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Magnesium (about 500 mg) helps regulate heart rhythms.

Some irregular heartbeats are benign. For me taking some magnesium helps make the beats more regular.

My INR increases when I drink pomegranate juice, Anyone else has this experience?

I had a wisdom tooth extracted. The dentist said he would not do it unless my INR was 2.0 or less. I did not think that I needed any change in my INR, but I did get to 2.0. There was hardly any bleeding.

Protimenow, I live 2 blocks away from the hospitals lab. My INR is fairly stable, so I only get tested every 4 or 5 weeks. If I am consideraby e out of range (greater than 5-0), I go for a blood draw sooner. If the out of range is less than 5.0, I will cut a dose in half for one day and...

I go to a lab to have my blood drawn.It is fullly covered by medicare. I get the results by calling the lab within a few hours after the draw. The lab also sends the results to my physician. I get a call from on of the physicians's medical assistanst within a few days with information about...

I do not worry. I do not track. I eat. I check my !NR once a month.

I had a murmurof my aortic valve since I was a young child. It didn't bother me and I did join the Air force and was in flight status. Most physicians did not detect the murmur until I was in my mid- thirties. I had no symptoms until my mid- 50s. A few years later the phsician recommended to...

I stopped worrying about vitamin K last year. I now eat a spinach and other green salads 5 times a week. I routinely drink V-8. I also drink pomegranite juice daly. I have not experience any problems with by INR.[/I]

I do not recall any restrictions. I do take anti-biotics an hour before a cleaning.

I have been taking Saw Palmetto for more than a dozen years. I have not noticed any problem

I do not think it matters which type of valve. Any injury will respond the same to any valve. The main problem is an injury to the head. Other bleeding injuries can usually be handled easily unless the bleeding is internal. An injury to the head could cause a bleed into the brain. The...

Martial Arts only woks in movies, video games and novels. You would be better off having pepper spray or a weapon such as a gun, billy-stick or brass nuckels.

I think it all about making money.

I have been taking CO Q10 for several years, about 200 mg each day. I haven't noticed any effect on Coumadin. Even if I did, I would continue taking it and make an adjustment in by dose of Coumadin, which I expect will be very minor.