@drdianeschneider
I think the bottom line with amiodarone is it is a very strong drug and does what it is suppose to do. It is very well researched and documented over decades now regarding toxicity. Testing is required when on it because it can cause toxicity.

Being on low dose of any medciation lowers the risk of side affects. I see even though she is on low dose she does blood test every 6 months looking for toxicity. Hats off to her doctors for doing this.

I will say if the medication stopped all her AFIB that had to be a great benefit to her and reduced her anxiety stress drastically. Stress and anxiety can add to having AFIB and VFIB. I had to do eye exams for several years after I got off amiodarone as one of the side affects was eye damage.

It was the emergency room that put me on amiodarone not my Mayo HF cardiologist or my Mayo EP.