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Hopefully my bones are ok because I have been taking the lowest dose and sometimes I skip three nights, sometimes I skip two nights.
(My thyroid is just slightly underactive.)
A bone density test would tell you how your skeletal system is doing.

Have you been diagnosed as having hypothyroidism?
Vitamins B-1 and B-12 can be deleted as a symptom.
Supplements like a multi-B vitamin can help. Or taking each of those B vitamins alone is also good.

Selenium, iron, vitamin's A and D, and Omega 3 fatty acids are vital for hypothyroidism.
 
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A bone density test would tell you how your skeletal system is doing.

Have you been diagnosed as having hypothyroidism?
Vitamins B-1 and B-12 can be deleted as a symptom.
Supplements like a multi-B vitamin can help. Or taking each of those B vitamins alone is also good.

Selenium, iron, vitamin's A and D, and Omega 3 fatty acids are vital for hypothyroidism.
I just have a mild case. I do take vitamins and eat pretty healthy. I'm not one for a bunch of tests. Just have my blood work done.
 

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Thanks everyone, God is good all of the time!

Just for the record, I had open heart surgery 7 years ago coming up this September and yes it was a huge success, the mitral valve was able to repaired rather than replaced...

The serum calcium in the blood I believe has been one of the main triggers of AF, plus God has been showing me for months to stop drinking to much lattes, full of cream and sugar, I’ve only had this problem with AF for the past year, slowly it has got worse, then I was free from it for quite some months, thinking I had been healed of it......I’m sure it has all been down to the serum calcium in the blood, to many lattes plastered in cream and sugar, drinking no plain water.plus I know I was dehydrated as my urine was a dark orange in colour it’s now clear like water.......today will be my 7 th day of drinking 2 litres of plain water a day, plus I’ve been on the new medication since last Wednesday.....no bouts of AF so far...Praise God...long may it continue in Jesus Name, Amen!...

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A bone density test would tell you how your skeletal system is doing.

Have you been diagnosed as having hypothyroidism?
Vitamins B-1 and B-12 can be deleted as a symptom.
Supplements like a multi-B vitamin can help. Or taking each of those B vitamins alone is also good.

Selenium, iron, vitamin's A and D, and Omega 3 fatty acids are vital for hypothyroidism.
I’ve had a bone density test,I’ve also had neck scans , as they thought the serum calcium level was due to an over active parathyroid gland ,they could find nothing wrong on the scans.... I have osteoporosis in my spine I think she said, I don’t have to see her again for 3 years...

My serum calcium level slowly crept up.....since being on the new medication and drinking 2 litres of water a day, I feel like a different person..compared to when I was drinking up to 6 cups of latte a day, smothered in cream and sugar....what was I thinking, lol...I got addicted to them......a bit of a shock stopping them suddenly...I got terrible cravings when I first stopped drinking them, now...I don’t miss them at all, in fact I look forward to drinking water first thing in the morning...long may it continue....all sugar cut from my diet , except for three sweets a day, lol.
 
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Look in the PDR,Physicians Desk Reference, and locate all medications you've been prescribed.

There are details to be found there that doctors may not share when they've handed you a prescription.

I knew a woman who was prescribed a medication that she took for 10 years. It was now driving her nerves out of control. Her doctor told her he couldn't take her off the stuff now because if he did she'd convulse to death.

We looked up this medication in the PDR. Sure enough there it was under the long term side effects header.

That was a little detail her doctor failed to mention before putting her on the stuff.
I always check the side affects on the information pamphlet that comes in the medication box.. “ now”...new medication so far no adverse affects....I’m under an endocrinologist nurse, as well as the doctor...I can phone Jamie at the hospital anytime I am concerned about anything....which I have done.....when I get my blood test next he or the doctor will let me know how the serum calcium level is doing......so far so good...Praise God....he’s most definitely in control, his will be done....in Jesus Name..Amen.
 
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Sorry to hear this news from you RJ. I truly hope you can find the right people to balance or rid your body of the suspect problem chemicals, or whatever source, natural or synthesized, for a healthy life. I hope your heart surgery was also a positive success for you.

I will pray to our Father with Christ in mind for your long life, happiness, in peace and without pain. Bless you RJ, and I did not know any of this until now...thank you for sharing...pryrw
Thank you, so far so good, Brother, been on meds since last wed, been drinking 2 litres of water a day, so far no AF..

My open heart surgery was over 6 years ago coming up 7 years , yes it was a great success....

I’ve never been in terrible pain with AF, just extremely feeling uncomfortable..with a heart beating at over a 120 beats a minute...thank God The heart beats didn’t stay consistently at that rate, only a few times have I been blue lighted to hospital...... where the heart beats haven’t dropped...they put a cannula in my artery vein, then injected something to bring the heart rate down...

Anyway....today will be my 7 th day free of AF...long may it continue...in Jesus Name, Amen......I know 100% that God is in the situation that everything is going according to his purpose and plan for my life.....God is good all of the time!...

All Glory to God my friend.....how is your wife doing, I read she hasn’t been well?....praying that all is becoming well, that you both know in your hearts that God is with you...no matter what we are all going through, that he Loves and cares for us, that he only wants the best for us.....even though we face many trials and tribulations...it strengthens our faith in our wonderful Heavenly Father....
 
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nervous system.
Not sure about you, looking back I see how my nervous system was shot to pieces, because of all the emotional trauma we have gone through.and yes, it certainly catches up with our health( trauma) ...

How are you doing these days?


My trauma days are well in the distance......yet as you say, it takes a toll on our body and nervous system...that goes without saying....

I now look forward to the future in Christ....no dwelling on my past anymore....Praise God...
 
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Is there anyone here who suffers with this?
I have AFIB. It's pretty well controlled by a medication called Sotolol. They first tried Multaq, but that pretty quickly proved to be ineffective. I get maybe one or two episodes a year, but they usually go away with some light exercise like bike riding or the elliptical.
 
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I have AFIB. It's pretty well controlled by a medication called Sotolol. They first tried Multaq, but that pretty quickly proved to be ineffective. I get maybe one or two episodes a year, but they usually go away with some light exercise like bike riding or the elliptical.
I’m very much a keep fit bunny, plus have my own machines.

I had persistent AF, was going into it every 2 days.....it seems strange that I have been a week free from it...after taking this new medication plus only drinking water, 2 litres a day......AF wears you out when you are constantly in and out of it....the heart can’t take it, especially when it’s fast AF, it can be life threatening...thankfully mine has been fast then slows itself down, plus it lasted for 12 hours each episode, when I come out of AF, I got a rush coming through my body straight to my head, which felt like it was going to explode..I explained this to the doctor.

I’m under 10 stone and not over weight thankfully, I’ve always been a gym bunny and fitness freak, I bought my own machines because the gym monthly fees have sky rocketed....

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Re: Your bones.

Look into a supplement known as, Hydroxyapatite. You'll find it in health food stores or online of course.
It's usually derived from calf bone matrix.


How does hydroxyapatite promote bone growth?
Hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, HA), as one of the main components of natural bone, can increase the concentration of local Ca2+, which can activate the proliferation of osteoblasts and promote the growth and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC)"
However it is a source of calcium and needs to be from a good source. I get mine from New Zealand and use it for tooth cleaning. No dentists needed.

It is getting calcium into the right places that is the problem.
 
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Not sure about you, looking back I see how my nervous system was shot to pieces, because of all the emotional trauma we have gone through.and yes, it certainly catches up with our health( trauma) ...

How are you doing these days?


My trauma days are well in the distance......yet as you say, it takes a toll on our body and nervous system...that goes without saying....

I now look forward to the future in Christ....no dwelling on my past anymore....Praise God...
One of the worst things for an overactive nervous system is caffeine so well done you for quitting coffee. The body and brain are changed from trauma so more than 'positive thinking' is needed including trust in God.

I was so surprised that it has all come out after all these years but I am working hard to get my body to recover.

Exercise is excellent for healing trauma. I use a rebounder in my flat.

Thanks for asking, it is a hard slog treating Lyme Disease without medical help, though they are saying that antibiotics will not heal it and it comes back. Doctors won't accept the chronic state so I get gaslighted as well.

The Lord is gracious and guides me to what I need to do to reduce toxins in my body and that includes avoiding a lot of supplements on the market today (and food) which are contaminated. Pure sources are needed. The alternative industry is just as corrupted as the establishment.
 

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my urine was a dark orange in colour it’s now clear like water.......today will be my 7 th day of drinking 2 litres of plain water a day,
Your urine should be like lemonade in color. Be careful not to overdo on the water. That can be harmful and cause water intoxication. Probably talk to your doctor....I think it's too much water.
 

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One of the worst things for an overactive nervous system is caffeine so well done you for quitting coffee. The body and brain are changed from trauma so more than 'positive thinking' is needed including trust in God.

I was so surprised that it has all come out after all these years but I am working hard to get my body to recover.

Exercise is excellent for healing trauma. I use a rebounder in my flat.

Thanks for asking, it is a hard slog treating Lyme Disease without medical help, though they are saying that antibiotics will not heal it and it comes back. Doctors won't accept the chronic state so I get gaslighted as well.
That’s disgraceful ....I have been following Yolanda Hadid journey with lime disease, that poor woman and what she has also been through as well as you, tell me more about it if you feel you can, how does it affect your day to day Living?

I don’t know if you know this, trauma caught up with me also in my 40s, I was bed ridden for 3 years with ME, I too was gaslighted with that, I was in a wheelchair and had to have carers coming in to help me bath and dress...that was all stress related 100% as I look back...I was also hospitalised x 3 with it....all that we have been through has made us stronger .....we rely 100% on God’s healing ,strength and Love to get us through...all Glory to God!.
The Lord is gracious and guides me to what I need to do to reduce toxins in my body and that includes avoiding a lot of supplements on the market today (and food) which are contaminated. Pure sources are needed. The alternative industry is just as corrupted as the establishment.
He is doing the same for me....now that I’m tuned into listening...before I just ignored the warnings I believe I was getting from him...God was the one who got me into see the endocrinologist.....he’s 100% in control of our health and well being..imo.
 
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Your urine should be like lemonade in color. Be careful not to overdo on the water. That can be harmful and cause water intoxication. Probably talk to your doctor....I think it's too much water.
That is the recommendation from the NHS, Sis....seriously I feel full of energy, no lethargy whatsoever....I love drinking water now...because it keeps me free from lethargy, I was sleeping most of the day before I started my new meds and drinking 2 litres of water a day....time will tell won’t it?...still early days..only been a week free from AF..
 
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That’s disgraceful ....I have been following Yolanda Hadid journey with lime disease, that poor woman and what she has also been through as well as you, tell me more about it if you feel you can, how does it affect your day to day Living?

Appreciate the support sis. At late stage, before it kills you, the body is sensitive to everything and the immune system goes haywire.. I have five autoimmune conditions and probably reacting to all the foods now in my very restrictive diet. Nothing artificial is safe including pharmas. It affects everything in the body. I spend nearly all of my time fighting it with various means, when I am up out of bed.
I don’t know if you know this, trauma caught up with me also in my 40s, I was bed ridden for 3 years with ME, I too was gaslighted with that, I was in a wheelchair and had to have carers coming in to help me bath and dress...that was all stress related 100% as I look back...I was also hospitalised x 3 with it....all that we have been through has made us stronger .....we rely 100% on God’s healing ,strength and Love to get us through...all Glory to God!.

Deepest sympathies. I have also been bedridden with a carer coming in but thankfully avoided hospital which is a place of danger for me as they will not accept that anyone can be so sensitive to everything and would probably section me to force drugs. Also CFS on my notes which means most docs think you are a nut job.

But absolutely, it makes us stronger, all glory to God!

My sickness started at 10 months old when I had been given mercury filled teething powders and admitted to hospital, which killed many babies in the UK, USA and Australia.
He is doing the same for me....now that I’m tuned into listening...before I just ignored the warnings I believe I was getting from him...God was the one who got me into see the endocrinologist.....he’s 100% in control of our health and well being..imo.

Indeed we need to learn to listen to Him. Unusual though for a British endo to know what he is doing.
 
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Thanks for asking, it is a hard slog treating Lyme Disease without medical help, though they are saying that antibiotics will not heal it and it comes back. Doctors won't accept the chronic state so I get gaslighted as well.
Did you see this video on Lyme Disease by Dr. Berg?

 
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