Atrial Fibrulation

[maltesero]

I'm new to this site. Just been diagnosed with AF and put on anti-coagulants and Bisoporol F. Would like to come off medication if there is a natural alternative. Would anyone know anybody who came off medication, following doctor's advice off course. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[InBed]

Maybe useful healthranger.com

I came off all my Meds 4 months ago. I had a Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test in Autumn 2017 which gave me a no problems outcome so went for it. I had an MI and CA in April 2015.

GP's balk at it but it is your decision.

Feel 50% better.

[maltesero in reply to InBed]

That was very brave of you to come off your medication and as you say feel 50% better. I should mention the MPI to my GP. As you mentioned, he'll only balk at it but I shall try. Thank you so much for your reply.This is exactly what I wanted to hear. I hope you keep feeling better everyday. Cheers.

[Fortepiano in reply to maltesero]

A myocardial perfusion test checks for ischaemic heart disease - it has nothing to do with AF so would be a pointless test for you. Inbed's medications similarly were not for AF but for heart attack. Your situation is different.

[stevejb1810]

If you search the web you will find plenty of ‘natural’ alternatives. Whether they are as good or as effective as pharmaceuticals is an entirely different matter. I doubt your GP will encourage you to switch to a less well controlled and regulated treatment but as InBed has said, it’s your health and your choice.

[maltesero in reply to stevejb1810]

Thank you stevejb1810 for your information about atrial fibrillation. I shall look into some of the sites and hope to get more info about all this. I would like to go off all medicine but not risk a stroke. It's a choice I will have to make. Thanks once again, much appreciated.

[InBed in reply to maltesero]

I believe that aspirin doubles the chances of a stroke. It will always be a trade off.... just think what did people do before Smith Glaxo Kline etc?

I go on 16 mile walks again and have lost 8 KG since January.

A holistic approach seems sensible and any 'manufactured' treatment will imbalance that in my opinion.

[maltesero in reply to InBed]

Thank you InBed. You're a good source of information. Hope we can keep in touch and try to help one another. Thanks again.

[InBed in reply to maltesero]

MI is a family tradition so have family members ahead of the curve. Just keep reading and researching.

[maltesero in reply to InBed]

Cheers InBed. Nice to have all this info.

[Fortepiano]

I would urge you to talk over things with your doctor and think very carefully before you stop any anti- coagulants. Do phone the bhf nurses before doing anything.

The anti- coagulants are there to stop the clots from atrial fibrillation causing a stroke. There are no natural alternatives that can do this effectively.

To be honest I don't know why people are so keen on 'natural' alternatives. I know they sound nicer and as if you're not taking real medication. But that's the point - they're not real medication! They are untested supplements which probably won't do much harm to people who like taking supplements but don't actually work either. When you have a real medical problem you need real medicine.

I hope your atrial fibrillation is sorted so you can stop the bisoprolol ( which is helping to prevent the AF) and the anti- coagulants which are preventing the AF from causing a stroke, but, honestly, take your doctor's advice on this.

Inbed is misinformed: aspirin does not cause stroke or double the risk of stroke. Aspirin used to be prescribed to protect against stroke caused by AF, until it was compared with anti - coagulants. The stroke risk using aspirin was double that using anti-coagulants, ie aspirin was half as effective at preventing stroke in AF as using anti-coagulants.

[maltesero in reply to Fortepiano]

Thanks for your sound advice Fortepiano. I will not stop my medication unless my doctor tells me to do so, obviously. I agree with you about these so called 'natural remedies' that they might not be as effective as the real medicine. One has to be very careful especially when it 's the heart in question. Thank you once again for the information. Good luck.