I have just recently been put on Amiodarone 200mg for Afib and Vtach, How many people have died using this drug for long term? Other than Amiodarone and Metoprolol is there another drug that can be used to treat Afib and Vtach without as severe side effects such as the Amiodorone?
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that Amiodarone is one of the most effective antiarrhythmic used for the above-mentioned purpose. But, its pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile may lead to serious Chat Doctor.  The best therapeutic strategy for treating your arrhythmias would be to avoid antiarrhythmic (as they may paradoxically show proarrhythmic effects too), and try to eliminate the possible myocardial organic substrate of arrhythmia by possible cardiac ablation, if such a procedure is available to your attending medical center. A comprehensive electrophysiologist study should be performed first, to add