Flecainide still working
June 27, 2009 1:32am
Have been in NSR for 1 year and 8 months
Steve9
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About Me
Steve9
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About Me
I am 59 and have had paroxysmal AF for 3.5 years. I am a chemist by training. I am married with children.
I am 59 and have had paroxysmal AF for 3.5 years. I am a chemist by training. I am married with children.
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Interests
Gardening, biking
Gardening, biking
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Journal
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Nine Months in NSR
August 5, 2008 9:10pm
Flecainide still working. Just completed nine months AFIB free.
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Journal Entry for May 31, 2008
May 31, 2008 12:20pm
Flecainide still working. Just completed 7 months. No side effects, except a little stomach irritation that is managed by taking meds …
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Journal Entry for April 27, 2008
April 27, 2008 10:55pm
Well I jsut made it to the sixth month mark without AFIB. I am down in North Carolina visiting my son's family. My grandson was …
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Flecainide Progress
April 7, 2008 11:04pm
Flecainide is still working. We are going on 6 months. No side effects so far.
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Hugbook
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Thanks for the kind words of support- first time I have felt supported about this in a very long time!
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Steve, you are so very nice. I missed seeing you around. I hope you had someone sweet yesterday to share chocolates with.
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Hi Steve! As always, thank you so much! You are a great friend.
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Thank you Steve!! You are such a good friend.
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Snowman
Merry x-mas to you too Steve! I hope Santa will be good to you :)
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Support Groups
Close Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
Hi, I am 59 and have had paroxysmal AF for 3.5 years. Currently I am able to work my normal job (GM of a manufacturing plant). However in the past my episodes have been debilitating while they lasted.
Treatments
- Betapace Not Working
- Sotalol (AKA Betapace) put me in this 20 day cycle. For 18 days I would be in NSR and for 2 days I would be in AFIB. That cycle was repeated 4 times and then my cardiologist deemed the drug a failure for me. He then put me on Flecainide which, thank God, is working 100% of the time
- Coumadin Working / Worked
- No problem as I am kind of anal and enjoy keeping track of diet and trying to relate diet with INR
- Metoprolol Working / Worked
- Did not work as primary therapy. Providing protection against LBBB
- Tambocor Working / Worked
- Flecainide is working 100% of time for the last 5 months. QT interval lengthened slightly to 480 msec. Dose was cut back, no further problems
Close Varicose Veins
I was diagnosed with varicose veins in 1990. I had not problem with them until recently when they started to hurt. Would like to konw how others are treating this condition
