What To Do I Have A Pacemaker And That Plus Medication Seems To Solve That Heart Problem?

Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021

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Question : Hello! I am a 90+ year mail who is on 5 mg eliquis and 100 mg (changed from 200 mg to 100mg a couple of weeks ago) amiodarone. Last month I slowly got more and more leg pain , cramp .... very painful when I am resting or during the night ... In the morning and several times during the night I have to walk to lower the pain ... and it is hard to stand on the leg for pain ..... then during I hardly have the problem .... what to do I have a pacemaker and that plus medication seems to solve that heart problem but ....

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms are suggestive of Restless Leg Syndrome.

For this reason, I would recommend checking iron plasma levels and complete blood count for possible anemia, which could be the cause underlying your situation. If iron levels are low, taking iron supplements would help improve your situation.

Otherwise, I would recommend starting gabapentine or pregabaline at bedtime in order to help improve your situation.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above tests and treatment options.

Hope you will find this information helpful!

Wishing all the best,

Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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