Hello Gloaming,

This is CeCe55. My last post was on Post Ablaltion several weeks ago and as I was scrolling thru the Mayo Connect Subjects for Heart Rhythm I came across yours.

I had my second ablation on May 18 of this year. Unfortunately, my AFIB was corrected but I started having Flutter with heart pauses. This was truly scary. I wear a loop heart monitor under my skin and my EP team saw that my heart pauses were too long and called me to call an ambulance.

I was in the hospital since Monday of this week and just got out yesterday. My EP changed my antiaarhythmic drug which was Flecainade to the drug you are considering which is Dofatelide. I am very drug sensitive so he started me on the middle dose which is 250 twice a day. You have to be in the hospital for at least three days to see how you react. It was too strong for me so they lowered it to 125 twice a day. Please don't be afraid or anxious if you choose this route. I never felt safer than when I was in the hospital and they were watching me. I read, played Soduku, slept and walked the hallways. The hospital food was even very good! I went into sinus rhythm after one dose.

I am home now and taking the 125 Dofatelide along with 25Metoprolol Time Release and my Eliquis. One of the reasons I had the second ablation was to get off of at least Flecainade. Instead, I ended up with a new antiarrythmia drug. I also developed PACs off and on which I didn't have before.

Whatever you choose, do not be anxious about the Dofatelide. I am the most anxious person there is, to the point that they put me on Klonopin during my stay. All was well. Now we will just have to wait and see how I adjust. For me, the mental part of all these arrythmias is just as bad or worse than the disease itself.

Bless you and just know getting loaded with this drug was not a big deal. No one had ever mentioned the heart flutter with pause possibly happening with an ablation but the more that I read, I find it referred to.

All this being said, I probably would consider a third ablaltion. My AFIB for now is gone.

Take care and I will answer anything you would like,
CeCe55