Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Has anyone taken verapamil or any of the other calcium channel blockers for rate control? My internist says med students should listen to my heart because it has no rhythm at all! But 360 mg of verapamil daily (along with warfarin and dyazide) keep my heart rate around 72 and my blood pressure under control. I'm lucky that I feel very few effects of afib, but I don't know how long that will last. Charlotte --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 I take a calcium channel blocker, 180 mg of diltiazem daily, for rate control of my afib. In addition, take 50 mg of metoprolol (a beta blocker) twice daily, also for rate control. I am in permanent (non-stop, perpetual, chronic, interminable, everlasting gobstopper, or whatever it's called) afib, but the combination of beta and calcium channel blockers allows me to function and feel fairly normal, at least so far. Mike in Minnesota > > Has anyone taken verapamil or any of the other calcium channel blockers for rate control? My internist says med students should listen to my heart because it has no rhythm at all! But 360 mg of verapamil daily (along with warfarin and dyazide) keep my heart rate around 72 and my blood pressure under control. I'm lucky that I feel very few effects of afib, but I don't know how long that will last. Charlotte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Hi Charlotte When you say that your heart rate is around 72, is that sinus rhythm or just rate controlled. I am on a beta blocker atenolol which can be kept under control at around 67/69 but am 85% of the time in afib therefore can have breakthroughs of tachycardia. ine rate vs rhythm control Has anyone taken verapamil or any of the other calcium channel blockers for rate control? My internist says med students should listen to my heart because it has no rhythm at all! But 360 mg of verapamil daily (along with warfarin and dyazide) keep my heart rate around 72 and my blood pressure under control. I'm lucky that I feel very few effects of afib, but I don't know how long that will last. Charlotte --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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