Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 In my case at least and for many people the episodes come in cycles. Which means if you are like that you will eventually come out of it for a time. People vary on the amount of time they are in and out. For me more time is spent not having problems than having them though when I am in a bad time (like now) it feels like I am always having arryhymias. Some people have trouble for days, weeks sometimes months at a time and then it subsides. Sure...some people have almost constant problems and some people have problems rarely. I think for many it comes and goes with or without triggering events. Good luck and hang in there. Ask your doc about taking an extra 50 mg. It worked for me. --- Jean wrote: > Bill, > > Thank you for saying this -- I could not figure out > what was happening -- feeling so wierd - maybe > depressed / sad / underwater. Could be the > Flecainide > but it is the only one that has worked in months and > even Flecainide stopped working about an hour ago. > Just went back into AFIB big time -- at least I am > on > a halter monitor so it will be recorded. > > I have tried to find the triggers but there is none > - > nothing seems to cause this. > > Jean > > > > --- Bill wrote: > > > I find Flec at high doses to tire me out. Not > > sleepy > > tired or even physical tired...kind of a wierd > > malaise > > that seems to hang over me since my dosage was > > increased. I still go the gym. I do stuff. Just > > it > > seems harder to get going. My friends say I am a > > big > > quieter too. Wierd. > > > > > > > > > > --- Jean wrote: > > > > > Carlsone, > > > > > > I am on 150mg of Flecainde 2X per day and have > had > > > few > > > side effects. I switched from Rythmol 325 2X > > > because > > > the Rythmol stopped working - I was in AFIB all > > the > > > time. > > > > > > I have had few side effects from the Flecainide > - > > > visual wierdness is the main thing. I got rid > of > > > more > > > side effects than I got with the switch and am > now > > > in > > > NSR most of the time. > > > > > > I feel more tired in NSR than I did before but > had > > > been in solid AFIB since the failed PVI in > > September > > > -- so not sure if the Flecainde is the cause -- > or > > I > > > am just tired. It could be a bit of depression > > from > > > either the Flecainide or the holidays. Will > wait > > to > > > see how the tiredness goes before considering > > > switching. > > > > > > Jean > > > > > > --- carlsone21 wrote: > > > > > > > I was just prescribed Flecainide 50mg x 2 > daily > > > for > > > > my paroxysmal a- > > > > fib. It was prescribed by an EP. Is this a > drug > > > that > > > > I should be > > > > concerned with? He seemed to think it was safe > > and > > > > would help keep me > > > > out of A-Fib. Does anyone have any experience > > with > > > > this drug that can > > > > make me feel a little more comfortable about > > this > > > > drug? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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