Ibuprofen linked to irregular heart rhythm

Greetings,

There are so many people who self medicate to manage pain.  Let me ask you a question? How often do you read the warnings that come with them?  If you ever do, you won't like what you read.  

Many of our friends know that back in the 80's,  I was in an auto accident.  For years I lived on Aleve, sometimes taking a double dose.  It's a wonder my liver didn't fall out...

I was fortunate,  I found a great Holistic Doctor while we were living in Pittsburgh.  Dr Winer showed me how to stop taking drugs and treat the cause of the pain.  Would be happy to share with you how this helped me. Maybe I will be another post, let me know if your interested in that.

I originally article saw this in The Telegraph, and wanted to share this with you.  This is why we need to read the fine print on those pills we take.  We need to take responsibility and seek answers ourselves.

All the best,

Lou & Debbie

Ibuprofen linked to irregular heart rhythm

Commonly used painkillers including ibuprofen increase the risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm by up to 40 per cent, according to a new study. 

By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 

The anti-inflammatories, which are widely available in supermarkets and pharmacies, have been previously linked to a higher chance of heart attacks and strokes.

But a new study has shown for the first time a connection between the drugs and atrial fibrillation, also known as irregular heart rhythm or flutter.

The condition is more common than heart failure and stroke, and is linked to a higher long-term risk of developing both.

Experts examined the records of 32,602 patients with flutter between 1999 and 2009 and compared each to ten randomly selected control patients.

People who had recently begun using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), which include ibuprofen, were found to have a 40 per cent higher chance of flutter, equivalent to about four extra cases per year per 1000 people.

Restrictions apt to cut Avandia sales

Never ceases to amaze me that drugs that are so dangerous are allowed to even get on the market... All the best Lou & Debbie The diabetes drug is now meant only for those who have no other alternative.

Associated Press / February 8, 2011

WASHINGTON — GlaxoSmithKline PLC has updated labels for its diabetes pill Avandia to include safety restrictions because of the drug’s links to heart attacks.

The Food and Drug Administration ordered the changes in September, the last in a series of actions against the former blockbuster drug. Avandia has triggered thousands of lawsuits and a Department of Justice investigation. The European Union has banned the drug.

The new US label indicates Avandia is intended only for patients who cannot control their blood sugar with any of other medications. Patients who are currently on the drug can continue taking it after consulting with a doctor.

The FDA approved Avandia in 1999 and it became the top-selling diabetes pill in the world, with more than $3 billion in sales by 2006. But its use has plummeted since a 2007 analysis linked the drug to heart attacks.

More than 900,000 US patients filled prescriptions for Avandia in the first half of 2010, according to the health data firm IMS Health. That number is expected to shrink as the new FDA restrictions kick in.

London-based Glaxo reported last year that the Justice Department and several state attorneys general are investigating Avandia. A Senate investigation released last year concluded Glaxo knew about the drug’s risks years before they were made public and withheld data from the FDA.

The company has reportedly settled thousands of personal injury lawsuits.