Quotekibe Hello MWCF I had it done in the "Institut Mutualiste Montsouris" in the 14th arrondissement in Paris. No it's all paid for by the state and your health insurance. It's sorted out directly between them. Ps can anyone help Re pregnancy? I looked online to see if I could find any articles on Afib and pregnancy and found this one that seemed somewhat informativby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thanks for the response SteveCarr. Question for you and George - do y'all take AC's or daily aspirin?by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteSteveCarr Plus, THE KEY is that the "high" Vit D levels MUST be combined with a so-called "LOW" Ca intake for successful elimination of ectopics and afib like GeorgeN and myself. VitD increases Ca absorption from the gut and decreases Ca excretion (along with other effects on Ca homeostasis -- see below). So high VitD with high Ca intake (or for Westerners that means eby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotesafib Recent analysis of RCT trials showed no significant relationship between D levels and afib onset sciencedirect.com Moreover, the only analysis of excessive D (more than 100 ng/ml) in the literature that I can find showed that it increases risk of afib by factor of 2.5 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov I would be curious what source Gundry is employing to recommend 100 ng/ml and his own 120 ng/mlby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteShannon Katesshadow, FYI, in my experience I’ve taken10K IUs of Vitamin D3 a day since 2003 and run around 75ng/ml of 25/OH/D3 very consistently. Quite a few people need at least 10K IU a day to reach ~70ng/ml of blood 25/OH/D3. That’s why regular testing in the early few years, especially, is important. If your levels are very stable for several years at twice a year testing on whateverby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGeorgeN Edited to add: I have sat outside for the last couple of days (wasn't sunny enough today). It's finally Spring here (Atlanta area) and I should be able to be out most days. Am I right in thinking the sun exposure will do more to raise my levels? (I still plan on supplementing). Kate, our doc, Steven Gundry wants our 25OHD level around 100 ng/mL or better (he runs hisby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJackie Kate - Your vitamin D level of 11 is alarmingly low. Are you symptomatic? When I had mine tested many years ago, it was 18 and I was having a lot of problems with fatigue and muscle pain and weakness. My primary care MD sent me to a Rheumatologist who pronounced I had "fibromyalgia" the catch-all diagnosis term for 'we don't know what causes your symptoms&by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
From Dr. Dean: “You’ve been feeling great on your magnesium, and then you begin taking high-dose vitamin D and find yourself experiencing magnesium deficiency symptoms again. Magnesium is involved in 8 chemical reactions required to transform vitamin D from its storage form into its active form. That means if you take the extremely high doses that allopathic doctors are now recommending, youby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotewolfpack What I do is make the concentrate by putting 45ml of MOM into 1 liter of seltzer. Once that reaction is complete, I just get a 1 gallon water jug (or milk jug if you’ve cleaned it really well), and put 11oz of the concentrate in it then fill with water. That gets things close. The first time you do it, if the bottle’s not empty, pour it out into something else then pour in the 11ozby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Okay.....I just realized the MoM / Seltzer water is concentrated and should be added to water. (Read Step 4 in the directions....) So....how much do I add to a glass of water. And, do I drink app. 64 oz a day (which is about how much water I drink now)?by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was looking at the post on making magnesium water using Milk of Magnesia and seltzer. The ingredients list 1500 mg of magnesium but later on I read that once you mix the seltzer water and the Milk of Magnesium it is 125 mg Mg per liter?by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotelds001 So, my doc has always said if it lasts more than eight hours I need to go to the hospital, but that is because of blood clot potential. I have Eilquis at home...that i have not used....take that with. So if I’m on my trip and my AFIB starts up .....do what I normally do, and live my life....... if the symptoms aren’t too bad. And if it lasts more than seven hours or so start takiby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuotePompon What you are discussing is inotropy (Force of muscular contractions) and the number one factor in all of that is calcium. More calcium = more force. Well, maybe. But what's the reason for this happening only during a couple of minutes from time to time ? Isn't it more likely induced by stress ? There must be several reasons for the "whoosh" sound in ears.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteThe Anti-Fib Relatively Asymptomatic AFIB patients often don't feel a sense of urgency to Ablate, especially is they self-convert back to NSR within several days. What is "relatively asymtomatic"? When I had my episode, I knew the second it started and it caused great anxiety. It went on for several hours and, I don't know whether it was the Afib or my anxiety, Iby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteGhost Here is one more question for the group. I seem to be able to feel my heart beating regularly (when not distracted) and particularly as I am trying to fall asleep. Searching for this online comes up with issues with palpitations, but I'm not having palpitations. I've used the Kardia app/gadget and the EKG is just fine. I can simply hear and feel the heart beat. The pacby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey I recall someone on this forum stating that metropopol they thought caused their heart failure... Someone - maybe Elizabeth? - has said that a beta blocker caused "heart block." If I recall correctly Ah, that's different. Beta blockers can cause heart block, but that's very different from heart failure. It's very unusual for that to happen, butby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quotebettylou4488 I recall someone on this forum stating that metropopol they thought caused their heart failure... Someone - maybe Elizabeth? - has said that a beta blocker caused "heart block." If I recall correctly Edited to add this quote I found: **QuoteElizabeth Madeline: If your heart rate isn't high when you are in AF, why do you need a beta blocker? That isby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteZb3 So what do I do? How do I stop things becoming permanent this is all very depressing. Do I just continue on my flec, supplement accordingly and eat well and then when flec fails have an ablation? What did you do to manage things I'm sorry that you have to deal with this at such a young age. I hate it at my age and I'm old enough to be your mother! I have had one episodeby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Honestly, I have no idea of the bed tilting thing they did had anything to do with restoring sinus rhythm. Could have just been a coincidence. And could have been they were just trying to get the IV in and not even trying a maneuver. The video just seemed similar to my experience.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
When I went to the ER for my Afib attack, one of the things the techs did was lower the head of the bed and told me to bear down. At the time, they were trying to get an IV in my neck (after no luck to get one in arms). Anyway, shortly after doing do, i went into NSR. After seeing this video, I'm thinking that they were doing double duty - trying to get a vein AND a version of this maneuvby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey Could you point me in the direction for the for and against arguments on the PIP blood thinner arguments? I've never seen arguments for or against it, just individuals deciding on their own they're going to do it. I've never heard of a cardiologist recommending it and the manufacturers don't. My EP told me to stop Eliquis. He said if I did have an episode, Iby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
I don't have any words of wisdom but wanted to say I can totally relate. My Afib diagnosis was in late November and I too had very little knowledge (pretty much the Eliquis commercial). Did you have trouble with anxiety before your episodes began. I did....in fact the couple of years leading up to my episode I stayed stressed 24/7. Those stressors are still there but I'm trying toby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteCarey My ? was why a person stopping it has a higher stroke risk? They don't have a higher risk of stroke than they did before taking the anticoagulant. They simply lose the protection and return to the risk level they had before.a Well, that's what I thought 😄But the post above said otherwise "In other words we know if we stop that we are back to square one re dangerby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteJoe Isn't the half life of Eliquis 12 hours? You can work it out how long it takes to completely leave the system. It's confusing if the 12 hours is indeed the case because they recommend to take one every 12 hours. This would ramp up the level of the drug in the system? So, i hope Kate has the right info. This us what I read: It begins to reduce blood clotting within a few hoby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
Quoteanneh interesting about taking Eliquis PIP. Seems to me that on my recent refill some of the info on the warning label has changed. Seems to focus more on stopping it causing strokes. In other words we know if we stop that we are back to square one re danger of a stroke when in a-fib but seems to state that just stopping Eliquis can cause a stroke just by having been on it =0: So a persoby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth Kate Liz. Forgive me. I should know this but do you manage your Afib with medicine and lifestyle or have you had an ablation? I have never had an ablation, I take 1 tab. (150mg.) of Propafenone at night before bedtime as I am vagal and get my episodes at night or very early in the morning. I do get episodes sometimes once a month or in the summer I can go a lot longer betwby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteElizabeth David: I do take a 80mg. aspirin pretty much every day, I had a problem with a blood thinner (Coumadin) couldn't take it, never tried these new ones, don't see where they would be different for me. I know all the things they say about aspirin but I feel for me it is better than nothing, I also have had a problem with Natto (gives me aura migraines) so I am limited inby katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM
QuoteDavid Does anyone on this forum still use aspirin?[/quote I took Eliquis for 3 months. Then last week the EP told me to stop and take an 80mg aspirin.by katesshadow - AFIBBERS FORUM