hello , I’m new to this forum after a 5 year ‘ battle ‘ with AF ( history is on my home page )
Wish I’d found it before as already finding the posts helpful .
So , my question is regarding magnesium supplements and what is safe to take with dronedarone and 2.5 mgs bisoprolol .
I’ve seen a few posts already on here saying that magnesium citrate and ? Oxide is not safe for people with AF . Is it Magnesium malate that is safe ? And what doses are required to be effective ?
I will check with my arrhythmia nurse specialist before taking .
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This YouTube presentation by Dr Sanjay Gupta of York UK cardiology, will tell you all you need to know about magnesium. I take magnesium glycinate, did try citrate first but it made my stomach sore.
Hi and welcome. I take magnesium taurate with no fillers or bulking agents. Dr Gupta explains very well.
Like Jean only last week after a talk by a nurse who also owns health food shop I tried Mag Citrate but after 2 very low doses had tummy issues so back to my usual! If it ain't broke don't fix it.
All forms of magnesium are sufficiently well absorbed and none are toxic so any is worth trying. There’s no science behind its use to treat arrhythmias but many seem to have success, nonetheless.
The science is clear that the cheapest is as good as the most expensive - but some people do seem to gain extra benefit by buying the most expensive branded versions. Psychology and placebos are very useful things at times, so if it works go for it!
Very little actual magnesium is absorbed from any supplement, whichever form you take. That’s the way the body works. Any excess remains in the large intestine to be excreted. If you take a larger amount it will have a laxative effect.
Magnesium oxide (or hydroxide - Milk of Magnesia) is entirely safe and well absorbed since it dissolved in the stomach juices (hydrochloric acid) to form magnesium chloride, a salt widely used in veterinary medicine to treat magnesium deficiency in cows.
thanks fairgo . Just ordered some from Amazon , so will give it a try , although as I’m currently in sinus rhythm and on dronedarone as well as low dose beta blocker not sure if I will know if it helps ! But , can’t help to cover all bases so to speak !
Hi there. I'm going to refer you to a medical paper on the issue: ahajournals.org/doi/full/10... but if I'm right, the magnesium is given intravenously to turn afib as opposed to orally as a preventative. I have been taking oral magnesium citrate for over a year now, at night, with melatonin, for sleep.
I’ve been in constant AF for almost two years and am having a C/ Conversion hopefully in December. I’m on meds too. I do take 100 mg magnesium a day but at tea time with food. I’ve done this for years with no problem as I can get leg cramps in the night if I don't have it even though I eat lots of greens.
Here is a little tip to 'try'. Buy some 90% dark chocolate and have a square every day. Whilst it’s not cured, it’s definitely improved my symptoms and also my brothers, he has AF too. Little and often, don’t go excessive with it. It’s the high cocoa content in it that helps. Not expensive. In the supermarkets so easy to find.
Good luck and hope you get sorted out soon. I also do acupuncture once a month and that helps too.
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