Tony,
I wish you the best of luck with the naturopathic route. It sounds like it is already working for you! I did try it...after my first bout of afib put me in the ER and they told me I would be on metoprolol and flec for the rest of my life, my reaction was "NO WAY!" So I went to the naturopathic store and went on a bunch of supplements....a month later was back in the ER. The ER doc was a meanie. When I told her that I hadn't been taking the metoprolol and flec and was going naturopathic, she just looked at me and said "How is that working out for you?" It was mean, but funny...I had to laugh. But we are all different and I hope for your sake that this route will take you to where you want to go. We have had other stories on here of lifestyle changes and naturopathic approaches having great success. NSR to you, my brother!

Bill

Tony, thats awesome news my friend. Ive learned over the years to share very little info with the Allopaths, they dont believe it, have no clue on what works and give you the old roll the eyes look. I wish that somehow these 2 enemies could work together for our benefit, but understand why they wont. I too was told Flec for life. To which I asked the $64,000 Q, Will it keep me out of AF? Its the same with any disease/condition, Treat the symptoms, not the cause. I understand finding the cause is the bigger challenge, but if the Mechanic doesnt diagnose your brake failure, he doesnt just overall your engine.

Wow, Tony, bummer. Your cardiologist said your case is closed?! Does that mean he doesnt want to see you anymore? Was he also an EP?? Have you see an EP? Sometimes (so Ive heard) cardiologists can be VERY unsympathetic about rhythm disorders; Im not really sure why, maybe because they see so many life threatening heart diseases daily. Ive also heard the comparison of plumber (cardiologist) and electrician (EP) would you get a plumber to fix the wiring in your house?

At any rate, Im sure I would NOT be happy with your cardiologists treatment. Im glad you have found something that is helping!! Way to go. The next thing well be hearing from you is that your a-fib converted and you are now in NSR.

Carp diem
atp

Thanks all ....I am just going day by day.....I dont have the answers.
Only good thing out of this so far is quitting cigs...losing some weight and changing lifestyle....anyhow. appreciate all great ppl on here and I hope to god that we can all find a way to dump this horrible af..
Happy Holidays to all

Congratulations on your decision Tony, it is a tough one to make and I think a good Natro can help with anything that ails us, It may take longer but in the long run it is so worth it, That is who I am seeing for my thyroid now and so far so good, Neither Endo or PCP listened to me although I did have a doc in the ER tell me i needed to work on my thyroid and adrenals last time I was in ER. So they are not all eye rollers, he actually heard what i was saying and agreed, I have gone from 125 mcg to 50 mcg of synthroid, ER doc dropped me to 75 to start with and told me to keep a close eye on it, It can cause all kinds of havoc with everything let alone your heart, I feel better than I have in a very long time, I also do not eat any processed foods and eat organic whenever possible and it has paid off, have lost 40 lbs as a bonus, 20 more to go as I put on 60 when I was put on the poison amioderone for nine months, That did a number on my thyroid too, Meds are horrible with the side effects and certainly do not help with your quality of life. I am hoping this path will take care of things for me, I have been on so many heavy duty meds only to have them and an ablation fail. It would be good to still consult an EP as they are better at taking care of afib and I do have sotolol if I really need it as mine is not happy with the high heart rate. Good luck and please keep us posted on ow you are doing,

Daisy. Hope thyroid. Gets better for you.....I guess we are all in the same boat ...we just use different paddles to move us along...I just hope one these days we will all be af free

All so interesting, years ago I realized I am comfortable with naturopath's as they look at the whole body. Then two of the best in town ended up both telling I needed an allopathic Dr. for some of my issues.

Then Afib and they want you to see a specialist, at this moment I am too confused. I am hoping once they are done with all the tests I have the energy to make it up to Bastyr College Naturopathic Dept. I just hate driving in Seattle but I hate meds even more.

Pianoman, hope you get some answer's. My short time with this I am realizing the Dr.'s do their besr but really don't understand Afib......just my personal opinion.

laurab

Yes, One Day at a Time, afib and life.

I think Dr.s understand afib, cells misfire and create chaos.

I truly believe each of us is unique with the way it affects us, and how best to manage it. So, no dr. can come up with a successful 'one size fits all'

It takes a Dr. with experience to know of a variety of ways to try and Luck to get it right. My first Cardio dr. thought Metoprolol was the Way to go. My EP thinks ablation is the Only way to go. My current cardio dr. has given me option of Metoprolol or Rhythmol. He also is up for Flecainide if those fail. It takes time, open mind and communication to get it right....and then it is liable to change. So, it also takes Patience and Faith.

One day at time~

Look at all those typos! Forgot to add I am most comforable with a Dr. who is willing to work with me and accept intergrative medicine with allopathic treatments. I feel they need to work together not against each other.

It is easy to do with younger Dr.'s. Specialist not always so easy. I know how to check interactions if they don't work with me.

laurab