Rate Control Drugs

After my AF broke through the Amiodarone they decided to adopt a rate control strategy. The drugs they chose for me has left me a little confused and I wondered what the collective thoughts were.

The daily cocktail of drugs they have me on are Amiodarone (200mg), Bisoprolol (7.5mg) and Riveroxiban (20mg).

[BobD Volunteer]

Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant, Amiodarone you know about and Bisoprolol is a beta blocker to slow your heart. When you say you are confused do you mean that you don't fully understand why or that the drugs are leaving you feeling confused?

[Hidden in reply to BobD]

Hi Bob,

As Amiodarone is a rhythm control drug and I am no longer in NSR - I just wondered what it is doing. Seams a strange choice as I have no rhythm to protect!

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I was put on Amiodarone with my very first episode ( cardiologist wanted me in hospital but I declined..long story). I remember being in AF at 160 ...was given 2 weeks supply with the proviso that ivwould agree to be admitted for dccv if I didn't go back to nsr. I went back on day 7 if I recall correctly. So it was a chemical cardioversion..

Sandra

[BobD Volunteer in reply to Hidden]

It might still work eventually. If you stop it it couldn't. The two together may yet,

[Hidden]

Thanks guys, I'm meeting my EP in July it will be interesting to see what going to happen.

[azriverrat]

Have the mentioned ablating. Usually amiodrone is a.last.choice drug. When it fails not much left to go with. Even if something else.works at that point it would still be a stop gap.