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Any Issues With Taking The Rx Amiodarone? I Have Had Major Issues.
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Amiodarone was prescribed for me after I went back into Afib after an ablation. I was hospitalized. After I was discharged, I remained on Amiodarone. My TSH level kept climbing. 5 months later, I collapsed at home in respiratory failure and heart failure. 911 took me to the hospital. 2 cardiologists and a lung specialist, believed I had a toxicity due to Amiodarone. My iodine level was 1495, normal is 52 to 109. My thyroid was not been right for a year and I've been taking thyroid medication… read more

posted March 17
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I was on Amiodarone for about 20 days, but i reacted to it. It dried out my skin and a rash over most of my body. It seemed to take about 2 weeks to get out of my system. I ended up having second cardiac ablation. I am now back in sinus rhythm. I glad doc decided to stop it. It does help a lot of people but require close follow up.

posted March 18

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