Another thought. Don't know if you have a rate control drug prescribed? That might be useful. Especially to only use when you have an episode, as infrequently as they occur. If the rate is controlled, it might materially help with your anxiety and other symptoms.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Maybe Megan can point out which device she got. Here is a link to Wellue ECG's.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
George Eby was a member here in the mid-2000's. Here is a paper he published in 2006 on Taurine and L Arginine for ectopics.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My non-medical interpretation of what you've described is that the SVT or whatever is causing your anxiety, not the reverse. Seems like you are calm and casual, then BAM the SVT happens. In my case, when I've been inadvertently consuming too much calcium, tachy is likely to present with no trigger. This never happens to me otherwise. In my case, the tachy can convert to afib (aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Spectacular!!! Great news! A wonderful EP who will listen & work with you!!!!!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
This is a study referenced in the study from the OP. It is based on Framingham data & a) most of the afib folks had significant comorbidities at diagnosis and b) when they excluded the people who died in the first 30 days from diagnosis, the relative risk for men dropped to 1.1. In the study I posted, the people they included at the beginning were "Lone Afibbers," which could simplby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteEdda George, how long does it take for the flecainide to convert you? I am wondering whether flecainide doesn't work in some people. Since October last year I have a considerable increase in afib episodes, from once a year to every two weeks now. 100 mg flecainide takes between 5 and 7 hours to get me back into sinus. My EP suggested that would probably have happened without flecainideby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've had afib for 2 months shy of 20 years. During that time, I've known a huge number of people with afib. I can think of very few that I knew of who died from afib (stroke or heart failure). One that I know of is moderator Shannon's father who died of an afib related stroke, and another is his sister who was living in a nursing home for a number of years subsequent to an afibby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN On a similar note, I have done some reading and discovered that Isoproteronol can severely deplete Arginine and Taurine, which I found super interesting. I will take a look at that book and look into starting a regimine. I have the ginger, and taurine already. What type of potassium/magnesium do you use? My friend who increased his taurine to 4g/day had been taking around 250 mgby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN George, I would rather not NEED another ablation and would definitely be game for hearing your solutions. I have tried many things, but ultimately, even if I have another ablation, I need to sort out how to keep this from happening in the first place, so I would definitely welcome your experience!! Sorry for a tardy response. I'm traveling at the moment. Here are some thoby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Megan, Where my mind goes is to experiment and find a formula that creates your arrhythmia on demand. I realize this would suck, but if you can figure out a formula that works, then you could be confident that you could create the arrhythmia for the time when you schedule your ablation. The second thought I have & this is on the other side -- making the arrhythmia not happen. How mucby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteKen At one time, I suggested that all new responses to threads should be at the top of the page rather than the current format of original topics staying in sequential order as originally posted. This way, responses to older topics don't get lost down the list and out of sight. Topics without a current response work their way down the list. This way, the most popular topics (lotsby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteLaDonna I am taking Metoprolol 2x a day, but I am having a spell where there is an uptick in episodes recently. With that said, I had a conversation with a person from Dr Woldsons group called "The Natural Heart Doctor". In the conversation she recomended that afib patients follow a more "paleo" way of eating cutting ALL flour, wheat, and grains.. How often are your eby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
For those interested, here are the poster's (lpoleshuck) other posts. Also, above the post Carey linked is a post by Jackie listing foods high in tyrosine. One thing on that list is MSG. Twenty years ago, we had a poster, Fran Ross, who found that MSG was a big trigger for her. Her story starts on p4 in this PDF from Session 61 of the Conference Room archives on our site.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Here is the actual paper, which does not require a login:by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN By by the way, dissolved Bisoprolol tastes disgusting... For nearly the whole time I've used flecainide on demand, I've chewed it to get it into my system faster. It is not exactly a delicacy! I do what I need to do.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Looks like a ~21% increase in risk over the metoprolol for diltiazem doses > 120 mg and ~14% increase for lower doses. Patients receiving diltiazem treatment had increased risk for the primary outcome (RD, 10.6 [95% CI, 7.0-14.2] per 1000 PY. In absolute terms, a 1.06% risk per person year. For metoprolol, the risk would be 21% less or 0.79 x 1.06% = 0.84% risk per person year. A difby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 2) Any kinds of pro or con discussions with your docs on taking them especially a cardiologist. Not specific to afib, but you may want to listen to these two Peter Attia MD podcasts. Peter Attia "The female sex hormone system [27:00];" "In this special episode of The Drive, Peter provides a comprehensive overview of the various endocrine systems: the thby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I've taken 2-4 g/day of taurine powder for over 19 years. One of my friends who was having PAC issues was taking 0.25 g/day. I suggested he increase it. He did to 2 or 4 grams/day, I don't recall and it really helped. Another person, a member here, sent me an email with the following recently: QuoteThe two things I haven’t stopped taking to this day is taurine and ginger extracby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
As others have said, a grreat EP! QuoteMeganMN He also mentioned trying IV caffeine, in addition to the Isoproterenol, or consider other induction agents that are less common, like Calcium. Interesting as I've never seen calcium mentioned in this way. While, for me, excess calcium intake isn't a trigger, per se, it does modify the environment from which afib arises. It makes afby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
"We prospectively enrolled 288 AF patients scheduled to undergo initial radiofrequency catheter ablation. Each patient underwent periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA; a quantitative index of periodontal inflammation) measurement. All eligible patients were recommended to receive periodontal treatment within the blanking period, and 97 consented. " Published paper link This couldby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCC ... while I get comfortable I do George's breathing routine. As I've mentioned more than one breathing routine, I'm curious which one you are referring to?by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteFuzzyduck I know they ablated three areas including the apVI, posterior wall and a minor part on the appendage. Curious, when you get the report, if they used the PFA tool for all of it? Glad it is going well so far!by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Interesting. The first reference I got on afib was "Lone Atrial Fibrillation, Towards a Cure" by the founder of this site, the late Hans Larsen. Below are some quotes from it that I just pulled up on vagal afib & beta blockers from the PDF version I got in 2004 (a 2015 version is available on Amazon, but there is no Kindle version). My AF is almost always (though not 100%) noctuby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteMeganMN I was having to split it into quarters and it was literally just a tiny little grain, and I still needed a lower dose! I am hoping a compounding pharmacy might be able to make some that are a more consistent dose. I probably need a 1.25 or even less. We will see!! Don't know if some form of this would work. My wife takes 3 mg low dose naltrexone (LDN). We self-compound,by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteShiny Sleeves I'm thinking some people can identify and eliminate all their triggers and use supplements and careful monitoring and be pretty much afib free for long stretches, like decades. I was hoping I was one of them but I'm not so sure I'm that lucky, so I've got an ablation scheduled. I understand completely. At 68, I wonder as I age if I will be willing and ablby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib There are a few of us like me, GeorgeN, and Steve Carr that have been able to regress their AFIB over a fairly long period of tome (decades). Electrolyte balancing and a Ca+ reduction diet has been a part of this comprehensive effort, that so far has reduced our AFIB. Steve Carr has kept his afib at bay and calcium reduction was a big part of that. His site (requires free reby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteYuxi Are you not concerned about your bone health without enough calcium intake? I have osteoporosis and was told to consume 1000mg calcium per day. Ugh, such a dilemma! First, there is a lot of osteoporosis in the maternal side of my family. My late grandmother, my aunt (93) and my late mother all had it. My mother got jawbone necrosis from the bisphosphonate meds. Hence it is sometby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shortly after my first episode in 2004, I learned of the saying, "afib begets afib." Then I had an episode that lasted 2.5 months. I thought my chances of controlling afib were very low. During the episode, my EP wanted me to stay out of rhythm as my afib heart rate was < 100 BPM (as determined by a holter monitor) & said I was doing well. My path to afib was excessive enduraby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Thanks George, since you mentioned chicken pox - i remember that i had that one as well. Probably had all the contagious infections plus some in my childhood without any adverse effects. My layperson's understanding is that the chickenpox virus stays dormant in the body after the infection. I assume the immune system is handling this. Then as we age, our immune system tends to dby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM