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Thank so much for responding it's nice to get different options. The only thing l don't understand his he is prescribting it for PVCS. Haven't been able to speak to him about why he prescribed this drug. Like you were explaining in your post l thought it was mainly for AFib.
Once again thanks for your insightful information.
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I have been on Flecainide for about 3 years for PVCs. It made a world of difference for me. I was having PVCs so often that I was so fatigued that I felt like I couldn’t even lift my arm up. I felt like I was melting into the floor. My doctor said we would try the medication and see if I could tolerate it and if it worked. I felt so much better in 2 days. If I couldn’t tolerate it, he would do an ablation on my heart. I have kidney disease so I have to have my kidneys checked for him every six months. Luckily I lost a lot of weight and my kidneys improved. The Flecainide does not bother me at all. I take many pills for different maladies so I always remember to take it twice a day. It was heaven sent for me. I regained the energy to leave the house again.
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It's all myocytes doing the work, regardless of which of the four chambers is experiencing the arrhythmia. So, the principle of chemistry is the same...block the uptake of the chemicals that affect heart rate, they being epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline).