Reviewer: JoJo, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)

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Please be ware of this dangerous toxtic drug. my mom passes in a matter of 2 weeks, Dec. 18th 2012 from amiodarone toxtic/ Lung fibrosis. my mom had been coughing for a month and then her breathing became worse. she went from a high flow to an oxgyen mask to a vent. everything happened so fast. she was on 200mg. you need to pay close attention to all signs and have a regular chest xray and blood w ... Show Full Comment

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Please be ware of this dangerous toxtic drug. my mom passes in a matter of 2 weeks, Dec. 18th 2012 from amiodarone toxtic/ Lung fibrosis. my mom had been coughing for a month and then her breathing became worse. she went from a high flow to an oxgyen mask to a vent. everything happened so fast. she was on 200mg. you need to pay close attention to all signs and have a regular chest xray and blood work done. become your own doc. because it is FDA approve it has become so hard to try and take this med off the shelves.see I wish I would have know about all these side effects and what she was going through. I miss her so much.
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Reviewer: viennie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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i have been on this med for 3 years now and no problems

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i have been on this med for 3 years now and no problems
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Reviewer: 75 or over Male (Patient)

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effective med. no afib attempts to reduce the drug and afib would resume. i did finally arrive at an optimal dose regimin. after 10 years plus I now have severe peripheral neuropathy. Is this better than recurrent afib. newer surgical attempts might be better

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effective med. no afib attempts to reduce the drug and afib would resume. i did finally arrive at an optimal dose regimin. after 10 years plus I now have severe peripheral neuropathy. Is this better than recurrent afib. newer surgical attempts might be better
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Reviewer: Illinois Gal, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Was on 100 mg of amiodarone for 1 year after cardiac surgery to repair valve and aortic aneurysm. Dr. recently took me off since he thinks my AF was due to the surgery and I should be OK now. Dr. says the effects of the drug should be out of my system in a month but I'm reading now that it can take months. Lung and liver tests came out OK and no other obvious side effects but I worry now that t ... Show Full Comment

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Was on 100 mg of amiodarone for 1 year after cardiac surgery to repair valve and aortic aneurysm. Dr. recently took me off since he thinks my AF was due to the surgery and I should be OK now. Dr. says the effects of the drug should be out of my system in a month but I'm reading now that it can take months. Lung and liver tests came out OK and no other obvious side effects but I worry now that the side effects may haunt me for months to come. Why don't drs. agree on things like how long it stays in your system. Confusing and worrysome.
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Reviewer: marybush31, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been on this medication for 5+ years an am 42 years old. I had a valve replacement over a year ago. I started having a hard time breathing 6 months ago and went in and found out I had bleeding on the outside of the lung. I had surgery in June of this year and it was awful. I am on 400 mg. a day but going back to the doctor today and telling him I need to be cut down or off this. I haave had ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on this medication for 5+ years an am 42 years old. I had a valve replacement over a year ago. I started having a hard time breathing 6 months ago and went in and found out I had bleeding on the outside of the lung. I had surgery in June of this year and it was awful. I am on 400 mg. a day but going back to the doctor today and telling him I need to be cut down or off this. I haave had major vision changed, and am very weak. I don't feel any better than before the heart surgery.
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