Hi, I have been diagnosed with ventricular Bigeminy, the cardiologist has put me on Flecanide which seemed to help, but now every morning I wake up feeling so ill I can’t get out of bed for about an hour. I’m not sure if things are getting worse or the Flecanide is making me feel like this. Has anyone had this problem.
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Hi, I have been taking Flecainide for nearly 3 years. I was prescribed it for SVT. I have never experienced any side effects from taking it. It made my kidney function worse for a few months ( I have CKD) but that eventually resolved itself. How long have you been taking it for?
I had ventricular Bigeminy, and had 34,000 extra beats per day and was really unwell. After going in hospital for a week with Myopericarditis wired up to a screen that’s when they found the thousands of extra beats. I saw my cardiologist and he said I would have to have a CRT-D device fitted and that I had no choice. I still get some now but only about 15 or more per day. I feel so much better and my Ejection Fraction pumping of the heart was at 35% and now it’s up to 49% and could still improve more. Ask if you are having extra ectopic beats and how many? And what can be done? Good luck hope this helps. Joy