Re: Re: Going back on old meds HELP!

[Guest guest]

Hi Mandy,

When I initially went to my doctor with 'palpitations', before I was

diagnosed with Afib and had tests with the cardiologist etc, he prescribed the

beta

blocker Astemizole. I had what sounds similar. I would be woken in the night by

short spells of Afib and they would last minutes, and then everything would

normalise and then later I would awake again with a short Afib attack.

This went on all night and when I called him the next day he said stop the

Astemizole.

When I went to see the cardiologist, he put me down as beta blocker

intolerant due to this.

I was asleep when it ocurred and it never started during the day so my heart

rate presumably was lower than normal waking time, as yours is , but I wouldnt

like to guess at the cause. Sorry I cant be much more help than that. It

stopped the day after I stopped the meds.

Haze

Re: Going back on old meds HELP!

  ---  I decided, with my cardio's permission, to try going back on

  verapamil 240mg, after being on Toprol XL for six months. I average

  two to three attacks a month on Toprol, and used to have good results

  with the verapamil for many years.

  Well, let me tell you, it hasn't been a good experience!!!

  I have been going in and out of fib all day long! My heart rate is

  slow, so the Dr. that I called said don't take any other meds today.

  It has been the oddest fib I've ever experienced. Fib for awhile then

  normal beats, then fib again for awhile and then normal beats.

  Anyone ever expeienced this before? My fibs have never done this

  before. Usually during a fib attack it is in fib until it converts

  back to NSR, NOT in and out like this is. It must be that my heart is

  not responding to the verapamil after being on Toprol for so long,

  and is rebelling somehow?

  Any body with a story to share? I NEED comfort right now!

  Mandy Of CA>

[Guest guest]

Mandy it's Michele

This is how I live. in and out of fib all day long. With sometimes prolonged

beats in between. It is a horrible way to live. I hope that the doctor can

find the correct meds for me . I am Cardizem LA for two weeks and Coumadin. I

don;t know how long it will take to kick in.

Re: Going back on old meds HELP!

--- I decided, with my cardio's permission, to try going back on

verapamil 240mg, after being on Toprol XL for six months. I average

two to three attacks a month on Toprol, and used to have good results

with the verapamil for many years.

Well, let me tell you, it hasn't been a good experience!!!

I have been going in and out of fib all day long! My heart rate is

slow, so the Dr. that I called said don't take any other meds today.

It has been the oddest fib I've ever experienced. Fib for awhile then

normal beats, then fib again for awhile and then normal beats.

Anyone ever expeienced this before? My fibs have never done this

before. Usually during a fib attack it is in fib until it converts

back to NSR, NOT in and out like this is. It must be that my heart is

not responding to the verapamil after being on Toprol for so long,

and is rebelling somehow?

Any body with a story to share? I NEED comfort right now!

Mandy Of CA>

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[Guest guest]

We should not give medical advice here. You're taking meds without

doctors permission, Verapamil vs. Toprol XL and you are having a

reaction that you are not familiar with. If it was me, and my heart was

doing something it has not done before, I would head for the ER.

yomandy39 wrote:

>--- I decided, with my cardio's permission, to try going back on

>verapamil 240mg, after being on Toprol XL for six months. I average

>two to three attacks a month on Toprol, and used to have good results

>with the verapamil for many years.

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/1/2004 8:30:23 PM Central Standard Time,

mandyofca@... writes:

Any body with a story to share? I NEED comfort right now!

Mandy Of CA>

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I don't know if I can give you any comfort but when I have an afib episode it

seems my heart will tease me by giving 3 or 4 or 5 beats at what seems like

normal spacing and then has about 3 or 4 fast beats. It can be very

frustrating. This has been since I started amiodarone and I always have self

converted,

usually with exercise. Perhaps you are still in afib when it seems you are in

NSR.

Guy

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In a message dated 2/1/2004 9:51:14 PM Central Standard Time,

mpignalosa@... writes:

This is how I live. in and out of fib all day long. With sometimes prolonged

beats in between. It is a horrible way to live. I hope that the doctor can

find the correct meds for me . I am Cardizem LA for two weeks and Coumadin.

I don;t know how long it will take to kick in

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Michele; Cardizem is a calcium channel blocker used to treat high blood

pressure by relaxing the blood vessels. As a result the heart does not have to

work

as hard. It is also used as a rate control drug because it lowers your heart

rate. It is not a rhythm control drug.

Guy