Advice with flecainide

[Janna24]

Hello lovely people ! Maybe somebody can share experience with taking flecainide daily ? At the moment i taking it like a PIP , 200 mg. I was diagnosed with AF in 2020 . I have 1 or 2 episodes a month , duration around 1-5 hours , usually resolved with flecainide. I am going to cardiologist soon . I was wondering if taking flecainide daily will help me prevent episodes ? Did anyone had similar experience ? Do taking flecainide daily may prevent episodes? So sorry for my poor english and spelling mistakes . I am latvian , many thanks for reading itJanna

[Crystal614]

Hi Janna, I take Flecainide for SVT. I take 200mg a day, 100mg in the morning and 100mg in the evening. It has controlled my daily episodes. Perhaps someone else who reads your post, who has both AF and takes this medication can give their experiences. Your english is very good!

[Janna24 in reply to Crystal614]

Thanks a lot for you kind replay !! How long you take it for and do you have any side effects ?

[Crystal614 in reply to Janna24]

I have been taking it since September 2021. The only problem I had was with my kidney function. I have CKD, for the first few months my kidney function dropped much lower than it normally is. I had regular blood tests done. After a few months my kidney function Improved and went back to where it would normally be. Otherwise no other side effects.

[Janna24 in reply to Crystal614]

Its great you doing well on it ! Hopefully , it will work well for me also !! Thanks for sharing you experience!!!

[Drounding]

I've been taking Flecainide for many years. I started by taking it as needed as a pill in the pocket (pip). Over time I had more episodes and changed to 50mg am and pm which kept my af at bay for a long time.

Over the years I got more episodes and the dosage was increased to 100mg am and pm, which I am now on. I do still have the occasional af episode and my cardiologist says I can take an extra dose if needed, which I do on occasion and I go back to sinus within 3 to 4 hours.

This drug has changed my life for the better without doubt and I get no side effects. I also take Bisoprolol 5mg am which helps keep my heart rate down, especially when in af.

It sounds as if the the Flecainide is working for you too.

[Janna24 in reply to Drounding]

Thank you for sharing you pozitive story ! It works well for me like a PIP , hopefully it will work when i take daily. Glad to hear you doing well!!!