Flecainide used as a "Pill In A Pocket"
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Hi everyone, I've been taking Flecainde with great success for over a month now. My dosage per day is 50mg 2 x per day. My cardiologist says I can use another 50mg pill if I'm in A Fib or having nasty PVC's and then go back to the regular dosing after that extra pill. So my question is has anyone else used this as a "Pill in a Pocket" and if so what did you experience when you did this? I've not had to do it yet and I must admit I'm a little nervous to do so. That's why I'm reaching out to all of you. Thanks :-).
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marco sandiishealthy
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sandiishealthy marco
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Croley sandiishealthy
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Best wishes.
sandiishealthy Croley
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marco Croley
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Croley marco
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Yes I too can tell when it clicks back into sinus rhythm . It always happens very suddenly and I feel like cheering!
Croley sandiishealthy
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in the past I was not told to take an extra Flecainide at home and went straight to A and E where I was given intravenous Flecainide. Much better to try the oral route if a hospital trip can be avoided. I have been told ,however, to go to A and E if I do not revert to Sinus Rhythm after one hour. Hope this helps you.
kate07761 sandiishealthy
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GotAbitBetter sandiishealthy
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Will read the other responses and do give us an update as to whether this works for you
kate07761 GotAbitBetter
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sammis2u sandiishealthy
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kate07761 sandiishealthy
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Same pattern re needing to go to loo. Anyway within an hour its settling so each time has been different - last week it took 3 hours to settle. This is much better than when I didn't know I could take an extra dose - or effectively this morning I've taken my morning dose a bit early and slightly more 100 instead of 75. One thing I find helpful... and you may too is I have a BP/pulse monitor one of the handcuff variety. - they are very accurate I've compared then with Ambulance readings when they have been. When it blows of course some readings are all over the place but my repeats and then every few minutes I can see if I am dropping back to normal. I normally know when it's ok again but its still re-assuring to see it going down. The other thing is when I go into AF I do keep calm - not sure if that is just lucky or my will but the thought of staying calm to avoid A&E will help if possible. Mind you have been totally calm at 240 and having jokes!
joyce48062 sandiishealthy
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