Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 In a message dated 3/15/04 4:21:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, regasega@... writes: > Went to ER. Tried Corvert 1mg > twice with no conversion. As of today, no conversion. I will return > Friday for an echo just to make sure heart is ok. > A quick question. Through this whole episode, are you consuming, taking or experiencing any triggers? Caffeine (tea, de-caf anything, chocolate), alcohol, MSG, stress, fatigue? In other words are tou feeding the fire. Rich O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 > In a message dated 3/15/04 4:21:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > regasega@o... writes: > > > Went to ER. Tried Corvert 1mg > > twice with no conversion. As of today, no conversion. I will return > > Friday for an echo just to make sure heart is ok. > > > > A quick question. Through this whole episode, are you consuming, taking or > experiencing any triggers? > Caffeine (tea, de-caf anything, chocolate), alcohol, MSG, stress, fatigue? > In other words are tou feeding the fire. > Rich O > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 What's your dosage of cardizem? Debbi > In a message dated 3/15/04 4:21:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > regasega@o... writes: > > > Went to ER. Tried Corvert 1mg > > twice with no conversion. As of today, no conversion. I will return > > Friday for an echo just to make sure heart is ok. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 > > In a message dated 3/15/04 4:21:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > regasega@o... writes: > > > > > Went to ER. Tried Corvert 1mg > > > twice with no conversion. As of today, no conversion. I will > return > > > Friday for an echo just to make sure heart is ok. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Larry: when I go to the ER.........they convert me chemically with cardizem. I think they all have different ideas as what do to with us. I read on an earlier post that some they convert with digoxin. Debbi, OU Alum in OKC ********************************************************** > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't under the impression > that Cardizem was going to convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > Am I wrong about this? > > Larry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 4. Do I need to use an electric shaver on Coumadin. Seems to me that > I end up cutting myself every so often with a regular blade. > > Thanks for your help! > > Larry ..................................................... Larry just have a syptic pencil on hand for those shaving nicks. I nick myself occasionally and it works just fine. I've even used it after I brushed my teeth too hard and had a bleeding tooth......it tasted really bad but it worked along with direct pressure. And I certainly wouldn't worry about a cardioversion. I've had several and they're no big deal. It sounds like you doctor in giving you sound advice. If you're really worried about the very small chance of a stroke during the conversion ask the doctor if he could do a TEE before the procedure. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 In a message dated 3/15/2004 1:21:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, regasega@... writes: << 2. Would you give the other drugs a shot prior to cardioversion? 3. Does this seem like good medical guidance? 4. Do I need to use an electric shaver on Coumadin. Seems to me that I end up cutting myself every so often with a regular blade. >> Larry, After more than twenty years of afib with no cardioversions in which I have always converted spontaneously without chemical or electrical intervention, I would give other drugs a chance in your position. Your afib history seems to indicate that afib is not likely to become a permanent state for you at this point since you have had very little afib compared with many of us. Chances are very good that you will convert spontaneously (on your own) before the end of the three weeks on Coumadin required for the cardioversion. That's what happened to me when I started Coumadin so that I could have a cardioversion in three weeks. I converted on my own long before the three weeks had passed. However, I was taking Atenolol and Verapamil, two drugs which slow and regulate the heart rate. Perhaps you could ask your doctor if you might try drugs such as these because they do not require hospitalization to start and are relatively simple and safe. If these do not work, I still would try other drugs such as Flecainide or Dofetilide, but only if you remain in afib for a longer period of time. During my afib career, I have frequently been in afib as long as eight to ten days before I spontaneously converted. Now I am rarely in afib. Similarly, your afib will not necessarily grow worse, especially since afib has been relatively rare in your background. Although cardioversions are not risky, I understand, I often wonder if I would be enjoying my current afib-free status if I had experienced a cardioversion. I can't help but suspect that such a trauma to the heart could have long lasting effects that are not fully known at the present time. This is pure theory on my part, but my idea is based on the number of people whom I know of that have had cardionversions only to return ultimately to afib. One of these people was my own father. I would not be hasty to jump into a cardioversion until you have seen whether or not your afib pattern is changing from short and infrequent to chronic. You have time to wait especially if you are taking Coumadin. Also, regarding the Coumdin, if your INR is right, you will probably find that you won't bleed dangerously from a small razor cut. However, if you feel more comfortable using an electric razor, why not do it? Good luck, in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 > If you're really worried about the very small > chance of a stroke during the conversion ask the doctor if he could > do a TEE before the procedure. > > P <MI> Actually ... I'm pretty convinced that being on Coumadin for 3 weeks will reduce the risk of stroke. But I'm just very uncomfortable with the procedure itself. It seems so drastic to put someone out and apply electric shock to them. It seems more natural to me to try several different drugs first ... even if it means being hospitalized. But I guess that's wrong because the guidelines seem to dictate cardioversion. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hi Larry, I use an electic shaver anyway but I think this thing on Wafarin depends how old you are, I was on the drug for some years and then I was under 50 and had no problems except for wind that I thought sometime was a heart attack. I saw many of our senior citizens in the clinic and they were all having problems with their INR ratios and brusining. I met a women wh was under 30 wh had a problems with lung clots through the pill and she was on 30 mg a day YES 30 Mg a day. Poor thing she had to have tests once a week and all she compalined aobut was the cold. In summary it depens how much you bleed I was able to carry on as normal.. JOHN C UK >4. Do I need to use an electric shaver on Coumadin. Seems to me that >> I end up cutting myself every so often with a regular blade. >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> Larry >.................................................... >Larry just have a syptic pencil on hand for those shaving nicks. I >nick myself occasionally and it works just fine. I've even used it >after I brushed my teeth too hard and had a bleeding tooth......it >tasted really bad but it worked along with direct pressure. >And I certainly wouldn't worry about a cardioversion. I've had >several and they're no big deal. It sounds like you doctor in giving >you sound advice. If you're really worried about the very small >chance of a stroke during the conversion ask the doctor if he could >do a TEE before the procedure. > >P <MI> > > > Codling Hornchurch Essex England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > Actually ... I'm pretty convinced that being on Coumadin for 3 weeks > will reduce the risk of stroke. But I'm just very uncomfortable with > the procedure itself. It seems so drastic to put someone out and > apply electric shock to them. It seems more natural to me to try > several different drugs first ... even if it means being > hospitalized. But I guess that's wrong because the guidelines seem to > dictate cardioversion. > > Larry I recently was hospitalized for 3 days to attempt to get back into nsr (after 7 weeks of chronic afib) using Flecainide. It worked (took about 36 hours) and I've been in nsr for about a month now. My cardio told me that if the drug had not worked he then would have tried electro-cardioversion. I told him I preferred to go this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > Actually ... I'm pretty convinced that being on Coumadin for 3 weeks > will reduce the risk of stroke. But I'm just very uncomfortable with > the procedure itself. It seems so drastic to put someone out and > apply electric shock to them. It seems more natural to me to try > several different drugs first ... even if it means being > hospitalized. But I guess that's wrong because the guidelines seem to > dictate cardioversion. > > Larry I recently was hospitalized for 3 days to attempt to get back into nsr (after 7 weeks of chronic afib) using Flecainide. It worked (took about 36 hours) and I've been in nsr for about a month now. My cardio told me that if the drug had not worked he then would have tried electro-cardioversion. I told him I preferred to go this route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > Larry, > After more than twenty years of afib with no cardioversions in which I have > always converted spontaneously without chemical or electrical intervention, I > would give other drugs a chance in your position. Your afib history seems to > indicate that afib is not likely to become a permanent state for you at this > point since you have had very little afib compared with many of us. Chances are > very good that you will convert spontaneously (on your own) before the end of > the three weeks on Coumadin required for the cardioversion. That's what > happened to me when I started Coumadin so that I could have a cardioversion in > three weeks. I converted on my own long before the three weeks had passed. > However, I was taking Atenolol and Verapamil, two drugs which slow and regulate > the heart rate. Perhaps you could ask your doctor if you might try drugs such > as these because they do not require hospitalization to start and are > relatively simple and safe. If these do not work, I still would try other drugs such > as Flecainide or Dofetilide, but only if you remain in afib for a longer period > of time. During my afib career, I have frequently been in afib as long as > eight to ten days before I spontaneously converted. Now I am rarely in afib. > Similarly, your afib will not necessarily grow worse, especially since afib has > been relatively rare in your background. > > Although cardioversions are not risky, I understand, I often wonder if I > would be enjoying my current afib-free status if I had experienced a > cardioversion. I can't help but suspect that such a trauma to the heart could have long > lasting effects that are not fully known at the present time. This is pure > theory on my part, but my idea is based on the number of people whom I know of > that have had cardionversions only to return ultimately to afib. One of these > people was my own father. I would not be hasty to jump into a cardioversion > until you have seen whether or not your afib pattern is changing from short and > infrequent to chronic. You have time to wait especially if you are taking > Coumadin. Also, regarding the Coumdin, if your INR is right, you will probably > find that you won't bleed dangerously from a small razor cut. However, if you > feel more comfortable using an electric razor, why not do it? > Good luck, > in sinus in Seattle , Thanks ... this is very helpful. Atenolol and Verapamil are beta and calcium channel blockers I believe. I have been on Cardiazem since the Afib began. So the rate is being controlled. But no anti- arythmics. For that I would have to be hospitalized ... and I hear that the potential side effects of these anti-arythmics can be worse than that of the cardioversion ... as the drugs can affect ventricular function. Are you saying that you normally convert in 8-10 days with only rate regulation? They seem to indicate that if I didn't convert in 48 hours, it is not too likely that I will convert on my own. But I guess this kinda gives me some hope. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > Larry, > After more than twenty years of afib with no cardioversions in which I have > always converted spontaneously without chemical or electrical intervention, I > would give other drugs a chance in your position. Your afib history seems to > indicate that afib is not likely to become a permanent state for you at this > point since you have had very little afib compared with many of us. Chances are > very good that you will convert spontaneously (on your own) before the end of > the three weeks on Coumadin required for the cardioversion. That's what > happened to me when I started Coumadin so that I could have a cardioversion in > three weeks. I converted on my own long before the three weeks had passed. > However, I was taking Atenolol and Verapamil, two drugs which slow and regulate > the heart rate. Perhaps you could ask your doctor if you might try drugs such > as these because they do not require hospitalization to start and are > relatively simple and safe. If these do not work, I still would try other drugs such > as Flecainide or Dofetilide, but only if you remain in afib for a longer period > of time. During my afib career, I have frequently been in afib as long as > eight to ten days before I spontaneously converted. Now I am rarely in afib. > Similarly, your afib will not necessarily grow worse, especially since afib has > been relatively rare in your background. > > Although cardioversions are not risky, I understand, I often wonder if I > would be enjoying my current afib-free status if I had experienced a > cardioversion. I can't help but suspect that such a trauma to the heart could have long > lasting effects that are not fully known at the present time. This is pure > theory on my part, but my idea is based on the number of people whom I know of > that have had cardionversions only to return ultimately to afib. One of these > people was my own father. I would not be hasty to jump into a cardioversion > until you have seen whether or not your afib pattern is changing from short and > infrequent to chronic. You have time to wait especially if you are taking > Coumadin. Also, regarding the Coumdin, if your INR is right, you will probably > find that you won't bleed dangerously from a small razor cut. However, if you > feel more comfortable using an electric razor, why not do it? > Good luck, > in sinus in Seattle , Thanks ... this is very helpful. Atenolol and Verapamil are beta and calcium channel blockers I believe. I have been on Cardiazem since the Afib began. So the rate is being controlled. But no anti- arythmics. For that I would have to be hospitalized ... and I hear that the potential side effects of these anti-arythmics can be worse than that of the cardioversion ... as the drugs can affect ventricular function. Are you saying that you normally convert in 8-10 days with only rate regulation? They seem to indicate that if I didn't convert in 48 hours, it is not too likely that I will convert on my own. But I guess this kinda gives me some hope. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > > 1. Is cardioversion risky? I have been told that 1% of people on AFib > throw clots and that clots is a risk of the procedure. I have to > admit that the thought of it is a bit frightening. What if this has > some unknown affect on my ventricles? > 2. Would you give the other drugs a shot prior to cardioversion? > 3. Does this seem like good medical guidance? > 4. Do I need to use an electric shaver on Coumadin. Seems to me that > I end up cutting myself every so often with a regular blade. > > Thanks for your help! > > Larry Larry - You are getting almost the exact treatment I got a year ago when diagnosed with afib -- cardizem and coumadin. I too was leary of a cardioversion, but finally had it in August. (Took me a long time to get blood INR in the right range, then vacations kicked in.) Now a cardioversion would be my treatment of choice. Better, from my perspective, than being on medication. I say go for the cardioversion and worry about drugs later if it doesn't hold you in nsr. I was advised to use an electric razor but didn't. Cut my self a few times and had to spend extra time getting the bleeding to stop. I'm on coumadin again, this time for atrial flutter, and I'm still using the blade. Your choice. Ed in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > > 1. Is cardioversion risky? I have been told that 1% of people on AFib > throw clots and that clots is a risk of the procedure. I have to > admit that the thought of it is a bit frightening. What if this has > some unknown affect on my ventricles? > 2. Would you give the other drugs a shot prior to cardioversion? > 3. Does this seem like good medical guidance? > 4. Do I need to use an electric shaver on Coumadin. Seems to me that > I end up cutting myself every so often with a regular blade. > > Thanks for your help! > > Larry Larry - You are getting almost the exact treatment I got a year ago when diagnosed with afib -- cardizem and coumadin. I too was leary of a cardioversion, but finally had it in August. (Took me a long time to get blood INR in the right range, then vacations kicked in.) Now a cardioversion would be my treatment of choice. Better, from my perspective, than being on medication. I say go for the cardioversion and worry about drugs later if it doesn't hold you in nsr. I was advised to use an electric razor but didn't. Cut my self a few times and had to spend extra time getting the bleeding to stop. I'm on coumadin again, this time for atrial flutter, and I'm still using the blade. Your choice. Ed in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't under the impression > that Cardizem was going to convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > Am I wrong about this? > > Larry Larry - You are right. Cardizem is a rate control drug. Dosage depends on what works to keep your heart rate under control. Ed in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 In a message dated 3/16/2004 6:49:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, regasega@... writes: << Are you saying that you normally convert in 8-10 days with only rate regulation? They seem to indicate that if I didn't convert in 48 hours, it is not too likely that I will convert on my own. But I guess this kinda gives me some hope. >> Larry, Ten days was my longest episode, but I have had episodes of various lengths over my twenty years of afib: 15 minutes (the shortest) 20 minutes, six hours, ten hours, 18 hours, 24 hours, 30 hours, 36 hours, 42 hours, 48 hours, 60 hours, 72 hours, four days, six days, eight days and I guess you get the idea! My experience has been that no one, including me, could predict when I would convert to sinus but I always have converted with no assistance other than my Atenolol and Verapamil meds. For the first six years of my afib, I didn't even take any meds, but I usually converted within 24 to 48 hours. If I had rushed off for cardioversion the first time I had a 48 hour episode, I would never have known that I could convert spontaneously after being in afib for longer periods of time. My older brother who is in permanent afib had the same experience. He said that he would be in afib for weeks and even months at a time and then convert spontaneously to afib, never going to a hospital or even having drug intervention. He did end up in permanent afib before he was my current age, but he believes that is because he was into things that I have never done: smoking and drinking excessive alcohol. He believes that he could have avoided permanent afib if he had taken medication earlier and if he had never drunk alcohol or smoked. He also thinks that I will probably avoid permanent afib because of my lifestyle. My cardiologist confirmed that when he said he thinks that it is unlikely that I will go into permanent afib, that I would be there by now if I were going to be after more than twenty years in which I have always converted on my own. So do have hope! There are many different opinions out there among many different doctors. Some seem to have the fatalistic attitude that afib will necessarily grow worse without drastic interventions like cardioversion, ablation, or antiarrhythmic drugs. This has certainly not been my experience. Currently my afib episodes are far less frequent and symptomatic than they were 20 years ago. Of course, it doesn't happen that way for everyone, but one never knows if afib can be stopped in a more natural way, without cardioversions and risky drugs, unless one has patience and tries to wait for spontaneous cardioversion. If you have no other underlying heart or health problems, it's very possible that you will always convert spontaneously as I have done. Good luck, in sinus in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I used to convert simply by taking an extra cardizem when I went into a new session.. didn't work the last two times, though.. so I'm on to bigger and better drugs, which also don't work so far.... Stef traveler3406 wrote: > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't under the impression > that Cardizem was going to convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > Am I wrong about this? > > Larry Larry - You are right. Cardizem is a rate control drug. Dosage depends on what works to keep your heart rate under control. Ed in VA Backup web page - http://afibsupport.proboards23.com List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Stef: What new drugs have you added? I'm considering an antiarrythmic. Am now on cardizem 360 mg and toprol XL 25 mg bid. Debbi, OU Alum in OKC didn't work the last two times, though.. so I'm on to bigger and better drugs, which also don't work so far.... > > Stef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 > I used to convert simply by taking an extra cardizem when I went into a new session.. didn't work the last two times, though.. so I'm on to bigger and better drugs, which also don't work so far.... > > Stef Same here. I could pop a Cartia XT 180mg or two and almost always expect to return to nsr a few hours later. Then it just stopped working... Now I'm on flecainide and the interesting thing is that I experience less side effects on this med than I did on the Cartia. I always remember feeling very dragged-out and headachey (!) on the Cartia. I'm hoping that the flec will maintain me for a while. I'm sorry to hear of your setback - I send all my good nsr thoughts to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Debbi - I was just on cardizem (120 per day) until I went into afib in early Jan that lasted 6 weeks until cardioversion (I always used to convert on my own.. sometimes with drugs, sometimes not)... then they put me on Tikosyn 250 twice a day, and Cardizem 120 once a day... My last episode, which started a week ago (and continues) started in Bonaire (near Venezuala) and I was taken off the cardizem and given .25 dig once a day, and 75 mg atenelol (25 three times a day), and the Tikosyn (which was supposed to be the end all and be all of rhythm control) 250 three times a day. Now that I'm back and have seen my doctor, I'm on 100 mg atenelol (50 x 2) but I can go higher if my heart races (up to 200), and the Tikosyn 250 x3. Off the dig, as it contradicts the tikosyn (or can). I feel pretty ok today.. heart rate mostly lowish, although I do have a blistering head ache.. that's likely from the atenelol, but I'll give it a few days, since I didn't notice it earlier, and I'm just back home and we're having some low cloud cover, so it may just be that. I hope it's just that, as this does seem to work somewhat! Does the cardizem not work for you? the anti-arrythmics can cause worse arrythmias so should not be considered lightly unless there is good reason.. and the " other " rhythms they cause are usually bad rhythms... I swear since I started the Tikosyn (dofetilide) I've felt many more " odd " beats than ever before.. thankfully my doctor is now talking about taking me off, since it obviously didn't so what it was supposed to, the side effects can be bad, and it has so many contradictions that it's hard to get out of an afib session when you're on it, since there are many other drugs that I cannot now take. Stef Debbi wrote: Stef: What new drugs have you added? I'm considering an antiarrythmic. Am now on cardizem 360 mg and toprol XL 25 mg bid. Debbi, OU Alum in OKC didn't work the last two times, though.. so I'm on to bigger and better drugs, which also don't work so far.... > > Stef Backup web page - http://afibsupport.proboards23.com List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 > From: Debbi > Date: 3/15/04, 7:14 PM -0500 > > Larry: when I go to the ER.........they convert me chemically with > cardizem. I think they all have different ideas as what do to with > us. I read on an earlier post that some they convert with digoxin. > > Debbi, OU Alum in OKC > > > ********************************************************** > > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't > > under the impression that Cardizem was going to > > convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > > > Am I wrong about this? I wonder, why do you go to the ER to take Cardizem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 > From: Debbi > Date: 3/15/04, 7:14 PM -0500 > > Larry: when I go to the ER.........they convert me chemically with > cardizem. I think they all have different ideas as what do to with > us. I read on an earlier post that some they convert with digoxin. > > Debbi, OU Alum in OKC > > > ********************************************************** > > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't > > under the impression that Cardizem was going to > > convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > > > Am I wrong about this? I wonder, why do you go to the ER to take Cardizem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 > From: Debbi > Date: 3/15/04, 7:14 PM -0500 > > Larry: when I go to the ER.........they convert me chemically with > cardizem. I think they all have different ideas as what do to with > us. I read on an earlier post that some they convert with digoxin. > > Debbi, OU Alum in OKC > > > ********************************************************** > > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't > > under the impression that Cardizem was going to > > convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > > > Am I wrong about this? I wonder, why do you go to the ER to take Cardizem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 The idea behind upping a rate control is that it slows down your heart enough to allow it to convert on it's own.. it has trouble converting at 180 beats per minute, but if you can bring it down to a more normal rate, then often the heart will simply convert on it's own... Stef traveler3406 wrote: > 240mg. per day ... delayed release. But I wasn't under the impression > that Cardizem was going to convert me. Just slow down my heart rate. > > Am I wrong about this? > > Larry Larry - You are right. Cardizem is a rate control drug. Dosage depends on what works to keep your heart rate under control. Ed in VA Backup web page - http://afibsupport.proboards23.com List owner: AFIBsupport-owner For help on how to use the group, including how to drive it via email, send a blank email to AFIBsupport-help Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be acted upon without consultation with one's physician. --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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