Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 In a message dated 8/26/04 9:19:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gary@... writes: I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! ************* Hi , Yes it will get better. Im on 80mg Sotalol x 2 a day and have been for six months now. The first month I was getting use to it. I was very tired and had some PVC's. The second month I started to feel less tired. IM now six months into the Sotalol and I has kept my in NSR but I have days here and there where I feel fragile and I need to take it easy. Take it for a few months and unless your having a bad reaction to the Sotalol give it a chance. a in Massachusetts NSR Sotalol 80mg x2 Warfarin 4mg a dat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 In a message dated 8/26/04 9:19:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gary@... writes: I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! ************* Hi , Yes it will get better. Im on 80mg Sotalol x 2 a day and have been for six months now. The first month I was getting use to it. I was very tired and had some PVC's. The second month I started to feel less tired. IM now six months into the Sotalol and I has kept my in NSR but I have days here and there where I feel fragile and I need to take it easy. Take it for a few months and unless your having a bad reaction to the Sotalol give it a chance. a in Massachusetts NSR Sotalol 80mg x2 Warfarin 4mg a dat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! As a says, it may take sometime for you to adjust to it but it may not get any better. Sotalol turned me into a walking zombie (walking heart rate was below 50 bpm). There are other meds to try if sotalol doesn't do the trick so don't hesitate to talk to your doctor if you are having problems. -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! As a says, it may take sometime for you to adjust to it but it may not get any better. Sotalol turned me into a walking zombie (walking heart rate was below 50 bpm). There are other meds to try if sotalol doesn't do the trick so don't hesitate to talk to your doctor if you are having problems. -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! As a says, it may take sometime for you to adjust to it but it may not get any better. Sotalol turned me into a walking zombie (walking heart rate was below 50 bpm). There are other meds to try if sotalol doesn't do the trick so don't hesitate to talk to your doctor if you are having problems. -- D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 - I never got used to Sotolol and it always made me feel horrible.. zombie is the right word! I'm on dofetilide now, for rhythm and Atenelol for rate.. my active rate is usually less than 50, but I have no negative side effects from it ( the atenelol or the low heart rate!). Perhaps you could suggest to your dr. giving it a whorl if the sotolol doesn't become more tolerable. Stef Driscoll wrote: > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! As a says, it may take sometime for you to adjust to it but it may not get any better. Sotalol turned me into a walking zombie (walking heart rate was below 50 bpm). There are other meds to try if sotalol doesn't do the trick so don't hesitate to talk to your doctor if you are having problems. -- D 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I was on Sotalol for six months and felt absolutely terrible. The doctors kept telling me I'd probably get use to it....I didn't and it wasn't very effective (for me), even after increasing my dose, at keeping me in NSR. I've taken a lot of drugs in battling heart disease, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digitalis, ace inhibitors, blood thinners without much problems at all. But Sotalol....... I can honestly say that it made me feel very bad. I'd still be taking it though if it worked for me. If I was you I'd give it a chance for a few months and see #1 if it's effective and #2 if your body adjusts to it. Good luck. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I was on Sotalol for six months and felt absolutely terrible. The doctors kept telling me I'd probably get use to it....I didn't and it wasn't very effective (for me), even after increasing my dose, at keeping me in NSR. I've taken a lot of drugs in battling heart disease, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digitalis, ace inhibitors, blood thinners without much problems at all. But Sotalol....... I can honestly say that it made me feel very bad. I'd still be taking it though if it worked for me. If I was you I'd give it a chance for a few months and see #1 if it's effective and #2 if your body adjusts to it. Good luck. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! > > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I was on Sotalol for six months and felt absolutely terrible. The doctors kept telling me I'd probably get use to it....I didn't and it wasn't very effective (for me), even after increasing my dose, at keeping me in NSR. I've taken a lot of drugs in battling heart disease, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digitalis, ace inhibitors, blood thinners without much problems at all. But Sotalol....... I can honestly say that it made me feel very bad. I'd still be taking it though if it worked for me. If I was you I'd give it a chance for a few months and see #1 if it's effective and #2 if your body adjusts to it. Good luck. P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 : It took me 2 or 3 weeks to become accustomed to sotalol. (really felt like my energy level had dropped through the floor) Several board members encouraged me to give it time & things would improve. It did for me. Give it some time. Thor Solatol I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 : It took me 2 or 3 weeks to become accustomed to sotalol. (really felt like my energy level had dropped through the floor) Several board members encouraged me to give it time & things would improve. It did for me. Give it some time. Thor Solatol I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 : It took me 2 or 3 weeks to become accustomed to sotalol. (really felt like my energy level had dropped through the floor) Several board members encouraged me to give it time & things would improve. It did for me. Give it some time. Thor Solatol I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I STARTED OUT ON 80 MG PER DAY AND HAD A COUPLE OF BREAK THRU'S. NOW UP TO 160 PER DAY AND FEEL LOUSY. NOT SLEEPING WELL, A LITTLE LIGHT HEADED, LETHARGIC KIND OF. NOT REAL SURE JUST EXACTLY HOW TO DESCRIBE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY. GARY RE: Re: Solatol >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I STARTED OUT ON 80 MG PER DAY AND HAD A COUPLE OF BREAK THRU'S. NOW UP TO 160 PER DAY AND FEEL LOUSY. NOT SLEEPING WELL, A LITTLE LIGHT HEADED, LETHARGIC KIND OF. NOT REAL SURE JUST EXACTLY HOW TO DESCRIBE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY. GARY RE: Re: Solatol >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I STARTED OUT ON 80 MG PER DAY AND HAD A COUPLE OF BREAK THRU'S. NOW UP TO 160 PER DAY AND FEEL LOUSY. NOT SLEEPING WELL, A LITTLE LIGHT HEADED, LETHARGIC KIND OF. NOT REAL SURE JUST EXACTLY HOW TO DESCRIBE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY. GARY RE: Re: Solatol >>Just started taking Sotolol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! << I first started out on a very low dose of Sotolol at 40mg bid, and when I first started taking it I was a little light headed but that went away within a few days and I did not have any noticeable effects but it was a really low dose. But then had more and more break throughs of afib and they upped my dose to 80mg bid and that was a different story. At first I was just tired all the time and felt pretty awful. However, it has now been several months and I now feel pretty much OK on it, I have resumed doing all the things I used to do and am working out regularly, etc. The only negative I see is that it has made it virtually impossible for me to continue to lose weight without cutting my caloric intake far lower than I would ever consider if I were not on it. I was losing steadily until the dosage was increased and then my weight loss stopped completely for almost 3 months until I seriously cut way back on my total food intake. Barbara Kersten Lothlorien Goldens Lorien@... http://www2.bccom.com/lorien/index.htm Cassie, Jewel & Harry Lori, Beren, Gilly, Junior & Arrie waiting at The Bridge 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...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I was put on Sotalol-120 mg - exactly two weeks ago. I do notice some small side effects. I am most definitely very tired, I get light headed when standing for long periods of time or just getting up, and I do feel some PVC's every once in a while. I actually got to play in a soccer tournament last weekend...which was the only one I got to play in this summer. AT this point everything seems to be working well (knock on wood), and I am extremely excited about that! Good luck Mark - Lacey WA -- 3 ablations/3 cardioversons and few medications later. > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 > Never worked for me, made things worse, at least > psychologically. I hated the drug. And the rest too. > > Lew Koch > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Ditto P <MI> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 > Mark - Lacey WA -- 3 ablations/3 cardioversons and few medications > later. > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3 ablations? So they didn't work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 I'm currently at 160 mgs of sotalol twice daily. This doaseage was prescribed after breaking through 120 x2 and prior to that 80 mgs x2 in a relatively short period of time. (Initially the 80mgs x2 kept me in NSR for a little over two years.) The increased doseages were extremely tough at first. I'm 44, but felt considerably older and infirmed. Dizzy spells, fatigue, numbness, startled reactions to important things like a suprise hug from my 8-year old. While the desire was there, being physical with my beautiful wife was often difficult and less pleasurable. A very unhappy time. Five months later life is much more normal. Still short(er) of breath, energy and patience then I'd like, but I'm on a treadmill daily for 45 minutes and have enough juice for meeting the needs of my family of five and work. The dizziness is all but gone too. It can get better . I have benefitted from eating lighter and smarter, avoiding dairy, taking magnesium and exercising at a level you can comfortably tolerate. I too felt hopeless for awhile. Believe me, it does not have to be that way. > >Reply-To: AFIBsupport >To: AFIBsupport >Subject: Re: Re: Solatol >Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:47:03 -0500 > >Never worked for me, made things worse, at least >psychologically. I hated the drug. And the rest too. > >Lew Koch > > >At 04:19 PM 8/27/2004 +0000, you wrote: > > > > > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > > > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > > > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2004 Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 TY FOR REPLY AND ENCOURAGEMENT. MY WIFE WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR THE NEWS. Re: Re: Solatol >Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:47:03 -0500 > >Never worked for me, made things worse, at least >psychologically. I hated the drug. And the rest too. > >Lew Koch > > >At 04:19 PM 8/27/2004 +0000, you wrote: > > > > > I am new to this group and have been suffering more and more > > > frequent bouts of A Fib. Just started taking sotalol and am not > > > happy with the way that it makes me feel. Will this get better! > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ 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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