Palpitations Need Help!

Ok this is the problem.

As many of you know I received my PM in August 08 for vaso vagal syncope. I passed out at home went to the ER and had a 5 second pause during a tilt test.

All has been OK until December 21 when I went into AFib for 16 hours before I converted on the drug Flecainide. Well my EP, who was on call at the local hospital, treated me. He sent me home and told me to take 50mg of Flecainide twice a day and follow up in his office in 30 days. Well I have followed his orders and all was well until yesterday when I started having Palpitations frequently. I mean very frequently and they are really affecting my ability to do everyday activities. This sucks. I am a 40year old who is very active and all of a sudden the past 6 months have been difficult.

I have suffered form Palpitations every now and then since 2003 and have wore the holter monitor 4 times and every cardiologist says they are benign palps and that they can't hurt a person.

Well after the AFib episode I asked the docter whether my history of palps and the vaso vagal problem were connected to the first time AFIB episode and he said he did not know but that the palps could have been the precurser and that I'd have to be monitored closely as I get older.

Today I called my Cardiologist and informed the nurse that I was having frequent Palps and she scheduled me for Monday Morning to see a nurse Practitioner because the Doctor is in the Lab and his schedule is booked. SUCKS!

ANY Advise WOuld be helpful!

Anyone else with these nasty palps all day long!

Shouldn't The Flacainide be controlling these episodes? If not is an ablation the cure?

How much drug therapy do they attempt before the ablation attempt.

Lastly will an ablation make a person PM dependant?


1 Comments

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by anette - 2009-01-10 05:01:30

Have you seen an electrophisiologist for your problem?
Sorry, i read now your previous post and i understand that the EPgave you this treatment.IT'S possible to use Flecainid
until 150mg twice daily but every case is different.You can visit Hans Larsen Laf forum or A-fibcures@yahoogroups.com and put there your question about ablation. WHAT IS SURE if you choose to do an ablation you need a doctor with a lot..of experience.
Good luck.
Anette

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