amiodarone

[Warringtonlas]

Does anyone else feel sick when they are taking amiodarone? I took for over a year then the consultant told me stop taking it but I still feel sick all the time and it 4 weeks since I stopped.

[Heyjude31]

Hello, naturally I am not medically qualified but it seems a long time to be on amiodarone. If you stopped the tablets abruptly without reducing them slowly it may be withdrawal, though 4 weeks is a long time. Please speak with your GP as soon as possible or if you have a good Pharmacist they may be able to help., I hope you get on okay. Take care, Judi .

[Warringtonlas in reply to Heyjude31]

Thanks for you help. xxKath

[Norfolk_spaniel]

I only took amiodorane for a week and had to stop because the nausea and vomiting were so bad. It took over a week for the symptoms to go away.

[Visigoth]

I’ve been on amiodarone longer than that, but fortunately only felt sick for the first two weeks or so. My dose was lowered from 200mg a day to 100mg because of symptoms caused by a low heart rate, and it took several weeks to notice any effect, probably about two to three months. Amiodarone has a very long half life so it stays in the system for months. For that reason it’s not dangerous to stop it completely and you don’t get withdrawal symptoms - what you get are ongoing effects of the drug. So hang in there - they will go away eventually!

[Finnbo2008 in reply to Visigoth]

Thanks I’ll keep my fingers crossed!xKath