Sotalol Tab 40mg

Sotalol can help best if you take it as recommended by your doctor. Call your doctor straight away if you suffer from fast heartbeats accompanied by light-headedness and fainting. Rarely, the case becomes serious and even leads to death. Avoid taking Sotalol hydrochloride if you have serious kidney problems, lung disorder causing breathing problems, and symptoms of heart failure. Do not start taking any other medicine without informing your doctor and do tell your doctor if you are already using certain other medicines to treat your other medical conditions. Visit your doctor for your regular check-ups.

Like all medicines, Sotalol 40 mg can cause side effects, although not everyone who is receiving the treatment gets them. Very people get symptoms like difficulty breathing, swelling of the lips, tongue, and throat. These may be signs of an allergic reaction caused by Sotalol hydrochloride. Side effects seen in patients receiving Sotalol 40 mg tablets include abnormal heartbeat, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, depression, diarrhea, headache, indigestion, muscle cramps, slow heartbeat, chest pain, difficulty in breathing, fainting, sleeping, tiredness, mood changes, hearing problems,  and sexual dysfunction. Patients taking beta-blockers have complained of dry eyes, worsening of aches, cold or blue fingers and fingers.

Your doctor will start you on Sotalol after checking your heart rhythm for the first two days of treatment. This will help your doctor to determine the appropriate dose that suits you. Stick to the dosing regimen prescribed by your doctor. Never change your Sotalol dose unless the doctor instructs you to do. Your doctor will perform regular tests to check the response of the drug. Keep taking the medicine until your doctor tells you to stop. Your doctor will give you instructions when to stop the medicine and how to gradually reduce your dose over 1 to 2 weeks. Your doctor may ask you to take the drug without regards not food. Be sure to take it daily without missing a dose. This gives your heart la steady supply of medicine. If you have been prescribed with an antacid containing magnesium or aluminium to treat heartburn due to stomach upset, wait for at least two hours after taking Sotalol.