Re: Flecainide 50mg once a day?

[Guest guest]

> Is this once a day?

>

> Does anyone else take 50 mg/day?

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As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the EP sent me

for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they didn't say I had

coronary disease (I am 39) . Now they have me on 150 Metoprolol, 200

Flecanide and 81 aspirin. A personal totally non medical opinion is I think

my heart goes too slow and that's why it aches or whatever. The pain was

really bad early in the week and frankly I'd rather have the Afib which I

was having everyday, at least it didn't hurt. I also had some ankle

swelling.

Lorrie (western PA)

[Guest guest]

> Is this once a day?

>

> Does anyone else take 50 mg/day?

---------------------

As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the EP sent me

for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they didn't say I had

coronary disease (I am 39) . Now they have me on 150 Metoprolol, 200

Flecanide and 81 aspirin. A personal totally non medical opinion is I think

my heart goes too slow and that's why it aches or whatever. The pain was

really bad early in the week and frankly I'd rather have the Afib which I

was having everyday, at least it didn't hurt. I also had some ankle

swelling.

Lorrie (western PA)

[Guest guest]

> Is this once a day?

>

> Does anyone else take 50 mg/day?

---------------------

As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the EP sent me

for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they didn't say I had

coronary disease (I am 39) . Now they have me on 150 Metoprolol, 200

Flecanide and 81 aspirin. A personal totally non medical opinion is I think

my heart goes too slow and that's why it aches or whatever. The pain was

really bad early in the week and frankly I'd rather have the Afib which I

was having everyday, at least it didn't hurt. I also had some ankle

swelling.

Lorrie (western PA)

[Guest guest]

> As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the EP

sent me

> for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they didn't

say I had

> coronary disease (I am 39) . Now they have me on 150 Metoprolol, 200

> Flecanide and 81 aspirin. A personal totally non medical opinion

is I think

> my heart goes too slow and that's why it aches or whatever. The

pain was

> really bad early in the week and frankly I'd rather have the Afib

which I

> was having everyday, at least it didn't hurt. I also had some ankle

>swelling.

Lorrie,

This wouldn't explain teh ankle swelling, but have you have a gi doc

or an ear nose throat doc check for esophageal irritation due to acid

refux or h pylori bacteria. Those things can cause pretty impressive

chest pain, easily mistaken for heart stuff.

Or if the metoprolol was recently increased the chest pain may be

transient. (I'm sorry, I forget exactly which situation you;'re in.)

I always think of the initial chest pain from beta blockers as teh

heart struggling to beat as fast as it wants to and teh beta blocker

saying no,no :-)

hard to type with cat snoozing on keybord

[Guest guest]

> As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the EP

sent me

> for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they didn't

say I had

> coronary disease (I am 39) . Now they have me on 150 Metoprolol, 200

> Flecanide and 81 aspirin. A personal totally non medical opinion

is I think

> my heart goes too slow and that's why it aches or whatever. The

pain was

> really bad early in the week and frankly I'd rather have the Afib

which I

> was having everyday, at least it didn't hurt. I also had some ankle

>swelling.

Lorrie,

This wouldn't explain teh ankle swelling, but have you have a gi doc

or an ear nose throat doc check for esophageal irritation due to acid

refux or h pylori bacteria. Those things can cause pretty impressive

chest pain, easily mistaken for heart stuff.

Or if the metoprolol was recently increased the chest pain may be

transient. (I'm sorry, I forget exactly which situation you;'re in.)

I always think of the initial chest pain from beta blockers as teh

heart struggling to beat as fast as it wants to and teh beta blocker

saying no,no :-)

hard to type with cat snoozing on keybord

[Guest guest]

> As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the EP

sent me

> for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they didn't

say I had

> coronary disease (I am 39) . Now they have me on 150 Metoprolol, 200

> Flecanide and 81 aspirin. A personal totally non medical opinion

is I think

> my heart goes too slow and that's why it aches or whatever. The

pain was

> really bad early in the week and frankly I'd rather have the Afib

which I

> was having everyday, at least it didn't hurt. I also had some ankle

>swelling.

Lorrie,

This wouldn't explain teh ankle swelling, but have you have a gi doc

or an ear nose throat doc check for esophageal irritation due to acid

refux or h pylori bacteria. Those things can cause pretty impressive

chest pain, easily mistaken for heart stuff.

Or if the metoprolol was recently increased the chest pain may be

transient. (I'm sorry, I forget exactly which situation you;'re in.)

I always think of the initial chest pain from beta blockers as teh

heart struggling to beat as fast as it wants to and teh beta blocker

saying no,no :-)

hard to type with cat snoozing on keybord

[Guest guest]

Trudy writes:

> I always think of the initial chest pain from beta blockers as teh

> heart struggling to beat as fast as it wants to and teh beta blocker

> saying no,no :-)

> hard to type with cat snoozing on keybord

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I believe that's what was happening too. I was a little disappointed in my

EP that he just heard " chest pain " without listening to the rest of my

sentence, but I also understand where he is/was coming from and why he sent

me for the cath. The good news is with what I'm on now I don't have symptoms

but I wonder when it's all going to catch up with me. I have contacted the

company that makes Flecainide to see about getting it since I've lost my

job.

My cat walks across the keyboard if I'm not watching. :-)

Thank you kindly,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

Trudy writes:

> I always think of the initial chest pain from beta blockers as teh

> heart struggling to beat as fast as it wants to and teh beta blocker

> saying no,no :-)

> hard to type with cat snoozing on keybord

----------

I believe that's what was happening too. I was a little disappointed in my

EP that he just heard " chest pain " without listening to the rest of my

sentence, but I also understand where he is/was coming from and why he sent

me for the cath. The good news is with what I'm on now I don't have symptoms

but I wonder when it's all going to catch up with me. I have contacted the

company that makes Flecainide to see about getting it since I've lost my

job.

My cat walks across the keyboard if I'm not watching. :-)

Thank you kindly,

Lorrie

[Guest guest]

> wrote:

> > As a small background, I had some chest pains last week and the

EP

> sent me

> > for a cardio gram which came back OK as far as I know, they

didn't

> say I had

> > coronary disease (I am 39) . I also had some ankle

> >swelling.

>

> Lorrie,

>

>An cardiogram is not enough to diagnose what may or may not be going

on with you. Do you mean an echocardiogram or an EKG...

You may also need a stress test, and the the ankle swelling should

definitely be looked into by the cardiologist. Have you gained any

weight -- even a two or three pound gain could be indicative of edema.

I am certainly not a physician, or a nurse, but have had many years

of experience with a-fib, DCM and CHF (dilated cardiomyopathy)

(congestive heart failure) and have an ICD implanted.

Please talk to your doctor.

Lee

www.heart-help.net