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@mellyq

Hey I'm Melissa, just wondering more about anyone with prolonged QT syndrome. I was asymptomatic for 3 Years.. out of no where I started having seizures mostly in my sleep. I'm thinking this is an ecliptic episodes... one day again going back in the ER they told me again I had a positive ekg. I was hypokelmic.. just haven't felt right since thr first positive ecg
If anyone has any advice at all I'd love to hear.. I'm 35 years old and my uncle also passed from this! Thank you

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jul 16 8:13am

@mellyq I drink low sodium V-8 which has a lot of potassium (used in place of salt for taste).

I have had EKG's with prolonged QTc interval. My EP doctor last week told me it tends to be higher in females. Mine is generally in the 460's but during afib went up to 504. Some of my EKG reports say "borderline QTc" but doctor seems unworried.

The QTc uses a formula to adjust the score. I am not sure whether that formula has any flaws. My QTc score seems to fluctuate quite a lot and afib raises it, it seems.

In general I avoid medications that might prolong my QTc further, like zofran and zithromax.

What is your QTc score?

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lindy9 | @lindy9 | Jul 16 12:12pm

I just looked up hypokelmic which is being low in potassium. And Doc Google also said it can cause heart problems when low in potassium. Add some of your favorites from the following list to your diet every day.

Banana, Potatoes, Spinach, Beets, Swiss Chard, Butternut Squash, Tomato Paste, Avocado, Dried Apricots, Watermelon, Pomegranates, Orange Juice, Coconut Water, Beans, Lentils, Plain Yogurt, Salmon,

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