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Are 84 pvcs an hour excessive?

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Apr 22 7:45pm | Replies (25)

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@harveywj

What I can tell you is I made some adjustments in the supplements. It was not spontaneous. I noticed in late Feb I was starting to feel better when resting at night. And then by mid March is started to feel better with fewer event during the day. And recently I am having more "normal sinus rhythm" events according to the Kardia device that I bought per my EP. I have not taken any prescription meds for the PACs/PVCs/Afib except for eliquis for clotting issues. I still have a few or occasional PVCs and PACs. That has been replaced by a lot more normal sinus mixed in with what Karida calls "Unclassified". That means Afib is not detected but it is not quite fall under "normal". I suspect it is occasional PVCs. I am not paying for the higher version of Kardia which includes PVCs and other things. I let my EP read what is on my smart phone vs paying Kardia $11/month. But I cannot say for sure the change in supplements is what helped. I was taking 400 mg of Ubiquinol and upped it to 700 mg a day. Note I am taking Ubiquinol and not Ubiquinone. They are very different versions of Coq10. Ubiquinol is highly bioavailable whereas ubiquinone is not very bioavailable.
I added taurine, starting at 500 mg/ day and then doubled it to 1000/day.
I was taking magnesium taurate @ 125mg/day and doubled that to 250mg/day.
I also started L-arginine 700mg/day and doubled it to 1400mg/day.
I also was taking D-ribose 5 grams/day when this started and continued taking it.
I have been on a strict diet for years that I started for a problem with GI problems and fatigue but is heart healthy. The important part of the diet is that it is an anti-inflammatory diet. Much like the Mediterranean diet.
One last little note : our dog had a heart murmur appear at age 7 years. We put her on high doses of ubiquinol (200 mg for a 40# dog) as well as diet changes. 2 months later she still had a murmur but then 8 months later the murmur was gone.

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Thanks for the info. I may end up getting the kardia mobile device—EP thought it could helpful.
I wear an AppleWatch and run ECGs if I feel I might be going into tachycardia flutter. But it also has its limitations, as during runs of PVC/PAC, it will often say “inconclusive.” I’ve had cardio’s in the past say it’s simply the watch’s limitations in measuring skipped beats and weaker fast beats.
I can’t take blood thinners due to a genetic disorder and so we are trying to keep the burden as low as possible and from going into flutter or fibrillation. (I’m not sold on the watchman device.)
I’ll def look into the supplements you mentioned. TY.

@harveywj
I too take a lot of supplements. Ubiquinol is very expensive. I think I asked you before which brand you take. I have tried both Qunol and Life Extension.

One of the suupplements I do not take but you do is L-arginine. Can I ask the reason you started taking it. Is there some research on it's benefits PVCs, etc.

I see you are only on magnesium 250 mg a day. My EP at Mayo Clinic wanted me on 400 mg. a day. I take Life Extension form as Citrate.