No experience, but both my GP and Cardiologist recommended against it because of my Xarelto. Don't know if you are on an anticoagulant or not. Appears that it would be a wonderful anti inflammatory alternative.

Tumeric is a spice. Curcumin is the active ingredient within the spice. Curcumin is the anti-oxidant and the anti-inflammatory property that is in tumeric that we want. The best form of curcumin is BCM95. If one is to take this supplement, I feel this would be the most effective. But, I am not a doctor and I am just informing. Doctors may suggest, but they are more knowledgeable about prescription medication, and would probably not know anything about BCM95 Curcumin. It is up to us - the consumer to research what would be the best source of a supplement.

hegel,
I am taking one teaspoon of turmeric every day with freshly grind black pepper and one teaspoon of coconut oil. I have NOT noticed any bad side effect regarding the afib. However, my fasting sugar and the lipid panel (specially my triglyceride) have improved tremendously.

My fasting blood sugar has gone down from upper 90s to low 80s. My triglyceride has gone down from 180 or so to around 85. My HDL has gone up while my LDL and total cholesterol have gone down ( 125 to 95 and 195 to 175, respectively). This all happened after I started to take whole turmeric rather than just Curcumin or BCM95 in capsules. My turmeric contains a minimum of 5% curcumin.

I am not sure if you are taking turmeric or curcumin capsules. How many times have you tried taking the turmeric and subsequently it resulted in higher heart rate? Only once?

nymima,
I understand what you are saying and based on all the researches that I read, I agree with you 100 %. But, taking the Curcumin or BCM95 did not help with my knee pain or anything else. So, I switched to taking the whole turmeric which has more compounds which are more synergistic when they are together.

Also, BMC95 used to give me a headache the next day. Apparently, the latent headache is a side effect of the BMC95 curcumin formula in some people. But, some individuals have excellent results from BMC95 or even taking curcumin capsules. That is the reason, I always say, people must try supplements to see if it works for them rather than ONLY relying on research.

For example, vitamin C is one of my worst triggers for afib if I take more than 250 mg per day. But, every research shows it is a MUST for the body and well being (while it is close to poison for me).

To me, something is a trigger if it happens more than 10 times NOT only once or twice. Also, usually the intensity of afib usually depends on the amount of trigger consumed. So, I do not call something trigger unless it has passed my criteria for a trigger. I know turmeric or curcumin are NOT triggers for me.

My suggestion to people with high blood sugar or high triglyceride is, to try taking whole turmeric (not store bought variety though). More than likely, it will bring down your fasting sugar AND triglyceride just like it has done for me.

Amazon has organic turmeric with 5% or even 5.8% curcumin guaranteed. That is what works not the store bought turmeric.

Note -
I eat lots of carbs (white rice, white sourdough bread, beans, other grains, some sweets). So, my sugar and triglyceride should be very high. They were before I started taking the whole turmeric. Just my experience.

I take Nattokinase as blood thinner, 3 x 100 mg per day. It is a good brand and NOT any cheap brand in the store.

Scott

Thanks all. I'm a t work so the I'm not able to check the details of my capsules, although it's a good quality product. I've done some more internet sleuthing and have found that most people really like this supplement; however, there were a number of people who reported palpitations. But this might end up being true of almost anything! It's hard to correlate events to triggers; easy to blame something without knowing for sure.
I agree that it's hard to determine a trigger based on one or two instances. But I'm a once bitten twice shy sort of person; I had three instances of palps and that's enough for me. But it could all be coincidence, who knows?

Again, I was just curious if others had this reaction; my guess is no!

hegel,

It just may be what you are taking, turmeric or curcumin doesn't agree with you. In my opinion, we take supplements to overcome some health problem or for general wellness. If the supplement does NOT accomplish our goal, it should be stopped. There is always an alternative way to reach a health goal. As I mentioned before, vitamin C is one of my triggers even from fruits and vegetables. So, I absolutely make sure I don't get too much vitamin C per day otherwise the afib shows up.

I am wondering if what you are taking has Pirperine (an extract from black pepper). Pirperine increases the absorption of the turmeric but in some people it can cause heart palpitation too. Most turmeric supplements have Pirperine.

Hope you can find a turmeric/curcumin formula which doesn't bother you.

Scott.

Scottzz, LTNS. That is truly odd about C causing you to go out of nsr. That seems like such a low dose, equal to a large orange. For one that has been doing 4-6 grams per day for a year now and actually attribute that with other things to being rid of PVCs, thats about 20 times your dosage. I do know that C aids the body in absorption of iron which is vital at correct amounts and may be a detriment at high levels for us. I am sure you are getting a clean C with your supplement experience, so I am truly stumped as to why. Regards

Thank you for the Tumeric tip

Unless you do a scientific study and the results show a significant deviation or correlation, (and you will not find any), supplements are a bunch of mumbo jumbo and a waste of money. What you are experiencing is placebo effect and/or superstitious behavior. But like I have said in the past if it makes you feel good psychologically then what is the harm.

Totally do get ectopic heart beats after taking curcumin supplements, and even just turmeric in my soup. I thought it couldn't be possible because it's supposed to sort out palpitations and ectopics. We may just be the exception to the rule.