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Heart arrhythmia: Do you take blood thinners?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jul 20, 2023 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
I declined blood thinners for years because my afib was only once a year or so (actually I have gone two years now). My cardiologist was not happy but didn't dismiss me. His advice was on record so I assume no liability for him. Another cardiologist, braver than the first, told me at the hospital to "go home and forget this happened."
If your arrhythmia has risks and occur frequently, will you consider blood thinners? It does pose some liability for doctors if you need them and don't take them but you might be able to find a holistic cardiologist. Nattokinase and other approaches are used by some (but nattokinase also thins the blood).
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I just take a baby aspirin in the mornings and 2 regular aspirin in the evening.
I follow an alternative "triple anticoagulation" protocol that features...Boluoke lumbrokinase (2x daily/B.I.D.), Cardiokinase nattokinase (1x daily), & chewable 81 mg aspirin (1x daily)--& cleared a femoral arterial clot in my right leg with it (in 3 days).
This way I take advantage of the proteolytic/fibrinolytic properties of the lumbrokinase & nattokinase...& the anti-platelet-forming properties of aspirin. The Boluoke lumbrokinase has a registered Canadian FDA trial behind it...which illustrated its clot-targeting proteolytic/fibrinolytic action.
In addition, over time, 3-plus weeks & counting, my systolic blood pressure (which I measure twice daily) has dropped 5 mm/hg--& stabilised there...with the implementation of this natural "triple anticoagulant" therapy.
That's a clinically significant drop in (stabilised) systolic blood pressure.
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Thank you for replying to my question. I'm seeing a different cardiologist now and we're working to get my blood pressure down and my heart rate stable. From my reading getting stable blood pressure is important in dealing with afib. I can always change my mind about anti-coagulants. I'm just not ready to deal with the possibly debilitating side effects for a "risk" and no way to tell if the treatment is even working. It would be different if I were younger but I'm 77. I've made lifestyle changes and am feeling much better.