Posted by tealady on June 26, 2005, at 22:35:38
In reply to Re: KaraS, are you here??? » Sarah T., posted by KaraS on June 25, 2005, at 0:11:30
> > Hi, Kara!
> > I just read ed's post, and I remembered that you had some palpitations a few months ago. I think you concluded they might have been caused by the bright light therapy and/or doxepin. I'm wondering whether the palpitations might have been due to several factors reinforcing each other, such as fish oil plus light therapy, etc.? Just a thought. I hope you're feeling better.
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> Hi Sarah,
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> Funny you should bring up that topic now as my palpitations have recently returned. They came back once I decreased my doxepin to 12.5 mg. I'm not currently taking any fish oil or using a lightbox either. I'm not having any panic attacks or anything, just that heart fluttering feeling once in a while. I babblemailed Ed and asked him some questions. I said that if I didn't know any better, I'd think that the doxepin was preventing the palpitations. He said that was entirely possible. I haven't had a chance to ask him more about that yet.
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> I'm not that worried about it though because the EKG I had a couple of months ago was normal and I haven't had any serious problems yet ... so I'm thinking that whatever it is, it's more of a nuisance than anything else.
>Kara,
If it was me I'd be using calcium carbonate and sme magnesium at night ..at least 600mg calcium carbonate and 300 of magnesium...maybe carbonate..even oxide at a pinch.
Also ask your chemist if you can order in some magnesium carbonate light (its a real fine powder) ..mix say a half teaspoon in say half glass warm water. If you like add a little (like 1/8 teaspoon ascorbic acid and some citric acid ..ay 1/4 teaspoon) and stir vigorously...should fizz (like Berocca) and be clear or only slightly cloudy with no bitter taste if balance is correct.
Then add to bottled water..small amount to each bottle and sip thru the day.
This is a great way to get a bit of magnesium cheaply in your body..well absorbed too.Also use lite salt or eat bananas for potassium.
Together the magnesium and potassium may help prevent heartbeat irreguarities and calcium carbonate may help also.
Thing is it can't hurt.. If you do give it a go, let me know if it works for you. I'd really like to know:-)It does work for others. I know the calc/mag helps me if I ever get the heart racing stuff, and use the mag carbonate light /ascorbic acid too. No heart irregularities any more, but that doesn't prove it wasn't something else. (could be the Armour:-)
Just a suggestion,Jan
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