PM & Amiodarone

Female 53 yrs old. Got a PM Aug 15 due to AF. 

After implant of the PM the AF continued and I tested a number of medication with no great success. December last year I ended up on Amiodarone (200MG) daily. As everyone know this medication has a lot of side effects. I am trying to find another solutions but I am not able due to my heart condition to get an ablation (have also heard not always successful). So my question to this forum would be. If you have AF and flutter and you do not want to take Amiodarone or you have side effects of this medication what options are there in the market today ?

 

2 Comments

Amiodorone

by azkaren - 2016-06-18 15:13:52

I took amiodorone for quite a long time for afib and did suffer with side effects.  I had a pm put in a couple of years ago and was then put on something else (not remembering the name today).  I was in the hospital for a bad afib time last Sept and am now on Sotalol.  I am sure if there are 2 other meds to take, there must be lots more.  I guess if I had known the effect the amiodorone would have on me I would have refused it too.  My lower legs in the front are blue.

Sotalon

by prada - 2016-06-25 23:30:04

Thanks for your comments by using Sotalon is all your AF then gone or you still have some ? and how do you live with it if you have it ?

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