You are one lucky man. A low pill count and high outside
tempertures. It is 3 degrees outside right now! Our dog is sitting
by the heater with his legs crossed. He said he was going to hold
it until it warms up. Tom, did you ever have a stent or did you go
straight to surgery?

--- In chelationtherapy@yahoogroups.com, Mr Tudo <mrtudo1955@...>
wrote:
>
> When I was diagnosed as needing open heart surgery and having
vascular problems ( 100% totally blocked femoral in right leg, 90%
blocked common illiac in left ), the cardiologist packed a little
brown paper bag for me . In it was samples of Toprol beta blockers,
plavix, lipitor and prescriptions for all of them.
>
> I passed on the beta blockers and plavix. I took the lipitor for
a couple of months and then stopped it as I was having muscle pains.
>
> I take 80mg of asprin a day and several suppliments per my Wife
and chelation Doc.
>
> That is it.
>
> Rgrds
> Tom
> Port Charlotte Fla
>
>
>
> Fran <sos.owner@...> wrote:
> Jon wrote:
> Supplements: including Niacin 100mg 3 X daily plus another 100mg
> included in some Cardio concoctions I take. In the last couple of
> days I've had increased arrythmia and dizzyness. I also am
supposed to
> wear a .4mg/hr nitro patch.
>
> Am I getting a nitro/niacin overdose? It lets up when I skip the
> niacin. I guess I need a prescription adjustment.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Hi Jon,
>
> This from MedlinePlus: Niacin
>
> Nitrates (e.g., nitroglycerin and isosorbide)—Niacin may increase
the
> effects of these medications or may have increased side effects
when
> these drugs are given together.
>
> http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202404.html
>
> Is the 'Cardio concoctions' prescription or OTC?
>
> I'm very leary of taking anything that contains numerous
ingredients.
> If you experience adverse effects, it's difficult to determine the
cause.
>
> Make a list of all your supplements and prescriptions, including
the
> dosage. Search (Google or Yahoo) one of the scripts against the
others
> and with the OTC's. I had to do this with my mother-in-law last
> summer. She took one OTC that contained 30 different ingredients.
> Three were in direct conflict with her BP meds. She was a mess. I
(and
> her Dr) thought she had lupus. Actually, she did, but it was 'drug'
> induced. Once we got rid of the offenders, the rash (all over her
> body) cleared.
>
> Fran
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Be nice to the people on the way up....cause you'll meet the same
people on the way down. Ralph Kramden
>
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