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 | a fib | tired lighthead not sleeping well | havent had an attack in over 3 years | M | 59 | 3 years 325 2X day | 5/11/2010 | 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 | 5 | A-Fib | First 7 days was not nice, head pressure muscles in upper neck stiff, but all this went away on the 8 day, the only side effect is that water tastes bitter, I can live with that. | My Heart doctor said on the 7th day, that my heart flutter was better organized, and that he expected me to make a full recovery. | M | 65 | 28 days 325MG 2X day | 8/16/2010 | 5 | Atrial Fibrillation | Slightly metallic taste in mouth, very mild hard to describe sensation of being able to feel the drug in my system. | I have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and go into afib about once a year. Rythmol is the only drug that completely resets my heart to a normal sinus rhythm. It takes about 1 1/2-2 hours to work. | M | 51 | 2 days 300 MG 1X day | 8/24/2011 | 5 | AFIB | Was on Tropral for 2 yr and experienced numerous AFIB problems. Heart rate went to 189 and 3 doses of Troprol did not slow down heart. Once it slowed down it went to 44 during the day and 18 when I was asleep. Had a pace maker installed and put on Rythmol and had absolutely no side effects. Had one case a year of AFIB that lasted no longer than 15 minutes. | M | 65 | 4 years 425 x 2 | 12/7/2011 | 5 | ----------------------------------- | Please remenber Rythmol SR is to be takn BID (twice a day) not TID (three times a day. The young patien described earlier had side effects likey becasue he was taking RSR TID rather than BID as indicated. | M | 50 | | 11/2/2005 | 5 | A-Fib | No side effects. I am taking 225 MG BID. Also on high blood pressure medication and digitalis. Of course I am also on Warfarin. Rythmol has not decreased my taste as far as I can tell and it does not make me tired. I started drinking plenty of water and do not drink alcohol any more. | Since stating in a hospital setting I seem to have A-fib events every 2-3 months. At first they were lasting 2-3 days but when I went into the office I was back to normal. Now I may have an episode which lasts about an hour and not maore than 12 hours and the fib seems to be at a regulated pace not exceeding 95 BPM. | M | 62 | 6 days | 5/10/2006 | 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 | 5 | chronic ATF, ablation not 100% | bitter taste if I don't swallow pill quickly. sometimes get light headache if miss my dose by 2+ hours. Currently take 150mg TID. Originally took 225mg TID, but reduced level due to longer QT detected in a stress test. | Rythmol has been great. Am active and can work/play/exercise with no problems. Doc is monitoring, feels I should continue on Rythmol as long as my heart is basically healthy. I might try one more ablation at some point to get off of Rythmol. Two ablations in two days eight years ago did not completely resolve irregular HR. First prescribed Toprol and another drug, but was lethargic, gained 20 pounds and lost sex drive. Would come home and collapse on couch. Am scheduled to wear a holter monitor in a couple months to see if HR is still stable. | M | 46 | 7 years | 2/20/2006 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Paroxsymal AFib | I have had increasing episodes of debilitating AFIB breakthrough while on both toprol xl 100mg and tambocor 300mg(2x). I was also having renal problems (smelly urine, really dark and fatigue)with elevated blood tests. I have been switched to Rythmol SR 325mg (2X) and toprol xl 50mg and altace. | The Rythmol SR is working great. I have less fatigue, my renal problems have subsided and the benefits of the ACE are on board. The Rythmol SR though has done marvels though and I am able to lead a normal life without fear of passing out at the wheel of the car, falling down stairs, panic etc. | M | 62 | 3 months | 9/13/2004 | 5 | Atrial fib | Slower heartbeat which resists increase when exercising; mouth taste muddy/metallic | I took Rythmol IR for 4 years and switched to Rythmol SR 2 years ago to better smooth out serum blood level throughout the day. The drug is fabulous. Without it, the AF would wake me in at night and generally prevent relaxation at all. Life wouldn't be very good if I couldn't take Rythmol. | M | 64 | 6 years | 10/7/2006 | 5 | Atrial fib | Slower heartbeat which resists increase when exercising; mouth taste muddy/metallic | I took Rythmol IR for 4 years and switched to Rythmol SR 2 years ago to better smooth out serum blood level throughout the day. The drug is fabulous. Without it, the AF would wake me in at night and generally prevent relaxation at all. Life wouldn't be very good if I couldn't take Rythmol. | M | 64 | 6 years | 10/7/2006 | 5 | chronic atrial fibrillation | None | Three years ago, I was found to be in continuous/chronic afib during a routine ekg. After starting Rythmol in a hospital setting and undergoing electrical cardioversion, I have been in normal sinus rhythm most of the time since, only experiencing breakthrough episodes of 3-24 hours duration every two months or so. The episodes are largely asymptomatic and so do not cause any problems. My dosage is 225 mg three times a day. | M | 62 | 3 years | 2/10/2005 | 5 | Constant PAC's P-Afib | None | Had one recorded self converting AFib event. Had continous PAC's 10-20 per minute. Completely eliminated the PAC's, which my Dr. says trtiggered the AFib. No complaints, works great. | M | 38 | 3 months | 4/14/2005 | 5 | afib | No side effects | Rythmol SR has restored my life to normalcy. I can exercise, drink alcohol, and enjoy coffee again without fearing an attack of afib | M | 63 | 3 months | 9/21/2007 | 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 | 5 | a-fib | No side effects experienced. | I had previously taken Mrtoprolo and had shortness of breath and chest pain. It did not fully control the afib. The Rythmol SR 325 seems to have heart back in synch with no shortness of breath. Energy and stamina is back. | M | 62 | 55 days | 4/2/2008 | 5 | SVT | None to speak of | Started taking Rythmol SR 225 about 9 months ago, Was on flecanide, causing irregular heart beats and extra beats. Rythmol straightened all that out, am back running, Ran Marathon May 2008. With diet and exercise was able to lose 20 lbs. So far so good! | M | 55 | 9 months | 6/2/2008 |