Am I taking too much flecainide October 16, 2023 02:25PM |
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Re: Am I taking too much flecainide October 16, 2023 03:09PM |
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colindo
Since taking flecainide (200mgs extended release daily) I have experienced,
gait disturbance, blurred vision, hand tremor and mental fogginess.
Or is this just old age catching up. I just turned 80 this year.
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Re: Am I taking too much flecainide October 24, 2023 06:36PM |
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I'm assuming you qualified for Flecainide both by ekg and some sort of stress test and/or echo? In addition, Flecainide should be closely monitored by ekg, both before and during treatment, especially with any dose increase or with symptoms as you describe. !/quote]
That's the by-the-book answer, but it's very common these days for EPs to prescribe it based on nothing more than the presence of afib. Sure, they've seen EKGs but they don't do monitoring after you begin the drug, change dosages, etc.
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That's the by-the-book answer, but it's very common these days for EPs to prescribe it based on nothing more than the presence of afib. Sure, they've seen EKGs but they don't do monitoring after you begin the drug, change dosages, etc.
Re: Am I taking too much flecainide October 24, 2023 08:44PM |
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Carey
That's the by-the-book answer, but it's very common these days for EPs to prescribe it based on nothing more than the presence of afib. Sure, they've seen EKGs but they don't do monitoring after you begin the drug, change dosages, etc.
Re: Am I taking too much flecainide October 24, 2023 11:29PM |
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From what I've read on various forums, the majority now require some pre-testing.