I often wonder how much simple actions are under rated and by how many in our highly accessible procedure/drug world.

[secondtry]

Are you doing some basics to strengthen your heart beat (check with your medic first)?

Eg. Daily brisk walks for 1 mile+

Light weight training with dumbbells

Nose breathing (day & night) to increase nitric oxide to heart

Co Q10 supplement

Works for me with no known side effects! 😁

[Hidden]

Good morning secondtry,

Our 'Mindfulness & Healthy Living with AF' booklet takes a look at some holistic and alternative therapy approaches. Many of our members mention the benefits they have felt from activities such as yoga, swimming, and acupuncture.

You can find the booklet here: api.heartrhythmalliance.org...

Mindfulness & Healthy Living with AF booklet cover

[secondtry in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Katrina, I hadn't seen it and found it very clear & useful.

[jeanjeannie50]

What heart medication are you taking?

Jean

[secondtry in reply to jeanjeannie50]

200mgs Flecainide for 9+ years. I take a combined lifestyle & drug approach whilst postponing an ablation.

[Geza10]

Co Q10 been on it for 2 weeks feel a different person wish I had known about this product years ago

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Geza10]

I've just started taking that too, on second pack of 30 capsules now. I'm using a chemo cream on some spots at the moment which makes my body hurt, so can't really say whether I feel better or not.

[Geza10 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

Hi jean I hope they work for you, it seems to have made me calmer and relaxed heart rate much more steady going out of beat around 30-35 then back in

[secondtry in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I have also been taking CoQ10 for 9+ years and found that 200mgs weekdays and 100mgs weekend kept me at the top of the normal range. I also found that reducing the dosage (eg just 100mgs/every day) would reduce my levels quite quickly.

This year I tried reducing to just 100mgs/day and coincidental or not I started getting an occasional 'flutter type' experience, not any problem but needless to say I went back to my previous dose levels pretty quickly 🤣.

Everybody is different of course and I would always run a new supplement and dose level by your GP.

[Rosemaryb1349 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I am in exactly the same place as you, just started CoQ10 and also just finished a month's course of chemo cream. Covered in sore blisters and scabs for a few days but now healing up nicely and after using pure aloe Vera gel for a few days I am now on Bio oil to help with scarring. Always something going on isn't there? 😉

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to Rosemaryb1349]

Does it make all your joints feel sore when you use the cream. Yep, always something going on!!!

[Rosemaryb1349 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I hadn't connected the joint ache to the cream but yes my hands and shoulders have been particularly bad recently, just put it down to the cold weather and too much crocheting.

[secondtry in reply to Geza10]

You may be interested to know that my London Naturopath put me on CoQ10 partnering with a Magnesium compound. He said the former should be at the top of the normal range, so in 6 months you may want to have a simple blood test to check your level.

[Singwell]

Done them all, though only recently a fan of nose breathing. Helped me feel better in many ways but didn't see AF off. The ablation has ticked that box! But the lifestyle things - they're keepers for me.

[bassets]

Thanks, I've recently begun COQ10 band have felt better, Yoga helps too.

[Robfromwales]

what is coq10 please?

[Outsidethelines in reply to Robfromwales]

I’d also like to know more about CoQ10, anyone. What does it do? Can it be taken alongside beta blockers (bisoprolol)?

[secondtry in reply to Robfromwales]

lambertshealthcare.co.uk/co... I buy from these guys and have no commercial interest in mentioning their name.

[OzJames]

I agree I started CoQ10 about 6 weeks ago and feel a lot better, also after a recommendation from one of the good people here I also read ‘Breath’ by James Nestor and have felt more relaxed after focusing on the way I breath… through nose, doing everything from exercise to relaxing and most certainly when I feel anxious it calms me quickly.

[Thomas45]

Maybe simple for you but not for me. As well as permanent AF, ii have right foot drop and am asthmatic. The foot drop is not painful most of the time, but it does produce problems with balance. I can't carry a bag of shopping any distance without overbalancing. As a result I order my groceries, and almost everything else online.I can't walk briskly as I have an orthotic on my leg and under the insole of my shoe and need a walking stick for balance. I can walk and in warm weather I do. I can also garden in warmer weather as long as I have a system to get off the ground if sitting that low.

[Rosemaryb1349 in reply to Thomas45]

We have a lady with foot drop in our Otago class at the local sports centre. She has benefitted hugely from regular attendance.

[Silvasava]

I've been taking CoQ10 for over 20 years, initially at a low dosage but a couple of years ago I volunteered for a trial. Unfortunately I was not suitable due to other health issues however I have increased my dosage to 200mgs per day. I've done yoga for over 30 years so am well versed in nose breathing and breathing exercises. I'm not able to walk briskly but I do try to walk as much as possible, even if it's just to the end of the garden a few times. I also do the 'kitchen workout' when I have the energy!

[Auriculaire]

I upped my Co enzyme Q 10 from 100 mg to 200mg about 6 months ago. At the same time I doubled the taurine and upped my magnesium to 400mg. Since doing this I have had only one episode of afib. Sunbathing also increases nitric oxide. This can be done even in the months vit d cannot be made ( providing it's warm enough!) as it is the UVA that provokes the nitric oxide. The near infra red rays also provoke the manufacture of mitochodrial melatonin which is important for overall health.

Walking for any longer than 10/15mins at a time gives me pain in the Achilles tendons so a one hour walk would see me limping back and unable to walk for days!

[secondtry in reply to Auriculaire]

Thanks for the info 😁