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Suggest Alternatives To Amiodarone Inspite Of Having Itchy Skin As Side Effect
I am a 86 year male taking Amiodarone taking 50mg twice a day. I have been taking this medication for over a year. It has caused damaged to lungs. Is there another medication I can take? I have thyroid disease also. Side effects itching of the skin at night and I am cold all the time.
Hi Thanks for choosing HCM for your query. I appreciate your concern towards the safety of Amiodarone.
Since Amiodarone is most commonly used in the treatment of life threatening heart arrhythmias and the fact that you have developed some of its important side effects like lung fibrosis, thyroid disease, skin pigmentation, etc hence an alternate drug is needed.
There are other options but you are advised to discuss this with your treating doctor as he is aware of your medical history and diagnosis.
Dronaderone is very much like Amiodarone in its efficacy but with less side effects. The drug is also non-iodinated and thus causes little anti-thyroid effect. Hence the drug may provide the benefits of Amiodarone without the toxicity profile.
Hope the suggestion given above could be useful to in getting the alternate drug to Amiodarone.
A feed back is appreciated.
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Suggest Alternatives To Amiodarone Inspite Of Having Itchy Skin As Side Effect
Hi Thanks for choosing HCM for your query. I appreciate your concern towards the safety of Amiodarone. Since Amiodarone is most commonly used in the treatment of life threatening heart arrhythmias and the fact that you have developed some of its important side effects like lung fibrosis, thyroid disease, skin pigmentation, etc hence an alternate drug is needed. There are other options but you are advised to discuss this with your treating doctor as he is aware of your medical history and diagnosis. Dronaderone is very much like Amiodarone in its efficacy but with less side effects. The drug is also non-iodinated and thus causes little anti-thyroid effect. Hence the drug may provide the benefits of Amiodarone without the toxicity profile. Hope the suggestion given above could be useful to in getting the alternate drug to Amiodarone. A feed back is appreciated.