digoxin side effects medication

A related discussion, <a href='/posts/show/924955'>My mother iwas currently placed on Digoxin.</a> was started.

Is amiodarone as safe a drug as digoxin or linoxin for A-fib as far as long term side affects are concerned?

Digoxin should generally be avoided in patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function, although it has been used for ventricular rate control in the subgroup of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Cardiovascular side effects have been reported the most frequently.

5 (really small dose, but even with 10mg of Midodrene 3x a day my blood pressure would drop too low and the side effects were unbearable) .. so he concluded that I have a sensitivity to beta blockers.

These three medications are less likely to cause side effects and more likely to prevent SVT. However, rarely in SVT patients, such medications will cause a cardiac arrest. Estimates of this risk are in the 1% range, but many physicians consider this to be too high of an estimate. I tried sotalol briefly, but had a very bad SVT episode that was difficult to convert, so I stopped it immediately, and went back to metoprolol. Trying all of the different drugs and dosages carries some risk.

I was on it for a week and ended up in ER due to some nasty side effects like chest pain and severe weakness and shortness of breath. However, I can take a different CCB (Diltiazem) without much trouble. Some people are on beta blockers for years and do well. I hate to say it but it kind of a drug roulette. All the doctor can do is have you try something and see if it helps you. If not, there are other choices out there.

They should tell you what the clinical studies showed, side effects and all of the pertinent information....good luck to you....

This last week, I am feeling very good other than the med side effects. You mentioned that you have had some severe side effects, what are your effects like please? I am going to a new doctor on Thursday for a second opinion on the meds and regarding the ICD that the other cardio wants me to consider. Thanks for posting your notes and for any advice you may have on the toprol.

Your heart rate is low, but it is not considered a problem when being treated for a heart disorder. My doctor said the lower the better, but if there are side effects then the medication should be adjusted. Lowering the body's pulse effectively means the heart doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood throughout the body, it becomes a more efficient organ.

Hello! I am a 32 years old female. I had Open Heart Surgery (Tetrallogy of Fallot) at 7. My records indicate that the "problem" was corrected 100% and they did not use anything artificial. They used a piece of "skin" from within my heart to create a patch between both ventricles. For many years after the surgery I was on Lanoxin/Digoxin. When I was in my teens I started having electrical problems in my heart and they used Dilantin (looooong story). I hate that medicine!

Appareantly those are normal side effects from that medicine. It might take a while to get used to it, if not you should definitely ask to try another one!

Ablation is curative. Medications are not. Most medications have side effects. Ablation has some risks, though the risks are low. Medications used to treat SVT are almost always beta blockers. Beta blockers have a lot of potential side effects like depression, weight gain, fatigue. But some people respond well to them. It's totally a person choice and nobody could tell you which option is definitively the best.

Medicines that were tried and discontinued for either side effects or not helping- lopressor, florinef, midodrine, and verapamil. Currently, I am not being treated by any physician for my P.O.T.S.. After a recent abnormal holter monitor, during which my heart climbed as high as 160 (standing after sleeping), a doctor asked me if I'd ever taken digoxin.

It is an old drug which was used for heart failure years ago. Unfortunately, I had bad side effects and had to cut my dose in half. Even if the MD does't go along with the digoxin, they are the specialists to see for the vagal nerve.

Why face a lifelong regimen of medication whose side effects can further impact quality of life when there is something that can be done to cure her of this. I am pasting a link to an article from the Yale University School of Medicine re "Heart Rhythm Disorders" this has alot of valuable information pertaining to some of the questions you probably have. You will have to copy and paste the link to your browser. http://www.med.yale.edu/library/heartbk/16.

Did you take Tikosyn? What were side effects, etc.

It takes very careful experimentation to find just the right dosage. There are so many adverse side effects, and with so many new modern alternatives available, my physician would have to a lot of explaining to do in order for me to take it today.

Here is the link to the Heart Rhythum Community: http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/92 and Heart Disease Community: http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/72 I'll let the CL of those communities know you may stop by!

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