I've had A fib episodes on and off , for about 15 years. I stopped caffeine and started taking magnesium. Episodes went away for two years now. It may not work for everyone, but it is cheap and easy to try.
I take magnesium and it works for me …magnesium Glycinate is best for heart I take 300mg but it’s easy to research for yourself some magnesium works for anxiety and some works for constipation.
I love this video about AFIB. When diagnosed, it was a whole new world for me and you've made it less traumatic, less scary and less hopeless. You are my TH-cam Cardiologist. You keep me informed when my Cardiologist doesn't have time.
Brilliant, Sanjay. I am ever impressed with the relative few in the medical establishment who embrace lifestyle medicine. You are truly a blessing to the community. You epitomize what the medical establishment should represent. I am in the Faculty of Medicine of a world-recognized university (dominated like most Faculties of Medicine by ‘Big Parma’), in the Department of Physical Therapy. Most health professionals and public do not appreciate physical therapists’ commitment to people’s health and well-being overall to maximize their heath, reduce disease risk, maximize functional capacity, and reduce disability across the life cycle. We are not simply addressing bad backs, teaching crutch walking, and mobilizing patients with strokes. You are an excellent health coach and committed to empowering your patients, but also empowering the patients of physicians worldwide who lack the vision, knowledge, or interest, in supporting patients as they need and should. The practice of care needs to transition to one of ‘health’ care rather then the primary focus on ‘sickness’ care in this era of mostly lifestyle related chronic disease - lifestyle choices and change typically address the ‘cause’ whereas expensive and risky drugs and surgery focus on symptom relief. Shouldn’t we all be focussing on the ‘causes’ of these dread and incapacitating, and costly conditions? Causes, where there is no doubt. Does it not constitute ‘malpractice’ when we do not translate the best knowledge and evidence? You mentioned pairing up with a gastroenterologist. This might be a prime opportunity to profile Dean Ornish’s seminal work (over 30 years old now first published in Lancet), yet has lagged significantly in being translated into mainstream medical practice, on the ‘reversal’ of heart disease and more recently (along with many others) other chronic diseases with diet (nutrition and exercise). ‘Vegan’ nutrition has the most compelling evidence. No other nutritional regimen has been shown to do this. Anatomically/metabolically, humans are ‘vegan-by-desugn’ (see Milton Mills’s Comparative Anatomy of Eating’). The more people adhere to plant-based nutrition, the healthier they are; the more they digress, the sicker they are. Those living in the Blue Zones of the world attest to this, where people often live to be 100 years with little-to-no end of life illness or disability. They consume largely vegan diets. For exhaustive literature on vegan nutrition, see excellent evidence-based videos by Dr. Michael Greger’s site nutritionfacts.org and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org. We need to share this information foremost with the public so they can make informed choices. Currently, the public is at the whim of ‘big food’, often ‘food’ that is sophisticatedly engineered to be addictive; edible products that are inherently of low/no nutritional value, calorie dense, inherently disease-risky, and cheap. These substances are loaded with fat, sugar, salt and a myriad of additives that we have no idea about their long term effects on children in particular. Marketing of these products particularly to children and low-income groups has also reached a new level of sophistication. Our policy makers have been influenced by powerful corporate interests, forfeiting their responsibility to serve in the best interest of the public. Given decades of exhaustive supportive literature, the medical establishment has largely failed the public by not translating this evidence given its ‘weight’, in favour of much less efficacious drugs and surgery, and on informing policy makers about the science. Thank you again. Professor-Elizabeth
Thank you for your intelligent and understandable information. Because of your instructions I have started taking vitamins as you suggested, and am seeing a reduction of the fluttery symptoms already. Im grateful.
Five years ago, I underwent atrial ablation to stop my fibrillation, but it did not completely eliminate the problem. Although I experienced occasional episodes, they did not last very long, so I didn't worry about it much. However, recently I had an episode that lasted about three days, prompting me to seek medical attention. My heart rate is typically around 40 beats per minute at rest, but this time it went up to the 100s. The hospital administered a shock to restore my heart's normal rhythm. I’m an electrical/Electronics engineer which make me to dick more about this procedure and I ended with a conclusion that the procedure has wrong approach i.e. it is a temporary relief! I give you a simple an analogy, your home circuit breaker went down for some reason, in order to fix it you should isolate the appliances one by one to find which one has a short circuit to make the circuit breaker to trip. Say you find the toaster caused the problem after isolating it everything back to normal but you didn’t fix the cause. Another analogy, the case of a leaky pipe in your house. Instead of fixing the actual leak, you keep using duct tape to temporarily patch the issue. The same goes for atrial ablation. It is a procedure that provides temporary relief without addressing the root cause of the fibrillation. As an electrical/electronics engineer, I have come to this conclusion after researching the procedure extensively. While it may help reduce the frequency of episodes, it does not eliminate the problem altogether. It is crucial to find a long-term solution that addresses the underlying cause of the fibrillation to prevent further complications.
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Dr. Gupta, I hold you in very high regard.This is the perfect video I have just found that helped me to decide that I am just fine doing rate control, which works for me. I have no symptoms and I am on Metoprolol, which keeps my BPM at below 80. God bless you for all that you do. Sincerely, Louise
I’ve been suffering from Afib for 10 years. After watching your videos I’ve starting taking magnesium and potassium, increasing some exercises and my afib immediately stopped. It’s amazing this is even possible. When I started keto a year ago I lost 20 LB, felt much better over all, but my afib episodes actually increased. I’m retrospect I think by eliminating carbs from my diet, I inadvertently also eliminated some magnesium and potassium. Now that I’m aware of this and have started compensating it with supplements I’m better in every way. So it seems definitely minerals/diet related. I also take daily electrolytes, which is equally important.
Had a- fib 11 years ago came out of it with Flecinide…… now I have a-flutter~ will go for cardio version in about three weeks but will put off ablation for now…… the beta blocker I’m taking has kept my heart rate perfect so I have no real symptoms for now…… sound like a plan? Do you agree?
I have only just been diagnosed with atrial fib and ectopic beats, - after having a link loop fitted three weeks ago, - because all my ECGS were perfectly normal. However, I knew what I had been feeling for years. At first my thoughts were that this needed to be FIXED rather than just taking medication. However after watching your video, I understand things a lot better, and feel more reassured. We have to try and not worry too much - live sensibly but also as normally as possible and enjoy what we have. Thank you for this video.
Hi doctor, very interesting. I understand what your saying. For myself, I'm 70, I would prefer to know that my rate and rhythm are normal, i.e. the heart is working correctly, rather than having to take a number of drugs with their own aide-effects to keep my symptoms in check. But that's me, lol. Great videos doctor, by the way, I went to my primary care doc yesterday and I mentioned I watched your videos and guess what.... she does too! Says she loves them. I thought to myself, now here's a doctor with a lot of good sense......Cheers!
Very interesting video,as always!! Thanks again for taking time from your busy schedule to share your knowledge with all of us 😊 .You are appreciated very much 🙏🥰
I recently got a bad news that my heartbeat is slow - bradycardia. I felt so down and so lost as I have no idea what this meant. And to see a Cardiologist, it is impossible, as the medical professionals have been enlisted to treat Covid-19 patients. My prayers were answered when I chanced upon my first post by Dr Sanjay Gupta on slow heartbeat doesn’t mean that your heart will stop beating. That led me to another dozen of his other posts, and it has allayed my fears in a big way. These posts are done with so much patience, love, teaching, and coaching. As it resonates so much with what I needed, it has ingrained a deep sense of trust in me and made me feel much better. Thank you once again, Doctor, and you’re an amazing person!
I appreciate all your efforts to explain in detail to prepare people like me before seeing a cardiologist because my condition is not known why I am in extreme pain and any activity including getting upstairs or even walk in a normal pace impossible to bear (my heart starts beating very fast; I am fit and I don't have diabetes or history of blood pressure) I wish I had a doctor who spent your time to help, researching etc most doctors give me no hope with my condition.
Wow , thanks so much for this video. I'm newly diagnosed with Afib went to Emerg 4 times in 2 weeks before I finally got a doctor to prescribe me Ditiazem and Xarelto and probably have to increase dosage to lessen symptoms. I go into afib about 3 times a week. I know this from my symptoms and Apple watch ecg confirms that I am in afib. Now you made me understand, and removed a lot of fear, that I just need to improve my symptoms not worry about going into afib. Thank you so much
I was diagnosed with afib in Feb 2017 and I was going into afib every 8 days, then 2 times a week and now I am in afib all the time. But it does not bother me and the doctor at the hospital said if it is not bothering me they will leave it as it is for the time being, and if it bothers me then they will do an ablation. I am on 20mg rivaroxaban and 5mg of bisoprolol. I had a TIA in Feb 17 and that's when they found out I had afib.
Larry etal, I had nearly constant AF as of early 2018. It was so bad that one time I passed out cold without ANY warning and fell face down to the floor. My doctor, a "Functional and Integrative Medicine" physician felt it must be caused by the raging inflammation I had. The test for that is called C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and my result was 11.7 but where the "normal" range is 1 to 3 but "below 1" is considered optimal. In early 2018 I started, out of desperation and not knowing to whom to turn since the two cardiologists wanted me to have a heart Ablation surgery - as did my family physician. I refused. AFter about a month or so of doing Time Restricted Eating (TRE) and Intermittent Fasting (IF) a sore caused by frostbite on my hand, which had not healed in 15 years (not a typo), healed completely! About 7 months later a redo of the CRP test was: 0.05 (NOT A TYPO). Someone from the lab that did that test and called it into me, was giddy with excitement because "we have never seen in all our years any CRP result that low." I also did a Calcium Factor (catscan of the coronary artery) test encouraged by my cardiologist and it came back as ZERO - the lowest category of risk (for example above 400 is consider very high risk). My AF improved by at least 95%!!! Go to TH-cam and search on IF and TRE. Leading researchers and practitioners are Dr. Satchin Panda, Dr. Valter Longo and the channel SIIM LAnd - a brilliant young man who is a practitioner but knows his stuff so well that he has talked at conferences. Good luck
@@littleo353 How many hours per day do you fast?.. And for how many days per week? Also what was your calcium score Before you started IF?? Congrats on your results!!!!👍
Thank you for all your efforts to help us improve our lives. I have continuous afib and it is almost debilitating. It is a struggle but I think understanding is the first step to victory and your knowledge is very helpful in that regard. I have to find ways to improve my strength and endurance.
Thanks so very much for the details on rate control and rhythm control. I was diagnosed with AF 13 months ago and prescribed Diltiazem for rate control and Pradaxa. Three months later I had a subdural hematoma (non traumatic cause) requiring a craniotomy and luckily without any complications; Pradaxa was discontinued. Four weeks later Pradaxa was reinstated due to pulmonary embolism. Since I had the bleeding event and now on the anticoagulant that caused it, I challenged my doctors to address this issue. They responded and had the Amulet procedure to cover the left atrial appendage in January 2024. I have paroxysmal AF and asymptomatic 17:31 with my episodes lasting an average of four hours before returning to NSR. My doctors said that they don’t recommend ablation earlier than one year after the Amulet procedure. Meanwhile, I am still on rate control and asked my doctors about rhythm control. After watching your video I feel more informed to discuss with my doctors and hear their advice. Thanks again Dr Gupta.
Absolutely brilliant. I understand my condition so much better now .I feel reassured.Wish I'd been able to access this information and advice when I was first diagnosed .Thank you .
Thanks for this info. This makes me much more acceptive to my condition of which i’ve been living with for almost 2yrs now. I had an Ablation done this past July but it seems to NOT have worked. Now..And after listening to your Analogy’s i am more content with letting my Dr.‘s figure out the Gameplan for me rather then myself. Thanks Bunches Doc…Your Awesome!🙏🏽❤️💯
Is there a difference on the size of the left atrium and late complications of heart failure? In addition the 2 group had similar duration of af and its frequency?
I really like your videos. I had afib in 2017 went back by itself. Then on Dec 26th 2021 my heart went into afib, was at work, tested my Apple Watch ECG 4 times and knew I needed to go to ER. Once there it was determined that it had been in afib long enough that I needed to be shocked back into rhythm which worked. I have had sinus rhythm since. I did notice that my Apple Watch in the year since had detected higher rates here and there. I am on blood thinners. Not sure if I need that if I have not had an episode for more than a year.
Thank you so much! This is the kind of info I need but was not getting from cardiologist. I did not tolerate blood thinners so I got off. Next suggestion was oblation Not! I don't want some one mucking about with most vital organ. I am willing to make lifestyle changes and doing so .. better food and fasting when able. You are a God send. God bless you and the work you do.
You did it, Sanjay! MTJM is up and running! Congratulations and a huge wish for a great success! If it operates like you, it will be and the people of England will be the beneficiaries of your effort, hard work and genuis! 💖
I had my first very dramatic AFib attack in March as I was out walking . Now I’m 2 weeks post RF ablation as the antiarryrhmics did not suit me . I take xerelto and Metoprolol . Your videos were THE best and helped me learn so much . I love how you simplify the information and keep me from getting overly anxious . Gods blessings always as you continue your great work . 🙏
My Doc suggested Cardioversion, I told him I was afraid to do that and he told me we can stay with rate control. I feel fine on my beta blockers, Digoxin and blood thinners. I know most hate taking drugs but it works for me. I have zero side effects and although I wont be a marathon runner, daily life is good!
thank you! i now will understand the relationship between symptoms and treating and resolving the condition .this will help me better understand the doctors concerns and treatment approach.
Thank you. I’ve recommended your channel to many. Great information which we can understand. You’re the best Doc! Keep up the good work. Excellent channel. ❤️
My husband is in good health but was just accidentally diagnosed with Paroxysmal AFib R there ways besides hard chemicals and el shock to reinstate normal beat and rhythm He’s 88 and I’m worried about side effects I want get him out of AFob We are naturopathic and live healthy life style Thank you so much for helping 💖
thank you, though I would be dead in 5 years if I didn't have the ablation I'm 62. very tired, but thanks to you i know longer am worried. ablation is 90,000, insurance only covers 18,000. happy I found you:)
Happy you talk about prevention. I think most of us can start younger taking good care of our health by our lifestyle: healthy unprocessed foods, proper stress management, good amount of sleep, exercise, etc.
Since the ELECTROLYTES are named that because they keep the electrical impulses of our heart etc., in check, wouldn't making sure we are getting enough of the ELECTROLYTES regularly, be a better idea to keep our heart rates regular & in the right zone?*
I'm one of the lucky ones. I feel no symptoms. I do feel my heart beating erratically and rapidly but can usually walk it off. Most of the time it doesn't last long enough to do anything. A little scary, hearing what happens in relation to blood and the heart. Since I was put on Meds, the episodes seem to be milder and comes and goes pretty quickly. I can live with it. Actually it's a reminder to watch my diet and exercise!
@@madgamerbtr7375Already on Lisonpril, Simvastatin for many years. Cardiologist put me on Metoprolol, Warfarin (was initally on Eliquis ($500/Mo) but couldn't afford it. With Warfarin you have to get bloodwork done repeatedly to regulate it to suit your needs but it is cheap) I also take a Multi-Vitamin, Calcuim/D 600+D, Omega-3 Fish Oil, Mega Mineral (Magnesium).
Hi Dr Gupta, please explain about reducing ones life style...eating less cheese and drinking more water? Not sure what you mean in a layman's term. Less salt, less butter, more vegetables ?
My HR on my printout was 110 BPM and the diagnosis was "AFIB, Irregular and Rapid Heart Rate". I felt fine, no symptoms. Never have and never any chest pain. Trying to adhere to some Lifestyle Changes, along with Blood Thinners and BP Meds.
Very interesting. I just went into AF last night with RVR. Was scared on passing out so went to Hosp to get me out of AF via intravenously. I’m getting real close to having the ablation. I have discussed it with my electrophysiologist and Cardiologist. I’m just so nervous to have it done for some reason. I thank you so much for your great videos and I read all of the advice that others give.
Did u have the ablation done? I'm scared to have it done. I'm in persistent a.fib now. I've had two cardioversions. One lasted 6 weeks. The most recent lasted 2 days. I don't know what I should do.
@@thefuzzfactor2989 Talk to your doctor again as soon as possible. Also look into your diet. AFib is many time related to low/lack minerals, treglycerines and vitamin intake.
Very interesting but it seems to me, as an afib sufferer, this discussion seems to assume that the meds to control the symptoms do not come with a price in terms of side effects. My experience is that the meds are “blunt instruments.” Flecainide, for me, had the effect of actually raising my pulse rate. Sotolol controls the pulse rate but I feel dizzy and tired most of the time. On both meds I feel worse than I do just living with afib. I am getting cardioversion next week. I am anxious for any solution that does not involve meds. If there is a med that might work I am open minded but no luck so far. Also afib does indeed cause remodeling of the heart. An oversimplification to say if you don’t feel symptoms you are as well off as you would be without afib.
Magnesium deficiency is the main reason people suffer from afib. Aggressive daily supplementation with topical magnesium chloride will reverse it quickly. I use 700-1000 mg a day split into two doses. Its best to use it only in the evening until it no longer causes sedation. Then a morning dose can be used as well. I use 300 mg in the morning and 400-700 mg in the evening.
I started with a new doctor in the summer of 2,000. His protocol is to have your BP checked at each visit. First visit I present with 140/90. So he prescribes Metoprolol. My blood pressure doesn't change after 2 weeks. I tell him, he says, keep taking it, it'll kick in. It didn't. What DID kick in was an erratic heart beat. Lasted a few hours. one a week and getting stronger,, STRONG beats as if my heart was going to explode,,, and more erratic. I go to emerge. They hook me up, diagnose Atrial Fiblilation, they do something with the intravenous line, my heart settles down and I'm discharged. That's it. No, consult yout doctor about this, see a cardiologist etc. just let me go. But I go to see my doctor after 6 weks of this, after going to emerge 5 times and he dismisses my feeling that the Metropolol had anything to do with it. Another visit to emerge and I see him the next day without an appointment. He gets exasperated and grabs his big drug book, looks and finds, under rare, but possible side effect, ARRYTHMIA. He looks at me, smiles, shoves the book towards me and walks out the door. This story lasts for 3 plus years but of course I stopped the Metoprolol. The AF went away. But as I had a BP machine, I noted that my BP was getting even higher. So after being free of AF for several weeks, I took ONE Met pill and within 2 seconds I had an episode like no other. I called 911 and was peomptly hooked up, as I had been for many months, many times. But this time, whatever they do, wasn't working. The doctor said, "give him another hit" she did but it just got worse. I was tols that the AF was spilling into other chambers of my heart. I was also asked, if I felt any pain. To their amazement, I didn't. However, I offered them the observation that an Ativan sometimes would abort an attack. So they gave me 2 and within a minute or so, the pounding stopped. Maybe the adrenalin was contributing to the AF/ It's a scary thing to be experiencing. Since taking that ONE pill, after a time of avoiding it, the AF came back with a vengeance despite not ever taking any Metoprolol, ever again. I was offered a pacemaker, no thanks, I was offered drugs, no thanks because that doctor was unaware that there are two kinds of AF, one vagally mediated and one adrenergically mediated. Sometimes both factors are in play. But you have to know which is dominant before you know what drugs to try. So, I was on my own. This was over 20 years ago, I had a new computer and there was the Internet. So I began my research. I learned a lot about the heart and I also learned that medicine hasn't got any permanent solutions, let alone an actual CURE,, not just treatments. As I went from website to website, I found that the comments sections were very informative. People who, like me, were trying to find a solution. I came across a piece written by an electrical engineer who had some higher learning of chemistry. As I read, one thing popped up. Defficiency in minerals, Notably, magnesiun, and potassium. Magnesium is essential for some 300 biochemical processes in the body. Most people are mineral defficient, including magnesium. Also, magnesium is essential for muscle contraction and nerve conduction. There it was. The AV node is the biological microchip that times the various chambers of the heart to contract and relax. Nerve conduction. And of course, the muscle is the most stressed and continuously functioning muscle of all the muscles. Every single second of your day and your heart works, HARD. If you cut a piece of heart tissue from a living heart, that piece would contract at some 70 beats per minute, untill all the cells died. Each cell has this timing function. So if you're in a coma, this is what keeps you alive. But when you need lots of blood flow to your muscles, fight or flight, the adrenaline kicks in to raise your heart rate to do that job. When the danger is over, your vagal nervous system kicks in to lower your heart rate. Three control mechanisms that control your heart's function. HOWEVER, when you take a drug like Metoprolol, it's a beta-blocker and this drug lowers your heart rate, even when you need a highr rate such as fight or flight. No more jogging for you, me lad. So your heart has been given a BRAKE, as in a cars brakes. Imagine if the brakes on your car were dragging. You'd kill your gas mileage, STRESS and wear out your engine, and need a brake job and tire change far more often than otherwise. The same thing happens with a pacemaker. I'm sure they have their place to save a failing heart but wait, maybe that heart has a drug hurting it? A drug meant for something else? Maybe that heart isn't getting enough magnesium? I can't help but wonder if it's not AF that's killing people prematurely, but the DRUGS, or the pacemakers? I titrated 250 mg of a multiple magnesium product, in stages over the span of a number of weeks. By the 3rd week, my AF attacks slowed and were less sever. By the 8th week, they were gone. But too much can give you loose stool. So I backed off to 1500 mg and that worked perfectly. All this took place some 16 years ago and since then, I haven't had a single episode of AF. Just think, a drug GAVE me a disease, and a NUTRIENT cured it. Yes, nutrients can cure disease, like scurvy and vitamin C,,,, and rickets and vitamin D3. The interesting thing is, since I cured my AF, I haven't had a single cold, or flu or even the sniffles. BONUS.
@@randomthings8247 Thank you for sharing your story, very encouraging an gives me hope. I'm going to try magnesium. I've been splashing cold water on my face which does help my pulse go down, but the attacks are so frequent and scary.
@@SamHackenberger I use life-flo magnesium spray. I use natural calm magnesium citrate if I use it orally. I also take magnesium sulfate baths in the form of Epsom salts. Two cups in a tub of water. It also does wonders for blood sugars if used topically or through baths. Magnesium is the one supplement I would never want to be without. I truly believe afib is mostly due to rampant magnesium deficiency.
Thank you so much, Doctor Gupta for these outstanding videos. Gob Bless you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do them. I was just diagnosed with AFib last month after my Orthopedic Surgeon caught it in a pre-op exam in preparation for knee surgery. I am a 71 male with a Score just 1 on that risk 9 point risk scale. I am now working with a Cardiologist who put me on 81mg of aspirin and scheduled several tests over the next few weeks, including a Sleep Study because I have snored like a freight train all my life. All this new to me and to this day I am completely symptom free so this diagnoses was totally unexpected.
I am also newly diagnosed with afib. About two months ago. Never had any problems except slightly elevated blood pressure. Then had an AFib episode at 3:30 am which woke me up from my sleep. Now on beta blocker plus blood thinner. Haven't had any problems with these meds but wish I didn't have to take them all the same! I am 64 years old. My electrocardiogram showed normal structure of my heart. Never have had a snoring issue. I think it has to do with the vagus nerve being stimulated in my case. Strange how different things can trigger AFib in different people!?
Thank you Dr Gupta, I've been a practicing Naturopath/Chiropractor for over 40 years, always striving to get people to alter their lifestyles and of course diet. I come from a Natural Hygiene upbringing, which has been espoused by such people as Dr. Shelton, Dr. Burton of Australia, Keki Sidwa of England and many more. I'm so glad to have found your videos so that I can pass them on to my patients. ...Carl S Bosco
Hi. I have a question for you: I played tennis for 50 years and jogging once for week... training hard, around 50 my knees showed me the white flag and I stopped tennis and jogging for golf and walking everywhere. My heart was perfect I 🤔 but a few years later I went in AF and still in AF now in my 63 birthday, I had cardio version ok for 5 months and 1 ablation and I was ok for two years and...back in AF. What do you think about another ablation? Shall I take up the tennis again and jogging? It looks like my life stile sent me to AF?🤷. I have no overweight, no high blood pressure. 🙏 Thanks
Grateful for the well explained video, truly more than my own cardiologist ever done! I have this on & off Afib after one of my artery was inserted with a stent 18 months ago. A few days ago I have a heavy meal of pork rib soup with herbs. The next day I experienced Afib for the whole day starting in the afternoon till the next morning without actually triggering it knowingly. Had many frightful nightmares & heartburn too. Slept really badly that night but still manage to wake up in the morning, thank God. Now its quite back to normal with short on & off Afib. On top of the regular hypertension, anticoagulant, cholesterol medication, I was given Concore 2.5mg tablets which I took once a day. My question is if there is another prolong Afib attack, can I take more of the lowering heartbeat Concore?
It's important to find a product that is a blend of magnesium in its various forms. What I started with and have used almost exclusively is the product made by Jamieson. A well known and established supplement company. They formulate their products from natural sources. They don't elaborate what those sources are, but their product has Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Gluconate and Magnesium Lactate. The percentage of each is not specified. I had tried various Magnesium products, some only had Magnesium Oxide. Some offered Chelated Magnesium Oxide. Chelation makes the product more biovailable, Stronger absorption. A side note is that Magnesium Oxide is cheaper than most and that's why I presume it's in most blends. However, I recall reading that the Oxide by itself does better when blended with other forms of magnesium. A synergistic effect. You may try the Jamieson product or a similar blend. I settled on the Jamieson blend as I found it to be most beneficial. Start out slowly. Take ONE only of the 250 mg tablet with supper. Best with supper in case you get the runs and will need to deal with that promptly. This can happen the first time only and that's it. Or it may take a few days. Everyone is different. If within 2 weeks, you feel no change, double the dose,, again being cautious the first time you do that. It's called titration up to the level that it begins to work. For me, that was 1500 Mg. Some people only have one or two attacks a year and they go to emerge to take care of it, so they;re lucky. Myself, it was 3 times a week. At the worst, the emerge protocol stopped working as well as it used to and in any case, going to emerge that often may send someone to seek the standard protocol. One, as mentioned is a pacemaker. But first, they fry the AV node, and that is a bundle of nerves, like a biological microchip. This stops the AF but it also stops your heart. So now you need a pacemaker to keep your heart going. The problem there, is that it could limit any activities that require a faster heart rate,,, fight or flight. Simple exercise like climbing stairs may leave you short winded. But these days, they may have pacemakers that respond after a fashion, to what the AV node does. There;s the drugs and some say that a minimum dose of this or that works perfectly with no side effects. Another techniques is called the Maze Procedure. It's open heart surgery just like the pacemaker but in this case, they crisscross your heart with a knife and when these heal into scar tissue, the errant signals are disrupted somehow, but how well that works, I don't know. I hope that helps. I haven't kept up with the subject,, no need to anymore, but I found in a body building magazine that not only is magnesium responsible for some 300 biological processes, which includes nerve conduction and muscle contraction. Your heart is a muscle and the AV node is a bundle of nerves that feed timing signals to the various chambers of the heart. Well, there it is. I've told many doctors about my experience and some were intrigued but many dismissed my experience as anecdotal. As I haven't had a cold or flu for over 15 years, what if most of us are mineral deficient provoking a weaker response by our immune system. Who knows how beneficial Magnesium might be for that diseese that shhall not be n@med. If you reply, don't mention that disease, you might get flagged and your reply could get wiped out. Best of luck, let me know, if you wish, how things turned out for you. Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, have no medical training and some of my information may be outdated. I HAVE noticed that magnesium is getting a lot more mention on the Internet. Perhaps a search for, "magnesium and atrial fibrillation" will give you a good start in researching whether you want to try this or not. Works for me, I'm happy.
Interesting video, I was diagnosed with AF about 4 years ago, age 60, an X-ray showed enlargement on my left side, Symptoms were high heart rate and breathlessness and palpitations. My cardiologist snt me for a cardioversion which worked but only lasted about 12 hours. My cardiologist was reluctant to send me for an ablation as it had failed in so many previous patients. I was signed off by my cardiologist in January 2018, the letter he sent me said my chance of stroke was minimal so he would not start anti-coagulation until I was 65. I had a big stroke in February 2018! Luckily I was seen quickly and in a centre of excellence where I was privileged enough to have a thrombectomy. I walked out of the hospital 4 days later with only minor muscle problems (left leg not wanting to get into trouser leg without a little (Dr Strangelove!) help. I'm on beta blockers, digoxin and calcium blockers and lead a fairly normal life. I get tired quick, lack stamina but that is partly due to my lack of excercise. I will look at the website and watch more of your vids, thank you Dr Gupta
I am 59 and recently diagnosed … was having lots of episodes… am scared, panicked and have trouble sleeping! I am trying to calm myself down over it! I take a blood thinner, beta blocker and Flecainide… I am having trouble with sleep and am wondering if it’s the beta blocker
Thanks Dr. Gupta. As always insightful and helping. I have a question. I had double by pass at the age of 38. I am now 45. Get stress echo and all blood tests regularly evey year. Sometimes twice a year. In January this year I was detected with 4 PACS in jolted test. In July it was 8 PACS & 12 VPCS. Now I feel more than 40-50 a day. 8 yrs ago I was put on 2.5 mg Nebivolol (beta blocker), even thought my BP was 120-80 before, during & after the surgery. Now it is 110-70. However my resting heart rate used to be 110-120 before surgery and after surgery it went down to 60-70 with beta blocker. Recently I quit beta blocker for a week and my ectopics were down to 4-5 a day but my BP went up to 135-85, and pulse is now 70-80. Are my ectopics being caused due to beta blockers? Should I continue beta blockers? Can ectopics / beta blockers lead to AFIB? Must add that I saw your videos about in July and since then I have started on Magnesium. Increased it gradually and now I'm taking 2000 mg of Magnesium Orotate, 1000 mg Magnesium Childrey, 500 mg Taurine, 200 mg Potassium & 100 mg Vitamin B6... in addition to 2.5 mg Nebicard (Nebivolol), 10 mg Rosuvastin & 150 mg Clavix-AS (blood thinner & anti-cogulant). I'm male of 45 yrs from New Delhi... leading a very active life. Thanks again for your priceless videos and guidance, helping millions like me around the world. Thank you!
Hello Dr. Gupta, I am 67 year old and was found to have AFib a few months ago, and I do not have any symptoms-- I am healthy in general with no high blood pressure, no diabetes and everything in my blood test reports come out fine with only a little bit higher LDL at 130. I was told that my risk of getting stroke is now higher with AFib, and I have been taking xarelto 20 mg every day, and I may need to have electrical Ablation to get out of AFib. Question: do I still need to take xarelto to reduce risk of stroke if Ablation get me out of AFib. Also, I don’t know how I got AFib: I don’t smoke, drink, no obesity, no high blood pressure,no high blood sugar. I had congenital heart disease surgery 50 years ago, and I don’t know if that is the cause now.
Brilliant informative video thank you Doctor. Doctor I was a perfectly healthy 72 year old male who played walking football 2 to 3 times a week, swan at every opportunity up to 250 lengths per week, still working full time, showing potential tenants around properties and involved fully with my 3 grandchildren added 5, 10 & 13 until I had my Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Vaccination and my life changed, I have been diagnosed with AF. Can this be related to having the Pfizer vaccine in your opinion?
I am an AFib patient. I have had an ablation procedure. Before this procedure when my heart went out of rhythm I would eat jalapeño peppers to set my heart into a normal sinus rhythm.
@@gemmadavies5022 I had my ablation procedure in June of 2014. It is still working well. I wish you the best with your ablation procedure. They now do cryo ablation instead of high frequency catheter ablations.
Hi dr Sanjay, I’m hoping you can help as I’m a anxiety suffer. My biggest fear is that my heart will just stop beating for no reason, your palp videos helped greatly and I get the extra beat one, I just had a ecg and was all fine, I have a steady heart beat and just have this fear that it will just stop beating, I don’t fear heart attacks just this, I constantly focus on my heart beat when going to bed, can you share your view please. Thanks steve.45 year old male and hopefully in good health
My heart skips a beat & has done that all my life. I have afib & I'm 83 yrs old. All the medications I've been given for it seem to cause restriction of my breathing, so I quit taking them. Cardiologist wasn't too happy when I told him I couldn't breath good on the medications (several) he gave me. Why take them if they make me feel as bad or worse than b4 I took them? I also have acid reflux & when i stopped taking meds for that, i could breathe better with the afib problem as well. I'm also on blood thinner (xeralto). At my age, I don't see any reason to stay on a medication that makes me feel worse. I'm supposed to have an endoscopy & they want to do a partial colonoscopy at the same time. I'm afraid to undertake that after Joan Rivers passed from having been put to sleep...said it cut off oxygen to her brain. My classmate also died from having been punctured in her intestines while having a colonoscopy. Makes u think! I'm about ready to call off the appt with the gastrologist!
What are your thoughts on METOPROLOL? Can a heart beating fast & maybe fatigue & seemingly flopping around in the chest , SEEM like A-FIB, but really be a symptom of just being sedentary & having let the heart muscle get weak?*** to me, there are many reasons that a heart may go up........
I am confused. I am taking Beta blocker(Atenolol) and Amioderone for I guess rythm control. Why do I need both? I asked my Cardiologist if we can do just rate control. He said that the beta blockers were lowering my BP too much at times about (99/58). So he gave me Amiodarone. Don't like the Amiodarone due to product side effect warnings! Now my heart rate is around 62 and BP is still low? I haven't had the rapid heart beat with this combo, but I am exhausted.
I like these videos, and I’d like to ask the followers of the site and the doctor to review my situation. I’m in this situation of... do I treat the atrial fibrillation and control the heart rate, or do I try to get rid of the AF? It’s a long post! I’m in my lower 50s and I have AF all the time. I take 200mg of flecainide, rivaroxaban, furosemide, and bisoprolol. I’ve lost weight 5 stone but have another 5 to go, no caffeine, no alcohol, moderate exercise regularly, limit stress etc . When I have a cardioversion, I come out of AF and I feel noticeably better, with probably 20% more energy. It lasts about 8 to 12 weeks after the cardioversion and I go back into AF. When I come out of AF, which happened about a week ago, I feel terrible for a day and I’ll be in AF until another cardioversion. But afterwards my symptoms are not as bad as many other people I’ve heard about, but I am out of breath walking upstairs when I’m in AF and I’m not when I’m not in AF. I can still exercise but it’s more difficult. I am afraid of amiodarone and the NHS wants me to use this drug so that I stay in the normal rate longer after a cv. Then they would consider an ablation. I need to stay out of AF for a long period of time before they’ll do an ablation, my echocardiogram, most recent one within six months, no abnormalities. However, my BNP level has been going up and up and is near 2000. A 2000 BNP is pretty serious heart failure, however, my private consultant says it could just be down to the AF. So I think I might have tried to live with the AF, but this BNP value is scaring me. Anybody got any advice? My private cardiologist said that I could use another drug instead of aniodaran eg sotalol ( less side effects) and said that I could get the ablation without taking any specific drugs, and without having to be out of AF for a long period of time, but the NHS may not agree. Any views?
I have atrial fib, and 3 yrs ago I was physically attacked and my heart went into erratic heart beat, and I had to have my heart zapped at emerg. I chose not to go on long term heart medication because it was, I hope, a one tme event. What I have been dealing with in the long-term is a kind of PTSD, so even if my heart goes slightly off its normal path I am worried about the heart rate. At the time I went for counselling, but I still get body memories, so I think it is an important point to discuss.. Im healthy, eat well, and exercise. I have to remind myself that I am okay now, not in danger, and can go out.
I have improved my afib a lot by changing my life. First changed my diet to a vegan whole foods plant based diet. I bought a dog, so I have at least 30 mins daily walks. I quit my shitty job, then started to meditate and lastly meet dear friends more often. Those life saving changes have kept afib away since the last 3 years. Hope this helps, trust that your body can heal itself if you just let it.
I understand that being in afib a ling time will "remodel" the heart, which is not good. Also I am only on TH-cam, so hope you can put the links here,also. Thank you so much for your information. It's hard to understand, but I'll listen to it again.
Thanks for these videos I have had 4 afib attacks and underlying IHSS which makes them devastating painful even after several ablations still getting pvcs and pacs which make me feel really bad. I have had a few short spells without any arythmias and felt much better. Any advice on getting rid of arrythmias all together ?? What are pacemaker advantages n disadvantages
Thanks so very much for taking the time to educate everyone about a fib. I've listened to all of them and it is very comforting to have knowledge about it. Doctors do not have the time during office visits to give very much info. An echo revealed that i have atrial flutter. (five years ago I was told I have SVT and have been on Verapamil ever since.) My doctor wants me to go on either xarelto or eliquis. I am 61 years old with borderline diabetes (am not on medicine) I weigh 220 and am 5 foot 2 inches. I told my doctor that I'd like to wait a year to go on it so that I can lose weight and perhaps not need it. I am on blood pressure medicine valsartan for that. I am a woman. I was told I have a 4 percent chance of having a stroke. I am afraid to go on the new drugs because I read alot about them and they can have terrible side effects and even death. I think I might be better off not on them if i eat better, exercize, lose weight. I know that as I get older the risk of stroke increases. Would it hurt to wait awhile and see if I can naturally get better holistically.
Hello Robert, saw your post, I have severe Afib, have had 3 ablations, 6 cardioversions and my next step is to have the pacemaker. I take Eliquis which is the best blood thinner out there with less restrictions. I don't take any other drugs for anything other than acid reflux I take Nexium...it's important to take a stomach pill before the Eliquis as I want the blood thinner to work and not be blocked by my less of acid stomach. Going to see a dietitian would be beneficial and walking as much as you can is important as well as drinking lots of water to stay hydrated because Afib is often caused by dehydration.
That's what I was thinking, unless afib comes back sooner or later. Seems like a no-brainer. Then I think all the medical industry is in cahoots with one another to make as much money as possible so prescribe pills to feed Big Pharma and they will see that you get fed. I have a hard time believing that the medical industry has any interest in making you well, just in doing procedures and prescribing pills. But then that is the structure at present for compensating doctors. We need to change that. And why not let physician's assistants do the educating if the doctor doesn't have time to spend with patients? And they would have more time if there were more doctors so the medical schools are to blame for keeping the "market" in great favor of the doctors by refusing to educate more doctors. A lot needs to change!
It's important to find a product that is a blend of magnesium in its various forms. What I started with and have used almost exclusively is the product made by Jamieson. A well known and established supplement company. They formulate their products from natural sources. They don't elaborate what those sources are, but their product has Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Gluconate and Magnesium Lactate. The percentage of each is not specified. I had tried various Magnesium products, some only had Magnesium Oxide. Some offered Chelated Magnesium Oxide. Chelation makes the product more biovailable, Stronger absorption. A side note is that Magnesium Oxide is cheaper than most and that's why I presume it's in most blends. However, I recall reading that the Oxide by itself does better when blended with other forms of magnesium. A synergistic effect. You may try the Jamieson product or a similar blend. I settled on the Jamieson blend as I found it to be most beneficial. Start out slowly. Take ONE only of the 250 mg tablet with supper. Best with supper in case you get the runs and will need to deal with that promptly. This can happen the first time only and that's it. Or it may take a few days. Everyone is different. If within 2 weeks, you feel no change, double the dose,, again being cautious the first time you do that. It's called titration up to the level that it begins to work. Some people only have one or two attacks a year and they go to emerge to take care of it, so they;re lucky. Myself, it was 3 times a week. At the worst, the emerge protocol stopped working as well as it used to and in any case, going to emerge that often may send someone to seek the standard protocol. One, as mentioned is a pacemaker. But first, they fry the AV node, and that is a bundle of nerves, like a biological microchip. This stops the AF but it also stops your heart. So now you need a pacemaker to keep your heart going. The problem there, is that it could limit any activities that require a faster heart rate,,, fight or flight. Simple exercise like climbing stairs may leave you short winded. But these days, they may have pacemakers that respond after a fashion, to what the AV node. There;s the drugs and some say that a minimum dose of this or that works perfectly with no side effects. Another techniques is called the Maze Procedure. It's open heart surgery just like the pacemaker but in this case, they crisscross your heart with a knife and when these heal into scar tissue, the errant signals are disrupted somehow, but how ell that works, I don't know. I hope that helps. I haven't kept up with the subject,, no need to anymore, but If sound in a body building magazine that not only is magnesium responsible for some 300 biological processes, including nerve conduction and muscle contraction. Your heart is a muscle and the AV node is a bundle of nerves that feed timing signals to the various chambers of the heart. Well, there it is. I've told many doctors about my experience and some were intrigued but many dismissed my experience as anecdotal. As I haven't had a cold or flu for over 15 years, what if most of us are mineral deficient provoking a weaker response by our immune system. Who knows how beneficial Magnesium might be for that diseese that shhall not be n@med. If you reply, don't mention that disease, you might get flagged and your reply could get wiped out. Best of luck, let me know, if you wish, how things turned out for you. Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, have no medical training and some of my information may be outdated. I HAVE noticed that magnesium is getting a lot more mention on the Internet. Perhaps a search for, "magnesium and atrial fibrillation" will give you a good start in researching whether you want to try this or not. Works for me, I'm happy.
Sometimes I think I am having a fib, but more and more I think mine is due to hiatal hernia and acid reflux..because after a bout of what feels like uneven flip flopping heart beats I then need to burp or feel bloated , have sodawater or gaviscon a nd it stops
Hi Dr, as always a great video I have A,F, And on your advice stared taking Magnesium and I have to say it’s the best advice I have ever been given I take it in a powder form but can please tell Me,In teaspoons how many should I take, Thanks for your time Dr,
In reference to the study of 4000 people - all of those folks had co-morbidities. Is there a specific strategy that is recommended for folks WITHOUT co-morbidities? I am nearly "symptom free" (can easily live with the minor symptoms that I have) - so my takeaway from this video is that I should focus on reducing RISK and just stay in afib. My concern with beta blockers, etc is that they themselves would cause symptoms that would be worse than what I now have. That being said, I think that, for me, getting out of afib would be primary. You hinted (but did not expound upon) that getting out of afib DID NOT REDUCE RISk - is that correct? (I find it hard to believe) or did I just misunderstand - thanks for all that you do!
I hate A Fib so much I do anything to get into a normal rhythm. I hate it. It's awful. I live with it nowadays, and don't bother goingto A&E any more as they don't seem bothered. It's paroxysmal, and lasts up to 24 hours before it converts to Sinus rhythm. I'm on Bisoprolol, Flecainide and Apixaban, but it triggers itself at least once or twice a week. During an episode I can barely stand up. It's debilitating and I feel breathless and weak all the time. I'm 63 but can't work so I'm permanentlyworriedaboutmoney. My cardiologist has discharged me, even though I have mild aortic stenosis, and mitral regurgitation. I despair to be honest, but thank you for these reassuring videos. I don't know the answer.
Extremely grateful for your videos. I do have a question though. Does this mean that performing a cardioversion during a paroxysmal afib episode does not reduce the risk of stroke? I was thinking that reducing the duration of the afib episode will reduce in lesser chances of clot formation (while patient regularly takes coplavix, diovan, rovista and herbesser).
I really enjoyed your talk. You made something my doctors explained to me in terms very much over my head easy to understand.I have one question, Do people with persistent Afib have more or less problems?
I have atrial fibrillation n high bp for 5 years.I take advant 8mg half tablet and Calan 40 1tablet daily.Im 60 years.should I use mg glycinate with my medicine? Please reply
Keep on your videos are brilliant...the only answer I didn"t find was why I had severe chest pain up in to jaw the first time I went into afib....same pain I had when first diagnosed with stage 3 hf and severe cardiomyopathy....angiogram coronaries clear...
Concerning the studies, did it show the people that had the procedure done having a decrease in medication? Or possibly no use of medication after rhythm control? If medication stays the same as well, then I would see no improvement really.
the difference between rate and rhythm would be the ingestion of meds for years with side effects, or not? ablation would be med free and the other would require those decades old meds that cause the symptoms the rate may not? The list of side effects of the meds is the same as the symptoms you would have if gone untreated?
Very informative and certainly took a load off my mind. Is there any info or studies that indicate that AFib episodes eventually stop completely in some people?
I believe that Afib can very much improve, and in some people actually Stop. I, myself, have had a marked improvement over the last year. Clean eating and reducing stress really have been the only changes. First Afib episode occurred 2 years ago. Even though I had a few episodes a few months later, I never had to go to the hospital again! And I haven't experienced Afib in about a year now. I'm thinking mine are triggered by stress and the whole vagus nerve connection?🤔 At any rate I no longer even really stress at all about Afib. Because I know that if I do go into Afib I can use a couple techniques I've learnt, and within a few minutes, I'm right back into normal sinus rhythm!!😊
Treat your underlying magnesium deficiency and it goes away with aggressive repletion therapy. I use magnesium chloride spray for topical use. It is far superior to oral supplements. Full body application at the end of the day with atleast 40 sprays and you're good. Do it everyday and you'll be fine and your blood will be thin as it should be. Say goodbye to fibromyalgia, anxiety, insulin resistance, headaches, and more. Magnesium tests are pointless unless its an RBC magnesium test.
@@jm1733 You are on the right track with Magnesium. And this doctor here recommends Magnesium for abnormal heart rhythms. I have used some very high end quality forms of this mineral. But for me my body chemistry reacts best with plain old Epsom Salt! I mix a teaspoon in a glass of water every day. Yes, it tastes pretty god-awful but I don't care because the benefits are So Amazing!!😉😎
I stopped my palpitations & Afib rhythms using hypnosis like controlling a stutter or tourettes or IBS w hypnosis, my heart arrhythmias were def related to stress so I had precursor sx’s that helped target them physically with hypnosis protocols
I've had A fib episodes on and off , for about 15 years. I stopped caffeine and started taking magnesium. Episodes went away for two years now. It may not work for everyone, but it is cheap and easy to try.
what strength magnesium and type?
What kind of magnesium and how much did you take? Are you still doing well? I plan on trying the magnesium...
I take magnesium and it works for me …magnesium Glycinate is best for heart I take 300mg but it’s easy to research for yourself some magnesium works for anxiety and some works for constipation.
In which form did you take magnesium?
How you feel when a fib occur
I love this video about AFIB. When diagnosed, it was a whole new world for me and you've made it less traumatic, less scary and less hopeless. You are my TH-cam Cardiologist. You keep me informed when my Cardiologist doesn't have time.
@@peggymicsky8607 what other medicine are you taking please for AF? Thank you very much.
Brilliant, Sanjay. I am ever impressed with the relative few in the medical establishment who embrace lifestyle medicine. You are truly a blessing to the community. You epitomize what the medical establishment should represent.
I am in the Faculty of Medicine of a world-recognized university (dominated like most Faculties of Medicine by ‘Big Parma’), in the Department of Physical Therapy. Most health professionals and public do not appreciate physical therapists’ commitment to people’s health and well-being overall to maximize their heath, reduce disease risk, maximize functional capacity, and reduce disability across the life cycle. We are not simply addressing bad backs, teaching crutch walking, and mobilizing patients with strokes. You are an excellent health coach and committed to empowering your patients, but also empowering the patients of physicians worldwide who lack the vision, knowledge, or interest, in supporting patients as they need and should. The practice of care needs to transition to one of ‘health’ care rather then the primary focus on ‘sickness’ care in this era of mostly lifestyle related chronic disease - lifestyle choices and change typically address the ‘cause’ whereas expensive and risky drugs and surgery focus on symptom relief. Shouldn’t we all be focussing on the ‘causes’ of these dread and incapacitating, and costly conditions? Causes, where there is no doubt. Does it not constitute ‘malpractice’ when we do not translate the best knowledge and evidence?
You mentioned pairing up with a gastroenterologist. This might be a prime opportunity to profile Dean Ornish’s seminal work (over 30 years old now first published in Lancet), yet has lagged significantly in being translated into mainstream medical practice, on the ‘reversal’ of heart disease and more recently (along with many others) other chronic diseases with diet (nutrition and exercise). ‘Vegan’ nutrition has the most compelling evidence. No other nutritional regimen has been shown to do this. Anatomically/metabolically, humans are ‘vegan-by-desugn’ (see Milton Mills’s Comparative Anatomy of Eating’). The more people adhere to plant-based nutrition, the healthier they are; the more they digress, the sicker they are. Those living in the Blue Zones of the world attest to this, where people often live to be 100 years with little-to-no end of life illness or disability. They consume largely vegan diets.
For exhaustive literature on vegan nutrition, see excellent evidence-based videos by Dr. Michael Greger’s site nutritionfacts.org and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine at PCRM.org. We need to share this information foremost with the public so they can make informed choices. Currently, the public is at the whim of ‘big food’, often ‘food’ that is sophisticatedly engineered to be addictive; edible products that are inherently of low/no nutritional value, calorie dense, inherently disease-risky, and cheap. These substances are loaded with fat, sugar, salt and a myriad of additives that we have no idea about their long term effects on children in particular. Marketing of these products particularly to children and low-income groups has also reached a new level of sophistication. Our policy makers have been influenced by powerful corporate interests, forfeiting their responsibility to serve in the best interest of the public.
Given decades of exhaustive supportive literature, the medical establishment has largely failed the public by not translating this evidence given its ‘weight’, in favour of much less efficacious drugs and surgery, and on informing policy makers about the science.
Thank you again. Professor-Elizabeth
Thank you for your intelligent and understandable information. Because of your instructions I have started taking vitamins as you suggested, and am seeing a reduction of the fluttery symptoms already. Im grateful.
Five years ago, I underwent atrial ablation to stop my fibrillation, but it did not completely eliminate the problem. Although I experienced occasional episodes, they did not last very long, so I didn't worry about it much. However, recently I had an episode that lasted about three days, prompting me to seek medical attention. My heart rate is typically around 40 beats per minute at rest, but this time it went up to the 100s. The hospital administered a shock to restore my heart's normal rhythm. I’m an electrical/Electronics engineer which make me to dick more about this procedure and I ended with a conclusion that the procedure has wrong approach i.e. it is a temporary relief! I give you a simple an analogy, your home circuit breaker went down for some reason, in order to fix it you should isolate the appliances one by one to find which one has a short circuit to make the circuit breaker to trip. Say you find the toaster caused the problem after isolating it everything back to normal but you didn’t fix the cause.
Another analogy, the case of a leaky pipe in your house. Instead of fixing the actual leak, you keep using duct tape to temporarily patch the issue. The same goes for atrial ablation. It is a procedure that provides temporary relief without addressing the root cause of the fibrillation. As an electrical/electronics engineer, I have come to this conclusion after researching the procedure extensively. While it may help reduce the frequency of episodes, it does not eliminate the problem altogether. It is crucial to find a long-term solution that addresses the underlying cause of the fibrillation to prevent further complications.
So what would that be?
Agree it's using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. But no one is willing to investigate fully.
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Dr. Gupta, I hold you in very high regard.This is the perfect video I have just found that helped me to decide that I am just fine doing rate control, which works for me. I have no symptoms and I am on Metoprolol, which keeps my BPM at below 80. God bless you for all that you do. Sincerely, Louise
I’ve been suffering from Afib for 10 years. After watching your videos I’ve starting taking magnesium and potassium, increasing some exercises and my afib immediately stopped. It’s amazing this is even possible.
When I started keto a year ago I lost 20 LB, felt much better over all, but my afib episodes actually increased. I’m retrospect I think by eliminating carbs from my diet, I inadvertently also eliminated some magnesium and potassium. Now that I’m aware of this and have started compensating it with supplements I’m better in every way. So it seems definitely minerals/diet related. I also take daily electrolytes, which is equally important.
Congrats. Happy for you. Thanks for sharing. Interesting comment which could be really significant.
Had a- fib 11 years ago came out of it with Flecinide…… now I have a-flutter~ will go for cardio version in about three weeks but will put off ablation for now…… the beta blocker I’m taking has kept my heart rate perfect so I have no real symptoms for now…… sound like a plan? Do you agree?
What type of magnesium and potassium are you taking? Electrolytes? Can you explain further. Tq
What is the name of magnesium and potassium u use to treat ur AFib
@@blairvboyer very nice comment. Thank you . Which beta blockers are you taking and how are taking them ? Thank you very much
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I have only just been diagnosed with atrial fib and ectopic beats, - after having a link loop fitted three weeks ago, - because all my ECGS were perfectly normal. However, I knew what I had been feeling for years. At first my thoughts were that this needed to be FIXED rather than just taking medication. However after watching your video, I understand things a lot better, and feel more reassured. We have to try and not worry too much - live sensibly but also as normally as possible and enjoy what we have. Thank you for this video.
Thanks
Hi doctor, very interesting. I understand what your saying. For myself, I'm 70, I would prefer to know that my rate and rhythm are normal, i.e. the heart is working correctly, rather than having to take a number of drugs with their own aide-effects to keep my symptoms in check. But that's me, lol. Great videos doctor, by the way, I went to my primary care doc yesterday and I mentioned I watched your videos and guess what.... she does too! Says she loves them. I thought to myself, now here's a doctor with a lot of good sense......Cheers!
Very interesting video,as always!! Thanks again for taking time from your busy schedule to share your knowledge with all of us 😊 .You are appreciated very much 🙏🥰
Hi Tman. May i ask, what did u do to control rate n rhythm?? My momma is 70, afib n hbp. Meds causing all kinds of side effects.
I recently got a bad news that my heartbeat is slow - bradycardia. I felt so down and so lost as I have no idea what this meant. And to see a Cardiologist, it is impossible, as the medical professionals have been enlisted to treat Covid-19 patients. My prayers were answered when I chanced upon my first post by Dr Sanjay Gupta on slow heartbeat doesn’t mean that your heart will stop beating. That led me to another dozen of his other posts, and it has allayed my fears in a big way. These posts are done with so much patience, love, teaching, and coaching. As it resonates so much with what I needed, it has ingrained a deep sense of trust in me and made me feel much better. Thank you once again, Doctor, and you’re an amazing person!
Useful information .thanks
Thank you so much for explaining this to me. More than my own doctors ever done!
I appreciate all your efforts to explain in detail to prepare people like me before seeing a cardiologist because my condition is not known why I am in extreme pain and any activity including getting upstairs or even walk in a normal pace impossible to bear (my heart starts beating very fast; I am fit and I don't have diabetes or history of blood pressure) I wish I had a doctor who spent your time to help, researching etc most doctors give me no hope with my condition.
Try meditation, accupuncture, alternative modalities like Qi Gong, gentle massage. Keep going - you will find answers. Best regards, dear person.
Thank you so much. This information was very useful and educational. God bless you for caring so much.
Wow , thanks so much for this video. I'm newly diagnosed with Afib went to Emerg 4 times in 2 weeks before I finally got a doctor to prescribe me Ditiazem and Xarelto and probably have to increase dosage to lessen symptoms. I go into afib about 3 times a week. I know this from my symptoms and Apple watch ecg confirms that I am in afib.
Now you made me understand, and removed a lot of fear, that I just need to improve my symptoms not worry about going into afib. Thank you so much
I was diagnosed with afib in Feb 2017 and I was going into afib every 8 days, then 2 times a week and now I am in afib all the time. But it does not bother me and the doctor at the hospital said if it is not bothering me they will leave it as it is for the time being, and if it bothers me then they will do an ablation. I am on 20mg rivaroxaban and 5mg of bisoprolol. I had a TIA in Feb 17 and that's when they found out I had afib.
@@keithwalker4121 Does your heart rate increase or is it just irregular??
@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 It does both, my heart rate is around about 90. Before I was put on bisoprolol it was 180. i feel more tied these days.
Larry etal, I had nearly constant AF as of early 2018. It was so bad that one time I passed out cold without ANY warning and fell face down to the floor. My doctor, a "Functional and Integrative Medicine" physician felt it must be caused by the raging inflammation I had. The test for that is called C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and my result was 11.7 but where the "normal" range is 1 to 3 but "below 1" is considered optimal. In early 2018 I started, out of desperation and not knowing to whom to turn since the two cardiologists wanted me to have a heart Ablation surgery - as did my family physician. I refused. AFter about a month or so of doing Time Restricted Eating (TRE) and Intermittent Fasting (IF) a sore caused by frostbite on my hand, which had not healed in 15 years (not a typo), healed completely! About 7 months later a redo of the CRP test was: 0.05 (NOT A TYPO). Someone from the lab that did that test and called it into me, was giddy with excitement because "we have never seen in all our years any CRP result that low." I also did a Calcium Factor (catscan of the coronary artery) test encouraged by my cardiologist and it came back as ZERO - the lowest category of risk (for example above 400 is consider very high risk).
My AF improved by at least 95%!!! Go to TH-cam and search on IF and TRE. Leading researchers and practitioners are Dr. Satchin Panda, Dr. Valter Longo and the channel SIIM LAnd - a brilliant young man who is a practitioner but knows his stuff so well that he has talked at conferences. Good luck
@@littleo353 How many hours per day do you fast?.. And for how many days per week? Also what was your calcium score Before you started IF?? Congrats on your results!!!!👍
Thank you for all your efforts to help us improve our lives. I have continuous afib and it is almost debilitating. It is a struggle but I think understanding is the first step to victory and your knowledge is very helpful in that regard. I have to find ways to improve my strength and endurance.
Thanks so very much for the details on rate control and rhythm control.
I was diagnosed with AF 13 months ago and prescribed Diltiazem for rate control and Pradaxa. Three months later I had a subdural hematoma (non traumatic cause) requiring a craniotomy and luckily without any complications; Pradaxa was discontinued. Four weeks later Pradaxa was reinstated due to pulmonary embolism. Since I had the bleeding event and now on the anticoagulant that caused it, I challenged my doctors to address this issue. They responded and had the Amulet procedure to cover the left atrial appendage in January 2024. I have paroxysmal AF and asymptomatic 17:31 with my episodes lasting an average of four hours before returning to NSR. My doctors said that they don’t recommend ablation earlier than one year after the Amulet procedure. Meanwhile, I am still on rate control and asked my doctors about rhythm control. After watching your video I feel more informed to discuss with my doctors and hear their advice. Thanks again Dr Gupta.
Absolutely brilliant. I understand my condition so much better now .I feel reassured.Wish I'd been able to access this information and advice when I was first diagnosed .Thank you .
Thanks for this info.
This makes me much more acceptive to my condition of which i’ve been living with for almost 2yrs now.
I had an Ablation done this past July but it seems to NOT have worked.
Now..And after listening to your Analogy’s i am more content with letting my Dr.‘s figure out the Gameplan for me rather then myself.
Thanks Bunches Doc…Your Awesome!🙏🏽❤️💯
Is there a difference on the size of the left atrium and late complications of heart failure? In addition the 2 group had similar duration of af and its frequency?
Thank you for the video. Very informative, helpful and reassuring having just been diagnosed with AF.
I really like your videos. I had afib in 2017 went back by itself. Then on Dec 26th 2021 my heart went into afib, was at work, tested my Apple Watch ECG 4 times and knew I needed to go to ER. Once there it was determined that it had been in afib long enough that I needed to be shocked back into rhythm which worked. I have had sinus rhythm since. I did notice that my Apple Watch in the year since had detected higher rates here and there. I am on blood thinners. Not sure if I need that if I have not had an episode for more than a year.
Thank you so much! This is the kind of info I need but was not getting from cardiologist. I did not tolerate blood thinners so I got off. Next suggestion was oblation Not! I don't want some one mucking about with most vital organ. I am willing to make lifestyle changes and doing so .. better food and fasting when able. You are a God send. God bless you and the work you do.
You did it, Sanjay! MTJM is up and running! Congratulations and a huge wish for a great success! If it operates like you, it will be and the people of England will be the beneficiaries of your effort, hard work and genuis! 💖
Thanks a ton Peggy!!
What is MTJM?
Thank you Dr. I have an a fib very and lightning, keep the videos coming, you never know when you hit on someone's medical problems again thank you
Without AFIB I would have never met you. Blessings come at a cost sometimes. Thank you, Doc! 💖
You have a big Heart and I love you from my Apex . ♥️🤣🙏
I had my first very dramatic AFib attack in March as I was out walking . Now I’m 2 weeks post RF ablation as the antiarryrhmics did not suit me . I take xerelto and Metoprolol . Your videos were THE best and helped me learn so much . I love how you simplify the information and keep me from getting overly anxious . Gods blessings always as you continue your great work . 🙏
Yes this infomation is very helpful Dr. Gupta. Thank you.
My Doc suggested Cardioversion, I told him I was afraid to do that and he told me we can stay with rate control. I feel fine on my beta blockers, Digoxin and blood thinners. I know most hate taking drugs but it works for me. I have zero side effects and although I wont be a marathon runner, daily life is good!
thank you! i now will understand the relationship between symptoms and treating and resolving the condition .this will help me better understand the doctors concerns and treatment approach.
This was so helpful… I don’t think I want ablation… seems to come back anyway… so glad to here the analogies… so helpful
Thank you. You are excellent in clarifying goals of symptom control vs risk reduction.
Thank you for this video doctor.
Thank you. I’ve recommended your channel to many. Great information which we can understand. You’re the best Doc! Keep up the good work. Excellent channel. ❤️
❤ Thank you for such valuable and informative videos.
My husband is in good health but was just accidentally diagnosed with Paroxysmal AFib
R there ways besides hard chemicals and el shock to reinstate normal beat and rhythm
He’s 88 and I’m worried about side effects
I want get him out of AFob
We are naturopathic and live healthy life style
Thank you so much for helping 💖
thank you, though I would be dead in 5 years if I didn't have the ablation
I'm 62. very tired, but thanks to you i know longer am worried. ablation is 90,000, insurance only covers 18,000. happy I found you:)
Happy you talk about prevention. I think most of us can start younger taking good care of our health by our lifestyle: healthy unprocessed foods, proper stress management, good amount of sleep, exercise, etc.
How very kind ..thank you so much!
Since the ELECTROLYTES are named that because they keep the electrical impulses of our heart etc., in check, wouldn't making sure we are getting enough of the ELECTROLYTES regularly, be a better idea to keep our heart rates regular & in the right zone?*
I've found that using potassium powder in my water throughout the day and magnesium chloride spray works wonders.
Yes, it would be great if Dr Gupta would make a video on ELECTROLYTES!!
I'm one of the lucky ones. I feel no symptoms. I do feel my heart beating erratically and rapidly but can usually walk it off. Most of the time it doesn't last long enough to do anything. A little scary, hearing what happens in relation to blood and the heart. Since I was put on Meds, the episodes seem to be milder and comes and goes pretty quickly. I can live with it. Actually it's a reminder to watch my diet and exercise!
Can u tell me what medications ur on
@@madgamerbtr7375Already on Lisonpril, Simvastatin for many years. Cardiologist put me on Metoprolol, Warfarin (was initally on Eliquis ($500/Mo) but couldn't afford it. With Warfarin you have to get bloodwork done repeatedly to regulate it to suit your needs but it is cheap) I also take a Multi-Vitamin, Calcuim/D 600+D, Omega-3 Fish Oil, Mega Mineral (Magnesium).
Sanjay, you are a prince!
Hi Dr Gupta, please explain about reducing ones life style...eating less cheese and drinking more water? Not sure what you mean in a layman's term. Less salt, less butter, more vegetables ?
Thankyou so much Dr SG, now I understand that it has 2 strategies available to manage and also improve the Afib symptoms.
Thank you, really clear and understandable for a layman. Very comforting.
My HR on my printout was 110 BPM and the diagnosis was "AFIB, Irregular and Rapid Heart Rate". I felt fine, no symptoms. Never have and never any chest pain. Trying to adhere to some Lifestyle Changes, along with Blood Thinners and BP Meds.
Very interesting. I just went into AF last night with RVR. Was scared on passing out so went to Hosp to get me out of AF via intravenously. I’m getting real close to having the ablation. I have discussed it with my electrophysiologist and Cardiologist. I’m just so nervous to have it done for some reason. I thank you so much for your great videos and I read all of the advice that others give.
Did u have the ablation done? I'm scared to have it done. I'm in persistent a.fib now. I've had two cardioversions. One lasted 6 weeks. The most recent lasted 2 days. I don't know what I should do.
@@thefuzzfactor2989 Talk to your doctor again as soon as possible. Also look into your diet. AFib is many time related to low/lack minerals, treglycerines and vitamin intake.
A fascinating video, thank you. I would be interested to read the 2002 published New England Journal study -- do you have a link please?
Very interesting but it seems to me, as an afib sufferer, this discussion seems to assume that the meds to control the symptoms do not come with a price in terms of side effects. My experience is that the meds are “blunt instruments.” Flecainide, for me, had the effect of actually raising my pulse rate. Sotolol controls the pulse rate but I feel dizzy and tired most of the time. On both meds I feel worse than I do just living with afib. I am getting cardioversion next week. I am anxious for any solution that does not involve meds. If there is a med that might work I am open minded but no luck so far. Also afib does indeed cause remodeling of the heart. An oversimplification to say if you don’t feel symptoms you are as well off as you would be without afib.
Magnesium deficiency is the main reason people suffer from afib. Aggressive daily supplementation with topical magnesium chloride will reverse it quickly. I use 700-1000 mg a day split into two doses. Its best to use it only in the evening until it no longer causes sedation. Then a morning dose can be used as well. I use 300 mg in the morning and 400-700 mg in the evening.
I started with a new doctor in the summer of 2,000. His protocol is to have your BP checked at each visit. First visit I present with 140/90. So he prescribes Metoprolol. My blood pressure doesn't change after 2 weeks. I tell him, he says, keep taking it, it'll kick in. It didn't.
What DID kick in was an erratic heart beat. Lasted a few hours. one a week and getting stronger,, STRONG beats as if my heart was going to explode,,, and more erratic. I go to emerge. They hook me up, diagnose Atrial Fiblilation, they do something with the intravenous line, my heart settles down and I'm discharged. That's it. No, consult yout doctor about this, see a cardiologist etc. just let me go.
But I go to see my doctor after 6 weks of this, after going to emerge 5 times and he dismisses my feeling that the Metropolol had anything to do with it.
Another visit to emerge and I see him the next day without an appointment. He gets exasperated and grabs his big drug book, looks and finds, under rare, but possible side effect, ARRYTHMIA. He looks at me, smiles, shoves the book towards me and walks out the door.
This story lasts for 3 plus years but of course I stopped the Metoprolol. The AF went away. But as I had a BP machine, I noted that my BP was getting even higher. So after being free of AF for several weeks, I took ONE Met pill and within 2 seconds I had an episode like no other. I called 911 and was peomptly hooked up, as I had been for many months, many times.
But this time, whatever they do, wasn't working. The doctor said, "give him another hit" she did but it just got worse. I was tols that the AF was spilling into other chambers of my heart. I was also asked, if I felt any pain. To their amazement, I didn't.
However, I offered them the observation that an Ativan sometimes would abort an attack. So they gave me 2 and within a minute or so, the pounding stopped. Maybe the adrenalin was contributing to the AF/ It's a scary thing to be experiencing.
Since taking that ONE pill, after a time of avoiding it, the AF came back with a vengeance despite not ever taking any Metoprolol, ever again.
I was offered a pacemaker, no thanks, I was offered drugs, no thanks because that doctor was unaware that there are two kinds of AF, one vagally mediated and one adrenergically mediated. Sometimes both factors are in play. But you have to know which is dominant before you know what drugs to try.
So, I was on my own. This was over 20 years ago, I had a new computer and there was the Internet. So I began my research. I learned a lot about the heart and I also learned that medicine hasn't got any permanent solutions, let alone an actual CURE,, not just treatments.
As I went from website to website, I found that the comments sections were very informative. People who, like me, were trying to find a solution.
I came across a piece written by an electrical engineer who had some higher learning of chemistry. As I read, one thing popped up. Defficiency in minerals, Notably, magnesiun, and potassium.
Magnesium is essential for some 300 biochemical processes in the body. Most people are mineral defficient, including magnesium.
Also, magnesium is essential for muscle contraction and nerve conduction. There it was. The AV node is the biological microchip that times the various chambers of the heart to contract and relax. Nerve conduction.
And of course, the muscle is the most stressed and continuously functioning muscle of all the muscles. Every single second of your day and your heart works, HARD.
If you cut a piece of heart tissue from a living heart, that piece would contract at some 70 beats per minute, untill all the cells died. Each cell has this timing function.
So if you're in a coma, this is what keeps you alive.
But when you need lots of blood flow to your muscles, fight or flight, the adrenaline kicks in to raise your heart rate to do that job.
When the danger is over, your vagal nervous system kicks in to lower your heart rate.
Three control mechanisms that control your heart's function. HOWEVER, when you take a drug like Metoprolol, it's a beta-blocker and this drug lowers your heart rate, even when you need a highr rate such as fight or flight. No more jogging for you, me lad.
So your heart has been given a BRAKE, as in a cars brakes. Imagine if the brakes on your car were dragging. You'd kill your gas mileage, STRESS and wear out your engine, and need a brake job and tire change far more often than otherwise.
The same thing happens with a pacemaker. I'm sure they have their place to save a failing heart but wait, maybe that heart has a drug hurting it? A drug meant for something else? Maybe that heart isn't getting enough magnesium?
I can't help but wonder if it's not AF that's killing people prematurely, but the DRUGS, or the pacemakers?
I titrated 250 mg of a multiple magnesium product, in stages over the span of a number of weeks. By the 3rd week, my AF attacks slowed and were less sever. By the 8th week, they were gone. But too much can give you loose stool. So I backed off to 1500 mg and that worked perfectly.
All this took place some 16 years ago and since then, I haven't had a single episode of AF.
Just think, a drug GAVE me a disease, and a NUTRIENT cured it. Yes, nutrients can cure disease, like scurvy and vitamin C,,,, and rickets and vitamin D3.
The interesting thing is, since I cured my AF, I haven't had a single cold, or flu or even the sniffles. BONUS.
@@randomthings8247 Thank you for sharing your story, very encouraging an gives me hope. I'm going to try magnesium. I've been splashing cold water on my face which does help my pulse go down, but the attacks are so frequent and scary.
@@jm1733 would you be willing to share what brand you use?
@@SamHackenberger I use life-flo magnesium spray. I use natural calm magnesium citrate if I use it orally. I also take magnesium sulfate baths in the form of Epsom salts. Two cups in a tub of water. It also does wonders for blood sugars if used topically or through baths. Magnesium is the one supplement I would never want to be without. I truly believe afib is mostly due to rampant magnesium deficiency.
This is helpful to me because I am a fib taking medication for it really work and thank you Doctor 🥼God bless you for the videos
Thank you so much, Doctor Gupta for these outstanding videos. Gob Bless you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do them. I was just diagnosed with AFib last month after my Orthopedic Surgeon caught it in a pre-op exam in preparation for knee surgery. I am a 71 male with a Score just 1 on that risk 9 point risk scale. I am now working with a Cardiologist who put me on 81mg of aspirin and scheduled several tests over the next few weeks, including a Sleep Study because I have snored like a freight train all my life. All this new to me and to this day I am completely symptom free so this diagnoses was totally unexpected.
I am also newly diagnosed with afib. About two months ago. Never had any problems except slightly elevated blood pressure. Then had an AFib episode at 3:30 am which woke me up from my sleep. Now on beta blocker plus blood thinner. Haven't had any problems with these meds but wish I didn't have to take them all the same! I am 64 years old. My electrocardiogram showed normal structure of my heart. Never have had a snoring issue. I think it has to do with the vagus nerve being stimulated in my case. Strange how different things can trigger AFib in different people!?
@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 Good luck, Gloria.
Thank you Sanjay…another clear and really interesting talk. 🙏❤️
Thank you Dr Gupta,
I've been a practicing Naturopath/Chiropractor for over 40 years, always striving to get people to alter their lifestyles and of course diet. I come from a Natural Hygiene upbringing, which has been espoused by such people as Dr. Shelton, Dr. Burton of Australia, Keki Sidwa of England and many more. I'm so glad to have found your videos so that I can pass them on to my patients. ...Carl S Bosco
Hi. I have a question for you: I played tennis for 50 years and jogging once for week... training hard, around 50 my knees showed me the white flag and I stopped tennis and jogging for golf and walking everywhere. My heart was perfect I 🤔 but a few years later I went in AF and still in AF now in my 63 birthday, I had cardio version ok for 5 months and 1 ablation and I was ok for two years and...back in AF. What do you think about another ablation? Shall I take up the tennis again and jogging? It looks like my life stile sent me to AF?🤷. I have no overweight, no high blood pressure. 🙏 Thanks
Grateful for the well explained video, truly more than my own cardiologist ever done! I have this on & off Afib after one of my artery was inserted with a stent 18 months ago. A few days ago I have a heavy meal of pork rib soup with herbs. The next day I experienced Afib for the whole day starting in the afternoon till the next morning without actually triggering it knowingly. Had many frightful nightmares & heartburn too. Slept really badly that night but still manage to wake up in the morning, thank God. Now its quite back to normal with short on & off Afib. On top of the regular hypertension, anticoagulant, cholesterol medication, I was given Concore 2.5mg tablets which I took once a day. My question is if there is another prolong Afib attack, can I take more of the lowering heartbeat Concore?
It's important to find a product that is a blend of magnesium in its various forms. What I started with and have used almost exclusively is the product made by Jamieson. A well known and established supplement company.
They formulate their products from natural sources. They don't elaborate what those sources are, but their product has Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Gluconate and Magnesium Lactate.
The percentage of each is not specified.
I had tried various Magnesium products, some only had Magnesium Oxide. Some offered Chelated Magnesium Oxide. Chelation makes the product more biovailable, Stronger absorption. A side note is that Magnesium Oxide is cheaper than most and that's why I presume it's in most blends. However, I recall reading that the Oxide by itself does better when blended with other forms of magnesium. A synergistic effect.
You may try the Jamieson product or a similar blend. I settled on the Jamieson blend as I found it to be most beneficial.
Start out slowly. Take ONE only of the 250 mg tablet with supper. Best with supper in case you get the runs and will need to deal with that promptly. This can happen the first time only and that's it. Or it may take a few days. Everyone is different.
If within 2 weeks, you feel no change, double the dose,, again being cautious the first time you do that. It's called titration up to the level that it begins to work. For me, that was 1500 Mg.
Some people only have one or two attacks a year and they go to emerge to take care of it, so they;re lucky. Myself, it was 3 times a week. At the worst, the emerge protocol stopped working as well as it used to and in any case, going to emerge that often may send someone to seek the standard protocol.
One, as mentioned is a pacemaker. But first, they fry the AV node, and that is a bundle of nerves, like a biological microchip. This stops the AF but it also stops your heart. So now you need a pacemaker to keep your heart going. The problem there, is that it could limit any activities that require a faster heart rate,,, fight or flight. Simple exercise like climbing stairs may leave you short winded.
But these days, they may have pacemakers that respond after a fashion, to what the AV node does.
There;s the drugs and some say that a minimum dose of this or that works perfectly with no side effects.
Another techniques is called the Maze Procedure. It's open heart surgery just like the pacemaker but in this case, they crisscross your heart with a knife and when these heal into scar tissue, the errant signals are disrupted somehow, but how well that works, I don't know.
I hope that helps. I haven't kept up with the subject,, no need to anymore, but I found in a body building magazine that not only is magnesium responsible for some 300 biological processes, which includes nerve conduction and muscle contraction.
Your heart is a muscle and the AV node is a bundle of nerves that feed timing signals to the various chambers of the heart.
Well, there it is. I've told many doctors about my experience and some were intrigued but many dismissed my experience as anecdotal.
As I haven't had a cold or flu for over 15 years, what if most of us are mineral deficient provoking a weaker response by our immune system.
Who knows how beneficial Magnesium might be for that diseese that shhall not be n@med. If you reply, don't mention that disease, you might get flagged and your reply could get wiped out.
Best of luck, let me know, if you wish, how things turned out for you.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, have no medical training and some of my information may be outdated. I HAVE noticed that magnesium is getting a lot more mention on the Internet. Perhaps a search for, "magnesium and atrial fibrillation" will give you a good start in researching whether you want to try this or not.
Works for me, I'm happy.
Where to find this study, please, and thank you for those fantastic lectures! Carry on please!
Thank you this interesting and informative video. It has helped me to understand my PAF and I am not quite so scared now.
Interesting video, I was diagnosed with AF about 4 years ago, age 60, an X-ray showed enlargement on my left side, Symptoms were high heart rate and breathlessness and palpitations. My cardiologist snt me for a cardioversion which worked but only lasted about 12 hours. My cardiologist was reluctant to send me for an ablation as it had failed in so many previous patients. I was signed off by my cardiologist in January 2018, the letter he sent me said my chance of stroke was minimal so he would not start anti-coagulation until I was 65. I had a big stroke in February 2018! Luckily I was seen quickly and in a centre of excellence where I was privileged enough to have a thrombectomy. I walked out of the hospital 4 days later with only minor muscle problems (left leg not wanting to get into trouser leg without a little (Dr Strangelove!) help. I'm on beta blockers, digoxin and calcium blockers and lead a fairly normal life. I get tired quick, lack stamina but that is partly due to my lack of excercise. I will look at the website and watch more of your vids, thank you Dr Gupta
I am 59 and recently diagnosed … was having lots of episodes… am scared, panicked and have trouble sleeping!
I am trying to calm myself down over it! I take a blood thinner, beta blocker and Flecainide… I am having trouble with sleep and am wondering if it’s the beta blocker
Thanks Dr. Gupta. As always insightful and helping. I have a question. I had double by pass at the age of 38. I am now 45. Get stress echo and all blood tests regularly evey year. Sometimes twice a year. In January this year I was detected with 4 PACS in jolted test. In July it was 8 PACS & 12 VPCS. Now I feel more than 40-50 a day.
8 yrs ago I was put on 2.5 mg Nebivolol (beta blocker), even thought my BP was 120-80 before, during & after the surgery. Now it is 110-70. However my resting heart rate used to be 110-120 before surgery and after surgery it went down to 60-70 with beta blocker.
Recently I quit beta blocker for a week and my ectopics were down to 4-5 a day but my BP went up to 135-85, and pulse is now 70-80.
Are my ectopics being caused due to beta blockers?
Should I continue beta blockers?
Can ectopics / beta blockers lead to AFIB?
Must add that I saw your videos about in July and since then I have started on Magnesium. Increased it gradually and now I'm taking 2000 mg of Magnesium Orotate, 1000 mg Magnesium Childrey, 500 mg Taurine, 200 mg Potassium & 100 mg Vitamin B6... in addition to 2.5 mg Nebicard (Nebivolol), 10 mg Rosuvastin & 150 mg Clavix-AS (blood thinner & anti-cogulant).
I'm male of 45 yrs from New Delhi... leading a very active life.
Thanks again for your priceless videos and guidance, helping millions like me around the world. Thank you!
Sorry for auto correct.
Jolted = Holter... and Childrey = Chilated.
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Safal bro where you suffering from atrial fibrillation
@@syche6670 hello there
Sorry, just checking. Are you still alive? What have you been through since. You seem to be taking a lot of magnesium!
Hello Dr. Gupta, I am 67 year old and was found to have AFib a few months ago, and I do not have any symptoms-- I am healthy in general with no high blood pressure, no diabetes and everything in my blood test reports come out fine with only a little bit higher LDL at 130. I was told that my risk of getting stroke is now higher with AFib, and I have been taking xarelto 20 mg every day, and I may need to have electrical Ablation to get out of AFib. Question: do I still need to take xarelto to reduce risk of stroke if Ablation get me out of AFib. Also, I don’t know how I got AFib: I don’t smoke, drink, no obesity, no high blood pressure,no high blood sugar. I had congenital heart disease surgery 50 years ago, and I don’t know if that is the cause now.
Brilliant informative video thank you Doctor.
Doctor I was a perfectly healthy 72 year old male who played walking football 2 to 3 times a week, swan at every opportunity up to 250 lengths per week, still working full time, showing potential tenants around properties and involved fully with my 3 grandchildren added 5, 10 & 13 until I had my Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Vaccination and my life changed, I have been diagnosed with AF.
Can this be related to having the Pfizer vaccine in your opinion?
I also had been in good health and then a year after having had the two covid vaccinations I was diagnosed with blood clots and afib. WTGF?
@@cherylcuttineau7916 WTGF not to sure what this means?
I am an AFib patient. I have had an ablation procedure. Before this procedure when my heart went out of rhythm I would eat jalapeño peppers to set my heart into a normal sinus rhythm.
Hi there, just wondering how your ablation went? I'm a bit worried about my procedure
@@gemmadavies5022 I had my ablation procedure in June of 2014. It is still working well. I wish you the best with your ablation procedure. They now do cryo ablation instead of high frequency catheter ablations.
Thank you for this information. Much appreciated.
Hi dr Sanjay, I’m hoping you can help as I’m a anxiety suffer. My biggest fear is that my heart will just stop beating for no reason, your palp videos helped greatly and I get the extra beat one, I just had a ecg and was all fine, I have a steady heart beat and just have this fear that it will just stop beating, I don’t fear heart attacks just this, I constantly focus on my heart beat when going to bed, can you share your view please. Thanks steve.45 year old male and hopefully in good health
My heart skips a beat & has done that all my life. I have afib & I'm 83 yrs old. All the medications I've been given for it seem to cause restriction of my breathing, so I quit taking them. Cardiologist wasn't too happy when I told him I couldn't breath good on the medications (several) he gave me. Why take them if they make me feel as bad or worse than b4 I took them? I also have acid reflux & when i stopped taking meds for that, i could breathe better with the afib problem as well. I'm also on blood thinner (xeralto). At my age, I don't see any reason to stay on a medication that makes me feel worse. I'm supposed to have an endoscopy & they want to do a partial colonoscopy at the same time. I'm afraid to undertake that after Joan Rivers passed from having been put to sleep...said it cut off oxygen to her brain. My classmate also died from having been punctured in her intestines while having a colonoscopy. Makes u think! I'm about ready to call off the appt with the gastrologist!
Yes!!!! Exactly - I can go all day - no problem - but night time - I spend the whole night trying to listen to my heart beat!!! Nerve wrecking!!!
Dr. Sanjay Gupta you are the best and this video is still relevant in 2019, you mentioned the ablation era, what time line would that era be?
What are your thoughts on METOPROLOL? Can a heart beating fast & maybe fatigue & seemingly flopping around in the chest , SEEM like A-FIB, but really be a symptom of just being sedentary & having let the heart muscle get weak?*** to me, there are many reasons that a heart may go up........
Thank you very much for this informational video, it really opened my mind about my condición with AFIB!
I am confused. I am taking Beta blocker(Atenolol) and Amioderone for I guess rythm control. Why do I need both? I asked my Cardiologist if we can do just rate control. He said that the beta blockers were lowering my BP too much at times about (99/58). So he gave me Amiodarone. Don't like the Amiodarone due to product side effect warnings! Now my heart rate is around 62 and BP is still low? I haven't had the rapid heart beat with this combo, but I am exhausted.
Many thanks for the excellent down to earth explainion and sensible approach !
What about the structural modification of the heart in the long run because of AFIB ? Does it not justify dealing with the rythm ?
I like these videos, and I’d like to ask the followers of the site and the doctor to review my situation. I’m in this situation of... do I treat the atrial fibrillation and control the heart rate, or do I try to get rid of the AF? It’s a long post! I’m in my lower 50s and I have AF all the time. I take 200mg of flecainide, rivaroxaban, furosemide, and bisoprolol. I’ve lost weight 5 stone but have another 5 to go, no caffeine, no alcohol, moderate exercise regularly, limit stress etc . When I have a cardioversion, I come out of AF and I feel noticeably better, with probably 20% more energy. It lasts about 8 to 12 weeks after the cardioversion and I go back into AF. When I come out of AF, which happened about a week ago, I feel terrible for a day and I’ll be in AF until another cardioversion. But afterwards my symptoms are not as bad as many other people I’ve heard about, but I am out of breath walking upstairs when I’m in AF and I’m not when I’m not in AF. I can still exercise but it’s more difficult. I am afraid of amiodarone and the NHS wants me to use this drug so that I stay in the normal rate longer after a cv. Then they would consider an ablation. I need to stay out of AF for a long period of time before they’ll do an ablation, my echocardiogram, most recent one within six months, no abnormalities. However, my BNP level has been going up and up and is near 2000. A 2000 BNP is pretty serious heart failure, however, my private consultant says it could just be down to the AF. So I think I might have tried to live with the AF, but this BNP value is scaring me. Anybody got any advice? My private cardiologist said that I could use another drug instead of aniodaran eg sotalol ( less side effects) and said that I could get the ablation without taking any specific drugs, and without having to be out of AF for a long period of time, but the NHS may not agree. Any views?
I have atrial fib, and 3 yrs ago I was physically attacked and my heart went into erratic heart beat, and I had to have my heart zapped at emerg. I chose not to go on long term heart medication because it was, I hope, a one tme event.
What I have been dealing with in the long-term is a kind of PTSD, so even if my heart goes slightly off its normal path I am worried about the heart rate.
At the time I went for counselling, but I still get body memories, so I think it is an important point to discuss..
Im healthy, eat well, and exercise.
I have to remind myself that I am okay now, not in danger, and can go out.
BLESS YOU! caution is a soul facility.
I have improved my afib a lot by changing my life. First changed my diet to a vegan whole foods plant based diet. I bought a dog, so I have at least 30 mins daily walks. I quit my shitty job, then started to meditate and lastly meet dear friends more often. Those life saving changes have kept afib away since the last 3 years. Hope this helps, trust that your body can heal itself if you just let it.
I'm so sorry you had to go through this! Praying for your healing:)
Thanks Dr Gupta
I understand that being in afib a ling time will "remodel" the heart, which is not good. Also I am only on TH-cam, so hope you can put the links here,also. Thank you so much for your information. It's hard to understand, but I'll listen to it again.
Thanks for these videos I have had 4 afib attacks and underlying IHSS which makes them devastating painful even after several ablations still getting pvcs and pacs which make me feel really bad. I have had a few short spells without any arythmias and felt much better. Any advice on getting rid of arrythmias all together ?? What are pacemaker advantages n disadvantages
Thanks so very much for taking the time to educate everyone about a fib. I've listened to all of them and it is very comforting to have knowledge about it. Doctors do not have the time during office visits to give very much info. An echo revealed that i have atrial flutter. (five years ago I was told I have SVT and have been on Verapamil ever since.) My doctor wants me to go on either xarelto or eliquis. I am 61 years old with borderline diabetes (am not on medicine) I weigh 220 and am 5 foot 2 inches. I told my doctor that I'd like to wait a year to go on it so that I can lose weight and perhaps not need it. I am on blood pressure medicine valsartan for that. I am a woman. I was told I have a 4 percent chance of having a stroke. I am afraid to go on the new drugs because I read alot about them and they can have terrible side effects and even death. I think I might be better off not on them if i eat better, exercize, lose weight. I know that as I get older the risk of stroke increases. Would it hurt to wait awhile and see if I can naturally get better holistically.
Hello Robert, saw your post, I have severe Afib, have had 3 ablations, 6 cardioversions and my next step is to have the pacemaker. I take Eliquis which is the best blood thinner out there with less restrictions. I don't take any other drugs for anything other than acid reflux I take Nexium...it's important to take a stomach pill before the Eliquis as I want the blood thinner to work and not be blocked by my less of acid stomach. Going to see a dietitian would be beneficial and walking as much as you can is important as well as drinking lots of water to stay hydrated because Afib is often caused by dehydration.
But if you can get out of A- Fib by having an Ablation, hence getting off blood thinners, how can that not be the best option.
That's what I was thinking, unless afib comes back sooner or later. Seems like a no-brainer. Then I think all the medical industry is in cahoots with one another to make as much money as possible so prescribe pills to feed Big Pharma and they will see that you get fed. I have a hard time believing that the medical industry has any interest in making you well, just in doing procedures and prescribing pills.
But then that is the structure at present for compensating doctors. We need to change that. And why not let physician's assistants do the educating if the doctor doesn't have time to spend with patients? And they would have more time if there were more doctors so the medical schools are to blame for keeping the "market" in great favor of the doctors by refusing to educate more doctors. A lot needs to change!
After having ablation you don’t get off of blood thinners
It would be useful to have an updated study comparing rate vs rythm outcomes…
Dr Gupta did make a video re. Research on this i dont know at what time tho
Please keep doing heart & digestion healing videos. Both of mine destroyed by modern meds.
It's important to find a product that is a blend of magnesium in its various forms. What I started with and have used almost exclusively is the product made by Jamieson. A well known and established supplement company.
They formulate their products from natural sources. They don't elaborate what those sources are, but their product has Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Gluconate and Magnesium Lactate.
The percentage of each is not specified.
I had tried various Magnesium products, some only had Magnesium Oxide. Some offered Chelated Magnesium Oxide. Chelation makes the product more biovailable, Stronger absorption. A side note is that Magnesium Oxide is cheaper than most and that's why I presume it's in most blends. However, I recall reading that the Oxide by itself does better when blended with other forms of magnesium. A synergistic effect.
You may try the Jamieson product or a similar blend. I settled on the Jamieson blend as I found it to be most beneficial.
Start out slowly. Take ONE only of the 250 mg tablet with supper. Best with supper in case you get the runs and will need to deal with that promptly. This can happen the first time only and that's it. Or it may take a few days. Everyone is different.
If within 2 weeks, you feel no change, double the dose,, again being cautious the first time you do that. It's called titration up to the level that it begins to work.
Some people only have one or two attacks a year and they go to emerge to take care of it, so they;re lucky. Myself, it was 3 times a week. At the worst, the emerge protocol stopped working as well as it used to and in any case, going to emerge that often may send someone to seek the standard protocol.
One, as mentioned is a pacemaker. But first, they fry the AV node, and that is a bundle of nerves, like a biological microchip. This stops the AF but it also stops your heart. So now you need a pacemaker to keep your heart going. The problem there, is that it could limit any activities that require a faster heart rate,,, fight or flight. Simple exercise like climbing stairs may leave you short winded.
But these days, they may have pacemakers that respond after a fashion, to what the AV node.
There;s the drugs and some say that a minimum dose of this or that works perfectly with no side effects.
Another techniques is called the Maze Procedure. It's open heart surgery just like the pacemaker but in this case, they crisscross your heart with a knife and when these heal into scar tissue, the errant signals are disrupted somehow, but how ell that works, I don't know.
I hope that helps. I haven't kept up with the subject,, no need to anymore, but If sound in a body building magazine that not only is magnesium responsible for some 300 biological processes, including nerve conduction and muscle contraction.
Your heart is a muscle and the AV node is a bundle of nerves that feed timing signals to the various chambers of the heart.
Well, there it is. I've told many doctors about my experience and some were intrigued but many dismissed my experience as anecdotal.
As I haven't had a cold or flu for over 15 years, what if most of us are mineral deficient provoking a weaker response by our immune system.
Who knows how beneficial Magnesium might be for that diseese that shhall not be n@med. If you reply, don't mention that disease, you might get flagged and your reply could get wiped out.
Best of luck, let me know, if you wish, how things turned out for you.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, have no medical training and some of my information may be outdated. I HAVE noticed that magnesium is getting a lot more mention on the Internet. Perhaps a search for, "magnesium and atrial fibrillation" will give you a good start in researching whether you want to try this or not.
Works for me, I'm happy.
Sometimes I think I am having a fib, but more and more I think mine is due to hiatal hernia and acid reflux..because after a bout of what feels like uneven flip flopping heart beats I then need to burp or feel bloated , have sodawater or gaviscon a nd it stops
Thank you so much for such an in depth explanation of afib.🌞
Any advice to control or eliminate atrial flutter? Developed it post TAVR protocol bio prosthetic aortic valve replacement
Hi
Dr, as always a great video I have A,F, And on your advice stared taking Magnesium and I have to say it’s the best advice I have ever been given I take it in a powder form but can please tell
Me,In teaspoons how many should I take, Thanks for your time Dr,
Thank you for clearing that up, it made me understand, a lot more
In reference to the study of 4000 people - all of those folks had co-morbidities. Is there a specific strategy that is recommended for folks WITHOUT co-morbidities? I am nearly "symptom free" (can easily live with the minor symptoms that I have) - so my takeaway from this video is that I should focus on reducing RISK and just stay in afib. My concern with beta blockers, etc is that they themselves would cause symptoms that would be worse than what I now have. That being said, I think that, for me, getting out of afib would be primary. You hinted (but did not expound upon) that getting out of afib DID NOT REDUCE RISk - is that correct? (I find it hard to believe) or did I just misunderstand - thanks for all that you do!
I hate A Fib so much I do anything to get into a normal rhythm. I hate it. It's awful. I live with it nowadays, and don't bother goingto A&E any more as they don't seem bothered. It's paroxysmal, and lasts up to 24 hours before it converts to Sinus rhythm. I'm on Bisoprolol, Flecainide and Apixaban, but it triggers itself at least once or twice a week. During an episode I can barely stand up. It's debilitating and I feel breathless and weak all the time. I'm 63 but can't work so I'm permanentlyworriedaboutmoney. My cardiologist has discharged me, even though I have mild aortic stenosis, and mitral regurgitation. I despair to be honest, but thank you for these reassuring videos. I don't know the answer.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your advice .
thank you for put up this video. It helps me to understand afib
Dr. Sanjay can u explain a large blood clot in the left ventricle of the heart?
What about the long-term effects of AFib medication, such as Metropolol and Digoxin, which someone who has had an ablation would not have to take?
When a fib bad I have to sit down, standing makes me dizzy. Thanks for info
Extremely grateful for your videos. I do have a question though. Does this mean that performing a cardioversion during a paroxysmal afib episode does not reduce the risk of stroke? I was thinking that reducing the duration of the afib episode will reduce in lesser chances of clot formation (while patient regularly takes coplavix, diovan, rovista and herbesser).
I really enjoyed your talk. You made something my doctors explained to me in terms very much over my head easy to understand.I have one question, Do people with persistent Afib have more or less problems?
I like your channel you have very useful information
I have atrial fibrillation n high bp for 5 years.I take advant 8mg half tablet and Calan 40 1tablet daily.Im 60 years.should I use mg glycinate with my medicine? Please reply
Keep on your videos are brilliant...the only answer I didn"t find was why I had severe chest pain up in to jaw the first time I went into afib....same pain I had when first diagnosed with stage 3 hf and severe cardiomyopathy....angiogram coronaries clear...
Concerning the studies, did it show the people that had the procedure done having a decrease in medication? Or possibly no use of medication after rhythm control? If medication stays the same as well, then I would see no improvement really.
the difference between rate and rhythm would be the ingestion of meds for years with side effects, or not? ablation would be med free and the other would require those decades old meds that cause the symptoms the rate may not? The list of side effects of the meds is the same as the symptoms you would have if gone untreated?
Very informative and certainly took a load off my mind. Is there any info or studies that indicate that AFib episodes eventually stop completely in some people?
I believe that Afib can very much improve, and in some people actually Stop. I, myself, have had a marked improvement over the last year. Clean eating and reducing stress really have been the only changes. First Afib episode occurred 2 years ago. Even though I had a few episodes a few months later, I never had to go to the hospital again! And I haven't experienced Afib in about a year now. I'm thinking mine are triggered by stress and the whole vagus nerve connection?🤔 At any rate I no longer even really stress at all about Afib. Because I know that if I do go into Afib I can use a couple techniques I've learnt, and within a few minutes, I'm right back into normal sinus rhythm!!😊
Treat your underlying magnesium deficiency and it goes away with aggressive repletion therapy. I use magnesium chloride spray for topical use. It is far superior to oral supplements. Full body application at the end of the day with atleast 40 sprays and you're good. Do it everyday and you'll be fine and your blood will be thin as it should be. Say goodbye to fibromyalgia, anxiety, insulin resistance, headaches, and more. Magnesium tests are pointless unless its an RBC magnesium test.
@@jm1733 You are on the right track with Magnesium. And this doctor here recommends Magnesium for abnormal heart rhythms. I have used some very high end quality forms of this mineral. But for me my body chemistry reacts best with plain old Epsom Salt! I mix a teaspoon in a glass of water every day. Yes, it tastes pretty god-awful but I don't care because the benefits are So Amazing!!😉😎
I stopped my palpitations & Afib rhythms using hypnosis like controlling a stutter or tourettes or IBS w hypnosis, my heart arrhythmias were def related to stress so I had precursor sx’s that helped target them physically with hypnosis protocols
Thank you for this information.
I so wish I'd discovered your channels 5 years ago .Is it more beneficial to take bisoprolol in one 10mg dose or split the dose to 5mg b.d.?