GypsySoulNicole Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Saw this on the news & thought I would post it. Just something to think about when we need antibiotics.http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/antibiotic-linked-rare-deadly-heart-risk-exchange-zithromax-azithromycin-doctors-article-1.1080016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L4UR3N Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Thanks for posting this. I was on zithromax a few years ago and had so many PVC's that I had to ask my doctor to prescribe something different. It's now listed as an "allergy" in my chart and after reading this, I'm glad!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeSprings Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Great - I'm on it right now for Strep throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 That's like an increased risk of .0001% or 1 in 50000. What the article doesn't mention is how many died from their illness when on it compared to other antibiotics. What if more people were healed while on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julieph85 Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I think it's funny they've singled out Zithromax. What they are talking about is long QT syndrome and torsaddes de points . They are a known complication of the entire mycin family- erithromycin, azithromycin (z-pack), etc. A lot of drugs other than those antibiotics can cause long QT as well and are actually much more likely to cause it. I think is applicable to pots though. I won't take any med that causes long QT because how sensitive our hearts are already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Scary, since they picked up a long QT on me without meds. It hasn't been picked up but one time - but, that's one time too many - as far as I'm concerned.Issie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichGotsPots Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Does POTS qualify as a "heart condition" hmmmm I tell people I have a heart condition because its easier to explain that way, but honestly some of us must have amazingly strong hearts to have our heart pump at running speed half the day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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