Flecainide

[buddje]

Flecainide is ok but you can have bad days.....Try to take as early as poss in the day....then if its a bad day you get it out of the way

Better than AF episodes......

I have fybromyalgia so have bad days anyway.........

[pirnough6]

I found the first month on flecanide very difficult. It made me feel really I'll. I persevered only because my son a pharmacist persuaded me it would get better and it did. I take it now as a precaution as my second ablation worked. I now have no side effects at all. So my suggestion would be to give it time as the drug does work.

[Bahrain22 in reply to pirnough6]

I'm 39, take 50mg Felcainide twice a day. I was told by my doctor to have an ablation so that I didnt need to take Flecainide again (although it seems to be working fine for me). However I'm reading a lot of posts suggesting that even after an ablation people still need to take Flecainide indefinitely?

[MoundMan]

Guess I'm one of the fortunate ones. During the 3+ years on flecainide, experienced no side effects whatsoever. Since ablation Jan. '18, no longer take it.

[Palpman]

I got the whole tooty. Fever, nausea, dizziness, etc but I persevered as I knew it would get better. There was nothing else to take in it's place that was as effective.

Flecainide is my demigod and I pray to the box every night.

[dmack4646]

Know what you mean - gave been on it for 11 years ..you get some blips but still works long may it continue

[Bahrain22 in reply to dmack4646]

I'm 39 and have been taking 50mg Felcainide twice a day, which is working well. I've tried to find out any long term side effects of taking Flec but cant find anything concrete. Have you been told of any?

[dmack4646 in reply to Bahrain22]

None the only one I have been made aware of us that it can potentially cause arrhythmia, but I have never had that - the main concern is that it apparently can simply stop working even at higher doses so good to have a plan b discussion at some stage -my cardio is very cautious re ablation and is keen that I wait till the procedure becomes more effective and with less risk - hopefully a silver bullet will arrive! Flec has been great for me - I am 69 still working 5 days a week and have very few incidents of afib - mostly caused by chest infections or watching football.....idiotic that one

[Bahrain22 in reply to dmack4646]

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated. I'd rather avoid ablation, but was cautious (because I'm only 39) of the impact years of taking Flecainide could have.

[dmack4646 in reply to Bahrain22]

Should have said I am still on 2x50mg per day