Sotalol

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Okay, I'm getting really frustrated now. I went to see a new EP

doctor that is replacing my previous one at the University of

Colorado in Denver, and he decided against putting me on the

Tykosin. Instead he wants me take Sotalol. He said it has

considerably less side affects than the Norpace I was on. He said

that usually I would be hopitalized and monitored for 2 days just

like with the Tykosin, but since I have my own AICD, he didn't feel

it was necessary. " If need be, you will get a shock from your AICD " .

Well that makes me nervous! Then, when I went to pick up my

prescription, the pharmacist questioned why I wasn't being

hospitalized and also said there was a contraindication with my

Verapamil. That was it, I refused to start the Sotolol that night.

When I called the doctor the next day, the nurse checked with the

doctor and he said I would be fine and to go ahead and start the

med. The nurse expressed the doctors displeasure over the pharmasist

questioning his treatment. I've called to talk to my doctor in

Florida (DR. Sheppard in St. sburg), who I totally trust

and respect, to see what he thinks. Hopefully I will hear back from

him on Monday. So what's the deal? Why do doctors vs pharmasists and

doctors vs other doctors, contradict each other so much? How do you

handle this? I thouroughly research any medical condition I have and

my medications, and sometimes information I research contradicts

what doctors have told me! Help! I get nervous any way when I start

a new med and this just adds to the anxiety! Can anybody tell me

anything about Sotalol and is there anyone out there that knows of a

good EP in or near Denver, Colorado that they could recomend?