calmloki
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So about a dozen years ago I was having a burrito with the honey and keeled over. V-fib. She did CPR and kept my body and brain mostly present, several days in a couple hospitals and an implanted pacing/shocking unit later I was back on the street.
Time has passed. Several ablations, A-fib has made an appearance several times, Lisinopril, Amiodarone, Metoprolol, ran my AICD unit low on battery and got it swapped out. Maybe seven times I've had episodes where my heart tries to do the ineffective flutter routine and I check out until being re-awakened, normally followed by doctors adjusting/changing drugs or ablation. Haven't consciously felt the device shock yet. Great way to leave if it happens..
Did NOT like Amiodarone. Lisinopril made me dizzy when getting up, so not doing that currently. Currently on Metoprolol, but conked out up on our roof the other day - A-fib followed by V-fib doing an ineffective 400BPM. Had my typical good luck in falling in the right place rather than the longer drop.
Device kick-started me again, now the doctors want to double my Metoprolol dose and may move me to Sotalol, which would involve a few days of hospital monitoring to make sure I'm not one of the outliers who responds to that beta-blocker by going into V-fib and dying. Cool.
So do any of you have experience with Sotalol? Not really a fan of increased sluggishness or mental slowness - have enough of that as is.
Time has passed. Several ablations, A-fib has made an appearance several times, Lisinopril, Amiodarone, Metoprolol, ran my AICD unit low on battery and got it swapped out. Maybe seven times I've had episodes where my heart tries to do the ineffective flutter routine and I check out until being re-awakened, normally followed by doctors adjusting/changing drugs or ablation. Haven't consciously felt the device shock yet. Great way to leave if it happens..
Did NOT like Amiodarone. Lisinopril made me dizzy when getting up, so not doing that currently. Currently on Metoprolol, but conked out up on our roof the other day - A-fib followed by V-fib doing an ineffective 400BPM. Had my typical good luck in falling in the right place rather than the longer drop.
Device kick-started me again, now the doctors want to double my Metoprolol dose and may move me to Sotalol, which would involve a few days of hospital monitoring to make sure I'm not one of the outliers who responds to that beta-blocker by going into V-fib and dying. Cool.
So do any of you have experience with Sotalol? Not really a fan of increased sluggishness or mental slowness - have enough of that as is.