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If you are taking Amiodarone, you should know this !!! One of the problems of being on a regimen of Amiodarone is that if you have a serious side effect the extremely long half life of this compound makes it almost impossible for other treatment to be given. The effects of Amiodarone lasts for months, It will vary with individuals with a half life as much as 180 days, this means that 180 days after being taken off it (6 mo.), you will still have one half of it still in your body. It also interacts with many other drugs causing difficulty in proceeding with alternate treatment. This helps to explain why the manufacturer designates it for a last resort use only.
The effects of Amiodarone are not well understood with the elderly patient
often reacting differently and the taking of food with it can also effect
its absorption. It is also well known that other drugs interact with it for
instance Warfarin (coumadin) requiring very close monitoring of the pro-tine
(clotting time) of the blood. You may check the links on the left for more
information about the many drugs that should not be used in conjunction with
it. The before mentioning of the extremely long half life of Amiodarone causes
another serious problem in persons who develop a serious side effect, There
is nothing that can be done to get rid of it before it has it's way with
what ever organ it is attacking, leading to the death of the person in many
cases. The FDA has on file many such instances where it has caused the death
of individuals being treated with it. These records are available to you
thru the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) there is a link to the left that
will take you to the web You will also find many links to other sites that have vital information you need to be aware of if you are on or will be on Amiodarone (cordarone®) (pacerone®).
Amiodarone affects every part of the body the loading dose of it is quite
strong because it must reach a level thru out the body in order to work which
means that it is in all the organs it also has an affinity or certain organs
making them targets over and above the others which means they are at greater
risk, The lungs are quite vulnerable and once attacked often cause the death
of the person, the Thyroid, Liver etc. are all subject to such damage. The
other organs of the body not vital to life, are at risk also, for instance
the eyes. Almost all people suffer scarring of the cornea which takes
a very long time to heal, Others have the Optical Nerves damaged so
that they become blind permanently, This is a side effect that the manufactures
have been reluctant to reveal, But they have had to finely admit to. (see
the links on left) The fingers and toes are affected, loss of sensitivity,
soreness tingling etc. Constipation, fatigue, nightmares, the list goes on
and on. (more information in the
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