Posted by tensor on August 4, 2013, at 17:52:43
In reply to AAPs + heart issues?, posted by Sheilac on August 4, 2013, at 17:05:12
> Thanks for the reply Tensor. My husband said the exact same thing.
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> I had my heart checked out about a year and a half ago and there were no issues.
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> I looked up Abilify and it also mentioned heart issues. Do all AAP's have possible heart issues? One was sudden death?! Yikes!
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> I took Seroquel for years, I'm guessing that's in the same class?
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> So I'm wondering if I would actually reduce my chances of getting my mother's Atrial Fib if I stayed on Geodon or switched to Abilify?
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> For now I need to bite the bullet and take the 20mg at least.
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> But I am curious if all AAPs are potentially bad for the heart?
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> I also took low dose Adderall. It seems like Adderall would be worse for the heart, but I don't know.
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>I once looked in to qt prolongation regarding Geodon, because I was about to start it, and if my memory serves me correctly escitalopram has the same issue, i.e. the qt prolongation with escitalopram was on par with Geodon if not worse.
And I don't see any people on Cipralex worrying about it.
http://www.theheart.org/article/1500485.doWorth noting is that the qt prolongation with Geodon is not dose dependent, so it's not worse on 40mg than on 20mg.
You need to ask a physician regarding your heart concerns.
Regards,
tensor
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