Calcium channel blockers and Flecainide and Palpitations

Has anyone with palpitations/ectopics taken calcium channel blockers (verapamil,diltiziam ect) or Flecainide and had success with them reducing or stopping their palpitations/ectopics.

[10gingercats]

I took Verapamil for some years until recently when quite suddenly my heart rate plummeted. I was immediately told to stop taking it and now await further advice as to what to take instead of V. to help control palps....not actually too bad.Wait for further contributions as myexperience may not be the norm.

[Drounding]

I used to have terrible bouts of palpitations, often as a precurser to an Afib episode.

Following the advice in one of Sanjay Gupta's videos I started taking a magnesiuim supplement which I believe has made a significant difference. So much so that I can't remember the last time I had ectopics any more. I take Magnesium Taurate but others may help just as well.

I do however still need Flecainide to keep my Afib at bay but ectopics for me are very rare now.

[Hidden in reply to Drounding]

Thank you for you reply I have been taking magnesium citrate for over a year now and it hasn’t done any good but still taking it as it helps me sleep.Do you have any problem with side effects and breathlessness with the flecanide?

[ellenrussell in reply to Hidden]

I think the magnesium has to be taurate to be really effective. Research was done on this and that particular magnesium was the optimal. You might consider switching. Diltiazem has worked for me with very few side effects.

[heartbreak in reply to Hidden]

I have had palpitations on and off since I was in 9th grade and I am 60 now . My PVCs became much worse recently because of the lockdown ,my divorce, my severe mid-life crisis and a bout with Covid . Flacanide is poison if you ask me

I have just started treating myself with magnesium , Lcarnatine ,BRibose and CoQ 10. This seems to really be working . This is recommended by a famous cardiologist named Steven Sinatra .

I think the most important thing to do is to fully accept that palpitations are caused by emotions . Yes, just like anxiety attacks are

Everyone who has palpitations has also suffered from anxiety attacks

If you don’t have palpitations when you are asleep ,I consider that proof that the palps are caused by thoughts and fighting to suppress thoughts

Also, Valium is very helpful to get to sleep if you have PVCs at night

[dave205]

I have been on Flecainide for 3 years now have have not had a single palpitation.

[SteM]

Like one of the other replies I also take Flecainide supplemented with Magnesium (as advised by Dr Gupta). Pre Magnesium I had a lot of ectopics in the evening when resting but they mostly have stopped now.

[Bambi65]

I take diltiziam only as a PIP. Never had any problems with it. I dont take any other medication for rate or rhythm control. Only have bouts of AFIB, 2-3x a week . When my rate hits 160+ and feels like it will last a while, I will pop 2 of them, and wait an hour to see if it drops down.

[Toucy]

Hello

I have been taking FLECAINIDE since 2016 to control PAF. Honesty apart from the initial few months of adjustments to find my Woking dose I haven’t looked back. Like most AF sufferers we hesitate to say everything is fine I can’t fault this medication. My route to finding my dose was as follows:-

Firstly used as PIP with BISOPROLOL 2.5mg daily which did not control PAF.

Secondly switched to FLECAINIDE 100mg twice daily again with BISOPROLOL at 2.5mg but this was adjusted again to 50mg twice a day (because I had some side affects at the higher dose) along with the same dose of BISOPROLOL and that has been working for the last 4 years! Thankfully.

I hope these details help.

[Tapanac]

If my heart rate is high and Afib is bad then unfortunately I have to call an ambulance and hospitalised with cardioversions either electrical or chemical.

Last time as I couldn’t go to hospital (too much Covid in there and staff deployed to those departments) I had telephones and FaceTime calls and was put back in rhythm with one dose of 5mgs bisoprolol and 200mgs flecainide once, then daily for about 4-5 days 2.5mgs bisoprolol and 50mgs night and morning flecainide. Now back to 1.25mgs bisoprolol no flecainide but of course my apixaban.

I had to take flecainide 50mgs twice a day back in 2017 for about 4 months and found it amazing. So much so I didn’t want an ablation, but I was overruled !!!!!!

[Gowers]

Cardiologist after my 2nd ablation prescribed Diltiazem (+1×300mg) b4 going to bed. Helped me a lot. It's in the form of slow release capsule. He took me off Flec as it was causing flutter