Flecainide for Atrial Fibrillation User Reviews (Page 5)

Brand names: Tambocor

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Fle...
Taken for less than 1 month
April 23, 2022

"I have been taking flecainide for 23 days. I have feelings in my middle chest and a feeling of fluttering sometimes and a thumping middle chest, foggy head. For 18 days, I have felt awful, dizzy, sick, chest aching, just awful. At 18 days, I began to feel better with on/off dizziness and sickness, these have been decreasing over the past 5 days and today so far nothing, I feel alert, bright, and wonderful. I was about to give up, I spoke to a doctor, a cardiac nurse, and they both said hang on for a while. Now I feel great, hope it works and keeps the atrial fibrillation (AF) away for good. I am so glad I waited, fingers crossed this is it now, feeling good."

6 / 10

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rgt...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
October 7, 2021

"My doctor put me on diltiazem and warfarin three years ago for AFib. This past summer, the AFib got worse, and they put me in a thirty-day event monitor. Followed by a stress test, the event monitor showed many episodes with a heart rate of 150 plus and irregular. I've been on 100 mg flecainide twice a day, along with the diltiazem, for two months, and not one AFib episode and hardly even a skipped beat. I feel great!"

10 / 10

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hot...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 22, 2022

"I'm a male, 72, who works out with weights 2 times/wk and walks golf courses 2-3 times/wk, as well as hits range balls and practices. My resting HR is normally 50. I had my first afib for 8 hours on Valentine's Day 2021 before ER was able to fix the heart with Diltiazem and saline IV. Then I had a second episode 8 months later after hitting 2 buckets of balls in high heat and humidity. 100 mg of Flecainide at ER worked 1 hour after administration. Now I take 100 mg 2/day to keep me out of AFIB. I have taken it for 3 weeks with no side effects yet."

10 / 10

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Dea...
June 1, 2022

"I have paroxysmal AFIB, which showed up several times a week for a few minutes to several hours in duration. My cardiologist put me on 50 mgs flecainide twice a day last November (2021). It has been a wonderful relief. Except for a few PACs every now and again, I have been free of AFIB since November. I haven't experienced any side effects that I am aware of."

10 / 10

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Cas...
Taken for less than 1 month
March 31, 2023

"I was started on Flecainide for multiple episodes of A-fib on my Holter monitor 7-day test. Within 24 hours of starting Flecainide, I started feeling terrible. I was having a rapid heart rate (feeling) more frequently, flutter sensations, general weakness, and just feeling unwell. I didn't feel it was safe for me to drive because I was feeling so poorly and weak. After 48 hours, I went into the cardiologist's office for a previously scheduled EKG. They took me off Flecainide because of my side effects, and after a 'wash-out' period, I start another drug."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
February 1, 2009

Flecainide "Have been taking Tambocor for 11 years (100mg/day). Have only had Atrial Fibrillation episodes when I forgot to take it."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
August 18, 2008

Flecainide "I have been using Tambocor for atrial fibrillation for about 5 years now, and it has been a very effective drug for me. Since being on 200mg, I haven't had an attack for a year."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
September 18, 2008

Flecainide "I was put on Tambocor combined with Toprol XL over 2 years ago and have not had a recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation. This was after trying other medications for over 3 years."

10 / 10

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Lil...
October 13, 2016

"No side effects. Keeps my afib in check. I have to stay cool, or I can go into Afib. I take 100 mg twice a day."

10 / 10

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Don...
December 15, 2011

"I have been on flecainide 50 mg 2 x day for 1 year now. I have been asymptomatic with only occasional infrequent episodes that may last for up to 1 minute. It beats a pacemaker!"

9 / 10

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bil...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 11, 2015

"Only on it for 8 days. After 5 days, started having shortness of breath, muscle spasms in upper back, pounding heart rate, fatigue, stiffness in neck and face."

1 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for less than 1 month
November 13, 2018

"I found flecainide increased my A.F. episodes. I had 12 episodes in 10 months, then put on flecainide. I then had 32 episodes in a month. It felt awful. Certainly not for me."

1 / 10

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mov...
Taken for 2 to 5 years
July 18, 2016

"After years of Sotalol and many AF attacks, flecainide has been a wonder drug for me. I get tired, but don't blame flecainide, that's too easy. Many things cause tiredness!"

10 / 10

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Eff...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
February 9, 2017

"Drug was great for one year. Today, afib pops up much more frequently."

6 / 10

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Anonymous
August 6, 2009

"I've used flecainide for about 2 years now... The only episodes are when I forget to take it! This stuff is great!"

10 / 10

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CLh...
July 31, 2010

"I forgot what a regular heartbeat felt like. Had cardio conversion (don't want to do that again) for atrial fibrillation. Just started taking flecainide after a week, so far, so good."

9 / 10

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don...
November 8, 2010

Flecainide "Caused severe side effects."

1 / 10

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Sue...
Taken for 10 years or more
April 1, 2023

"I have been on this for over 15 years plus, and the episodes have diminished. No side effects."

8 / 10

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Ron...
Taken for less than 1 month
August 30, 2023

"Prescribed for my first episode of AFib following hospitalization for pneumonia with sepsis. Restored sinus rhythm within two days. No side effects."

10 / 10

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Nan...
Taken for less than 1 month
December 15, 2020

"Just started these tablets 3 days ago. Yesterday was horrendous, my heart rate was all over the place. Had to phone my docs to get my medication changed."

1 / 10

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Gri...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
December 28, 2021

Flecainide "Experience Mahir weight gain. It did help for heart condition."

8 / 10

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Woj...
February 3, 2025

"It's a good tablet, minor side effects, and it regulated my heart rhythm. Would recommend."

10 / 10

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Bil...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 2, 2023

"Worked very well for me. Took a day or two, but feel great and no Afib!"

9 / 10

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Kar...
October 17, 2021

"I didn’t think I needed another medication for my A-fib, but my doctor prescribed flecainide in addition to metoprolol. My biggest complaint with the flecainide is the taste. It is disgusting!!"

4 / 10

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