I have PAF which was diagnosed in 2010 and has been managed relatively well over the years with firstly ATENOLOL for a number of years then switched by my e cardiologist to SOTALOL also for a number of years. During those years I had minimal AF episodes then in 2016 the episodes increased and I was switched FLECAINIDE 50 mg twice a day with BISOPROLOL 2.5 one daily, in addition I take RIVAROXABAN. The new meds have stopped what I would call AF but I have developed occasional shaking not all the time but enough for it to be uncomfortable and I would like to know if any fellow PAF patients on FLECAINIDE EXPERIENCE similar symptom.
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The chances are the shaking is not down to Flecainide; I can't recall anyone mentioning that on this Forum and I have been taking 200mgs/day for 6 yrs without any issues. Can't speak for any of the other drugs as I don't take them.
Thank you so much for coming back very useful to know other views on this particular subject. My indicator for this thought is that the shaking wasn’t happening before I started taking FLECAINIDE. Once again thanks.
Thanks for your feedback, I haven’t got anything against FLECAINIDE in fact it has kept AF under control since I started taking it. As usual just trying to find answer! I’ll keep looking.
Hello Touchy as someone who is about to be prescribed Flecainide I read up on the side effects and noted on the NICE website that one of the side effects listed (though rare) was 'tremors '
Thanks for your feedback. I was aware of TREMORS mentioned different articles and guidelines however was trying to see if fellow AF patients had practical experiences. All feedback is most welcome and helps our effort to understand our conditions. I did speak to my EP but he had no personal experience of that side effect.
I have tremors in my hands that come and go. I have a few more side effects, but it has been good at keeping Afib away, so I keep taking it. I would love to stop taking it, but the only two meds EP offered were Tikosyn and Amiodarone and I really don’t want to take them.....kind of stuck!
I'm on 150mgs Flecainide twice a day plus I take Bisoprolol once a day in the evening. I get times where I feel my hand 'jerk' more than a continual 'shaking' and wonder if it's down to the bisoprolol. Doesn't happen all the time but bloomin annoying when I'm typing and this random movement causes me to hit keys I don't intend to!! I've been on both these meds since diagnosis in 2013.
Hi I have had AF for many years and am on 2.5 mg Bisoprolol plus 5 mg amlodipine once daily these seemed to help manage my Slow AF irreg heart rate I have no experience of the other drugs mentioned
Hi. i was on Flecanide some years ago without this side affect. My husband is currently on it and suffers with tremors which is very frustrating and embarrassing for him at times. Cardiologist says it is this drug but it is keeping him well regulated. My husband has chosen to stay on it because it works so well for him.
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