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My A-Fib was finally put under control by amiodarone. After about three years, I was diagnosed hyperthyroid and was switched to Multaq. I cannot exercise as vigorously as before and am feeling fatigued which I attribute to the new medication. Is there any other answer to the A-Fib problem at this point other than ablation?
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You may want to do a little research on the Multaq...my doc gave it to me in a capacity to only take it in case i go into full blown a fib or start tach ing out....thank goodness i haven't had to take it but from everything i have been told and researched that Multaq has been under review because now they are saying thru the studies that it may not be a good thing to take it on a daily basis. I had an ablation for the a fib among other things and now it is a thing of the past for the most part...i only had one incident months ago that i think i caused since the ablation and then the doc gave me the multaq only in case of emergency so i don;t have to go thru the conversion in the E,R. again if it happens again...i would really look into the pros and cons of the med..........................................
my answer to you wouldbe the ablation. if you want tolive a more normal life. i am gettingmy ablation done onjuly 23 of this year and hoping it will get me off thismedicine and i canstar to live a more normal life. i ahave a pacemaker but thats because i have two types of heart disease and the one that needed to be taken care of with the pacemaker was making me pass out at any given time an crack my head open. im actually looking fwd to my ablation. a permanent fix would be great. good luck to you i hope all works out well for you.
Hello,
I don't know so much about Multaq, but as far as I know, Multaq is also a beta blocker (and a calcium blocker and sodium blocker), when amiodarone is only a potassium blocker, in other words, Multaq have the beta blocker side effects (such as fatigue).
Again, as far as I know, amiodarone is a very strong drug (known as the "last resort" within antiarrhythmics) with possible severe side effects, such as sunlight intolerance, proarrhythmic effects, etc. Multaq isn't known to have those side effects (but the drug is new, and something may of course come up).
Another problem with amiodarone (it's in its name, amIODarone - contains iodine, thats bad when you're hyperthyroid I think). This can be a reason why the doctor switched drug.
You should probably ask your doctor if there are other drugs without beta blocker side effects, if the exercise intolerance is bothering you.
I don't know so much about Multaq, but as far as I know, Multaq is also a beta blocker (and a calcium blocker and sodium blocker), when amiodarone is only a potassium blocker, in other words, Multaq have the beta blocker side effects (such as fatigue).
Again, as far as I know, amiodarone is a very strong drug (known as the "last resort" within antiarrhythmics) with possible severe side effects, such as sunlight intolerance, proarrhythmic effects, etc. Multaq isn't known to have those side effects (but the drug is new, and something may of course come up).
Another problem with amiodarone (it's in its name, amIODarone - contains iodine, thats bad when you're hyperthyroid I think). This can be a reason why the doctor switched drug.
You should probably ask your doctor if there are other drugs without beta blocker side effects, if the exercise intolerance is bothering you.
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