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At the onset of AF, take 25 mg. Toprol XL...wait 30 minutes and then 100 mg flecainide. Wait 1 hour, if not converted, take another 100 mg flecainide. The results were totally amazing and a couple times a year for the next 3 years, I had a chance to test the efficacy. As advertised, PIP worked very well for me. My only regret is that in the early days of my AF challenge, the PIP approach wasn't offered instead of the daily doses continually.
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Termination of episodes
LAF episodes can be successfully terminated in a hospital setting by injection of flecainide, dofetilide or ibutilide provided the injection is carried out very soon after the start of an episode. It is also possible to terminate an episode at home by using the on-demand (pill-in-the-pocket) approach. Several afibbers have found this approach very effective in keeping the duration of their episodes to two hours or less. This approach involves swallowing propafenone or flecainide tablets with warm water as soon as possible after the start of an episode. The recommended dosage is 200 mg of flecainide or 450 mg of propafenone (for people weighing 70 kg (155 lbs)or less) or 300 mg of flecainide or 600 mg of propafenone for people weighing more than 70 kg. I have found that lying down on my back (supine position) after swallowing the pills results in quicker conversion, perhaps because being in this position would give the heart rate-slowing parasymphatetic arm of the ANS a bit of a boost.
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