Regular check-up must be required while receiving Sotalol hydrochloride. You must tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or are breastfeeding. Do tell your doctor before using this heart medication if you have diabetes, an overactive thyroid, psoriasis, diarrhoea, or kidney problems. Inform your doctor if you need to have surgery as it can affect anaesthetics that your doctor gives you just before the surgery. Some medications can affect the working of Sotalol, or Sotalol hydrochloride may affect the mode of action of other medicines that you take. It is e especially important to tell your doctor about steroids, clonidine, antibiotics, diuretics, antihistamines, anti-depressants, diabetes medications, asthma drugs, Ventolin inhalers for asthma, and laxatives.

Sotalol’s most serious side effects include a dangerous abnormal heartbeat, which should be discussed with your doctor. However, the condition is rare, but it is life-threatening and may even lead to death. The most common side effects include shortness of breath, dizziness, slow rate, and tiredness. If you are concerned about the side effects, please talk to your doctor.

Always take Sotalol 80 mg as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor if you are not sure when to take the drug and how often you need to use it to change your atrial fibrillation. Tablet can be taken without regards to food. During the initial days of the treatment, your doctor will monitor you closely to check your response and make dose adjustments (if needed) according to your condition. The medicine is not recommended for use in children, so keep it away from your kids. Your doctor may also perform certain tests to determine the levels of potassium and magnesium in your blood before you start taking Sotalol hydrochloride. Patients with low level should avoid taking the drug.