Digoxin cardiac glycoside
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I am taking Digoxin for tachycardia--my cardiologist says that while there aren't good studies available for cardiac meds while pregnant Digoxin is believed to be safe. It is not a betablocker, however the dr felt the digoxin would be safer than a betablocker while preggo. Also the changes in your blood volume while pregnant may correct the tachycardia.
I experienced AFib lately and when to hospital. Doctor put me on Digoxin, just wondering if anyone is on this drug and if it is working.
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Is amiodarone as safe a drug as digoxin or linoxin for A-fib as far as long term side affects are concerned?
My daughter-in-law who is 23 weeks pregnant was told that the baby's heartbeat is 220. They are monitoring her with a high-risk specialist and a pediatric cardiologist. Over the last 3 weeks, the heartbeat has remained high, but stable. How dangerous is this? What are the odds of it damaging the baby's heart and/or the baby not making it? They have talked about Digoxin if the heartbeat goes up to 260. What would that mean for the mother's health?
I am curious as to why your cardiologist would have you on digoxin. It is used today mostly for atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. It has been surpassed by beta blockers and/or calcium channel blockers as a first line choice. Did you perhaps experience syncope before your ablation? High ventricular rate leads to insufficient diastolic filling time. Digoxin slows down the conduction in the AV node and increases its refractory period, and it can reduce the ventricular rate.
The abnormals are mitral valve leaflets thickened, aortic vavlular sclerosis, diastolic transmitral e/a ratio decreased suggesting diastolic relaxation impairment, mild mr and mild tr present
I am 39 with a history of tachycardia. I am currently taking digoxin 250mcg twice a day. Even with that my heart rate is still in the high 90's resting. I have low blood pressure, Digoxin has been the only medicine that hasn't dropped my blood pressure lower.
If you have taken any of these drugs, do you remember if you took them before or after you developed cardiac symptoms. I am wondering if my cardiac symptoms are due to taking Avelox for a sinus infection. If you do need an antibioitic make sure that your doctor does not prescribe any of these drugs. They are associated with a number of devastating reactions.
Dear Doctor
I am writing this from India
My Son was diagnosied (provisional diagnosis) of Viral Myocarditis when he was 2 weeks old and he was in ICU for 2 weeks (in Dec 2005) . When his condition became stabe he was discharged and was on medication - Carnitine, Lasix & Digoxin.
When he was 1 year old, echo revealed improved EF of 45-50% and Doctor stopped Lasix.
The body will go into cardiac shock. The lungs, kidneys, liver shut down. His heart was too weak to support his organs. Left side heart failure happens suddenly. My mom was shopping, washing clothes, hanging clothes on the line and two days after that turned blue and failed quickly. What caused his heart failure is the question?
Take care and my sympathies to you.
Hello again,
If you start taking Hawthorne preparations be aware that "Overdose can cause cardiac arrhythmia and dangerously low blood pressure. Milder side effects include nausea and sedation. Patients taking Digoxin should avoid taking hawthorn.
You could also research this page :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus#Traditional_medicine_and_research
All the best.
People inhabiting regions where ouabain can be found frequently use the substance as a poison that, when applied to arrow heads or the tips of spears, causes cardiac arrest in animals. The poison can enter the bloodstream through small cuts, so even an arrow that merely grazes an animal can deposit enough poison to cause death.
The chemical in ouabain works by increasing the amount of sodium that is drawn into the cellular membrane.
I took Digoxin for a number of years in reponse to an atrial fibrillation event. My new physician did not feel I needed to be on it any longer. What are the side effects of discontinuing this medication? I have been off it for several months and some odd changes in my body.
s explanation where he states digoxin is used to treat irregular heartbeats. I was on digoxin for a few months following my congested heart failue event. It is my understanding the medication is used to increase contractility of the pumping chambers. My medication for stablizing heart rate is a beta blocker (coreg) and an ACE inhibitor.
My research: "Digoxin is contraindicated in patients with ventricular fibrillation.
You seem to have a true allergy to sulfa, and reactions to Diamox are a definite possibility. The cardiac drug Digoxin has been reported to lower the cerebrospinal pressure as well and has been beneficial for patients with your disease.
Another option if the nerve shows progressive damage is to have a surgery called optic nerve sheath fenestration to protect the nerve from raised intracranial pressure.
Medications such as digoxin and beta blockers help to improve the pumping capacity of the heart. Discuss these options with your consulting doctor.
Hope this helped and do keep us posted.
Scheduled another cardio-vert for this Wed Mar 4, and will start on Tikosyn and be monitored in hospital for 2-3 days. Also said I would need to be on Digoxin and would fax that Rx in.... he "forgot".....I called the service Sat.& Dr. in surgery his PA said he would call back in 2 hours.... but I didn't hear from him. Today I learned he called it in, but didn't notify me, the pharmacy did.
The P.A. said A-Fib was a "nuisance" not dangerous.....
Appointment scheduled with cardiac surgeon concerning closure of asd. Worried about irreversible nature of PH. Is it true it cannot be reversed or healed? How can it deteriorate so much in one year with no changes in lifestyle, diet and no symptoms? Is my mortality shortened for sure now? Any encouragement or help would be appreciated.
and it has gone down to as low as 80/42 and just yesterday it was 80/41 I am on digoxin, since Feb, of ths year and on synthroid for 2 months now. but like i said this has been on gong now for several years how low can I go before I should get worried. and with all the stress I have had i thought it would be higher, loosing my dad, fighting a rare disease, which doesn't affect blood pressure plus my son who is 6 1//2 is having cardiac issues himself.
The PVCs now come if I lie on my left side or bend forward for any length of time. After EKGs showed transient cardiac ischemia, T wave abnormalities and the arrhythmias, I underwent stress testing. The only notable information that came from that was a minor MVP. My last stress echo showed a narrowing in one of my vessels that was not detected before. I was given a left heart cath and diagnosed with the bridge in August, 2008. I was put on isosorbide DN.
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