Guest guest Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 In a message dated 5/11/2005 10:25:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jackyb1956@... writes: Doctor changed my drugs today. He took me off the Sotalol (was taking 160mg twice a day) and he put me on Rhymthol and Tenormin. Does anybody have experience with these drugs. What can I expect good or bad Rythmol was my first Rhythm control drug. I was pretty dizzy for the first few days but later was OK. Rythmol is not recommended by most Cardiologists if a person has heart disease. It didn't help me. I now take Amiodarone with pretty good success and have been lucky so far regarding the bad side effects. Best of Luck Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Doctor changed my drugs today. He took me off the Sotalol (was taking 160mg twice a day) and he put me on Rhymthol and Tenormin. Does anybody have experience with these drugs. What can I expect good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Jacky, I'm on propafenone, the generic of Rythmol, at 225 mg three times daily. I've been on this dose for the last five months. I'm also on warfarin and lisinopril (generic ACE inhibitor for blood pressure). My dose of propafenone was ramped up as my episodes of afib became closer and closer. Right now I go into afib about once every two weeks. As far as I can tell, the only side effect I have is tiredness. It is not unexpected (incidence of about 8% in clinical trials, but probably occurs more often in the general population). I feel a little bit like I'm on a beta blocker, but not so completely taken out of myself. It's been a good drug for me and bought me some time as I think about ablation. Jeff --- jackyb1956 wrote: > Doctor changed my drugs today. He took me off the > Sotalol (was taking > 160mg twice a day) and he put me on Rhymthol and > Tenormin. Does > anybody have experience with these drugs. What can I > expect good or > bad. > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 At 11:23 PM 5/11/2005, you wrote: >Doctor changed my drugs today. He took me off the Sotalol (was taking >160mg twice a day) and he put me on Rhymthol and Tenormin. Does >anybody have experience with these drugs. What can I expect good or >bad. > I'm on rythmol and it doesn't seem to be doing a lot of good, though it did at first. I think I just adjust to any drug. I had the same problem with amiodarone. At least rythmol doesn't have the nasty side effects of amio, and I did feel lousy on amiodarone. It is a very expensive drug, though. My doctor had me on the time release capsules, and as there is no generic for it, it is outrageously expensive. It ran me right through my whole prescription allowance for the year. I did some research and asked him to put me on the non time release. It is far cheaper. If your insurance has a cap on the meds (or you don't have the insurance) I would look into this before I use up the whole amount for the year. Don't know about the other one. Judy >Web Page - <http://www.afibsupport.com>http://www.afibsupport.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 May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Hi: The efficacy of meds varies with the individual. Hope that Rhytmol will suit you. In my case, it was the opposite. Changed from Rhytmol to Sotalol. Give it a try. Joe y. New Drugs Doctor changed my drugs today. He took me off the Sotalol (was taking 160mg twice a day) and he put me on Rhymthol and Tenormin. Does anybody have experience with these drugs. What can I expect good or bad. Web Page - http://www.afibsupport.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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