MULTAQ Reviews (DRONEDARONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.1 (24 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MULTAQ with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MULTAQ | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
1 | PA Afib | Extreme extreme fatigue, weight gain, soreness of muscles and DID NOT stop AFib episodes (felt my episodes increased and longer). I took myself off | F | 73 | 30 days 400mg 2X day | 7/20/2023 | 4 | atrial fibrillation | I experienced occasional itching and leg spasms. | My doctor prescribed Multaq after my second ablation. My Afib episodes were far less frequent than before, but it was hard to tell if this was due to Multaq, the ablation, or lifestyle changes. After a year my insurance company stopped covering Multaq. Because it is so expensive, I quit taking it after consulting my doctor. This seemed like the right move as the months went by and I had only a few afib episodes. Lately, the episodes have increased. I changed insurance during open enrollment and the new company covers Multaq. If the current trend continues, I will ask my doctor if I should resume taking it. | M | 67 | 1 years 400 mg 2X day | 12/17/2021 | 3 | Afib | Gas and bloating. | It seems to control my afib if I don't let my heart rate exceed 100 bpm. Exercise is out. Not as good as Amiodarone. | M | 68 | 5 weeks 400mg 2X day | 1/30/2021 | 1 | A fib | Nausea,shortness of breath, weakness, dizziness,spasms in feet,poor sleep, anxiety,abomnial pain, generalized crappy feeling almost daily. Bradycardia. Doc said I'd get used to it. No other alternative Also very expensive | F | 70 | 3 months 400mg 2xda | 9/22/2019 | 2 | Afib | Diarrhea, fatigue, weight gain | Has not been effective for me- still having flutters and have Afib episodes every month or so | F | 61 | 90 days 400mg BID | 1/19/2019 | 5 | Afib | No side affects all blood results ok Had major problems with Cordarone only issue with Multaq is the cost of the drug | M | 55 | 100 days 400 | 9/20/2018 | 1 | My mother | My mother wake up with atrial fibrillation high blood pressure and she felt like shaking inside, I can't wait for de 100 hours to pass so is out of her system. | I read that this drug was taken out of the market because of the deaths caused and it is prohibited in France. One cannot trust doctors anymore, they only want to make money with the pharmaceutical, it cost $800 | F | 88 | 2 days 400mg 1X day | 8/4/2017 | 2 | A-fib | Weak nauseous no energy no appetite | Been on it for several weeks. Told doc. He says my body will adjust to it | F | 84 | 10 days 400mgx2 | 9/12/2016 | 1 | Doctor changed AFIB drug | Two years ago I lost my father due to this medicine. It caused lung issues that sent my father to the hospital two weeks before Thanksgiving and he died 3 1/2 weeks later because of it. He kept telling the doctor that he couldn't breath and since he had heart issues, it was assumed that it was his heart and he NEVER had his lungs checked out until it was too late. | I would advise anyone being put on this medicine to NOT take it. It could mean your life. | F | 66 | 1 weeks 400 mg 1X day | 1/14/2016 | 1 | Atrial Fibulation | Fatique and extreme hair loss | Do NOT take this drug. It is poison and doesn't work! | F | 65 | 1X day | 3/20/2015 | 1 | atrial fibrillation | horrible itching, extreme tiredness, extreme weakness, very dry skin, reduced liver function, reduced kidney function, reduced lung function. I am a retired pharmacist writing for my wife. | DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON! It almost put my wife on dialysis and in need of a liver transplant. She cannot breathe well due to reduced lung function. Read the FDA warnings. It is $391 per month and is no better than Amiodarone which is $8 per month. NOT RECOMMENDED! | M | 79 | 3 months 400mg 2X day | 8/26/2014 | 4 | mixed arrhythmias | Stomach problems for the first few days only. None since. I have had many runs of tachycardia and afib, 10 cardioversions, 3 defibrillations for vfib and torsades. I have an implanted defibrillator that has fired four times. I had cardiac arrest trying Tikosyn. Propafenone and Flecainide each stopped working after a couple of years. Multaq in combination with Toprol seems to work. I have about a dozen tiny bursts (2 or 3 seconds each) of afib or skipping every day, which I did not have on the other drugs. But so far, no long spells. | F | 63 | 2 months 400 mg 2x | 2/16/2014 | 5 | afib | Heart rate in 50s alot of the time. I also take a beta blocker so maybe that is why. Doc says not to worry unless pulse under 50. | 2nd try at cardioversion with Multaq worked. Have been back in sinus rhythm for 6 weeks. 3 breakthroughs. One episode afib 3 hours. 2 episodes about 22 hours each. Spontaneous cardioversion back to sinus. Very happy with this drug. Great to be in normal rhythm. | F | 62 | 400 mg 2X day | 5/15/2012 | 5 | A-Fib | Stomach cramps on occasion. | It took me several weeks to get used to this drug but it has been a very positive outcome for me. | M | 43 | 4 months 400 2X day | 2/24/2012 | 5 | afib | None | The French health authority have stopped paying for it so I'll have to stop. They claim ineffective and side effects. For me after several other drugs, two ablations and electro shock, this is the first time I've been trouble free for ten years | M | 77 | 1 years 400 mg 2X day | 2/22/2012 | 5 | a-fib | Lost sense of smell after a few weeks. Known side effect, but I incidence is less than 1%. | Had three episodes over two years - first followed by cardioversion, second by ablation and third by cardioversion. Started taking Multaq after third episode and haven't had a problem since. | M | 77 | 2 years 200 2X day | 10/31/2011 | 5 | A-Fib | None | This has been the ONLY medicine which has ceased my A-Fib, and with zero side effect! | M | 41 | 60 days 400 2X day | 5/31/2011 | 2 | A-Fib | Really weak and sore muscles. Lightheadedness. All went away after stopping. | M | 41 | 2 months 40Mg 2X day | 3/28/2011 | 5 | afib | Afib stopped after fourth pill. I do seem to be having bloating and gas, but it's better than afib! | F | 39 | 5 days 400 mg 2X day | 1/15/2011 | 3 | Afib | bad stomach aches and extreme bloating and gas.very hard to sleep because of discomfort | it stopped the afib ,which is great i also take digitech and metoprolol .I have severe asthma and take alot of meds that raise the heart rate which is what caused the afib in the first place.. | M | 45 | 64 days 200mg 2X day | 12/8/2010 |
MULTAQ (DRONEDARONE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used if you have had certain types of irregular heartbeat (paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation) in the past but now have a normal heart rhythm. It helps you keep a normal heart rhythm and lowers your chance of having to go to the hospital for atrial fibrillation. Dronedarone is known as an antiarrhythmic drug. This medication should not be used if you have permanent atrial fibrillation because of the increased risk of very serious side effects. See also Warning section. FDA Approval Date: 2009-07-01 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)