Re: Re: Amidarone and Cardios

[Guest guest]

I remember back five years ago when I was first diagnosed with afib. I was

admitted that night and the cardiologist on rounds came in my room and said,

don't worry we have a good drug that will take care of your afib (Amiodarone)

but you are a little young to be on it (47). We will see what happens and if

you convert. After the doctor left the room a nurse that was in the room at

the time said to me " don't let him put you on Amiodarone before you read up

on it. It's not the first line of choice for afib but cardio's like to

prescribe it. She also told me the side affects and then went on to tell me

not

to tell the doctor she gave me this information because it's really not her

place to second guess the doctors. She told me about beta blockers and Calcium

channel blockers ets. but also said Amiodarone is a god send for some but

not the first choice because of all the other drugs out there with less side

effects. Sometimes we can't make the choice but our bodies do and if

Amiodarone is the magic bullet then you have to go with it.

a in Massachusetts 51 NSR Sotalol 160 x 2 Warfarin 5 mg daily

SNIP******************In a message dated 5/18/2006 10:23:05 P.M. Eastern

Standard Time, quarteracreorchids@... writes:

And a month ago when I went in for very rapid heart rate, and saw one of the

other cardios in the practice, he was going over my chart and very non

chalantly said " you're on amiodarone, right? " .... I simply said " no, I am

not " ...

when I wanted to shout " WHY THE HELL WOULD I BE ON THAT???? " ...

it is a god send for many people, though.

[Guest guest]

Hi a,

I am also a in Massachusetts. I'm on the southcoast, near New Bedford. How

about you? Have you found an EP guy and hospital that you feel comfortable

with? I had an ablation at Mass General in 2004 which was only partially

successful. I'm not sure I'd go back there again.

a

Re: Re: Amidarone and Cardios

I remember back five years ago when I was first diagnosed with afib. I was

admitted that night and the cardiologist on rounds came in my room and said,

don't worry we have a good drug that will take care of your afib (Amiodarone)

but you are a little young to be on it (47). We will see what happens and if

you convert. After the doctor left the room a nurse that was in the room at

the time said to me " don't let him put you on Amiodarone before you read up

on it. It's not the first line of choice for afib but cardio's like to

prescribe it. She also told me the side affects and then went on to tell me

not

to tell the doctor she gave me this information because it's really not her

place to second guess the doctors. She told me about beta blockers and

Calcium

channel blockers ets. but also said Amiodarone is a god send for some but

not the first choice because of all the other drugs out there with less side

effects. Sometimes we can't make the choice but our bodies do and if

Amiodarone is the magic bullet then you have to go with it.

a in Massachusetts 51 NSR Sotalol 160 x 2 Warfarin 5 mg daily

SNIP******************In a message dated 5/18/2006 10:23:05 P.M. Eastern

Standard Time, quarteracreorchids@... writes:

And a month ago when I went in for very rapid heart rate, and saw one of the

other cardios in the practice, he was going over my chart and very non

chalantly said " you're on amiodarone, right? " .... I simply said " no, I am

not " ...

when I wanted to shout " WHY THE HELL WOULD I BE ON THAT???? " ...

it is a god send for many people, though.