Digoxin and ginseng

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Avatar f tn My husband and I would like to start trying for a baby but i'm on Betablockers for a tachycardia that no-one can find a reason for! i'm only on 1.25mg of bisoprolol, and would like to know what risks there are. I'm currently on a waiting list to see cardiology and find out what their opinion is but would like a bit of advice.
Avatar n tn My father recenlty fell, fractured his hip and I have been getting contradicting information about digoxin, since he has low blood pressure and digoxin may not be safe for him.. Thank you This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/239460'>Dijoxin Level</a>.
Avatar n tn I took Digoxin for a number of years in reponse to an atrial fibrillation event. My new physician did not feel I needed to be on it any longer. What are the side effects of discontinuing this medication? I have been off it for several months and some odd changes in my body.
Avatar m tn What about fish oil? Wouldn't that be one to avoid as well? And I was under the impression turmeric and garlic were also mild blood thinners. True? The only ones you mentioned I take are garlic and ginseng, but I take eleuthero mainly, which isn't really ginseng, and American ginseng when I used to go to the gym, which I've been avoiding for several weeks now due to injuries. Are these included, of just Chinese ginseng? And should I avoid the bilberry?
535822 tn?1443976780 yes I am better today I am certain it was the tea, I normally drink cups of green tea and I am okay so I think it was the ginseng I googled it and yes it can cause stomach irritation and upset also headaches .so no ginseng for me ..
Avatar m tn They don't contraindicate one another, but since both can somewhat lower blood sugar, you might feel a bit tired if you already have low blood sugar. However, Chinese ginseng (there really isn't any Korean ginseng, it's just sold by Koreans and grown there theoretically but it's native to China) doesn't have a big effect on blood sugar. American ginseng is more for that purpose.
4356842 tn?1353312209 So I had a pretty crappy cold about a week and a half ago, now being on digoxin I can't take cold meds so I stick it out. Well the cold is now over and my teeth are hurting. I see no signs of abscess' and my mom thinks it might be a sinus infection. No from what I've read online they usually give amoxcillin to treat it. My question is has anyone else on digoxin taken amoxcillin? Is it safe. Being on dig I know there's a lot of stuff we can and can not take.
Avatar f tn The Heart Rhythm Society did a few randomized trials to assess the efficacy of calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers and digoxin in SVT. A comparison of verapamil, propranolol and digoxin showed equivalent efficacy in a small group of patients. However, in general calcium channel blockers and beta-blockers are preferred to digoxin. Digoxin has been around for a long time! I used Digoxin over 50 years ago for my PSVT, and my recollection was that it did little to prevent episodes.
Avatar f tn I have some Afib and some PAC's, my doc said Digoxin and Toprol do the same thing, I chose the Digoxin. Does anyone take the Digoxin for these conditions and it works? Which do you think is better?
Avatar n tn s contractions are weaker than normal, and digoxin helps provide a stronger beating heart. If one has increased functionality of the heart, the drug may be dropped, also, there can be a tolerance that develops with digoxin that may require discontinuation for a period of time.
612551 tn?1450022175 I began taking Korean Ginseng 2 grams a day a few months back. I am a senior and decided to try it for the possible benefits, including energy and erectile dysfunction problems. After about a month I noticed my weight went down about 10 pounds, 5%. I am 6' 5" so I can carry 225 rather well. I did not notice any change in my energy and or erectile dysfunction.
Avatar f tn s my completely unprofessional opinion on what I know about digoxin, and I took it for a number of years as a kid for SVT. It's an old drug that's been used literally for centuries. I took it back in 1957. It's inherently toxic and if that fact was not enough to curtail its use, there's evidence that suggests the drug, even at dosages normally considered safe, can cause visual problems, serious skin rashes, and may significantly aggravate asthma.
Avatar f tn It's also known as Indian Ginseng. My chiropractor got me going on it and it's almost been a month. I started out taking 1 cap. in the am and one in the pm. After about three days, I started to feel a little bit calmer. After 2 weeks, I was way calmer and my appetite increased. I think my appetite increased because my anxiety is way down. I get so nervous and nauseous that I lose all appetite. I haven't had to take one valium since I've been on this.
Avatar m tn What do you mean by Indian ginseng? American Indian? Because there isn't any ginseng in India. And how old are you? If you're young, you really don't want to be taking all those body building supplements -- an adult can decide for himself how healthy to be, but if you're young skip that stuff. Listen to Gym -- no supplement will make you taller.
798555 tn?1292787551 I had taken each of them on separate occasions, and it was NOT pleasant. Astragalus and ginseng both give me anxiety. Siberian ginseng was good , and did not make me anxious. Its hard for some people systems , and mine is very sensitive to drugs and herbs, to use some herbs. but I prefer them to drugs. I see a chinese medical dr who is treating me with a host of herbs and auricular therapy. he is learning my body and the herbs I can't tolerate.
Avatar f tn Ginseng is a tricky herb, particularly for women. There are different kinds of ginseng, and herbs that are also adaptogens that people sometimes call ginseng but aren't. The first thing I would do is get your blood work done by a physician to see if perhaps there's something going on with your thyroid or a form of anemia, which could mean a deficiency of B12 (more common with vegetarians) or iron. Also, is your sleep good sleep, are you depressed, are there hormonal things going on.
Avatar f tn I know if i was on digoxin i would look at the packaging the pharmacy gave me and go directly to the horses mouth so to speak and go onto the manufactuerers site and see what they have to say about long term effects, etc. They should tell you what the clinical studies showed, side effects and all of the pertinent information....good luck to you....
Avatar m tn Then I found on the internet how toxic Digoxin could be with the other medicines I was taking, and that no one should be kept on it for very long. Since the second cardiologist removed Digoxin from my prescriptions, and I was healing and getting better, I think I must have been under a toxic level of Digoxin causing blood in my urine and poisoning affects of awake,eyesight,cuts,etc..
Avatar f tn While this is significantly below the promised amount, it remains an unusually high amount of ginsenosides. Clinical trials with ginseng have typically used herb powders and extracts with far lower concentrations of ginsenosides, providing about 6 to 40 mg of ginsenosides daily. It is not known what effect the high amount of ginsenosides from the NSI product may have.
Avatar f tn High ventricular rate leads to insufficient diastolic filling time. Digoxin slows down the conduction in the AV node and increases its refractory period, and it can reduce the ventricular rate. The arrhythmia itself is not affected, but the pumping function of the heart improves by improved filling. The use of digoxin in heart problems during sinus rhythm was once standard.
Avatar f tn The article says that it can help in reducing the Hepa B virus and such persons and individuals had healed from it since using this product. i just want to know if it is really working and safe to use...
Avatar f tn I have A/F and up to recently took aspirin to help stop clots and strokes, however due to a stomach bleed my doctor took me of aspirin. I have been on a site that recommends Radix Ginseng and other types of Ginseng, so my question is "Would these really help?" I dont want to take anymore pills than I am doing but could it be a tea or something like that? Have any of you any ideas about this, or are any of you taking this for the heart? Thank you.
Avatar m tn s just the FDA chooses not to so as not to compete with the equally unregulated pharmaceuticals FDA has power to regulate but chooses not to. But Korean ginseng is not a good choice for someone suffering from anxiety, and most Ginseng teas have no ginseng in them anyway. Better choices for adaptogens are ashwagandha and eleuthero, or American Ginseng, as they are less energizing. 5HTP might work, and Dr.