I've been meaning to write this for a while but wasn't sure if this is the right place to post for someone without AF (at the moment)? Anyway, I was diagnosed with atrial ectopy (lots of atrial ectopics) and a 'pre-disposition' for AF back in July. I wanted to do everything I could to avoid developing AF so I gave up alcohol and caffeine with little or no effect (though I do feel healthier without the alcohol..) I came across Sanjay Gupta's video recommending Magnesium Taurate, and though I don't take any other supplement and am sceptical about the need for them I ordered it. I was then having atrial ectopic beats throughout the day and to my complete shock they reduced to almost nothing within 20 minutes of taking the first tablet!! Prior to taking them I had to shift about on the sofa to find a position where they didn't bother me and I was aware of them nearly all day. Now I feel them rarely during the day and just if I lie on my right side. I'm posting in case this helps anyone else out there.
Thank you to all of you; though I don't yet have AF I read this forum often to find out about it and what might prevent it developing. You've been a great support.
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That's great or you. I also find an improvement with Mg Taurate and I take it long term now, I've had very few ectopics since taking it. It's not that cheap but worth the money for me.
I use the Cardiovascular Research brand and buy it off Amazon, I think its' about £39 for 180 tablets, they're 125mg each and I take just one a day.
Hi, Do you take it at night or morning, do you take it with food or without food? Sorry for the questions, but I've been wanting to take it for awhile now. So happy it's working for you! Bonnie
Thank you Bonnie. In the morning I take it on an empty stomach and I started by taking the evening one exactly 12 hours later but now I'm feeling so much better I'm more flexible in the evening according to what I'm doing and it doesn't seem to make a difference.
Thank you Indira! So good to know. In fact, I just went to my GP today for an open bedsore on my lower back, and I mentioned I was going to try magnesium supplements for my AFib. He said it wouldn't hurt me and may help, so he gave me his okay. Yeah! I will let you know how I make out. Hugs, Bonnie
Very interesting Indira - I didn't know doctors could recognise a pre-disposition to AF. Hopefully, you will be able to adjust your lifestyle and use magnesium to good effect - and so avoid the condition completely.
My first holster test by my GP came back saying there was a 2-3min episode of AF so I went to a cardiologist and had a 7 day test from which the atrial ectopy was diagnosed. He also looked at the GP's trace and could not see AF but a 'cluster of atrial ectopics trying to turn into AF'.
On the lifestyle issue, I was already eating well, exercising and not overweight but cutting out alcohol has made me feel healthier and I'm mindful about the triggers I've learnt about on this forum. I find stressful situations the worst thing.
Indira, thanks for posting this! I zoomed over to Amazon (US), eager to order the magnesium you mention, but there are several reviews where people complain about receiving capsules after previously receiving Magnesium Taurate in pill form, and finding the capsules to be too large to swallow comfortably. Wondering if anyone on this forum has had the same experience.
Thanks, Indira! I'm afraid I struggle to swallow capsules of any size, though often a small one works OK going down but within a minute it comes sliding back up again. Larger ones are almost impossible. Large pills too, but most can be halved so I manage, so long as they're not extended release. I don't know why capsules are such a problem unless it has something to do with my hiatal hernia and the slipperiness of the capsule. So I appreciate the heads-up from you regarding the Cardiovascular Research Magnesium Taurate. I will look for it in pill form and hope that if they are produced by another company they will be OK.
I have a terrible time taking large capsules like fish oil. I found that if I take them with a thicker fluid like V8 juice, they go right down. Worth a try...
This may help anyone who has problems swallowing tablets. I take a bit of food, maybe a biscuit, drink something to make it moist and just as I am about to swallow, pop the tablet in and swallow the lot, it is quite easy, you trick your brain into thinking your swallowing food as normal only the pill is in there. It works for me. I can swallow several tablets at the same time now.
I take magnesium taurate along with some other supplements and have great difficulty swallowing the huge tablets. I believe the term is dysphagia and it is common as one gets older. Only a few short years ago I could put several tablets and capsules in my mouth and swallow them all at the same time! What works best for me most days is swallowing with a warm drink.
Using the 'edit' for the first time! I just looked up dysphagia and it gives a whole list of frightening causes, none of which, I am sure, apply to us. I think I was just being too clever giving difficulty swallowing tablets a name!
I tried the Cardiovascular Research brand via Amazon, and had no problem swallowing the capsules. However, they caused skin rashes high up on my legs, and I tried breaking the capsules and eating the powder with food. I never discovered whether the powder or the capsules caused the rashes, because I abandoned this approach, and started eating more nuts to get Mg naturally. In any case I had doubts about how much Mg was being absorbed from taurate.
I ordered mine (along with lots of other supplements) from iHerb in the States. There was no postage charge and even taking into account import tax and duty which added about 35%, the total bill was far lower than the equivalent in the UK.
I haven't had any adverse reactions, but I am not sure if I feel the benefits!
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