RYTHMOL Reviews (PROPAFENONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (141 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RYTHMOL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RYTHMOL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Afib | M | 6 years | 10/2/2014 | 1 | A-Fib and A flutter | After my 3rd failed attempted to fix my A-fib the Dr. put me on Rythmol and I turned into a zombie monster. I could not even walk up the steps to go work in the morning, then after taking it for appx. 2 weeks I started yelling and freaking out on everyone. I am thinking this is not the medication for me I have never felt this way before and I am tired of apologizing to my wife. | I actually scared myself by the way I was acting. | F | 2 weeks | 8/26/2009 | 5 | WPW/SVT | nausea,fatigue,sometimes dizzy | i was diagnosed with SVT a few months ago, had an ablation and they realized i had WPW. took toprol and went back to school away from home. everything was fine for a few weeks and then my SVT returned which is when they put me on the Rythmol. i have not had an episodes since taking this medication. there are some annoying side effects but ultimately it works very well. | F | 19 | 2 months | 10/28/2008 | 2 | CPVT | Nausea, abdo pain, blurred vision, increased vt | Started off on this ok, but then started to react with extended runs of af and then vt. Was taking nabivolol too, when Rythmol dose increased symptoms got much worse. Similar experience with flecanide. Now on nadolol. | F | 20 | 18 months 150 2X day | 10/10/2015 | 3 | Diagonised with SVT/ afib | Weakness, blurred vision , acid reflux , stomach burning , swears, a little bit of chest pain. ( but pretty sure this was all part of the healing process) | I have been on rhythmol for two weeks now following a catheter ablation done by my electrophysiologist .. He prescribed me rythmol 350 mg 2x daily along with 25 mg of toporal (beta blocker ) after coming home from the hospital I was having bad side effects (stomach acid, dizzy, confusion, blurred vision, weak , I felt awful all over ) I could not tell if these were side effects from the drugs or from the healing process of the surgery ... After about 6 days I skipped a day of Meds to see if the side effects would subside .... By noon that day I was feeling worst than ever so took them again and right away felt better about an hour after . So that answered my question. I haven't hd any episodes of a high heart rate.. I am scheduled for another ablation in 6 weeks but hopefully the rythmol will keep working for me until then. | F | 23 | 2 weeks 350mg | 3/16/2015 | 3 | arrythmia- IST/re entry tachycardia | dizziness, blurred vision, weakness in arms, some palpitations, swollen feet (may not have been related to medication) | My life is better with the Rythmol SR. I take 325 mgs twice a day and noticed a big different in the way my heart beats. Before it would beat around 120 bpm now its much more normal and comfortable at around 80 bpm. I also take Cardizem LA 240mgs and have not noticed any interaction with the two medications. | F | 24 | 9 days | 6/28/2007 | 3 | arrythmia (re entry tachy, IST) | swelling in feet, irregular feeling heart beat, difficulty breathing when walking, dizziness | So far it has really helped to control my heart rate, my resting used to be around 120 bpm now its at about 90, so it definitely feels a lot better. I live a pretty active lifestyle so the dizziness has become a little bothersome. Im a little worried about the side effects (new irregular heart rhythm) I also take cardizem LA 240 mgs for my HBP. When I was 20 I was prescribed Toprol xl 100 mgs which made me tired and fat. I also was given Flecainide a couple months ago and disontinued using it b/c of the possible toxic effects... I feel the rythmol is working much better for me then the Flec. Overall it works well and I'm feeling better then I did before the taking it. | F | 24 | 6 days | 6/24/2007 | 1 | tachycardia and arythmia | dizziness, disoriented, food and water taste like garbage and chemicals, can't focus on things that are far away, feel "brain zaps" when I turn my head quickly, heart flutters, shortness of breath, weakness, lightheaded, can't walk more than a few minutes without stopping to catch my breath. | this medicine is ridiculous. I would rather live with the severe palpitations than take this crap. | F | 24 | 4 days | 5/8/2017 | 4 | Afib, fluttering, palpitations | Dizziness, metallic taste, dry mouth, gas ... Acid reflux, indigestion... I've been taking Rythmol SR 325 mg twice a day since 2007 . I had an ablation before I was put on the medication in 2009 I took my self off the Rythmol because I felt better and in September 2011 I was recently put back on it because my heart started going into Afib and I don't like they that feels.. But overall the medicine works great for me I can deal with the minor side effects because it's so much better than dealing with the Afib.. During the first couple of weeks I had experienced a burning sensation but it went away I just suffer from acid reflux so I usually eat tums.. But the medicine definitely gives me a relief | F | 25 | 4 years 325mg | 3/8/2012 | 4 | afib | Metal taste, dizziness, achy body, weight gain (fluid retention?). | I am taking RYTHMOL SR 225 twice a day. My afib has stopped but the side effects are not fun. I am debating on not taking it anymore because I have been gaining wait as well. Cannot figure out if weight gain is from meds or not. I am suppose to have the ablation done but am afraid that it will not work the first time. i do not want to havet o go through it more than once . | F | 26 | 13 days | 12/15/2007 | 4 | A-Fib | Bitter taste, dizziness, weight gain | For the first two and a half weeks the med seemed to prevent all fluttering of the heart. but now I am beginning to have small episodes again. | F | 26 | 4 weeks | 12/26/2007 | 5 | Ventricular tachycardia's | Maybe some blurred vision if I took it too close together | This sh** rocks. If you have life threatining VT's and your defibrilator is always shocking the hell out of you then you should take this medicine. I have had no VT's since so no more shocks. Plus getting up and out of bed does not raise my heart beat like it did before I took the medication. My life depends on this medication and yours should too. I highly recommend it if you think your going to die from a ventricular tachycardia or if your sick of getting shocked from your defibrillator. | M | 27 | 1 years | 11/20/2005 | 3 | Atrial Tachycardia and Non-sus VT | Though this medication did not cause any life threatening side effects it did cause life altering ones. I was taking this medication for approx. 3.5 months. During the entire time I was dizzy nearly every moment of the day as well as being exhausted. I also experienced some major muscle pains and some provocation of more irregular beats during this time. This was in addition to the "pleasant" (not !) side effect of tasting a copper like substance while taking the medication. | Despite the side effects the drug did do a good job at suppressing my arrythmia(s). I took 225mg TID. I however just couldn't deal with the side effects. I'm young and active and this made me feel like I was 5 times older and constantly lethargic | F | 28 | 3.5 months | 8/30/2005 | 3 | A-Fib | Severe bloating, constipation. To the point that it is really embarrassing. Sudden weight gain. Vivid dreams, which didn’t bother me, they were not nightmares and the longer I’ve been on it the less I have. Occasional odd taste in mouth, but not frequent enough to bother me. My biggest issue is with the bloating, honestly. I’m skinny so I look pregnant and It’s embarassing. | I can’t wait to get off of this. I’m getting an ablation and hopefully will be able to get off this after. The drug works for the most part but I still have SVT’s every day, 8 or 9 times a day. My heart goes up to 240 and I go blind for a few moments to a few minutes. I was having these episodes constantly before so I know that the medicine has helped but my electrophysiologist says only an ablation could fix the issue. I only take this medicine because other heart medications did not work, or only worked for a short time and then stopped. If I didn’t have to be on it I would find something else. The side effects are not pleasant. | F | 28 | 6 months 150 MG | 8/17/2018 | 4 | arrythmia/ a-fib/ flutter | horrific taste in back of mouth/ tongue. a little tired. | after taking Toprol XL (which i lost 2 days of my life too, so dizzy i am still surprised i remember that i lost two days of my life), cartia, digoxcin, verapamil (which i still take) and now rhythmol 225 (twice a day) ...... and having undergone and EP study/ ablation in May of 06....i finally feel like it is somewhat under control, even though its been a couple days since i started taking it. it has been years since i went 'days' without any arrythmia. this taste though REALLY, REALLY is awful. everything tastes different! | F | 30 | 6 days | 1/21/2008 | 5 | V-Fib and atrial Flutter | None | This Drug has literally changed my life!! I have had heart arrhythmias of numerous kinds my whole life. I was always tired and never had any energy. After taking this drug for over a year, I have more energy then I ever have had before. (Guess that's what happens when your heart is actually pumping blood through your system properly!) Before taking this drug, I nearly passed out everday after walking up 2 flights of stairs, now I can RUN up them. I just can't say enough good things about this drug. I truly hope that it is able to improve other people's lives as it has improved mine. | F | 32 | 1.5 years | 8/7/2006 | 3 | continual PACs | water tasted funny. exercise became very difficult; i got winded way faster than before and couldn't do the same intensity, thus leading to some small weight gain. constipation. | It decreased my PACs from 900/hr to 60/hr so in that sense it worked. I'm not sure that it's worth taking a drug every day and feeling fat and constipated and unable to exercise to my normal intensity. | F | 32 | 2 months | 9/5/2006 | 5 | A-Fib with RVR | Slight constipation, Increased libido(not really a side effect), some episodes of tightness in chest. | EKG went from a normal sinus rhythm to a junctional escape rhythm regular and steady. I feel much better on this med. | M | 33 | | 3/29/2008 | 1 | PSVT | Bitter taste. Bitter taste. Bitter taste!!! | I weaned myself off because I could no longer eat. The metal taste was so incredibly bad. For example: try chewing an entire bottle of asprin. That's what my mouth tasted like. It was driving my crazy. Nothing helped. | F | 33 | 5 months | 4/9/2006 | 5 | A-fib - PAC | Metal taste which I hardly notice any more. | I've had PACs/AFib for 7 years which was controlled for the last 6 with beta blockers. Then it went bad and I went into AFib continuosly which called for stronger medicine to break. My cardi put my on Norpace which worked for about 2 months then an EP moved me to Rytmol SR 325 BID after using it to break another bout of AFib in the hospital. Since then I've been golden! I still get the occasional 30 second runs of PACs but nothing more serious so far! I'm only worried about the long term usage on my liver and whether or not this medicine will also eventually fail me like Norpace. I REALLY don't want to move to a pacemaker or defib. | M | 35 | 7 months | 4/2/2007 |