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amiodarone therapy ??
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amiodarone therapy ??
by Howard__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
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
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
