New meds

[Mamble]

Has anyone here been prescribed verapamil?

If so what is your experience with it?

Tia x

[10gingercats]

I have taken Verapamil for c 5 years.It has kept my heart rate well within range.I have perm. Afib.There was an adjustment a couple of years ago and i now take a little less than the original dose .Still fine and very happy with it.So it suits me.

[Mamble in reply to 10gingercats]

Thankyou x

[Valsha]

I take Verapamil with no noticeable side effects apart from some constipation.

[KMRobbo]

I was on it for 20 months. It had no side effects for me.

I came off it when my AFIB progressed and I went on daily flecainide and they switched me to diltiazem rate control at the same time. The diltiazem was terrible for me, although I am sure I was over prescribed at 200mg daily, which i assume did not help.

[Desanthony]

I tried it but it had no effect on me whatsoever - even the ones it was supposed to have - the cardio tried me on lots of medications and in the end the only ones that worked were low dose digoxin but I cam off those after my first successful cardioversion and even though have gone back into AF and had two more cardioversions they did not put me back on digoxin - I seem better off without heart rate drugs and beta blockers they just don't seem to work for me. I just stick to the apixaban. I do hope they work for you.

[Dpc2019 in reply to Desanthony]

Hey glad your in a better place. When you stopped your beta blocker or calcium channel blocker did you have to wean off? And what was your experience?

[Desanthony in reply to Dpc2019]

No the Cardiologist told me to stop taking it straight away. I hadn't been on it for very long anyway so maybe that was why. I would take the tablets for about 3 weeks with no effects at all and after the three week stage I would be worse off than I was without them - the cardio tried about 6 different ones and mixes of ones - the only two names I remember are verapamil and bisoprolol and then digoxcin but the higher dose digoxin had the same effect but the lower dose was fine but only on that for about 6 weeks before the first successful cardioversion.

[Jtlssa]

I was switched from atenolol to verapamil. Took it for 3 days only. The majority of the 3 days my heart rate was 200-210. Went to ER and ecg showed afib. Never had afib before only svt. Dr. Took me off of this medication

[Khatpi]

I take it for B/P control and also Electrophysiologist said it has an anti arrhythmic benefit. which I believe it does for me at least. It works really well for me. No side effects but more a little sleepiness around 5 pm. Maybe thats its peak time , don't know for sure. It's an old drug, been around a while. I like tried and true, personally. Good luck to you, if you stay on it.