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Is L Carnitine Fumerate a good idea ?
Hi to all.
I read on one of the other posts last night that someone has had great success with L Carnitine Fumerate. Has anyone else tried it ? I take sotalol, simvastatin and aspirin at the moment, I am in non-stop bigeminy/trigeminy which has been recorded as PAC runs, absolutely no respite from them. Would L Carnitine interact with anything, does anyone know ? I have my cardio appt next Wednesday and just praying I can last that long. It sounds ridiculous even writing it, but I feel I will die before next Wed. I have truly had enough. Hope to hear back.
Kind wishes. Julie.
I read on one of the other posts last night that someone has had great success with L Carnitine Fumerate. Has anyone else tried it ? I take sotalol, simvastatin and aspirin at the moment, I am in non-stop bigeminy/trigeminy which has been recorded as PAC runs, absolutely no respite from them. Would L Carnitine interact with anything, does anyone know ? I have my cardio appt next Wednesday and just praying I can last that long. It sounds ridiculous even writing it, but I feel I will die before next Wed. I have truly had enough. Hope to hear back.
Kind wishes. Julie.
I think my comment came out a bit back to front, first of all I meant to address to Monica instead of Julie, sorry about that,
what I meant quite simple is this that Dr Dale Peterson also recommends
L-taurine and L-arginine and all the other items mentioned by you,
suzy cohen takes a very similar stand on her web-site worth while reading
Lothar
what I meant quite simple is this that Dr Dale Peterson also recommends
L-taurine and L-arginine and all the other items mentioned by you,
suzy cohen takes a very similar stand on her web-site worth while reading
Lothar
Has your doctors said anything or referenced about taking too much CoQ10 and it causing hepatitis? I was reading up about that and it can affect your liver enzymes. I have found the CoQ10 to be very effective in 600mg or more for my bp and heart palpitations but worry about getting hepatitis as a "side effect". How long have you been taking the CoQ10 400mg per meal 3 x a day?
I have read Dr. Sinatra's newsletters, in fact, I used to get them monthly, he is wonderful and you can certainly go by what he says.
Hi Julie,
I think it is my post you might have read on L-carnitine fumarate. I have had very good results indeed with it. I suffer from PACs, have had them all my life but in the last year and a half or so they have become much worse in terms of frequency. They tend to come in clusters, for days on end. I've had bigeminy, trigeminy and all the kinds of "geminy"you may ask for, i.e. sometime the skip comes every 7th beat, or every 10th, or every 5th, and of course, every second and third. So I know very well what you are talking about, and yes, it is scary. But doctors insist that these things are benign and that you have to learn to live with them. Sure, but easier said than done, right? My cardiologist gave me a prescription for Cardizem but I did not fill it, because Cardizem is a beta-blocker and it lowers your BP; since mine is rather low to begin with (110/70) I don't want to risk getting it even lower and passing out from it. Plus, as far as I know, beta blockers have never cured anybody from PACs or PVCs. The truth is, there doesn't seem to be a cure, only these palliatives that sometimes do more harm than good. For this reason I have turned to alternative treaments. I found on the Web this cardiologist, Dr. Sinatra, who is an "integrative cardiologist" so he prescribes supplements to his patients besides conventional medications. I purchased a book he wrote called Metabolic Cardiology, where he gives his supplement prescriptions for different heart ailments. Here is what he recommends for PACs, PVCs and IAfib:
- Multivitamin/mineral foundation program with 1 gram of fish oil
-Coenzyme Q10: 180-360 mg
- L-carnitine : 1,000- 2,000 mg
-D-ribose: 7-10 grams
-Magnesium: 400-8-- mg
-Additional fish oil: 2-3 grams
In other parts of the book he says that fumarate is the best form of L-carnitine; as for magnesium, he recommends either chelated magnesium or magnesium citrate or glycinate.
Up to now I have been taking the magnesium along with CoQ10 and L-carnitine; it has made a huge difference. The cluster of PACs have diminished enormously and I have been able to sleep much better. I am planning to add the rest of the "ingredients"of his formula starting tomorrow.
I have done extensive research on possible interactions of these supplements with some medications, but there seem to be none. I take Tamoxifen because I had breast cancer, and of course I wouldn't want to take anything that interferes with it.
So, maybe you would like to try the supplements? I feel for you, all of us are in this same boat, sharing in the nightmare that these skips can be. I know it is difficult not to worry, but try to relax, because this is not going to kill you. All of us are living proof of it :)
Take care
Monica
I think it is my post you might have read on L-carnitine fumarate. I have had very good results indeed with it. I suffer from PACs, have had them all my life but in the last year and a half or so they have become much worse in terms of frequency. They tend to come in clusters, for days on end. I've had bigeminy, trigeminy and all the kinds of "geminy"you may ask for, i.e. sometime the skip comes every 7th beat, or every 10th, or every 5th, and of course, every second and third. So I know very well what you are talking about, and yes, it is scary. But doctors insist that these things are benign and that you have to learn to live with them. Sure, but easier said than done, right? My cardiologist gave me a prescription for Cardizem but I did not fill it, because Cardizem is a beta-blocker and it lowers your BP; since mine is rather low to begin with (110/70) I don't want to risk getting it even lower and passing out from it. Plus, as far as I know, beta blockers have never cured anybody from PACs or PVCs. The truth is, there doesn't seem to be a cure, only these palliatives that sometimes do more harm than good. For this reason I have turned to alternative treaments. I found on the Web this cardiologist, Dr. Sinatra, who is an "integrative cardiologist" so he prescribes supplements to his patients besides conventional medications. I purchased a book he wrote called Metabolic Cardiology, where he gives his supplement prescriptions for different heart ailments. Here is what he recommends for PACs, PVCs and IAfib:
- Multivitamin/mineral foundation program with 1 gram of fish oil
-Coenzyme Q10: 180-360 mg
- L-carnitine : 1,000- 2,000 mg
-D-ribose: 7-10 grams
-Magnesium: 400-8-- mg
-Additional fish oil: 2-3 grams
In other parts of the book he says that fumarate is the best form of L-carnitine; as for magnesium, he recommends either chelated magnesium or magnesium citrate or glycinate.
Up to now I have been taking the magnesium along with CoQ10 and L-carnitine; it has made a huge difference. The cluster of PACs have diminished enormously and I have been able to sleep much better. I am planning to add the rest of the "ingredients"of his formula starting tomorrow.
I have done extensive research on possible interactions of these supplements with some medications, but there seem to be none. I take Tamoxifen because I had breast cancer, and of course I wouldn't want to take anything that interferes with it.
So, maybe you would like to try the supplements? I feel for you, all of us are in this same boat, sharing in the nightmare that these skips can be. I know it is difficult not to worry, but try to relax, because this is not going to kill you. All of us are living proof of it :)
Take care
Monica
Hi Julie~You are not ridiculous in feeling afraid that you are going to die before your appointment, I am sure all those flutters are really scary. I am sure all will be fine though, quite possibly the anxiety is adding fuel to the PAC fire; I know it does mine.
Regarding the L-Carnitine. It is an amino acid and it is a good one for the heart muscle. I do not think it would inter-react to what you are taking, I will do some research and let you know if I find anything negative.
Try to relax my friend, I know what you are going through is a nightmare, but, as others have said, they are usually benign, and since you have been checked by a doctor, I really do not feel you have too much to fear.
Hugs
Susie
Regarding the L-Carnitine. It is an amino acid and it is a good one for the heart muscle. I do not think it would inter-react to what you are taking, I will do some research and let you know if I find anything negative.
Try to relax my friend, I know what you are going through is a nightmare, but, as others have said, they are usually benign, and since you have been checked by a doctor, I really do not feel you have too much to fear.
Hugs
Susie
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