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Thanks, Petey...I was part of that conversation this past spring, but didn't realize there were others.

I take Sotalol and I worry about this but wasn't told about interactions with other medicines? How often do u have an EkG? Everthything can be worrying! Would we get symptoms? Wish I could get off this med! Take care.
Christine

I guess I really didn't phrase this as a question...I'll try to do better this time.

To everyone on an anti-arrhythmic med: When you were first prescribed your med for rhythm control, did your doctor tell you specifically to avoid certain antibiotics, for example, or other meds that could cause a long QT interval?

None of this was ever mentioned to me by the cardio or EP, and these meds are not listed on the paperwork from the pharmacy. When another doctor wanted to prescribe a med for me, and asked me to check with my cardio, I was told in no uncertain terms that I should be avoiding certain meds because of this. I felt like I was supposed to have had psychic abilities or a medical degree of my own or something! And the anesthesiologist and doctors who have performed surgeries on me since going on an anti-arrhythmic have given me meds or prescriptions for meds on this list...shouldn't they have known about a possible interaction? If the combination of this type of meds can potentially cause this in any patient, why aren't all patients warned of this at the beginning?

Good for you, researching as you did!!!!

I was given the antibiotic, Augmentin. It put me in afib for several weeks.
I had a rough time with it. I took Rhythmol most of the time to convert. Nothing was said, nor did I read anything about long Q waves.

I always tell the Pharmacist that I am taking Pradaxa for Afib, but I don't take Rhythmol all the time, so I didn't mention it.