Re: Stop taking Flecainide

[Guest guest]

> My Afib started about 15 months ago. I have been taking Toprol 25

> mg once a day, and Flecainide 100 mg twice a day to keep me in

NSR

> in the past year. I is working very well.

>

> Last time I saw my cardiologist, he told me that I don't need

> Flecainide any more and suggested that I stop taking Flecainide.

He

> thinks just stay on Toprol is enough.

Why?

I suppose the worst that could happen is that you might go back into

afib and then back on the flecainide.

[Guest guest]

> First of all, everybody is different, your mileage may vary, I am not

> a doctor, yadda, yadda, yadda. But flecainide IS an anti-arrhythmic,

> it helps to keep your heart in NSR. Toprol is a beta blocker, it

> would help to keep your heart rate down IF you were in afib. So, I am

> not sure I understand his reasoning. It would seem more reasonable,

> after a year in NSR, to stop the rate control, not the anti-

> arryhthmic.

> , Charlotte NC

> flecainide 150mg x2, aspirin 325mg (in NSR for 7 months)

Just to put the other side of the coin on the table....

I'm not a doctor either but if I wanted to see if my heart

had remodelled itself after a year of NSR so that AF was no

longer likely I'd be tempted to stop the anti-arrhythmic.

I guess bpsoong (sorry, didn't see a name) should be quizzing

their doctor about any concerns - until the doctor's reasoning

is known it will be hard to decide if the decision is reasonable

or not

--

D

[Guest guest]

> My Afib started about 15 months ago. I have been taking Toprol 25

> mg once a day, and Flecainide 100 mg twice a day to keep me in

NSR

> in the past year. I is working very well.

>

> Last time I saw my cardiologist, he told me that I don't need

> Flecainide any more and suggested that I stop taking Flecainide.

He

> thinks just stay on Toprol is enough.

>

> I always thought that Flecainide is the main drug that keep my

heart

> beat in regular rhythm. Is it too risky to stop taking it ?

>

> Does anybody have similar experience ?

Sounds very similar to me with one exception, I've had 2 ablations

my meds were soltalol + flec

but as my attacks became less frequent, my ep told me to take the

flec only if i needed it to convert

first of all, like you, I didn't believe him, but he was right

the sotalol managed things ok for most of the time

with an attack I took flec

if it didn't convert in an hour I took another etc , up to 4/5 hrs

if necessary

now, the sotalol is maintaining me

trust him, he's your ep!

regards

M Wicker

uk