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A member asked:

Dr says its ok for me to stop flecainide cold turkey but i read. it's better to do it gradually ?

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Dr. Michael Roman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

If been on : For a long time I would gradually decrease. Dose.

Answered 3/8/2018

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I take flecainide for pvcs. 100mgx2 daily. I had an edible with about 10mg of marijuana because I was anxious,never had one before. Now Im getting pvcs and the flecainide which used to stop them now is wearing out at 6 hours after I took it. Why?

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