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Just curious why you despise Beta Blockers which are used more widely for anything from high BP to PVCs, vs a black box warning med?
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Is it true that flecainide requires a beta blocker to be taken with it?
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Carey:
My heart rate even in AF right now is usually in the lower 60s I don't want or need a rate control drug, so I guess it will be Tikosyn, so thanks to everyone.
Liz
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GeorgeN quoted you must weigh at least 154 pounds to take 300mg within a 24 hour period. I weighed 122 at the time. I lost weight since but no EP should advise 300mg with that weight.
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Susan:
You said you were AF free for 5 years, did you take Flec. during those 5 years? I wouldn't want to lay in bed not being able to sleep, I would rather just stay as I am---my AF is not bad now and all I take is Xaralto. Tennormin is the beta blocker that I was given years ago that caused me a 1st degree heart block, (25mg).
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Susan:
I wouldn't want to lay in bed not being able to sleep, I would rather just stay as I am---my AF is not bad now and all I take is Xaralto.
Liz
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I was looking for a credible source, which escapes me other than a few older sites, that BBs destroy heart muscle eventually.
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I wouldn't mind taking Flec if I could take it for a short time and then stop it and use it as a pill in the pocket.
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George:
Yes, I took Propafenone for many years, but I only took it at bedtime, that drug is supposed to be taken every 8 hours. My doctor said to take it only at bedtime as I got my episodes around 4:00 to 5:00 a.,m. I don't think that drug ever did much for me as I took it before bed and yet a few hours later I got AF, but I always converted on my own.
I will try one of those drugs and a cardioversion, if needed, I will see how I feel and how the drug affects me. If I have a problem, then I will just scrapt the drugs, except for Xaralto. As I said I don't even feel my AF now, I will see how I do when it is time for putting in my garden and all the work that goes with taking care of my yard. There are plenty of people that are in AF (and don't feel it) and just take a blood thinner and are fine. As far as I know those two men that are running for President are in AF and taking a blood thinner, I havn't read where they have had ablations.
An ablation burns holes in your heart and it can affect your Ejection Fraction, right now my Ejection Fraction is 65 so I am good in that respect,
and the market is up today, whoopee, Whoops it is down again.
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Kate:
Are you saying persistent or is it permanent? So if it is persistent he then must be on other drugs and gets episodes of AF.
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My doc recently prescribed it for me, and I'm thinking of using 75mg PIP followed by 75 more in about 90 minutes with no conversion next time I have an episode
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I don't think a low dose is likely to achieve the PIP effects you're looking for but by all means approach it as carefully as you feel comfortable with. The general idea behind PIP is to hit it with a high dose as early as you can. As long as you're taking a rate control drug with it I don't think you have much to worry about.
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