Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 I had my ICD put in 2 months ago. The same day the doctor took me off the amiodarone saying with the ICD that was one drug I never have to take again.Are there people with ICD's still on this drug? http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 HI ALL I WAS TAKEN OFF THAT AMIODARONE AND PUT ON COREG SINCE I TAKE STAINTINS FOR MY CHOLOROSOL AND BESIDES MY CRDIO DR'S TELL ME THAT COREG IS MUCH BETTER, BUT GUESS IT DEPENDS ON EACH PERSONS CASE. WILL BE GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL NEXT FRIDAY FOR THAT "NIPS" PROCEDURE. AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT BUT WAS TOLD I WILL BE ASLEEP. YEEPPEE! HOPE ALL IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE HERE AND STAY HEALTHY. TIME FOR ME TO GO GET SOME ICE CREAM NOW LOL. JOHN IN AZ From: Rhonda <neighborhoodpoly@...>Subject: Re: Drug Interaction Date: Friday, August 8, 2008, 5:11 PM I had my ICD put in 2 months ago. The same day the doctor took me off the amiodarone saying with the ICD that was one drug I never have to take again.Are there people with ICD's still on this drug? http://rhondaboo. com/index. htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 My hubby is still on the amio. As a result he is hypo thyroid. They tried to stop it before after 2 years w/o any zaps & about 2-3 months later--long enough to get it out of his system -- he had a bout w/ VT. He was zapped 32 times before they got it stopped. Of course his K+ was also down to 2.5 which may also have contributed to it as well as his pneumonia. Regardless they are pretty hesitant to take him off again. They said he has a spot in the ventricular wall that gets ‘irritated”. They say they may have to ablate one day. Right now the meds are controlling things. Janet Janet's Custom Candy Wraps & Crafts P.O. Box 124 New Palestine, IN 46154 317-294-1849 info@... http://www.customcandywrapsandcrafts.com Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Oh JanetI did not want to hear that. So sorry.. http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 yep i've been on it for years and am on my three icd since being on the med! 200mg twce a day plus other anti arthima meds !Rhonda <neighborhoodpoly@...> wrote: I had my ICD put in 2 months ago. The same day the doctor took me off the amiodarone saying with the ICD that was one drug I never have to take again.Are there people with ICD's still on this drug? http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 You've had 3 ICD's put in?Why?I was shocked after they put it in - I told them it felt like I'd been shot. Can't imagine living thru that 32 times like Janet's husband. I have felt better since they took me off the amiodrone. God bless youRhonda http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Rhonda, It was horrible to watch because he could feel the arrhythmia & knew it was coming each time. So he would be saying here it comes again & off it would go. He was at work so there was the ambulance wait, then ride through rush hour traffic to get to the hospital of our docs, I beat the ambulance from my work & they let me be with him. & I’d jump every time it went off. It was awful. He doesn’t have any coronary heart disease it is all electrical for him-dilated cardiomyopathy. He paces about 35% of the time mostly at night, mostly due to meds BTW Rhonda—I love your website—I like wind chimes too-but you have a great selection! Janet Janet's Custom Candy Wraps & Crafts P.O. Box 124 New Palestine, IN 46154 317-294-1849 info@... http://www.customcandywrapsandcrafts.com Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 yes i have had three but i have had had minny minny shocks ! and have had a icd since i was very very young so yep i'm n my 3rd one ! stacieRhonda <neighborhoodpoly@...> wrote: You've had 3 ICD's put in?Why?I was shocked after they put it in - I told them it felt like I'd been shot. Can't imagine living thru that 32 times like Janet's husband. I have felt better since they took me off the amiodrone. God bless youRhonda http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Thank you Janet for looking at my webpage & your kind words.I cannot imagine being shocked that many times. How long ago has it been? I bet you both still have nightmares over it.hugsRhonda http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 How old are you now?I'm 52. http://rhondaboo.com/index.htmllast update 4-14-2008 Drug Interaction FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs don't mix Aug 8th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when prescribing Zocor, generic Zocor, or Vytorin to patients who are also taking amiodarone, a heart rhythm drug marketed as Cordarone or Pacerone. The danger is higher for patients taking more than 20 milligrams a day of the cholesterol drugs, the agency said. The generic name for the cholesterol medications is simvastatin. Muscle injury is a risk with any of the cholesterol drugs known as statins, including Lipitor, particularly for the elderly. Although the risk of such injuries is low overall, they can be serious because they can lead to kidney failure and even death. The FDA urged doctors to consider switching patients who are taking the heart rhythm drug to other statins for controlling cholesterol. The heart medication is mainly used to treat irregular rhythms in the ventricles, the heart chambers that pump blood to the lungs and body. A previous warning dating back to 2002 about the drug interaction apparently has not put an end to the problem. The FDA said since that time it has received 52 reports of serious muscle injury to patients taking the combination of medications, and almost all the patients had to be hospitalized. Salon provides breaking news articles from the Associated Press as a service to its readers, but does not edit the AP articles it publishes. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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