Flecainide and PACS

[princessway]

Been a long time sufferer of Pacs, have been on toprol and atenolol but those only made me sluggish and now have been on flecainide for 2 years and still no positive results. Still having pacs everyday and am thinking of just getting off it cold turkey...anyone ever done that before??? My EP suggested taking rythmol and i am refusing to take anymore antiarrtyhmic medications. Frankly i am just sick of all of them...anyone in the same boat as me?? Also, is anyone out there taking any holistic medication to control their rhytm problems???

[Jerry_NJ]

Talk over how to get of of Flec, you may need to tapper of, or maybe cold turkey.  Get the doctor to tell you.

Rhymthol is a "softer" drug, but may be worth a try.  What is the EP trying to accomplish? It could be to improve your quality of life (fewer/no PACs) or it may be to protect against something worse.

I've taken Rhythmol (at a high dose level) for AFib, it didn't stop the AFib.  I no longer take an anti-arrhythmic drug, just beta blocker and calcium channel blocker to lower my ventricle response to the AFib, which is permanent. My doctors say while the AFib raises risks, they advice I should live with it.  They in effect don't think an ablation will effect a cure.  I have had a mini-maze, which didn't stop the AFib (will it did for about 30 days).  

[DeltaDawn23]

Don't go cold turkey!  Get advice from your doctor.  The anti-arrythmics are nothing to fool around with, unlike the beta blockers which are much more benign.

I have been on Norpace XR for Afib since April 2011.  Yes, I am tired of all of it, but my goal is to stay out of the hospital and feel better.  I was in twice in 3-1/2 months for Afib and don't want to go there again.  So far, I still have some pacs, but no Afib that is sustained.  I'm still working on the feeling better part.