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- I started Flecainide (50 mg twice a day) in February in this year. It has worked wonderfully......I've had no side effects, no PAC's, and had begun to have more confidence and less anxiety. In the last two weeks, I've had a mild 5 hour episode...
- I've tried searching....maybe I just don't know how to use the search here, but I cant find a thing about ice cold drinks as a trigger for a-fib.My last 3 out of 4 episodes have begun within seconds of taking a drink of something with ice in it. I...
- I have a wonderful vacation planned in a couple of weeks. We are going on a cruise to Bermuda! I should be so excited anticipating a great week of sun and relaxation. Instead, the closer it gets, the more I'm becoming a basket case! My med keeps...
- Just wondering this morning...For those successful users of Flecainide, how long has it kept you in NSR? I know everyone is different, and it's worked for some and not for others. I'd just really like to hear some success stories about the length...
- Hello! I've recently purchased an AliveCor monitor for my iphone. It's worked pretty good for a couple of weeks. It would give me a normal reading except when my heartrate was below 50 (which is often).For the past two days, it's given me a...
- And like usual, I'm worried!EP wants to switch because he feels the Flecanide will be better at keeping me out of A-fib. He wants me to stop the Multaq (I've taken it for about 3 years) for an entire week. That means NO ANTIARRYTHMIC at all for 7...
- Hello,I'm sure what I'm feeling is nothing new to many of you. I worry about everything....and being in a-fib just makes it worse and worse!I'm waiting for the results of a nuclear stress test right now. Cardio prescribed Xanax 0.25mg for me to...
- My new EP has requested a stress test before I switch from Multaq to Flecanide. I'm concerned. (Worrying is something I'm very good at!!)First of all, I'm not in good shape. I had double knee replacement surgery a year and a half ago, and I...
- I visited my very first EP on Monday. I've always dealt with my cardiologist, but finally requested to take this a step further. I was so very impressed with the new doctor! He is in a university hospital in a major city, and it is state of the...
- Well, I have tried and tried to search this on the site as I'm sure others have asked this same question. Either I don't know what I'm doing, or the search isn't working properly, so I will ask again. Thank you all so much for your willingness to...
- Has anyone spent any time reading at everydayhealth.com? I have just spent the better part of an hour reading their articles on A-fib. Lots and lots of good info. Seems to be quite current, too.Let me know what you think!www.everydayhealth.com ...
- Just wondering what you all think of this.The last three times I've been in a-fib, I have not gone to the ER or cardio. I have just taken some extra Atenolol, and waited. Twice it has taken 3 full days for me to convert on my own. (One of those...
- Just wondering something today....How many of you continue through your normal day when an episode of a-fib hits?I think I probably could (episodes are usually mild but sometimes last days before I convert), but I'm afraid to go to work where my...
- I've had a-fib for about 4 years now. It rears it's ugly head about every 5-6 months. Last episode was in June....out in the middle of the ocean on our yearly cruise. Pretty scary!So.......Saturday night I took a swig of ice water, and guess...
- Hello.....I've been reading a lot lately about people who take a rate control drug and/or an anti arrhythemic drug just when they need it. They take it when an episode of A-fib begins, and it slows down the heart and stops the A-fib.I take both...