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alfrae13
The heart rate is around 70 but irregular. I am also on propanol 120mg
The propranolol is likely keeping the rate low. Before propranolol, was your afib rate over 100?
"It mostly lasts only several hours but makes me shaky and weak."
I presume you mean the afib?
"Should I try PIP starting with 100mg or increase the daily dose to 100. Will go to see the cardiologist next week"
Don't try anything different with the flec without discussing with your cardio. An increased dose would be something to discuss.
"increase the daily dose to 100."
Assume you mean to 100 twice a day?
Note, the max daily dose of flec is 200 mg for those < 70 kg (154 #'s) and 300 mg for those weighing more.
If your afib only lasts a couple of hours, PIP flec is unlikely to shorten it by much.
Things to chat with the cardio about. If your episodes only last a few hours, do you need the propranolol, even if the rate is higher (unless a higher rate is debilitating to you)? There is some thought (though this is controversial) that giving a beta blocker to someone with a
vagal trigger (which I have no indication you are or are not) might provoke more episodes. On the other hand, sometimes a beta blocker for someone with an adrenergic trigger might reduce the number of episodes.
{edit} just noticed Carey responded while I was writing this
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2022 05:46PM by GeorgeN.