Paroxysmal atrial fribulation

[Aprilla12345]

Hi all me again just starting on flecainide 50 mg twice daily and 1.10mg bisoprolol don't ask about that tablet size it's a long store just wondering no information from flecainide tablet leaflet but have investigated and have changed my whole diet to suit ie low salt no satura fay's and dairy has any one else done this journey as no information when I had my cardiologist meeting but was put on the ablation waiting list for a year's time unless the medication works

[Vonnegut]

I was first started on Flecainide to be taken as a pip with 1.25 Bisoprolol added only if my heart rate was still above 140 twenty minutes later which it rarely was. I then took 50 mg twice daily and then 100mg twice daily which virtually put an end to episodes. Recently, I forgot the first pill of the day with no ill effects so suggested that I take 50mg in the morning and 100mg in the evening and that seems to be working well too. I have never been overweight and have a healthy diet with no meat or dairy and lots of fruit and veg but we are all different. I certainly haven’t found Flecainide to be a much of a problem and hope it works for you too.

[Aprilla12345 in reply to Vonnegut]

Thanks I think its just me but hopefully it works out

[Pommerania78]

Why are you cutting out your salt? Thanks.

[Aprilla12345 in reply to Pommerania78]

Salt effects the effectiveness of flecainide there a lot of foods etc that have a high salt content

[AustinElliot]

Google Salt and AF, there are studies that show a significant increase in first onset AF with those that consume high levels of salt. Some studies also show AF with low levels.

This all makes perfect sense to me.

And anecdotally, I have cut back on my salt intake and my AF dropped from once a month to once every 3 months. I am hoping that continued lifestyle changes will drop it more.

[Aprilla12345 in reply to AustinElliot]

Me too thanks for your comments

[drdubb]

I take 100mg of flecainide 2x per day. My PA told me about a study concerning the negative effects of long term (10yrs) use of flecainide. I now have a stress test with imaging each year for that reason.

[Sawny15]

I was prescribed 5mg bisoprolol twice a day when first diagnosed with paroxamel A.F x ectopicbeats . Follow up with gp he changedit to 10mgms once a day in morning . It seems to be working quite well . X

[Aprilla12345 in reply to Sawny15]

Can't take bisoprolol in that dosages was getting black outs tried 5mg the same problem went to 2.5 massive eptopics then 1.25 same problem they then tried verapamil no rate control they put me on digoxin horrendous I went back to a split tablet of 2.5. Mg bisoprolol which equates to 1.12 mg with 60 micr of digoxin just bearable so looks like it's back there again until ablation in a years time thanks for your info

[Sawny15]

Good luck . Hope you get sorted soon . Take care xxx

[Aprilla12345]

You too