Irregular heartbeat and palpitations

[Rodney]

I was told by the cardiologist to Stop taking the Metoprolol med I’d been taking for 8 yrs because my heart rate bumped down to 40 bpm because being on Carnivore apparently is healing my heart and I don’t need the med anymore! But I still have the symptoms mentioned in the title, tho the pulse is no longer so low since 3 days being off the med, it’s actually high at around 95 bpm.. I have hope that the heart will be healed of the skipped beats etc if I keep on Carnivore, been on 3 mos thus far, anybody got any input??

[Geezy]

I’m an Afiber. Bob here did an interview with me about how carnivore has helped to reverse my heart disease. 
2 months in on carnivore my cardiologist took me off of Metropolol because my diet had brought my BP down to normal levels but the drug was bringing me down too low artificially. 
Six months later he took me off of my other heart med, Flecinide, and said he only wants to see me once a year now. 
I rarely have and heart palpitations or PVC’s anymore. 
I have been a carnivore for 691 days. 

[Rodney]

Thanks for that info, Were U interviewed by Kerry Mann and Dave Mac?

[Geezy]

3 hours ago, Rodney said:

Thanks for that info, Were U interviewed by Kerry Mann and Dave Mac?

Yes I was.  Yeah my story is getting redundant.

[Outdoorstom]

Good timing for this post.  I’ve been on metropolol for about 5 months now.  I bought an Apple Watch a couple months ago and I’ve discovered my heart rate has been getting very low, sometimes into the upper 30’s.  I don’t have a cardiologist here in Florida so I asked for a telemedicine appointment with my doc in Ny.  I was told I have to be in NY to get a telemedicine appointment.  I cut my dosage in half (it was 25mg) and still had the issue.  Yesterday I stopped taking it altogether.  I’ll be home on the 19th of April and will go in then.  I was put on the med due to my heart rate being over 100, 12% of the time when I wore a Holter for 3 days.  

[Geezy]

Keep us updated on what your doc has to say Thomas. 

[Rodney]

20 hours ago, Geezy said:

Yes I was.  Yeah my story is getting redundant.

Oh not at all, that is how I found U on here! Another fellow replied here and said he’s been having the same problem as myself, must not be uncommon! Your real name is Geoff correct? Since getting off the Metoprolol now for 6 days my pulse is no longer in the 40’s and is actually around 95 avg, and I’m still having very irregular beat and palpitations and they have me on a monitor for a week.. Do U or did U take low dose aspirin? Do U do dairy?

[Rodney]

12 hours ago, Outdoorstom said:

Good timing for this post.  I’ve been on metropolol for about 5 months now.  I bought an Apple Watch a couple months ago and I’ve discovered my heart rate has been getting very low, sometimes into the upper 30’s.  I don’t have a cardiologist here in Florida so I asked for a telemedicine appointment with my doc in Ny.  I was told I have to be in NY to get a telemedicine appointment.  I cut my dosage in half (it was 25mg) and still had the issue.  Yesterday I stopped taking it altogether.  I’ll be home on the 19th of April and will go in then.  I was put on the med due to my heart rate being over 100, 12% of the time when I wore a Holter for 3 days.  

My heart rate was 40 avg but now actually high at 95 avg since off Metoprolol for 6 days now, and still very irregular beating and palpitations, so I’m hoping and praying that will normalize, and the same for U as well, let me know how it goes! So you’re doing Carnivore? Where U at in NY, I lived in Upstate for 20 yrs (Binghamton) near the PA border and spent a lot of time in Brooklyn and Queens doing Ministry work, am in Louisiana now..

[Outdoorstom]

3 minutes ago, Rodney said:

My heart rate was 40 avg but now actually high at 95 avg since off Metoprolol for 6 days now, and still very irregular beating and palpitations, so I’m hoping and praying that will normalize, and the same for U as well, let me know how it goes! So you’re doing Carnivore? Where U at in NY, I lived in Upstate for 20 yrs (Binghamton) near the PA border and spent a lot of time in Brooklyn and Queens doing Ministry work, am in Louisiana now..

Hey Rodney.  I live outside of Massena.

[Geezy]

38 minutes ago, Rodney said:

Oh not at all, that is how I found U on here! Another fellow replied here and said he’s been having the same problem as myself, must not be uncommon! Your real name is Geoff correct? Since getting off the Metoprolol now for 6 days my pulse is no longer in the 40’s and is actually around 95 avg, and I’m still having very irregular beat and palpitations and they have me on a monitor for a week.. Do U or did U take low dose aspirin? Do U do dairy?

Yes my name is Geoff. 
I'm wondering if your doctor took you off of the metoprolol too soon. Mine took me off of it because my BP was getting dangerously low but it’s my understanding that it’s best to slowly ween off of heart meds. You might need to start taking a half dose or a full dose every other day. 
I was taking a full dose aspirin every evening before I went to bed but I’ve stopped taking it as well. You might look into taking a magnesium supplement such as Magnesium Glutamine. Magnesium is very beneficial for the heart. 
Yes I do dairy but limited. I go through about a stick a day of butter and I’ll have heaping tablespoon of my homemade yogurt everyday. On the rare occasions when I eat cheese I try to make sure it’s made from whole milk. 

[Rodney]

On 4/1/2025 at 9:53 AM, Geezy said:

Yes my name is Geoff. 
I'm wondering if your doctor took you off of the metoprolol too soon. Mine took me off of it because my BP was getting dangerously low but it’s my understanding that it’s best to slowly ween off of heart meds. You might need to start taking a half dose or a full dose every other day. 
I was taking a full dose aspirin every evening before I went to bed but I’ve stopped taking it as well. You might look into taking a magnesium supplement such as Magnesium Glutamine. Magnesium is very beneficial for the heart. 
Yes I do dairy but limited. I go through about a stick a day of butter and I’ll have heaping tablespoon of my homemade yogurt everyday. On the rare occasions when I eat cheese I try to make sure it’s made from whole milk. 

Thanks for the reply, I did get off the med in about a 2 wk span by my own choice and I had to take 1/4 of the reg dosage because heart was beating around 40bpm, tho the doc at the ER and also my Cardiologist both said don’t have to, my Cardiologist even said he’d like to know where I heard that because he was totally clueless about it! Anyway I’ve been totally off it for almost a week and gonna have to stay off.. I’ve been praying Geoff to get off the med for some time now and am looking to my Lord and Savior Jesus by Whose stripes I am healed! I am and have been taking a good magnesium supplement for the heart and was taking potassium also but neither have corrected the very irregular beat and palpitations.. I asked about dairy because I’ve been doing cottage cheese, sour cream straight out the container, and for a week or so was drinking A2 milk because I Love and crave dairy on Carnivore, and I’m wondering if the carbs, little as they may be, maybe be affecting me.. So I’m getting off dairy for awhile Lord willing! And I do quite a bit of butter also and may keep doing that unless I decide to try the Lion diet like my friend Dante Ferrigno.. Thanks again Geoff, I believe it was a God thing that I saw your video with Kerry at this time! Any further input is welcome!

[Geezy]

Our Lord places us where He needs us when we are in need. 
What magnesium are you taking. I ask because there are so many different kinds of magnesium and some are not absorbable. 
Be very careful of the potassium. I was taking an electrolyte supplement and about six months into my carnivore journey I had a blood test and my potassium levels were into the danger zone. Bad enough for a normal person but more so for someone who has heart disease. Too much potassium can cause the heart to stop. 
Dairy is a very addictive substance for me as well. I try to moderate it as much as possible but sometimes it gets the better of me and I have to take a month off of it. 

I will be putting you on my prayer list. 
May God bless you. 

[Rodney]

First of all, thank U for adding me to your prayer list, I have prayed for you as well after hearing your journey

I am taking high quality Magnesium Taurate, and the other a mixture of Taurate, Glycinate, and Malate, one cap of each before bedtime, all supposed to be the best for the heart from what I’ve read..

I am currently not taking potassium except in a water that is enhanced with minerals and electrolytes which I just started drinking instead of the Rambler carbonated mineral water I was drinking. Thanks for the warning on potassium, please which electrolyte supplement were U when it got so high, I want to avoid that one??

Lastly, I quit dairy yesterday for awhile except butter and some heavy cream, and seem to feel a difference already, time will tell, amen? Thanks again for responding and for your insight and input, U are a blessing at this time I’m in! When I heard U talking about your ill experience specifically with the Metoprolol, I was Amazed to say the least because I was going thru the EXACT same thing at that very time and still am!! I showed my wife Vanessa your experience and she also was amazed at how God put that in my face (via Kerry) at that very time! I dont Know if U can see it, but another fellow here said he is also going thru the same thing with the Metoprolol, Wow! Blessings Geoff, all input is welcome any time! Lord willing, I may be interviewed by Dave Mac someday too, when I have enough to report!

[Geezy]

7 hours ago, Rodney said:

I am taking high quality Magnesium Taurate, and the other a mixture of Taurate, Glycinate, and Malate, one cap of each before bedtime, all supposed to be the best for the heart from what I’ve read..

I’m just taking a magnesium Glycinate 350 mg. I don’t know for sure if it’s helping my heart or if it’s just the natural progression of this WOE but I’ve been noticing that what few palpitations that I was experiencing have diminished even more. 
 

7 hours ago, Rodney said:

which electrolyte supplement were U when it got so high, I want to avoid that one??

When I first started on carnivore I was taking LMNT and then later on I switched over to KetoChow.  It was the KetoChow I was on when my potassium got so high. It might have been high on the LMNT but I hadn’t gotten a blood test while on it. 
When people talk about taking an electrolyte supplement I like to tell them to make sure they really need it. Get a blood test done and find out if you are deficient. 
Potasium can also cause you to lose sodium and mine was low but after stopping KetoChow my potassium levels dropped to normal and my sodium came up to normal. 
My sodium always stays on the low side of normal do I  liberally salt my food and even put some in my water when I’m going to be working in the hot Texas sun all day. 

Anytime you think you’re ready I can give you Dave’s email and Kerry’s email so you can contact them. 
When I did my first interview I didn’t think I really had much of a story to tell. After all, there’s so many great and miraculous stories out there in the carnivore community but I finally got the nerve up to contact Dave and I was surprised by the comments how much my story resonated with so many people. 
We often think that we are insignificant in this world and for the most part we may be but God will put us in a position to touch someone else’s life if we allow Him to. We have to always be ready when He does that whether it’s online or on the street. We never know who we might touch so we must always be ready with a kind word and wisdom from our Lord. 
 

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