RYTHMOL Reviews (PROPAFENONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (141 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RYTHMOL with similar:
Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RYTHMOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | F | 82 | 2 days | 3/20/2009 | 5 | F | 82 | 2 days | 3/20/2009 | 1 | AFIB | Apparently helped AFIB for a period of time. Then abruptly caused every side effect imaginable. Most problem was restlessness. Finally after 10 yrs when the drug seemed to cause AFIB and ceasing taking drug, I am getting a proper nights sleep. | Feel drug was not worth the side effects. | M | 76 | 10 years 425 2X day | 4/9/2016 | 2 | Post-ablations for afib/flutter/svt | At 125 tid, was tired, metallic taste, short of breath w exercise. Dr switched to 325SR...terrible headache, nausea, sweats. Slept 18/24 hrs. Will go back to 125 tid. | I took 600mg once and was rushed to ER with pulse = 41 and code blue. terrible abdominal pains. Lower dose is tough but tolerable. Hope to get off it soon. | 75 | 3 weeks 125 3X day | 8/8/2012 | 4 | procainamide no longer manufactured | metalic taste especially juices and milk. | I had to switch over to Rythmol because Procainamide is no longer produced. Very easy changeover, no PVC's. I had been taking Procainamide or similar medication for 27 years. Following up with regular Holter monitors EKG and blood work. | M | 74 | 6 days | 3/20/2008 | 5 | PAF | Essentially none | On this med, have had occasional PAF, lasting 3-5 hrs, then reverting to NSR spontaneously. No cardioversions in almost 2 yrs. I am 72 yrs old, and actually seem to be having fewer PAF attacks as I get older. Paradoxical, huh? I love this stuff! | M | 72 | 225AM325pm 2X day | 4/30/2010 | 2 | Atrial Fibrillation | Short of breath, blurred vision, increased joint pain, fatigue | I just felt terrible while taking rythmol, but I noticed in the other comments that the younger folks had great results. Maybe age has something to do with effectiveness of drug. | F | 72 | 6 weeks | 6/8/2007 | 1 | AFib,AFlutter, PVC's | Tiredness, lack of stamina, strained headaches (felt as though someone was squeezing my head from the ears up),edema of feet and ankles, I'm a golfer and it has been a chore walking the course....and I use a cart but normally walk to every ball..to get more excercise . | I was prescribed Rythmnol 225mg twice a day along with Atenolol 25mg....I am so dissatisfied and am considering stopping the med along w/consultation with my EP. | F | 72 | 2 weeks | 5/7/2009 | 4 | severe arrythmia | Have trouble climbing even the slightest incline because legs get tired and I get out of breath. Can walk indefinitely on the flat, swim, whatever. Very strange. I have clear arteries and do not have PAD. Not sure if Rythmol is the cause of this problem or not. | I have severe a-fib and other arrythmias, take 325 Rythmol twice a day. After having tried about four different medecines, I have finally found one that works - at least for now. Way too expensive, tho. It uses up my prescription limit in 6 mos. I get anything else from Walmart. | F | 70 | 6 months | 7/4/2009 | 4 | SVT | No side effects. | It stops my SVT which was getting quite regular and lasting for hours, needing Adenosine to convert it. I also have Asthma and heart disease but it doesn't seem to affect it. other drugs like Verapamil didn't work at all, and can't take Beta Blockers because of Asthma. I didn't want ablation therapy because my SVT was caused by AV node re-entry and ablation therapy would mean my life would depend on a pacemaker. | F | 70 | 14 years 300mg 2X day | 3/19/2017 | 4 | Taking generic Propafenone | Tiredness severe cramps in thigh by the end of day. Not as bad in the rest of my body | My Dr say that this med not causing cramps mussel ace..I had all kinds of test ..now they say have fibromyalgia..nothing helps the pain. I've tried Lyrica. GABAPENTIN 300MG 3X DAY..ibuprofen 800mg 3x day | F | 70 | 3 times 225mg | 6/18/2015 | 3 | Atrial Flutter & Atrail Fibrillatio | This is one of the toughest drugs I have ever experienced, both 325mg and 225mg, although it does work. I am a very active man with a very active life. My blood pressure is excellent and my normal heart rate is 72 beats per minute. I take no daily drugs. I initially came down with a surprise atrial fibrillation (160 to 180 beats per min) with each event lasting anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours. Several weeks later I came down with atrial flutter, approximately 120 beats per minute. I could not convert from the flutter and ended up in the hospital with Rythmol SA as the I.V. treatment drug of choice. There is a high risk of stroke if you let these conditions last too long. After 24 hours, it took a electrical shock to bring me out of the flutter event. Rythmol 325mg twice a day was the drug of choice after the event. Prior to the event, Rythmol SA 225mg was the doze of choice by the doctors. The 225mg was not strong enough to control my problems. With th | I elected to have catheter ablation two weeks ago. With a good, qualified surgeon, there is nothing to the procedure. After the procedure, the specialist put me on Rythmol SA 325mg for three weeks for healing. After a week, I called the doctor and he suggested that I stop the drug, which I did. Within 36 hours I had a heart event with wildly changing rates. I call the doctor, and he said "just go back on the Rythmol 325mg" which I did, and in less than 20 minutes the event was over. I found out later that the heart takes two weeks to heal after a catheter ablation. The surgeon had initially suggested I take the drug for three weeks during the healing process. The doctor suggested I reduce the twice a day doze from 325mg to 225mg because I was once again unable to function. I just felt awful and wanted to sleep 24/7. I have and have had no additional incidents. I have one more week on Rythmol 225mg. That can't come to an end soon enough! I would go through t | M | 70 | 45 days | 9/2/2008 | 3 | Atrial Fib | I had to check my pulse every time I took it because I run a slow pulse 50 sometimes below 50 it took about 3 months before it stayed around 60 | My complaint is that it put me in the donut hole because of the cost. I have sine started on proprafenone 150 every eight hours instead of the Rythnol SR 325 2x a day. It seems to be working better than the Rythmol | F | 70 | 12 months | 8/10/2007 | 5 | PVCs | Metallic taste when drinking water comes and goes. Weird dreams nothing i can't deal with. The most bothersome is the bloating and constipation. | Im taking the generic which is propafenone and am very pleased with how it has completely eliminated my PVCs (palpitations) from 10,000 a day (and i felt everyone of them) to not feeling any. | F | 69 | 18 months 325 2x | 3/31/2019 | 5 | AFIB/no symptoms | none | When exercising on a treadmill I no longer observe a heart rate reading of 180-190 for short periods of time. The heart rate stays constant at 88-93 bpm. It does take a looong time to get down to 70bpm after exercising. | M | 68 | 3 months | 12/1/2004 | 2 | SVT | Extreme fatigue, nausea, several periods of heartbeats of 130 - one lasting 3 hours, loss of appetite, weight loss. | My doctor says I have not been on the medication long enough for my body to get use to it. Before I was on Flecainide for three months with the same side effects. I have no energy to do anything and even making the bed exhausts me. | F | 68 | 2 weeks | 3/17/2009 | 5 | atrial fib | metallic taste went away after about six months, no other side effects | also taking a beta blocker and an ACE inhibitor for heart rythm; Rythmol stopped fibrillations for a year even after my drinking red wine and exercising; then some break-through fibrillations. Discovered fibs followed eating dark chocolate. Stopped chocolate, reduced cafeine--no fibs for nearly a year. Still taking Rythmol but wonder if I need it. | M | 67 | 2.5 years | 12/31/2009 | 5 | AF and atrial flutter | Rash from time to time..goes away..but always comes back in the same areas. Weight gain. | I have now been on Rythmol SR 325 mg(also Toprol XL 25mg) twice a day for the last 2 yrs. now. I feel great as long as I also stay away from alcohol, and caffine. I had an ablation 2 years ago. Prior to that I was on many meds for AF with no relief. After ablation the Af/flutter is controlled with Rythmol & Toprol XL. In my book this is the best medicine available today! Too bad it is so expensive. I feel totally normal now. I am now excercing 3 times a week. My Af/Flutter started 9 years ago. | F | 67 | 2 years | 10/31/2008 | 5 | afib | none | this drug made me feel young again!! I feel 15 years younger. no more naps in the middle of the day or scary palpatations that can ruin a day. this is a miracle drug. I used to be on flecainide and my afib kept on returning | F | 67 | 11 months | 9/9/2007 | 5 | brief episodes of a-fib, psvt, pvcs | some fatigue, but I am also taking Toprol and Altace | This drug has been very beneficial for me. I have been on Rythmol SR 325mg BID for 4 years and am in sinus rhythm all the time, except for an occasional pvc. I definitely have found that Rythmol SR is more reliable than the generic propafenone. My cardiologist tells me that Rythmol is the safest of the anti-arrhythmics. | F | 67 | 4 years | 3/11/2006 |