Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 > I was on propafenone (rythmol) for 15 years with no apparent side > effects. Diagnosed with moderate coronary disease and had to get off > Rythmol as it is a class 1c drug which according to some research is > not appropriate with CAD. It worked great for me. Now I am running > through the other drugs. Finaly on Amiodarone. I have only been on > it for 2 weeks and I am not sure whether it will hold but it's better > than what I was on. I am aware of the potential side effects. > However not everyone gets them and if they do come about can be > eliminated or at least reduced by getting off of the drug... Had to > do something as I am very symtomatic and QOL is terrible if I am not > in NSR ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have a similar situation with multiple heart surgeries. And I'm extremely symptomatic when in afib. One time I was on the verge of passing out and my QOL is also very, very bad. Have you ever tried lifting 100# bags of shelled corn while in afib? Let me tell you it ain't no fun. Sometimes I don't think doctors realize the effect afib has on certain people. I was on amiodorone for over two years with no problems and in beautiful NSR. And I functioned normally. My thyroid then became overactive and they reduced the dose to 100mg's a day which straightened out the thyroid but wasn't enough to keep me in NSR. After six months of Sotalol which made me feel terrible and didn't work for me I have been back on the Amiodorone since December and will be monitored every three months for thyroid and liver functions, chest x-rays for the lungs and eye exams. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will work as good as it did the first time. P <Michigan> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 > I was on propafenone (rythmol) for 15 years with no apparent side > effects. Diagnosed with moderate coronary disease and had to get off > Rythmol as it is a class 1c drug which according to some research is > not appropriate with CAD. It worked great for me. Now I am running > through the other drugs. Finaly on Amiodarone. I have only been on > it for 2 weeks and I am not sure whether it will hold but it's better > than what I was on. I am aware of the potential side effects. > However not everyone gets them and if they do come about can be > eliminated or at least reduced by getting off of the drug... Had to > do something as I am very symtomatic and QOL is terrible if I am not > in NSR ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have a similar situation with multiple heart surgeries. And I'm extremely symptomatic when in afib. One time I was on the verge of passing out and my QOL is also very, very bad. Have you ever tried lifting 100# bags of shelled corn while in afib? Let me tell you it ain't no fun. Sometimes I don't think doctors realize the effect afib has on certain people. I was on amiodorone for over two years with no problems and in beautiful NSR. And I functioned normally. My thyroid then became overactive and they reduced the dose to 100mg's a day which straightened out the thyroid but wasn't enough to keep me in NSR. After six months of Sotalol which made me feel terrible and didn't work for me I have been back on the Amiodorone since December and will be monitored every three months for thyroid and liver functions, chest x-rays for the lungs and eye exams. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will work as good as it did the first time. P <Michigan> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 > I was on propafenone (rythmol) for 15 years with no apparent side > effects. Diagnosed with moderate coronary disease and had to get off > Rythmol as it is a class 1c drug which according to some research is > not appropriate with CAD. It worked great for me. Now I am running > through the other drugs. Finaly on Amiodarone. I have only been on > it for 2 weeks and I am not sure whether it will hold but it's better > than what I was on. I am aware of the potential side effects. > However not everyone gets them and if they do come about can be > eliminated or at least reduced by getting off of the drug... Had to > do something as I am very symtomatic and QOL is terrible if I am not > in NSR ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I have a similar situation with multiple heart surgeries. And I'm extremely symptomatic when in afib. One time I was on the verge of passing out and my QOL is also very, very bad. Have you ever tried lifting 100# bags of shelled corn while in afib? Let me tell you it ain't no fun. Sometimes I don't think doctors realize the effect afib has on certain people. I was on amiodorone for over two years with no problems and in beautiful NSR. And I functioned normally. My thyroid then became overactive and they reduced the dose to 100mg's a day which straightened out the thyroid but wasn't enough to keep me in NSR. After six months of Sotalol which made me feel terrible and didn't work for me I have been back on the Amiodorone since December and will be monitored every three months for thyroid and liver functions, chest x-rays for the lungs and eye exams. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will work as good as it did the first time. P <Michigan> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 In a message dated 3/12/2004 4:34:33 PM Central Standard Time, seyjan@... writes: I was on propafenone (rythmol) for 15 years with no apparent side effects. Diagnosed with moderate coronary disease and had to get off Rythmol as it is a class 1c drug which according to some research is not appropriate with CAD. It worked great for me. Now I am running through the other drugs. Finaly on Amiodarone xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Some of us get along well on amiodarone, so far me included. Try and get the dose as low as possible, that will help. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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