Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Yesterday was kind of strange. I felt real lethargic most of the afternoon, which I attributed to my lowered HR (Betapace) This was before I went down to the show last evening) About 8 last evening that feeling left me & I've felt good since - including today (so far) My at rest HR is a little higher (mid 60's). The Betapace is new to me - from all the posts I've seen the last several months it apparently is tolerated well by some & not by others. Is what I've experienced thus far typical of what some you have experienced on Betapace ? Hello, Thor, What dosage of Betapace are you on? I went from Toprol XL (that I was absolutely miserable on; spacey, ears ringing, lethargic) to Sotalol and felt a little lethargic the first couple of weeks but nothing like the Toprol. You could be feeling lethargic from the beta blocker in Betapace until your body adjusts to it. I feel totally normal now and I am very sensitive to medications. I am thinking that those who had problems with Sotalol did not take it long enough to get past the adjustment period. Good luck Loretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I was on Sotalol for 6 months and didn't adjust to it. My cardio kept telling me I would get use to it but I didn't. And I've been on beta blockers before, Inderal for one and a few I can't remember, during the last 20 years and they never bothered me like the Sotalol did. I was on 320mg's a day and it was ineffective in keeping me in NSR. I have been on a lot of heart meds starting in 1983 and in my experience Sotalol has been the worst. P <MI> ........................................ << You could be feeling lethargic from the beta blocker in Betapace until your body adjusts to it. I feel totally normal now and I am very sensitive to medications. I am thinking that those who had problems with Sotalol did not take it long enough to get past the adjustment period. Good luck>> > > Loretta>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Loretta: 120mg BID Betapace Yesterday was kind of strange. I felt real lethargic most of the afternoon, which I attributed to my lowered HR (Betapace) This was before I went down to the show last evening) About 8 last evening that feeling left me & I've felt good since - including today (so far) My at rest HR is a little higher (mid 60's). The Betapace is new to me - from all the posts I've seen the last several months it apparently is tolerated well by some & not by others. Is what I've experienced thus far typical of what some you have experienced on Betapace ? Hello, Thor, What dosage of Betapace are you on? I went from Toprol XL (that I was absolutely miserable on; spacey, ears ringing, lethargic) to Sotalol and felt a little lethargic the first couple of weeks but nothing like the Toprol. You could be feeling lethargic from the beta blocker in Betapace until your body adjusts to it. I feel totally normal now and I am very sensitive to medications. I am thinking that those who had problems with Sotalol did not take it long enough to get past the adjustment period. Good luck Loretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Hi Loretta... I took Betapace for 8 months..frankly I would rather have A-Fib...On Betapace I was exhausted, with tightness in my chest, dizziness..I felt horrible, my cardiologist kept saying for the first few months to give it a chance. Plus I was having episodes every 8 to 10 days. I started taking flecainide, 100 mg x twice daily, and digoxin. I felt better immediately, I still have episodes every 8 to 10 days and convert on my own..It seems a-fib has a life of it's own, when it is time for an episode, it doesn't need a trigger. It seems to build up, go crazy, then I'm okay again. I have noticed with flecainide, I have nutty dreams, totally off the wall. But on my worst day, so far, ( fingers crossed) I feel better than I did for 8 months on Betapace. This is just my experience, but I did give it a chance...Thanks for listening..Marie 66 Pacific Northwest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In AFIBsupport , " Loretta and Chuck " > Hello, Thor, > ... I am thinking that those who had problems with Sotalol did not take it long enough to get past the adjustment period. Good luck > > Loretta > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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