Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR Not asking for medical advice but hoping to get some ideas about what is possible or standard when weaning off meds. Ablation Aug 2020 ECV Nov 13 NSR last 4 months Taking these Eliquis 5mg BID Flecainide 150mg BID One of the things I'd like to do is possibly Cut flecainide and eliquis by half.   And transition from flecainide to multaq at some point   What's possible? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179850#msg-179850 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:47:56 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,180234#msg-180234 Re: Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,180234#msg-180234 aldona AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:12:05 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,180174#msg-180174 Re: Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,180174#msg-180174
Does your history above reflect that you had some afib in the blanking period (Aug-Oct)?]]> DavidK AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 09 Apr 2021 22:47:03 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179865#msg-179865 Re: Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179865#msg-179865 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:38:12 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179858#msg-179858 Re: Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179858#msg-179858
Wean off Flecainide next 2 weeks. Continue Eliquis, do Ziopatch, analysis of that and decide Eliquis.]]> NotLyingAboutMyAfib AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:26:23 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179852#msg-179852 Re: Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179852#msg-179852
IMHO I wouldn’t risk lowering the Eliquis unless your NP or Dr Natale tells you to. I begged my local EP on the 5 months after my first ablation (no af for the entire time) to cut down to 5mg. He said no. I’m lucky I listened because on my 6st month I wore a Holter and had 3 episodes of non symptomatic af without knowing at night and by my 7th month my frequent violent af kept returning. I’m happy I was protected by taking the correct dose.

But everyone is different. Maybe you will be ok with a half a dose of Eliquis but is it worth the low risk of a permanent stroke by stopping too soon? You could regret your decision.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:30:08 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179850#msg-179850 Weaning off meds - 4 months of NSR https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,179850,179850#msg-179850
Ablation Aug 2020
ECV Nov 13
NSR last 4 months

Taking these

Eliquis 5mg BID
Flecainide 150mg BID

One of the things I'd like to do is possibly

Cut flecainide and eliquis by half.  

And transition from flecainide to multaq at some point  

What's possible?]]> NotLyingAboutMyAfib AFIBBERS FORUM Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:01:01 +0000