Hi, folks. I am having some arrhythmias and I suffer from heart insufficiency as well. My doctor recommended me to take Lanoxin or Amiodarone. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me which medicine works better. I would really appreciate this. Thank you in advance for all your help with answering.
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Hello. Amiodarone is used as anti-arrhythmic while Lanoxin is digoxin. Lanoxin belongs to a group of cardiac glycosides. As far as I know, Lanoxin shows fewer side effects. These are serious medications and you shouldn’t take them on your own. You should consult a cardiologist about this. I would appreciate if you told me his opinion. I hope everything will be all right. Good luck! Bye!
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Amiodarone control your rhythm and rate while digoxin lower your heart rate. Amiodarone should be more effective than digoxin but it also has more side-ffects.
There is no right or wrong answers in using one drug over the others.
It depends on your medical history. Some physicians will start digoxin in patients with heart failure first (due to lower side-effect). If that does not work, they will add or switch to amiodarone. If you don't have heart failure, there are other suitable drugs.
There is no right or wrong answers in using one drug over the others.
It depends on your medical history. Some physicians will start digoxin in patients with heart failure first (due to lower side-effect). If that does not work, they will add or switch to amiodarone. If you don't have heart failure, there are other suitable drugs.
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I have been given amiodarone for controlling the arrhythmia. I'm nervous about taking this drug. Would it be better to go ahead with the pacemaker than to continue with the drugs?
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