackie Hi Nick - Your best chance is the higher quality producers and also those that are professional grade products such as Designs for Health or Metagenics, as an example... and even then, they also add natural flavor and the tocopherols - probably as antioxidants to help keep fresh. The real challenge is to find fisby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Jackie but having looked at those all of them have some additional chemical ingredients or antioxidents: Nordic Naturals Arctic Cod Liver Oil - Orange, d-alpha tocopherol, Rosemary extract naturalfactors.com - Orange, Vitamin-E carlsonlabs.com - Lemon, Tocopherols It is getting very difficult finding pure natural unadulterated products anymore. Nick QuoteJackie Nick - Amongby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Been looking into Fish Oil as a better alternative but have come across one major issue: Most come in 'Softgel' capsules which contain animal based gelatine. I know from previous research that gelatine is high in certain dangerous and unwanted pesticides. So it is possible that many of these fish oil capsules might be doing more harm than good. Will keep searching for clean fishby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, Just when I thought we had found something natural that actually worked to lower blood pressure it seems maybe not all good then. I am confused, I thought Flaxseeds contained Omega-3 which is what we want, better than Omega-6 or is the equation not that simple. Nickby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well we keep pushing to get a consultation with a Cardiologist but no luck yet. If nothing else we would be able to find out what form of Atrial Fibrillation it is as so far we have had no information whatsoever.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
'Irregular heartbeat' is listed as a side-effect of Amlodipine, is it possible that this drug is actually causing atrial fibriluation? Has anyone else noticed that their afib started after taking Amlodipine.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well we have been trying 1tsp / day Gound Flaxseed (needed to buy an appropriate grinder) for half a week and so far daily morning blood pressure tests are showing quite a regular substantial reduction.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Is there more risk when doing an ablation on an elderly patient? This is an 89yr old male but no idea what type of AFib we are dealing with here.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Now being allowed to stop Apixaban and replace it with Warfarin, lets see what happens?by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Has anyone here successfully used Ground Flaxseed to thin blood as a replacement for Warfarin?by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Well quick update, he has have various tests and as far as we know the only things found were: Hiatus Hernia Gastritis - could be caused by Apixaban Cyst in one Kidney - however this has apparently been present for a while so not new. Unfortunately weight loss is now getting extreme. Still eating like a horse but just not putting on any weight.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Should point out that the patient is not myself but a relative, an 89 year-old male. He has never been allowed to try Warfarin, only Rivaroxiban and now Apixaban. Warfarin is a good suggestion, didn't know home testing of INR was possible. However being in the UK that option might not be available, many good solutions to medical issues are not allowed in the UK.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the info Shannon. I may be proved wrong but the severe weight loss wasn't noticed until soon after taking Apixaban and not before so it certainly feels to be strongly linked. Problem is what alternatives are there? Rivaroxiban has been tried and caused nose bleeds and quite bad leg weakness. Nickby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Has anyone else had weight loss problems after starting on Apixaban? Elderly male, was on Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) but changed due to nose bleeds and leg weakness. Apixaban solves those problems but getting worried about quite severe weight loss. Has anyone else experienced severe weight loss with Apixaban?by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Jackie, very helpful will read all of that before any supplemental experiments.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Que, I have recently been involved in research into Breast Cancer where our findings more than strongly suggest a link to pesticides in our foods. However, that cause may be responsible for say 40% of Breast Cancer cases, the remainder being caused by some other factor. Excessively high level of Iron (ferritin) looks like a prime candidate for the other underlying factor but unfortunatelyby NickC - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Is it likely to be safe to supplement someone with A/F with a little copper in the form of Copper Gluconate? They have no blood tests to determine if there is a copper deficiency but I have read many places that copper deficiency is more often than not the cause of A/F. Over here in the UK the NHS pathology labs refuse to test for either copper or zinc so it is difficult to establish if defby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Trying to piece together the Copper / Zinc levels and ratio to establish which is either to supplement. However the picture is somewhat confusing when it comes to which part of blood to test. Some labs test Serum Copper and Plasma Zinc, others do both Plasma Copper and Zinc, while yet others do both Whole blood Copper and Zinc! Then there is Magnesium which is normally done as RBC Magnesium.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Can anyone help me interpret the Kardia EKG. Device has now arrived and shows regular AFib for the person in question. However, how can I tell if this is real AFib or just misinterpreted PVC's? Can I tell from this what type of AFib we are looking at here? Thanks, Nick QuoteMcHale AliveCor is an excellent app, will almost always detect afib....However as I found out recently it cby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wish I lived in the states wolfpack, over here in England everything is twice the price it should be. Have just ordered a Kardio which cost the equivalent of $104. Quotewolfpack AliveCor is on sale for the month of February. Reduced from $99 to $79.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken, I am not actually the one with AFib but am enquiring on behalf of an elderly relative. However have just had a chat and he has no idea when he has AFib, only way he knows is that his Doctor says he has and gives him a blood thinner for it. QuoteKen NickC, Wow, I can't imagine not being able to feel A-fib via the carotid artery. I guess the pulse strength must vary quite a bitby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Jackie, Thanks for you comments. I should have been more complete in my description of dietary supplements: 500mg Rice Bran extract (Inosotol Hexaphosphate/IP6) - taken away from other food (often last thing at night) 16mg Copper Gluconate (2mg elemental copper) - in warm water, with breakfast 75mg Zinc Picolinate (15mg elemental zinc) - in cold water, with breakfast 1 teaspoon coconuby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks Wolfpack, $80 is equivalent to about £65 here in the UK, if I can find one for that price that will be fine. Thanks for the suggestion.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Are there any reliable and yet relatively cheap devices to check for A/F. We have a blood pressure monitor which does have an A/F indicator but I am concerned as to how reliable this type of monitor might be. The idea is to experiment with changes in diet & supplementation to try and reduce the A/F. The atrial fibrillation in this case is not something that can be felt but is there aby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Tried that, he remains adamant that she must keep taking the Bisoprolol.by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Liz, But would her BP readings be ok if she wasn't on this cocktail of drugs? Difficult to know if she had high BP before as we have no history available, much of this medication has been cumulative a bit added here and a bit there. My biggest concern is the Bisoprolol which we suspect of being the cause of short-term memory loss but her GP won't allow her to stop taking itby NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM
Apart from Bisoprolol she is also on: Ramipril (2.5mg) Indapamide (2.5mg) Felodipine (10mg) Apixaban (2 x 2.5mg) However, she has now been told to stop taking the Indapamide. Is blood pressure high, well here are recent morning blood pressure results: (siting/standing, Systolic, Diastoloc, Pulse) sit, 131, 78, 85 sit, 134, 87, 79 sit, 114, 92, 58 standing, 81, 67, 66 sit, 131, 73,by NickC - AFIBBERS FORUM