Mixed Meds can Pack a deadly punch

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Hello All....

 

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Many drugs have the potential to disrupt the heart's rhythm and cause

a condition known as torsade de pointes. In some cases, especially

among susceptible people, the condition could make the heart thrash

uncontrollably and lead to death.

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Some common drugs that could cause the condition include the antibiotics

clarithromycin, levofloxacin and erythromycin, and the antidepressants Prozac

and Zoloft, says Dr. Joe Selby, director of research for the Kaiser Permanente

Health Plan in Northern California.

 

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I was on Flecainide Acetate a class 1a antiarrythmic and was given Erythromycin

for a chest infection and ended up with asystole or a flat liner. The doctors

had a huge amount of trouble reviving me at the time because the flecainide

acetate was not allowing my heart to convert. Needless to say.... I went through

sheer hell 12 months after the fact, having to be weaned gradually off the

Flecainide Acetate and the withdrawl symptons that ensued. You could probably

gather I have an axe to grind or a bone to pick? I guess I could be very wealthy

now, there are a lot of people I could take to court. We need to be diligent to

try to maintain the health of ourselves and our loved ones. Asking lots of

questions to medical persons doesnt seem to be enough, It has been my experience

that they tell half truths and leave you to your own devises hoping you havent

died between visits. As consumers we must research our conditions and look at

the alternatives to treatments. I can only hope that the persons on this list

continue to carry the banner and expose these types of problems to all. It just

could save your life *literally*

 

 

 

Muse / Heather from Redcliffe Queensland Australia

 

 

 

 

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