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Originally Posted by Lindsay:-)
Hi,
I have been put on amiodarone to control ventricular tachycardia, I also have A-fib and congenital heart disease. The amiodarone seems to have stopped the arrhythmias but I feel absolutely terrible. I feel totally down and depressed and I seem to keep crying all the time, I have nasty headaches with lots of pressure in my head. I am having trouble breathing and just feel awful - I can't really describe it but I don't feel right.
Has anyone else been on it and if so what side effects did you have, how did you feel?
I feel that no one understands how I feel but I've never felt so unhappy as I do now.
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Usually don't get to this board, but i saw your post. My mother recently had by-pass surgery. I requested a list of the medicines that she was on and was OUTRAGED that her doctor put her on
amiodarone. Your symptoms are real and they are VERY SERIOUS!!!!!!. The FDA issued an alert for
amiodarone in 5/2005. "
AMiodarone may cause potentially fatal toxicities, including pulmonary toxicity, hepatic injury, and worsened arrhythmia" Also according to FDA med watch there were 452 deaths attributed to
amiodarone between 1997 and 2002, also 58 cases of blindness (non-reversible) also lung damage that could be permanent, with shortness of breath. THis medication is listed by the FDA as a medication that should only be given as a last resort. WHen you started on the medicine you HAD to be in the hospital according to the FDA and monitered very carefully. IT is required that you were given the warning information sheet on
amiodarone when it was given to you. In fact now there are quite a few law firms who deal in lawsuits involving the adverse effects from
amiodarone. I don't know your doctor...whether he is arrogant (as most) or willing to listen. But my mother's surgeon ,who is one of the most arrogant people put on this planet...said i could find anything on the internet and I was wrong. I said fine, I suggest you look up the name of your mal-practice insurer. He shut up and refused to talk to me , ...but took mother off of the
amiodarone... Guess that is all i wanted. also you could be low in magnesium. That could be some of your problem..you need to have an intracellular magnesium test..not the regular serum test, because magnesium is mostly intracellular. If you doctor says I'm wrong...tell him to prove it. HE CAN"T Note: food tasted awful to mother while on this medication. She said she couldn't describe it but food just didn't taste right. Also her fingers were starting to tingle, and she was very depressed. Hope this helps, and good luck.
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