Thank you all -- I have forwarded your messages to my friend in hopes her brother will take note and also join the site. Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Gill, congratulations! 11 years is a long time without an event; so maybe he's right! LarryG - my thoughts were the same as yours! No one can really say "the rest of your life" until you die! Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was talking to a friend last night, who's brother has asymptomatic LAF, as I do. He is in permanent afib. I believe he is in his mid-60's, and other than LAF he has no other health issues. She told me he was having an ablation and that his doctor told him he would never have to worry about it again for the rest of his life. We are in southern California and I do not know who the dby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you all for your responses. Peggy, that pretty much sums it up!by Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, Jackie, as always, for your quick, caring responses! Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
I know this seems like an unusual question, since I have been reading/posting here since March 2013; however, it has occurred to me that when everyone talks about being in afib for several hours or days it sounds quite debilitating. I say I am in "permanent afib," but I cannot even tell unless I check my pulse (and it is always irregular). I know sometimes when I run up the stairsby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, wishing you the very best outcome from all this and so sorry you are going through it. Prayers and good thoughts coming your way! Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, is there an "accumulation" of NK in my system? I am diligently keeping a journal and taking my NK 3x daily, 8 hours apart. I have to coordinate this with my supplements that have to be taken with meals. I will be traveling at the end of the month and in a different time zone. I will try to stay as much on schedule as possible but am wondering if there is any leeway. Also,by Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dean, I'm pretty sure you didn't mean to say that afib is "all in our head!" I took what you said to mean that the fear of afib may be greater than the risks of having it. Actually, since I've been on this site I've learned that there are many "levels" of afib. I am in permanent afib but have never gone to the hospital for any out of control conditionby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Kittymama (I am a kitty mama too!), I started on magnesium, potassium and taurine in March of this year. I expected too much too soon, and you may be too. I don't know if your tablets are 100 mg each, but if so, you might want to try cutting them in half and taking half with lunch and half with dinner (it might make your day easier not to take it in the morning!) I would do that fby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, I ordered Doctor's Best Nattokinase and the label says to take it between meals. In CR 39, page 10 under Dosing... it also says to take on an empty stomach. However, in CR40, page 20, #5 says to take it with meals. If I am to take it between meals, how long should I wait before/after eating? Thank you, Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Dean, I also have a mother who is 95 with afib (undiagnosed for many years) and she does have congestive heart failure, but only in the last few years. She gets upset when she can't remember a word or she will repeat something she has told me before, but no signs of dementia. Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Wow, Shannon, thank you. What an education for me. I actually thought "bio-identical" meant something created just for me and my chemistry. I also thought Estradiol was just a generic estrogen supplement. Of all the valuable information (incalculable!) I have obtained on this site, probably the most important is that doctors never give you as much information as they should andby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Excellent fine, John -- I have several labs in my neighborhood. Thank you!by Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, As I've mentioned in other recent posts, I have just about decided to switch from Pradaxa to Nattokinase based on the research regarding stroke risk in afib; but you have a good point. I have tried to come up with a way to "attach" a note to my body when taking Pradaxa. Is the same necessary with Nattokinase, even though it is not a prescribed anticoagulant? Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, Jackie. In my list of supplements I forgot to say I also take 3000mg of fish oil daily, and have for many years. The Estriadol is not bioidentical -- just a generic of estrogen, and I do take progesterone as prometrium. I have always been under the impression that everyone who was diagnosed with afib was immediately put on a blood thinner. I am very encouraged by your reply.by Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sorry all. I typed too fast and said the opposite of what I was thinking. I read all the posts started by lisa mac on October 1 titled "stroke risk," and read the referenced material. Unless I misunderstood what I was reading, it seems that people with lone afib DO NOT have more strokes than people without afib, whether they are on an anticoagulant or not. That's a gross simpby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have been out of Pradaxa since last Thursday. The pharmacy has been unable to reach my Dr.'s office to renew the prescription. I have been taking a couple of ibuprofen every day (don't know if it helps except slightly psychologically.) I have gone back to read several posts regarding Nattokinase vs. anticoagulants and am thinking I may just start taking 100 mg of that 3x a day inby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
George, thank you very much. (HaHa, I noticed you quoted me and then responded, except for the "daft" part, which you left alone!) I also read Hans' FAQ and with your response it becomes clearer to me that I am very fortunate to have asymptomatic afib. With my very short periods of rapid heart beat I sympathize with those who have to go to the hospital. I think I was "overby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Lisa, Yes, I first noticed an irregular/rapid heartbeat in Jan/Feb 2010. In March at my annual physical I mentioned it to my Dr and he put me on a Holter monitor for 24 hours. That's when it was diagnosed as atrial fibrillation. I had an echo cardiagram at the time, which showed no other heart problems (and again last year with the same results). Once during an annual checkup I hadby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
I read and re-read posts from everyone and still I will read a new post and realize I still don't understand afib. I have an "irregular heartbeat" all the time. I have had it since Jan/Feb 2010. Isn't that atrial fibrillation? I read about people having an "afib episode" for 2 or 3 hours and going to the hospital. I have never gone to the hospital -- I would bby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Karen, if you search Pradaxa you will see many posts about anticoagulants. Try Xarelto also. Louiseby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Janet, This report was from 2011, but I don't think subsequent reports are any better. If my cardiologist had his way I would still be taking Multaq. It clearly wasn't working last time I saw him and when I asked if I should stay on it, he SHRUGGED, and said "sure." I will not go back to him. I have stopped taking it (I am in permanent afib), and there is no differenby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you, Hans. I have practiced yoga off and on, but never too regularly. Between the book and your info I am setting a certain time each day to practice. After finding this site in March I have been on supplements and making diet changes and I DO notice that the main trigger for "heart pounding" is stress and tiredness. After reading that book, it would be hard to believe we can&by Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
I remember reading about yoga and meditation somewhere in a post, but a search didn't produce anything. Anyway, for those of us tackling diet changes, attitude changes, etc. -- I just finished reading Warrior Pose, by Brad Willis. He was a foreign correspondent for NBC for many years before a serious back injury, unsuccessful operations, being declared "Permanently Disabled," andby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
I was at a party last night and a group of us were sharing stories of natural solutions to health issues. I related my story of using baking soda and water to get rid of a squamous cell carcinoma (talked about in a previous post -- it COMPLETELY went away by the way and there is no evidence it was ever there.) Anyway, there was an acupuncturist there who had, a week previous, suggested to theby Louise - GENERAL HEALTH FORUM
Nancy, when I first used the mag oil, it itched for a few minutes. Sometimes it does and sometimes it does not, but it is nothing horrible and goes away. Beware that after you rub in mag oil, when you apply something over it, like moisturizer or sunscreen, it will "crumble." Not exactly the right description, but you will see little white balls, like lint, from the salts on top of yoby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Latrogenia, thank you for the article. I keep reading and reading all these articles, probably only understanding 25%; but I think if I keep reading it will sink in. Most of the posts here sound like they are from medical people, but I suppose I will absorb more as I keep "studying." Nancy, can you tell me what "light energy" is and how it is measured? About the magnesiby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, thank you so much for your response! First, I probably do have "tough cell walls," due to a lifetime of eating processed foods. I am 64 and grew up on Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, etc.!! I also have always been a lover of cheese and all dairy. That could very well be the cause of my mg intolerance; however, I did go a few weeks (probably at 300-350mg) with a single softby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, I just finished reading your article "Magnesium Absorption and Assimilation," where you state that using an Albion system produces magnesium skirts the bowl tolerance problem, but I have been using Dr.'s Best since March and that doesn't seem to be the case with me. I thought I was tolerant to 400 mgs a day, and it took awhile to get here. I believe it is the Straby Louise - AFIBBERS FORUM