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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jul 6, 2023 | Replies (36)
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Hi unhcatfan, I'm wondering what concerns you have with Amiodarone side affects. Yes there is long term effects but is a great medication and I was on it for about 10 years. Now in very high doses I myself at the end had issues with it but on the low dose it was very helpful in my case. Now when my heart was at its end and I was waiting for a Heart for transplant, to keep me going, they had me on a IV version which did cause a bad reaction.
Also my problem was VT not afib so maybe my dose level may have been different. Its been over 5 years now since my transplant so I don't remember the dose levels.
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hi Dana,
Thanks for the insight. I'm concerned due to the high loading dose they want me to be on (which I know is only for 10 days; 800 mgs a day in divided dose then 200 / day). The drug has a long 'half life' as you might know and that's a concern. I realize that I could do very well on the drug but could also even in the short term have issues that could be damaging to my thyroid/lungs/eye sight. Just not sure I have faith I'll be ok despite the re assurance from the doc that I'll only be on it for a short time (not sure how long) and that 'if anything happens we'll take you off'. So yeah, I'm fearful and now sure the 'reward' of having my ablation work for a period of time is worth the 'risk'.