Ivabradine for Heart Failure User Reviews

• Suz...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• August 19, 2022

Ivabradine "Wow, this drug gave me my life back. Having POTS syndrome (with no cure) left me almost bedridden. Every time I would stand up, my heart rate would go through the roof. I have been on this drug for 5 years now, and I'm finally stable!!!"

• IST...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 7, 2022

"This medication gave me my life back. I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), and it’s been a nightmare until my cardiologist put me on Corlanor. I only experience very minimal side effects (visual disturbance usually at nighttime). I take 5 mg 2x per day, and it works perfectly. My HR was upwards of 170+ bpm doing menial tasks, and now it’s about 120 with major activity/90 average during the day. While sleeping, I was in the 90-100 range, and now it is around 50-75 bpm. Does what it is designed to do. My insurance (Tricare) required a prior authorization, which was not super hard for me to obtain. Thank you, Corlanor!"

• Syl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 11, 2022

Ivabradine "This was originally recommended to me when I had the diagnosis of POTS. Since that makes it off-label, it cost $700 for one month of the medication. It turned out that I have coronary microvascular disease, which still makes it off-label, but the angina was so bad that I was willing to try anything, and I was told that this was very safe. I was only able to use it for 3 days before waking up with AFIB. I felt like my neck and chest were going to explode. I immediately restarted my beta blocker. I hate that I spent $700 for three days' worth of pills that landed me in the back of an ambulance and at the ER. I was also even more weak, dizzy, and lethargic than normal. And my resting heart rate was ~90-100 when, while on the BB, it was ~70-80. I was told it would get better. Clearly, it got much worse. And even without a high heart rate, I felt like I could barely breathe."

• Xti...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 8, 2020

"I have been on this medication for the past 6 years (after not tolerating a bunch of other tried meds) for atrial flutter, inappropriate sinus tachycardia. Overall, happy with it. It is effective at controlling the heart rate without affecting your blood pressure (I seem to run low). I am currently weaning off because it is not safe in pregnancy... but I highly recommend you try if you need help controlling your fast/high heart rate and/or palpitations."

• ste...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 6, 2023

"I was put on ivabradine a week ago, 5 mg twice a day. I don't know why I was put on it, all I had was the odd flutter in my chest. I'm also on beta blockers, my heart rate is always around 70 bpm. I was walking 3 miles a day, but since I started on ivabradine, I have had chronic muscle pain in my right ribs, I grasp for breath, I have severe muscle pain in the muscles at the back of my neck, I have dizziness, ringing in my ears, and I have got a lump in my throat. After being able to walk three miles a day, I struggled to walk a half mile to my house. Also, my eyes are scratchy and sore as if there was sand in them. This tablet is going into the bin, just like all the other ones I've tried. Too many side effects, half the time I don't think the doctors know what they're giving you. They never ask you about any other illnesses you have that could cause a reaction."

• Mag...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 17, 2022

"I took ivabradine for approx 6 months with no side effects whatsoever after I complained to my GP about my heart racing and breathlessness, especially when going up hills. I took 1 tablet twice a day. After a CT scan on my heart, I was told I could stop taking it and also the 75 mg aspirin. I asked if I had to wean myself off it and was told no, that was not necessary. A few days after I stopped taking the drug, I suffered terrible palpitations, feeling nausea, just feeling really rotten. I was on the verge of ringing 111 to ask for advice. I spent the day resting and trying to relax and trying not to worry about my symptoms. It made me wonder if I should have gradually stopped taking ivabradine, but I cannot find any information at all about how to stop taking it. I wonder if the fact I was told just to stop taking the medication made my heart start racing after months of medication reducing my heart rate. More info on how to stop taking the drug is needed, hence my 5 on the effective chart below."

• Mic...
• April 25, 2021

Ivabradine "I started taking the medication in November 2020. History of tachycardia, heart rate 216. Now when I have episodes, heart rate is under control, 100. Very pleased with my outcome, and I’m taking 2.5 mg x 2 a day, and it’s working out, so thankful."

• Zeb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 28, 2022

"Awful side effects. Cramps and muscle spasms don’t quite cover what happened. Literally, within hours of taking this medication, I felt strange, then went absolutely rigid with cramps from my toes to my abdomen. I’ve never experienced anything like it. You could actually see all my muscles spasming at once. It was so painful. Came off meds after a few days, cramps have finally stopped. Also have a rash all over my neck and chest."

• Sco...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 19, 2020

"Overall, much happier with it as an alternative to beta blockers/ACE inhibitors. Ivabradine doesn't appear to knock the stuffing out of me the way the alternatives above did (even at small sub-therapeutic doses). Have taken it for 2+ years now and happy with it overall. Had a recurrence of AF whilst using Ivabradine and have some concern if Ivabradine was part of that, but never reached any conclusions as it was only occasional."

• Bab...
• March 14, 2017

Ivabradine "Using Corlanor has brought my resting heart rate from over 200 down to an average of 75. No side effects. Very pleased."

• Mel...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 22, 2018

"Great medication, very little side effects. Helped majorly with my heart rate! Only side effect is vision disturbances, making me unable to drive, but it's worth it!"