I am wondering why more Doctors don't try a combination of drugs to help control not only the fibrilations so many of us suffer from, i.e. "PVC's", (a combintaion of say Atenolol along with a small dose of Klonopin?) to help get our moods and PVC's under better control, and faster?
In my case, they tried three drugs over the course of 6 months and none of them worked for long (or they had bad side-effects, such as Inderal's effect on my sex-drive?) and I had several "Shocks", all of which helped stop the PVC's, but only for short periods. They always returned.
It was only AFTER my Doctor added a small dose(.25mg) of Klonopin twice per day (to help control my moods when the irregular beats began) that I finally got relief, long-term relief, as in for most of 20 years now...? At the height of my PVC episodes, I would sometimes be awake for 2 days at a time, walking, sitting, relaxing (or trying to anyway), and on and on and on. Nothing worked, and I was totally frustrated. Only after he addressed the terrible mood swings that I suffered from when these PVC's started, did I finally get a non-invasive and long-lasting answer to the problem.
Iknow that many people suffer from these things, and for many reasons, but the vast majority of us suffer from worry and dread when these things start, and it only feeds on itself making the episodes worse and lasting longer. Do I still get "episodes" of PVC's? Sure, but they NEVER last more than a few seconds, ever.
Shocks are NOT the long term answer. This drug combination works folks, it REALLY does, and it does not make you groggy or "down", far from it. I felt as if my life had been restored, and my activity level has tripled since then, my heart is beating just fine, thank-you.