Re: Started Dofetilide, back in Afib

[Guest guest]

> Hello All. Just got out of the hospital yesterday following the

three-day

> monitoring required for starting Dofetilide.

Kathleen,

I also have a problem of sometimes waking up in a panic state. I

don't know if I panic and that causes my heart to act up, or if my

heart is acting up while I sleep and that is causing me to panic,

since afib seems to cause panic almost at a subconscious level for me.

I guess it's also possible that we have some form of sleep breathing

problem. I have woken up hyperventilating a couple of times, and

that can bring on afib.

I would be interested to know other people's experiences with this.

It's bad enough dealing with panic when I'm awake :-) let alone havig

it sneak up on us like this.

I'm sorry the Dofetilide hasn't kept you in normal rhythm. You

probably are going to call your doc and I wonder if he will want to

increase the dose.

As to the ice cream and wine, I sometimes have a delayed reaction to

triggers.

As to the magnesium, did your doc say what signs to watch for that

might indicate kidney damage?

The magnesium drip you were on, I wonder if it's possible that the

combination of that and the dofetilide helped.

[Guest guest]

Trudy wrote:

<<I'm sorry the Dofetilide hasn't kept you in normal rhythm. You

probably are going to call your doc and I wonder if he will want to

increase the dose.>>

As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

interval.)

- OU alum in MI

[Guest guest]

--- I certainly CAN identify with anxiety and panic causing fib

attacks. I started having them at 4:00 A.M. for two weeks every three

days, so now I wake at 4:00 every morning worrying and wondering if

it will happen again! Sometimes I just get out of bed rather then lie

there and worry.

Today I had 1/2 pint of chocolate ice cream, just outof frustration,

also my 4 grandkids have been visiting for 5 days, and this afternoon

at 4:00 P.M. my fib kicked in! I say anxiety, stress, and certain

foods, are definitly a trigger for me!

MandyofCA Toprol XL 100mg digitek coumadin 5mg

[Guest guest]

I started out on 1000 mcg of Tykosin in the hospital and then went down to 500

(250 x 2) per day when I left the hospital. Two weeks later I was in afib (in

the islands) so they upped me to 750 mcg (250 x 3). I was NOT hospitalized for

this dosage change... perhaps because I'd already been monitored at 1000.

Stef

As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

interval.)

- OU alum in MI

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[Guest guest]

I started out on 1000 mcg of Tykosin in the hospital and then went down to 500

(250 x 2) per day when I left the hospital. Two weeks later I was in afib (in

the islands) so they upped me to 750 mcg (250 x 3). I was NOT hospitalized for

this dosage change... perhaps because I'd already been monitored at 1000.

Stef

As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

interval.)

- OU alum in MI

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Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

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[Guest guest]

I started out on 1000 mcg of Tykosin in the hospital and then went down to 500

(250 x 2) per day when I left the hospital. Two weeks later I was in afib (in

the islands) so they upped me to 750 mcg (250 x 3). I was NOT hospitalized for

this dosage change... perhaps because I'd already been monitored at 1000.

Stef

As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

interval.)

- OU alum in MI

Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.com

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Nothing in this message should be considered as medical advice, or should be

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[Guest guest]

I was also started on 1000mcg of Tikosyn/Dofetilide, but just before I was

discharged that very same day, the EP changed the dose to 750mcg (375 X 2).

Except for a few minor episodes here and there during the almost four years

I've been on Dofetilide, I have been blessed with NSR.

Ellen

NC

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----- Original Message -----

> I started out on 1000 mcg of Tykosin in the hospital and then went down to

500 (250 x 2) per day when I left the hospital. Two weeks later I was in

afib (in the islands) so they upped me to 750 mcg (250 x 3). I was NOT

hospitalized for this dosage change... perhaps because I'd already been

monitored at 1000. Stef

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> As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

> hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

> interval.) - OU alum in MI

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[Guest guest]

I was also started on 1000mcg of Tikosyn/Dofetilide, but just before I was

discharged that very same day, the EP changed the dose to 750mcg (375 X 2).

Except for a few minor episodes here and there during the almost four years

I've been on Dofetilide, I have been blessed with NSR.

Ellen

NC

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----- Original Message -----

> I started out on 1000 mcg of Tykosin in the hospital and then went down to

500 (250 x 2) per day when I left the hospital. Two weeks later I was in

afib (in the islands) so they upped me to 750 mcg (250 x 3). I was NOT

hospitalized for this dosage change... perhaps because I'd already been

monitored at 1000. Stef

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> As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

> hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

> interval.) - OU alum in MI

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[Guest guest]

I was also started on 1000mcg of Tikosyn/Dofetilide, but just before I was

discharged that very same day, the EP changed the dose to 750mcg (375 X 2).

Except for a few minor episodes here and there during the almost four years

I've been on Dofetilide, I have been blessed with NSR.

Ellen

NC

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----- Original Message -----

> I started out on 1000 mcg of Tykosin in the hospital and then went down to

500 (250 x 2) per day when I left the hospital. Two weeks later I was in

afib (in the islands) so they upped me to 750 mcg (250 x 3). I was NOT

hospitalized for this dosage change... perhaps because I'd already been

monitored at 1000. Stef

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> As I understand the drill with Tykosin, you have to go back into the

> hospital to increase the dose. (They monitor what it does to the QT

> interval.) - OU alum in MI

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