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floridian
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Verapamil + Erythromycin = Heart Attack ??
« on: Sep 9th, 2004, 2:18pm » |
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Just read about this - the antibiotic Erythromycin increases the risk of a heart attack, and it is especially a problem when it is taken by people on Verapamil.
The risk is not huge (around 1 in 1000 for people taking both drugs) but it showed up as statistically signficant, and is something to consider. In particular, Erythromycin increases the level of Verap in the blood - which can slow the heart too much or cause arrythmias.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/09/antibiotic.deaths.ap/index.html
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Re: Verapamil + Erythromycin = Heart Attack ??
« Reply #1 on: Sep 9th, 2004, 3:53pm » |
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The only thing I would add is that I wouldn't take erythromycin anyways!! Such bad GI side effects from that med. I took it once...and lost a lot of weight from all the vomiting! That was from a triple infection (respiratory) that I had right before getting my New Daily Persistent headache.
I still remember my mom being put on erythro when I was a kid, and I seriously thought she was going to die because for several days she didn't move from laying on the bathroom floor from how sick it made her!!
I don't like that drug at all!!!
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Re: Verapamil + Erythromycin = Heart Attack ??
« Reply #2 on: Sep 9th, 2004, 8:58pm » |
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tagemet also increases the amount of verapamil
in the bloodstream but that is all i found about
tagemet just curious if it has bad effects
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Re: Verapamil + Erythromycin = Heart Attack ??
« Reply #3 on: Sep 9th, 2004, 9:36pm » |
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thanks, floridian.
I know I've used erythromycin within the last year or so.
I'll be more careful.
-L
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