User Reviews for amiodarone oral

I felt horrible for 3 days after receiving a loading dose in the hospital. However, once I settled into taking 200mg per day, I tolerated it very well. I took it for about 15 months. It helped keep me in sinus rhythm when I was at rest. However, when I worked out or did cardio, I often went into a-fib. So I discontinued taking amiodarone, and I had a catheter rf ablation. The ablation was successful, and I no longer take a-fib medication.

I found out after the fact of taking this medication for a year that it can cause calcification in the eyes, which my optometrist noted I have, and also constipation, edema and a few other issues. My new cardiologist took me off of this medication until I suitable replacement can be found

My brother in law was on this drug for years until finally another cardiologist at their office said nobody should be on this drugs for years due to the serious side affects. It was too late as it resulted in serious liver failure. He now goes to the hospital every 4 weeks to have up to 2 liters of fluid removed. My heart surgeon (I had 2 open heart surgeries to repair mitral valve leakage) put me on this for 2 week but said they do not put anybody on it due to the serious side affects. It work for Afib but also destroys other organs. Ablation for Afib is much better if you can have this donelRead More Read Less

I was well aware and advised of the side effects of this drug. However, when I first had an afib attack three years ago, the hospital doctors spent almost a week trying every afib drug in their cabinet. Nothing worked. Amiodarone was the drug of last resort and It worked almost immediately. Since then I have had two more afig events and the Amiodarone again came to the rescue. After reading two pages of side effects, I can report no adverse reactions to this drug. Not one. Not after three years. Go figure. For me, I had no other alternative. I lucked up.Read More Read Less

I took amiodarone for 10 weeks and soon lost my ability to walk. Numbness in left arm and both legs and feet. I have been in PT for 8 weeks and can now walk using a cane. Dangerous stuff!

Only took this for 6 months. The side affects were horriable!!!!!!!!!!! Made hair fall out really bad. Left a brown slime on the lense inside my eye that will never go away. WARNING DO NOT TAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For four years I was on FLECAINIDE...good. Had recent heart surgery to correct a congenital defect and aneurysm. New cardio put me on AMIODARONE and I have had negative side effects: tightness in chest, off balance, numbness in hands

This drug caused lung hemorrhage and finally death.

Was taking 200mg daily. Heart rhythm was stable. Iâ??m on thyroid medication and the amiodarone affected the levels. I was either too high or too low. Reduced to 100mg and now been on 50 mg and thyroid levels are stable and heart rate and rhythm are are excellent.

It stopped my A-FIB and have not seen any side effects yet.

Was given the drug for atrial fib. Has caused me swallowing problems, severe stomach pains, and increased thyroid levels.

Have a problem with male pattern baldness. Used hair restorer and hormone replacement therapy is better

Taking Amiodarone for over 4 years for Atrial Fib. .Had Atrial wall ablation 3 years ago . No Fibrillation until 6 months ago at which time I also showed high Thyroid levels. Did it do anything? I guess it may have helped with stopping fibrillation ,Maybe. But it also made me very ill now. Just what I needed another health problem.

Sometimes it drops my pressure & heart rate a little too low . Can this drug stop your heart ?? If anyone knows please respond

Our beloved dad of 11 died 4 year ago due to the side effects of this medicine(lung fibrosis) Please take this off the market!! Or at the very least be very specific about follow up!!

Some relief with this drug, afib still comes and goes

This drug just killed my father 8/11/2017 ...it destroyed his perfectly healthy lungs..and doctors tried to reverse with steroids and it was too late..please ask your doctor for an alternative drug and if you have a cough or any breathing see your doctor immediately.

THIS DRUG AND DOCTOR KILLED MY DAD HE WAS NOT SICK HE HAD MILD A -FIB IT ATE HIS LIVER UP IN 8 MONTHS THE DOCTOR DID NOT DO NO LIVE TEST BLOOD TEST IT IS NOT APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR A FIB ONLY A LAST RESORT DRUG AND SHOULD BE REMOVED IT KILLS

2008 Congestive heart failure; 2010 a-fib with 192 pulse rate; 2013 ablated (burned) entire inside of top left ventrical - made the New England Med Journal; started on 400 mg now down to 200 mg; tried reducing to 100 mg twice with a-fib returning both attemps - believe I am alive today due to this and blood thinning drugs.