RYTHMOL Reviews (PROPAFENONE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.4 (141 Ratings)

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 4  p-afib Shortwinded-,minor ringing in ears (wierd!), minor constipation WOW! My initial experience is very good. I feel like my old (young) self again. I've had this p-afib my whole life, and was told 'you have an irregular heartbeat" DUHH! Now I know why I battled keeping my energy up, why my gym workouts were always very hard, when my friends would cruise with their weight lifting. Why I was always having to push myself to keep my stamina up for my endruance racing and riding my dirt bike. What a waste of time! I wish I would have complained louder and longer about how I felt! It's taken 40 years to finally get this resolved. With the Rythmol: No more drowsy feeling, MUCH clearer thinking, staying focused, motivated. Sleeping normally again...Previous, had been the usual old-age erratic sleep/no sleep pattern with the burned out feeling. The first day of the Rythmol, felt so good , took my horse out for a 4 hr ride over rough, undeveloped terrain- no problem, and next day spent clearing brush, other high physically demanding work, no problem, and F 54 1 months
1/7/2008
 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
 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
 5  AF and atrial flutter At times a mild rash,which goes away with cortisone cream. Otherwise a great drug....has worked the best for me. I take Rythmol SR 325 twice a day. I feel normal now. F 66 8 months
11/8/2007
 4  AFIB/FLUTTER Tiredness, Slight depression. No bad taste. Had catheter ablation 6 weeks ago and am still waiting for effectiveness from procedure. Because of this I am still taking Rythmol 325 2x daily and Metoprolol 50 2x daily. I had one real bad episode of Afib which resulted in hospital stay a few days ago and skipped beats since ablation. All in all the combo of Rythmol and metoprolol seems to be working. M 53 1 years
10/30/2007
 5  Iregular Heart Beats Initially bad taste , but as soon I continue taking this medication my PCV stops, and I fell great. I feel more stonger and I can do more exercise. I am in Control with my diet and exercise. As A Register Nurse a truly belive it works . I already went into 2 caqrdiac avlation without no positive results. So I am back on the medication. I am taking 325 q, 12 hrs If any one have problem with the time taking, I sugest put your cellular phone in alarm to ring every 12 hrs and you will not forget your time dose F 51 8 months
10/6/2007
 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  Atrial fibrillation/flutter Bad taste, fatigue, intermittent slight dizziness I had undiagnosed a-fib for the past few years, which was sort of being treated as a thyroid disorder. Recently it was getting so bad, I'd black out (despite killing off thyroid with radiation)- not good when driving on the Interstate! I couldn't even climb a flight of stairs or vacuum the floors without fainting. Moved to a new town, got a new primary MD. He referred me right away to a cardiologist, who hooked me up to a King of Hearts (1 month event monitor) and started me on Rythmol after one week of sending in strips. It didn't seem to be working, but he kept upping the dosage until the runs of a-fib finally stopped at 900mg/day. I hope it continues to work, because next stop is hospitalization and a new med. I am happy I do not have any more fainting episodes. I still do get extra heartbeats now and then. The bad taste is annoying, but I can live with it. I don't like feeling tired most of the time. All in all, I'd say this med has helped me a lot. F 56 70 days
9/18/2007
 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
 4  a-fib bad taste in my mouth/ bad breath. Non acid drinks taste bad, like water and especially milk. I am sleepy more often, but that may be from the beta blocker I take as well F 54 1.5 years
8/25/2007
 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
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 2  AFib noticed hand tremor today, dizziness, highblood pressure, frequent "fluttery" episodes, irregular bowel movement F 42 20 days
8/9/2007
 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  SVT and some Flutter Currently taking 325 SR once daily. Was taking twice daily, after some time 9months I noticed very short of breath and developed Left BBB when doing something strenuous. The onset would cause a heart attack type pain and then go into wierd rythm, subsiding with rest. Once complaining to Doctor backed off to once a day and that went away along with my shortwind has subsided. What's interesting to me is during last EP study no Afib or Flutter episodes. I stopped Rythmol for 2 weeks prior. Whereas normally I have brief spurts of Afib/Aflutter. No wierd taste. Very tired. Doctors need to monitor more closely. The chest pain episodes put my life on hold for a while and the doctor just acted like nothing. I feel the medicine does reduce the number of episodes but I am having trouble determining if it may also be causing some. M 45 2 years
6/27/2007
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 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
 2  SVTs, PVCs arrhythmia The only side effect for me appears to be tiredness and muscle fatigue. But, I had no other effects and didn't have any bitter taste in mouth. Also, unfortunately didn't do a thing for my arrhythmia. So, still searching... F 42 3 weeks
6/16/2007
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 4  atrial fib Took 150mg. 3x a day for over 12 yrs., then experienced a relapse of atrial fib. Dr. increased my dosage to 225mg. 3x a day and it worked, however, now I have had shortness of breath and tightness in my chest. All I want to do is sleep. Not unusual for me to sleep 10 hrs. at night, get up for a couple hrs. and be back in bed again due to fatigue. This goes on all day. No quality of life. My heart rate is 46-47 BPM an skips beats regularly. Rythmol was a life saver for me in the beginning, but I'm not so sure right now. Maybe I should be switched to the Rythmol SR instead of generic propafenone. I'm tired of being tired. M 63 13 years
6/9/2007
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 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
 4  1 to 2 minute+ runs of PVCs On my 3rd week at 325 SR 2x/day: Extremely fatigued and usually have to hit the rack by 8PM. Also, feel very anxious and paranoid at times, crazy things, like the dog is going to get out a door which wasn't properly closed, etc. Anxiety seems to be increasing on a daily basis. Severe headache which usually hits right at bedtime. Also, having issues with recalling what I would consider "long-term" memory issues, such as addresses, phone #s. Maybe it is my increasing age The arrhythmia was controlled by Day #2. I was on several other meds prior to Rhythmol. I saw 3 cardiologists who did not seem to hear what I was relating to them. The episodes would cause me to pull over when driving. Electrophysiologist (Doc #4) gave me the option of ablation, which has its own inherent risks or Rhythmol. Despite the fact that this MD said that I could live a normal life style, I am concerned to attempt working out again due to the increased fatigue. M 56 3 weeks
6/1/2007
 1  I have had AF for 10 years. Horrible bitter taste on the back of my tongue, water tastes like bug spray. Tongue and mouth are numb feeling. Chest pain, muscle aches, drowsiness. I don't like the way I feel on this drug. Can't wait to talk to my doctor and get off of it. Plus, you aren't suppose to eat grapefruie whild taking Rythmol. That alone is a reason not to stay on it! F 57 5 days
4/15/2007

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