John WhitcombFor a column that has spent some effort to advocate for Vitamin D and its benefits, it’s important for us to also know where our upper limit is. What is toxic? I get that question all the time and we haven’t had a clear answer. Now we do! It’s...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouWith atrial fibrillation, a high pulse rate and elevated blood pressure, I’ve gone through at least seven different medications, prescribed by my GP, over the last two years. I’m 71 and could not tolerate any of them due to side-effects that I’d...
Last week, a reader wrote in asking for more information about this heart condition that is plaguing her father. He has been prescribed warfarin and digoxin and she would like to know any alternatives beside drug therapy. A wise move as well...
I have been trying to figure out how to fight a standard medical procedure, the examination of the genitals of children during routine physical examinations, barring any obvious medical problems. ...
In your November issue (WDDTY, vol 12 no 8), you featured a patient - MM - who has been diagnosed with Lyme’s disease and who has suffered TIAs.
I am a 75-year-old woman who, 10 years ago, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm) and put on digoxin. At that time, I was going to exercise classes and leading a reasonably active life.
Flecainide acetate (Tambocor) is a sodium-channel-blocking antiarrhythmic drug specifically prescribed for life-threatening cases of tachycardia (excessively rapid heartbeat). According to the British National Formulary,
Tambocor (flecainide) is one of a group of antiarrhythmics called ‘class I agents’, or sodium-channel blockers. Class II agents are the beta-blockers, and class IV agents are calcium antagonists.
Since December 2003 I have been taking digoxin (187.5 mcg) every day for atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm. I have experienced several side-effects, including tiredness and lethargy, especially after food in the evening, a lack of...
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