Re: Tambocor

Posted By CCF CARDIO MD - DLB on February 14, 1999 at 21:28:52:

In Reply to: Tambocor posted by Robert Connolly on February 14, 1999 at 17:49:53:






I have been taking Tambocor for three years and I want to share with tou one of the side effects that I have been experiencing.
I no longer have any adrenaline rushes since I've been on Tambocor. My Physician is perplexed by this. Two years ago I was about to get mugged by two people and managed to escape and get help. No Adrenaline during the incident. No fear symptoms anymore. Not during the attack, not on the first Tee during golf, No adrenaline during arguments. Have you experienced any of this in your paitents?
I read a book called "Deadly Medicine" about Tambocor. Ot scared the hell out of me but tambocor is the only drug that has helped my Arythmia. Any long term effects? How long is "long term"?





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Dear Robert
Perhaps the adrenaline rushes cause an arrhythmia and the arrhythmia causes symptoms which are suppressed by the Tambocor.
Tambocor should not be used in patients with underlying structural heart disease. It can cause life-threatening arrhythmias in these situations. Young people, without structural heart disease, are usually OK on this medicine.
I hope this has been useful. I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to write back.
Information provided here is for general purposes only. Specific questions should be addressed to your own doctor. If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.