Re: Antiarrhythmic/ectopics

June 3, 2004

In a message dated 6/3/04 6:36:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, trudyjh@...

writes:

I would like to get an idea of whether or not other people have

seen this day-to-day stuff improve significantly (or not improve) by

taking a particular antiarrhythic?

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Hi Trudy, I held off on the antiarrhythmic drugs also. I felt the rate drugs

were safer and with less side affects. Unfortunately for me the rate would

not cut it. I tried the calcium channel blockers and I had so many ectopics

and or PVC's that I stopped counting and accepted them as normal. I had the

dose upped a few times but still I had the problem and after a year of NSR but

with tons of ectopics I went into afib and then my doctor said lets switched to

beta blockers now and maybe it will work better for you. I switched and tried

a few drugs here and my ectopics were much less but I could not stay in NSR

with the beta blockers. So now DR says Sotalol lets give it a try. I was

scared to switch to an antiarrhythmic but I was misserable and not happy with my

feeling so tired and fragile all the time. I started Sotalol over 3 months ago

and IM NSR since and my PVC's are about so infrequent I might go weeks

without one. I have become stronger and have more energy since IM not going in

and

out of afib. I still have my fragile days and on those I take it easy and

maybe even nap a little during the day but the next day I seem to pop back to

normal energy wise. Feel free to write me if you have anyother questions?

a in Massachusetts 49 NSR Sotalol 80 mg x 2 Warfarin

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