Chewing Flecainide pill

[mirtilla]

I use flecainide as pill in the pocket, but sometimes I do not have water to swallow it. If I chew my Flecainide pill instead of swallowing it probably the plasma concentration rises too quickly, because sublingual absortion is very efficient. Does anybody have experience with this aspect, or is it an idle question?

[BobD Volunteer]

It needs to be swallowed whole so it disolves over time. Sorry non starter.

[Angie06 in reply to BobD]

That's probably why they taste so awful Bob. If you don't manage to swallow it first time it it leaves the worse taste ever!

[Ridley60]

I asked the same question to the hospital pharmacist after my Ablation. She told me it made no difference.

Personally it tastes so bad I never chew.

[mirtilla in reply to Ridley60]

This is what I suspected: indeed for cardoversions they inject flecainide directly in your bloodstream. For the taste, one can put up with it if does not have any other way.

[ILowe]

If you use Flecainide as PIP, surely you want it to act quickly? Therefore you will be glad it can be crunched? I have problems swallowing pills, so I am glad for pills that can be crunched in the mouth and dissolved in a little saliva before swallowing. That way they do not get stuck somewhere and dissolve in the oesophagus.

[Mawes]

I find it starts dissolving as soon as it's on my tongue so a

putting in mouth and swallowing has to be one speedy action

[Thomas45]

On the odd occasions when I had no liquid to hand when I had to take Flecainide I swallowed them in saliva. Not only did they taste awful but they also caused my mouth to go numb