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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jul 6, 2023 | Replies (36)
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I have been coping with a-fib for nearly 30 years. Tried all antiarrhythmics, all worked for a longer or shorter time (loved my Flecainide!). I have now been on amiodarone for about 5 years. I take a relatively low dose - 150 mg daily - and it does what it can to keep my a-fib episodes under control, but unfortunately I am still getting them frequently. I am now looking at a surgery called TT Maze to knock out the a-fib once and for all.
As for side effects, I have none. No headaches, and my liver, kidneys and lungs are all okay (they test yearly for any changes.) For now, it's the drug for me. Good luck.
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Hey there jenrev I'm glad that you have had a good response and good luck with your TT maze (I'll have to look that one up). I feel like I could be making a mistake by not going with this protocol and still might change my mind. I understand the EP's rationale for wanting to use it...
Sounds like you have pretty frequent afib attacks? I just walk around pretty much in a daze since I have persistent afib that for the most part, is livable. (I did have 2 hospitalizations this winter 3 weeks apart with acute congestive heart failure, which my cardiologist says was not caused by afib...prob covid related as I had it in Dec for the second time).
Wishing you well!