New Member- Cordorone

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Hi all, I am new to this group. I had my defib put in last May 25th. I just

started taking Cororone yesterday due to an increase in PVC's and associated

angina. What should I expect?

Thanks,

Pete

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During the loading phase of Cordarone 800MG I felt sick to my stomach, knots if I didn't keep food intake up. Sleepless and very anxious, cantankerous. After being reduced to the maintenance level ( 200MG) some of the stomach stuff quit. It took several months for all the symptoms to abate (April to September). Now don't seem to notice. Thought Lopressor caused some problems but after quitting and starting again have been feeling fine. Residue has built up in the eye, minimal. Recommend eye check yearly, can cause a halo effect around bright lights. This doesn't seem to bother me. Have not had a zap or non sustained VT since taking the drug.

Good Luck and Good Health

Mel

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Hi Pete,

I took Amiodarone for about year and during that time my heart was very well

behaved. Unfortunately I ran the gamut of side effects. I had to stop driving

after dark because of the

intensity of the halos, I suffered from photosensitivity and developed rash and

sores over my arms and hands (areas that would be exposed to sun), it also made

me feel like I had the flu

(lethargic, sore muscles, achy, etc.) and eventually my electrolytes became

unbalanced so they took me off the drug. I honestly felt like I had been given

a reprieve, I explained the med

to my cardiologist as a vacuum constantly trying to suck my life and soul out of

me and I was always fighting to retain a part of myself. Needless to say, it

was a wonderful antiarrhythmic

for me, but the side effects outweighed the benefit. However, please understand

I am extremely sensitive to all meds and tend to synthesize meds more intensely

than most. They had me down

to 100 mg. Amio a day and I was still having side effects. I have probably

taken every antiarrhythmic on the market and none controlled my arrhythmias like

Amio. I am now on Ethmozine

which has fewer side effects, but I have a lot more breakthroughs and still end

up in a bigiminy rhythm with couplets and triplets when I get too tired. Good

luck with the Amio and hope

you have a very blessed Christmas.

in SC

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