I posted on here a couple of weeks ago regarding my afib and pac’s. When I seen my cardiologist after having a holter monitor on for 24hours he told me that I hadn’t gone in to afib but had multiple ectopics (up to 10000) in the 24 hours. They were from the atria not the ventricles. I then went on flecainide 50mg twice a day and bisoprolol 1.25mg. I take the first flec at 0600 every morning then have breakfast around 0730/0800. The second flec I take at around 4pm before dinner which is usually 5.30pm. I take the beta blocker around 9pm. So far I don’t feel I have had any major side effects which is great. I play golf twice a week and manage a full round every time.
However, I still get a few ectopics, always in the late afternoon and particularly the evening after dinner. It’s not many and they do feel a lot milder than before so I guess the medication is really helping. I’ve had a few days where I had no ectopics which was fabulous. I have a kardia mobile and my recorded ecg is normal sinus rhythm which is great.
I see my cardiologist in early January but wondered why I get no ectopics when I go to bed (so far fingers crossed) which is after I take the beta blocker and none in the morning or early afternoon. Could the bisoprolol be helping preventing ectopics and it wears off a bit in the afternoon. I might be clutching at straws though but thought I’d ask if anyone has experience of this.
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