Cardiac arrythmias [was:Re: National CFIDS Foundation Memorial List

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a,

I'm having medical problems aplenty at present and haven't been

reading the list or writing, but just popped in to go back to the

thread I started on Quercetin, and saw this, though haven't read back

thru the beginning of the thread, and apologize if I'm ignoring

earlier posts.

BUT. . . while my experience is that reflected by Rich, that

magnesium is very effective with cardia arrythmias and other cardiac

problems (not just in ME/CFS) if you are troubled by them to the

point you sound like you are, I do think you should try to see a very

good cardiologist. I did once when I was worried about a cardiac

symptom (forget which--probably the arrythmias but not sure).

The thing is, as I've been given to understand, some are benign with

respect to actual cardiac (essential) function and some are not and a

layman can't really decide, because there are so many triggers/causes.

There are also drugs that help stabilize arrythmias. For a long time

I took Inderal (propanalol), and there are other beta blockers that

are even more specific.

I've never heard of magnesium taken orally or IM having any bad

effect other than a laxative one, which tells you that you've reached

ythe upper limit of what you can take (more likely with some

compounds than others and more likely with oral than IM), but if

that's not helping you, you really should go over this with a

competent doctor.

It's my sense (I've not recently read up on this) that the calcium

channel blockers, or some of them, have been associated with some

serious problems, and since they're sometimes used to treat

arrythmias before beta blockers are used (I don't know about alpha

blockers), I'd be reluctant to go that route.

But again, aside from magnesium supplementation and ALSO checking if

any foods are causing arrythmias in you I think you should see a

cardiologist. And if you have and are not happy with the results,

see another.

My arrythmias were charted via a holter monitor (24-hour EKG) and the

type were called " supraventricular. " It was said that they are

benign, or the least worrisome. I have them now very rarely, am off

the Inderal, but I do take lots of magnesium and must for several

other reasons.

Good luck.

Judith

> > I have been having tese arrythmias that cause me to black out for

10 years.

> > You say we should talk seriously to our doctors about these

symptoms. I have

> > been telling doctors for years that something is WRONG. no one

will listen.

> > And even if they do listen.... what can be done to help the

arrythmias. To

> > me, reading about the cardiac related deaths is nothing but

depressing. It

> > saddens me to my core and terrifies me beyond belief.

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The Exorcist

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