Re: Advice regarding Iodine for Atrial Fibrillation

[Guest guest]

Hi Christian,

I went on iodine for my thyroid issues, and ovarian cyst but I also at the

time I started had double vision and heart palps (just pvc's) but they were

annoying . I started out on 2 drops of lugols in july and gradually worked my

way up to 5o mgs/day. Anytime I skip my iodine the heart palps return. It has

also somehow helped my double vision. SO that was an added benefit to me after I

started.

kathy

> From: Christian Wagner <liawagner@...>

> Subject: Advice regarding Iodine for Atrial Fibrillation

> iodine

> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 2:39 PM

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> This is my first post, so I'll briefly explain my

> interest in iodine

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> therapy. I've had Paroxysmal Lone Atrial Fibrillation

> (AF) for about

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> 15 years with several episodes per year since my late

> twenties. During

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> the last year the frequency and severity of the episodes

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> worsened. After a nightmarish AF-attack in July and

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> electro-shock cardioversion at the hospital, I've

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> systematic supplement protocol to better control my Afib.

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> I'm taking chelated Magnesium, Taurine, high dose Vit

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> B-Complex and Selenium, Zinc and Fish Oil among others,

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> greatly helped my to improve heart rhythm.

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> I found this group while researching the articles of Dr.

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> others on iodine4health

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> ealth.com/ overviews/ clinicians/ west_clinician. htm)

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> Dr. West says: " Iodine supplementation may be the

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> good percentage of heart arrhythmia cases, especially

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> fibrillation. The body needs adequate stores of iodine for

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> I've not had any previous experience with high dose

> iodine therapy,

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> iodine during my frequent hospital stays. Almost every time

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> was treated for atrial fibrillation, I was put on

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> amiodarone, a class III anti-arrhythmic drug. Amiodarone

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> 37.3% of iodine and has a long half-life of about 60 days.

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> given 600 mg amiodarone within two days, I received an

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> 224 mg of iodine! My heart rhythm responded moderately well

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> amiodarone. I suffered no apparent ill effects from those

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> Dr. Abraham writes: " Amiodarone is a benzofuranic

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> containing 75 mg of iodine per 200 mg tablet. It is widely

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> used for the long-term treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

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> Broekhuysen et al using balance studies of amiodarone

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> and the non-amiodarone iodine released from amiodarone,

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> amiodarone/day containing 112.5 mg iodine, the total

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> of iodine measured in urine and feces was very low during

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> the first 3 days, with a mean of 19% and 7% of the total

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> iodine ingested, suggesting that as much as 93% of the

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> ingested was retained in the body, or 105 mg iodine per

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> was retained by the patient. "

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> effect of amiodarone may be due to its large content of

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> seems to function like a slow release form of iodine. A

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> drawback of amiodarone is, that it is rather toxic during

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> use and can cause severe organ damage. In contrast, pure

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> doses of up to 100 mg per day appears to be completely

> non-toxic.

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> Dr. West's made a very sweeping claim: " After

> close to a year now of

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> using Iodine Fulfillment Therapy, I can attest to this

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> I would like to personally test this claim by Dr. West. --

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> I would welcome your advice regarding my planned high dose

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> protocol. I would also like to inquire, if there are any

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Kathy for sharing your experience. Its encouraging to know,

that at least someone has been helped by iodine in regards to arrhythmias.

If Dr. West's claims are true, that most of his otherwise hard to

treat atrial fibrillation patients have been helped by iodine therapy

(in fact he says, that their arrhythmias have been 'resolved'!), there

must be a lot more people who would be able to testify to this amazing

result. I wonder where I can find these people? Do any of you here

know Dr. West personally?

Christian

> > I would welcome your advice regarding my planned high dose

> > iodine

> > protocol. I would also like to inquire, if there are any

> > others in

> > this group who have tried to use iodine for AF?

> > Christian