I've wondered the same thing about diluting the Saliva, not sure how to dry the sensor without damaging it. The sensors are expensive to replace. Maybe using some sort of sterile non-abrasive cloth or something. The insruction book says something about it I think. As for the mmol/L, I guess we need to study up on what a mmol/L is anyhow, I think the mm stands for millimolar and it hby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Question 1 - your method seems OK if the unit is calibrated. Question 2- The unit does not measure intercellular levels, it measures Saliva levels, which you plug into the online calculator to get a correlated approxiamate value of what your blood serum levels are based on your Saliva readings. Question 3 - You are talking about a 0 reading on the cardymeter, that is not a 0 mmol/L reading.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dr's Best Chelated worked for at only 400mg/day. But the benefit wasn't immediate, I never felt anything different right away, exept that over time (several months) the Pac's/Afib subsided. Also, have you tried drinking the "Waller Water" Mg Water?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paulie: In addition to the good advice given by George, I would ask that to a Cardiologist, maybe there's something they can look for on an EKG, or Echo. I would also make sure you ask that to a Dr. who is slowing down and really listening to you. I once had an EP Dr. try to tell me to get a Pacemaker for my Bradycardia, not realizing I had a low HR, due to training.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Safib: Do you have true Bradycardia, or is it due to being cardiovascularly trained? I think that would be a big factor in your concern. I have heard this too from an EP Doctor, but he was referring to Patients with true Bradycardia, not ones being Cardiovascularly trained. Sounds like an trumped up excuse for a Dr. to get you on regular hard-core Anti-Arythmics or get an Ablation, andby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Don't read anything regarding the old C-131 model, it will just confuse you. 1- Always rinse unit out before using it, reading should start out low, like under 20. 2- Calibrate unit, by putting control solution in tester, then press the Cal button, "2000" will appear if using the 2000 control solution. 3- Press Meas, for Measuring mode, and then Spit in tester. 4- When smilyby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
My condition is similair to George's, except that I am opposite on the effect of sleeping on which side. Left is by far better for me.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
It's not as hard as it seems, make sure to calibrate it weekly.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
If sitting up helps you, can you experiment with trying to sleep on an incline?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
How long have you been on the Rythmol? The only thing that really worked for my AFIB was the Magnesium, I was taking Flecainide, but it was was the Flecainide that caused my Flutter. I am wondering if Rythmol can cause Flutter?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I always got more episodes in the hot summer.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Doctors Best worked for me. If thats what worked for you, then keep using it, and maybe add to it, but don't stop what is working, especially at this early stage.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
It depends on how much you going to take, (50mg is minimal). If it's the first time you are taking a bolus dose like 200-300mg, you should take the drug after your admitted to the hospital, and they know what you are doing. Ambulance technicians might not understand the PIP bolus dosing concept. I took 300mg Flec right as I went to the ER room, and my initial EKG was fine, and then I startby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I wonder if a pain Doctor would have any insight. The AF maybe somehow causing indirect pain by irritating the nerves associated with your pain. Is there anything else different with your episodes, as to your body positioning while you are sleeping during the episodes, or do you have increase physical tension during an episode?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Just to clarify, did you think that you already had Bradycardia independent of the Thyriod Meds, or that the Meds were causing the slow HR? Bradycardia can cause high BP. I am thinking that the Doctors are going to tend to tell you that unless your getting fainting, dizziness, etc, that it's not that much of a risk. Sounds like you can focus on controlling the BP, so do that. Sorryby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sounds like you are doing OK in the Gym, You mentioned a slight decrease in your energy and Max HR since last May. Something to consider is that this could be because your just a little more bored with the same or similiar routine, and your not getting as much of an Adrenalin release when you go into the Gym. Also the better shape your in, and the less that you weight means that your Heart hasby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ron: You didn't list your age, since AFIB is a supposedly a degenative condition with age making a big difference in a patients prognosis, it would help your post to list your age. Why get an Ablation if your maintaining NSR, and if your tolerating the Flec? Your self-converting, risk of Stroke is minimal. 13 years of AFIB, at about 100 hours/year is not that much AFIB. Maybe someonby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie: I have actually been drinking 1-2L of the "Waller Water" with a concentration of 200mg/L which is higher than the 125mg/L in the recipe. Is there anything wrong with drinking a higher concentrated solution as long as I don't get the Laxative effect?by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
How does this compare to just drinking the "Waller Water" Mg water as described on this site. I am drinking 3L of this water which suplies 125mg of Mag per Liter, so that comes out to 375mg of Mag/day. If I don't get the laxative effect I'm thinking that I am absorbing that amount?, or at least absorbing a good share of it. For me I don't see needing a concentrated forby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Dnvrfox: Go back and look at your posts, you make an incredulous claim, and then complain that you didn't make your point very clearly, and that my reponse of calling your experience a "reaction" wasn't strongly enough stated. Therefore, I was helping you clarify the point that you were trying to make, by adding credence to your claim, and using exclamatory launguage, notby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I would say, try it and see. Titrate up the dosage, and use the lowest effective dose required. It makes sense to use Flec pre-emptively when Ectopy likely will progress into AFIB. The draw-back would be increased risk of side-effects from the higher dose used. Make sure you are tolerating the PIP dosage that you are using.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
dnvrfox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FWIW, my wife, when prescribed steroids for > allergies, went itno what is called "steroid rage" > as did I. It tooks years of psychiatric Rx and > other help to get her through that. She still > sees a Rx psychiatrist. > > I started going around the house doing crazy > things.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon: Where are you getting your info about the safety of Cortisol replacement? I have had borderline low A.M. levels consistently at around 8, and I had an inflammatory issue going on, and I have considered trying some sort of replacement strategy, but both Endo's I went to said that my levels weren't low enough to treat. Is there not alot of differnce of opinion on what definesby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have had reactions with injections, Kenalog in particular. I guess sometimes the drug gets directly into the bloodstream, and thats what causes it. Sounds like if you get a reaction from pills, than it means your taking way too much for your system.by The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
4mg is a low dose, not saying it still won't cause side effects, but some poeple take as much as 50mg/day. Hydrocortisone is the mildest of the drugs in the "Glucocorticiod family" aka Steriod Anti-imflammatories. Prednisone is quite abit more potent that Hydrocortisone. Prednisolone is just what Prednisone breaks down into, as it metabolizes. The question here is whether takby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Try keeping a detailed log of all changes, like a daily diary for anything related to the AFIB. This may help to find out a trigger/cause. You may be in for a long battle, and keeping a log, may help years down the road, if you don't figure it out right away. Is there anything you changed 3 weeks ago? You may be on too much potassium. Also to if you have vagally mediated AFIB, Betaby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Seth your getting good advice from the previous responders. Your initial ER doctor did not refer you to an EP cardiologist with urgency like he/she should have. Your AFIB is slow, you are a "low responder" which is good. Keep in mind when doing your research, that most peoples AFIB is very unpleasent for them, with HR's well over 100, even up to 200. This gives you a littleby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Get the newer model, the B-731. Start by looking at the info from the makers referenced in the previous response by George. Session 74 talks about the older more primitive model, and don't start there it will just confuse you. It's simplier than it seems, after calibrating the unit take a reading, and then type the number into the online calculator . That will convert the saliby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM
Sam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All the episode I'm having at the moment seem to > be caused by too low blood pressure and too slow > pulse. > > The infrequent episodes I had in the past were > preceded by runs of fast beats - too fast to > sustain NSR. Now it's the opposite. They begin > with slow, weak beats, graduby The Anti-Fib - AFIBBERS FORUM