Hi Allen,
I have been taking a combination of Multaq and Metoprolol; for about 11 months now. I experience side effects but not as severe as you have. I do experience tightness in my chest, especially when exercising (i.e. long bike rides) and I get winded when exerting myself; hill climbs on my bike or even going up a long flight of stairs. Long bike rides, 40-50 miles does not bother me much, only when I go uphile. It concerns me a bit because Multaq is a derivitave, or somehow related, to Amioderone. Amioderone can cause severe respiratory problems. Multaq is suppose to be a lot less problematic, but I am wondering if the shortness of breath and chest pain could be the same symptoms experienced from Amioderone - perhaps less severe. Anyway, I have not complained about it too much because it's not bad and my EP will probably take me off both meds. I had my 3rd ablation, April 9 to "clean-up" some residual arrhythmia following a mini-maze surgery. That seemed to do the trick, I have had no noticable arrhythmia since and I just had a 24 hour monitor. I am waiting for the EP to review it and if there is nothing there I will go off the Multaq and Metoprolol. I am sorry to hear you are having problems with all the meds, I went through all of them. Except for Amioderone, I did not have any severe side effects, they just did not help with the a-fib that much. Take care Allen, and I hope you find some relief without the nasty side effects, I find that this forum provides a wealth of information.
Randy W
