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What different medications control rhythm

Posted by jwooders3 @jwooders3, Feb 27 9:23pm

I’m an 81 year old female with a CRT pacer. I have a history of chronic A-fib and recently had a Super Ventricular Tachycardia episode. Historically I’ve resisted using various heart meds because they slow my heart too much, make me fatigued and/or cause my thinking to lose its sharpness. Also, I’ve had typical dermatitis from numerous medications. My new cardiologist gave me amlodipine.
What are some of the choices or problems people here have had?

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mydelilah | @mydelilah | Mar 9 6:26am

Multaq is a prescription medication.

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jer22 | @jer22 | Mar 9 8:03am
In reply to @johnnoregon "68M. Chronic Afib since 2002; CHF - diastolic dysfunction. I've had several Type II heart attacks..." + (show)
@johnnoregon

68M. Chronic Afib since 2002; CHF - diastolic dysfunction. I've had several Type II heart attacks due to extended periods of very high BP and pulse triggered by Afib. My pulse has been as high as 244. I'm on 100mg/day of metoprolol to contain it, and it works.

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Hi John
Can you tell me which metoprolol, Tartrate or Sucrafate.
Thanks

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Dana, Volunteer Mentor | @danab | Mar 9 3:05pm

I see we have a lot of different meds and I've been on Amiodarone and Solitol but one I was on that I don't hear much about is mexiletine. along with Amiodarone were my 2 during most of the 10 years I had VT. I remember once after an ablation I was taken off mexiletine and I had to be rushed to the hospital due to lots of arrymias and pacemaker/difibulator shocks. Once they got the Mexiletine going again things calmed down. I wonder why I don't see that one mentioned anymore. I know prior to my Heart Transplant I thought it was a pretty good medication.

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jwooders3 | @jwooders3 | Mar 10 8:10am

Update: I did not have Supra Ventricle Tachycardia. After numerous tests in my current hospital stay, the determined I had V T (that’s worse) and changed my device to a CRT-D yesterday! It both paces for slow and will shock in the event of VT. Taking Mexiletine, it controls VT & does not slow the heart. Was allergic to amodarone!

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lb80 | @lb80 | Mar 10 11:31am

con't ... my body knows when I'm having an "event", I felt no need for a risky inplant. Events are short-lived and rarely top 130 bpm.

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