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april83406
april83406

Can any one tell me that they have found meds for there AFib with not to many side effects, i am on my third lot and everyone is making me so ill.Think doc is running out of ideas.

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  • deirdre2016
    deirdre2016 april83406

    Posted

    Sorry to say most AFIB drugs I have tried have side effects - wish I could report differently .
  • Okapis
    Okapis april83406

    Posted

    Did not have any on Felcainide!
    • Okapis
      Okapis

      Posted

      oops sorry that is meant to be Flecainide
  • suzanne48640
    suzanne48640 april83406

    Posted

    Sorry to say that I have to agree with Deirdre -- they all have negative side affects. If u find one that actually is helping, may be could ask your doc to cut down on the dosage.    That might help.  Good luck. 
  • donald85642
    donald85642 april83406

    Posted

    I have had no side effects on Bisoprolol taken with Dabigatran over a year

    Don age 75

  • macas02
    macas02 april83406

    Posted

    I had really bad side effects from AFib tablets,my Cardiologist seemed very surprised and made me feel I was the only one having problems

    I take atenolol, flecainide and spironolactone ,took a while to get used to them but okay now. He has just added perindopril which is making me feel awful. I have decided to take one every other day to try and alleviate the tiredness and feeling so low. 

    • deirdre2016
      deirdre2016 macas02

      Posted

      Couldn't take Flec either - consider seeing a new electrophysiologist !!

    • macas02
      macas02 deirdre2016

      Posted

      I don't think it's easy to change consultants on NHS in the UK..but I will check it out

       

       

    • deirdre2016
      deirdre2016 macas02

      Posted

      You should try if you don't have a good rapport with your dr. !

    • Okapis
      Okapis macas02

      Posted

      You can ask for a 2nd opinion from another consultant BUT in another hospital in the UK/NHS and happens quite a lot.  Never ask for a 2nd opinion from a consultant in the same hospital, they will quite naturally not contradict  a colleague.

      Your GP will need to do it and make sure you go to a hospital with a large cardiology department and specialist experitise in AF. A Teaching hospital is a good bet.

  • madge07350
    madge07350 april83406

    Posted

    How individuals feel on medication can be to do with their liver function. All drugs oral drugs are metabolished by the liver whose function can deteriorate as we age. Most consultants and docs give out standard doses without any thought as to how individual patients might be metabolising them . Any compromised liver function can result in a build up of the drug in the system. Often it pays to see if a lower dose will keep the symptoms of the illness at bay without giving awful side effects.
  • linda51222
    linda51222 april83406

    Posted

    Hi April,

    It took me about a month to get used to Bisoporol, after my chemist suggested I take it in the evening about 9pm no trouble since.

    L 

  • deirdre2016
    deirdre2016 april83406

    Posted

    I am taking Tikosyn and so far , find it fairly easy to take with good results . Best, Didi
  • BampaOwl
    BampaOwl april83406

    Posted

    It seems that the same AF drugs affect different people in different ways. I am on Sotalol, 160gm daily, and Warfarin. I don't find the Warfarin a problem, and the Sotalol keeps my AF to one bout each 3 weeks approx.

    BUT I was on Bisoprolol plus Flecainide for a few weeks. That put me into permanent AF which only stopped when I went back to Sotalol. YMMV. (UK, retired male)

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