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Originally Posted by recycled sixtie
Oral surgeon required a dental medical which I have done because I have atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure and am on blood thinners.
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(not a doc here but just relating experience..so just opinion..YMMV..not all heart issues require the same strategies)
Those meds are band-aids.
Other natural band-aids which might be worth noting are getting enough water, potassium, magnesium, D3, VitaminC.
Walking at your own pace is perfect excercise.
A good BP machine will show when you're off if you don't already feel it. Some are pure junk. Write it down on a chart. Smart watches can do the same thing and call paramedics with a fall.
Cadioversions (shocking the muscle) seem to be useless long-term. One older relative with half a dozen. One with over a dozen.
Ablation (burning a small area of heart muscle creating conflicting rhythm using a probe inserted up through leg) seemed to finally work. You want a good facility and doctor who's done plenty of them.
Metoprolol/Dofetilide polished it off and worked for a relative personally. YMMV. She's made it half a decade plus past a few sure near-death points in life. Some meds involved had a great negative effect and she replaced them. Never be ashamed to call up and say "this isn't working". You are doing them a favor.