amiodarone therapy ??

Posted By Howard on November 24, 1998 at 13:47:34:







I am a 70 year old male, and have been in A Fib for the past two months. In addition a echocardiogram has shown damage to my heart muscle. I have hypothyroidism (essentially no thyroid function) and have been taking Thyroxin (full replacement for the past 25 years.  I am currently taking digoxin, lisinopril, cardevilol, coumadin, and occasionally lasix.  The  cardiologist I have been seeing (I have only seen him twice, and will not see him again since he is leaving my HMO) has precsribed amiodarone-presumably as a means of possibly restoring my normal sinus rythym.  What I have read about amiodarone on the internet, and elsewhere - patients taking it should be closely monitored.  This makes me a little reluctant to start taking this drug- at least until I see my new cardiologist. At the moment no appointment has been set up, and judging from previous experience-it could take several weeks for this to happen. In spite of all this, I feel pretty good.  Some informed advice would really be appreciated.
Howard