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What Causes Numbness In The Fingertips While On Amiodarone?
I had ablation to help a-fib May 26th . II was told there was no electrical activity in the atrium but the Dr. did zap some of the ventrical as I also had SVT. I have ben taking amiodarone 200mg daily since then and I still have constant irregular heartbeat. I am concerned about the side effects of the drug and my pulse often goes over 100 so I don t think the drug is controling it. I am starting to fell slight numbness in my fingertipps. Please comment. Thank you,
Tue, 16 Aug 2016
Hello Dear. Long term treatment with Amiadarone can cause peripheral neuropathy resulting in tingling numbness of hands and feet. Kindly consult your physician if the drug has to be changed or the dose can be varied. Sometimes the benefits of the drug outweighs the side effects. Hence the side effects have to be tolerated patiently.
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