After my AF broke through the Amiodarone they decided to adopt a rate control strategy. The drugs they chose for me has left me a little confused and I wondered what the collective thoughts were.
The daily cocktail of drugs they have me on are Amiodarone (200mg), Bisoprolol (7.5mg) and Riveroxiban (20mg).
Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant, Amiodarone you know about and Bisoprolol is a beta blocker to slow your heart. When you say you are confused do you mean that you don't fully understand why or that the drugs are leaving you feeling confused?
Hi Bob,
As Amiodarone is a rhythm control drug and I am no longer in NSR - I just wondered what it is doing. Seams a strange choice as I have no rhythm to protect!
I was put on Amiodarone with my very first episode ( cardiologist wanted me in hospital but I declined..long story). I remember being in AF at 160 ...was given 2 weeks supply with the proviso that ivwould agree to be admitted for dccv if I didn't go back to nsr. I went back on day 7 if I recall correctly. So it was a chemical cardioversion..
Sandra
It might still work eventually. If you stop it it couldn't. The two together may yet,
Thanks guys, I'm meeting my EP in July it will be interesting to see what going to happen.
Have the mentioned ablating. Usually amiodrone is a.last.choice drug. When it fails not much left to go with. Even if something else.works at that point it would still be a stop gap.
Don't ignore the side effects of drugs
Rate Control or Arrhythmia control?
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