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Afrin report #SELF-2388
Female patient reported the following Afrin side effect(s):On 3-22-08 I suddenly experienced severe heart pounding. I could feel it in my back. I went to the ER at 8am teh next morning. The Md said it wouldbe gonbe and not to worry about it. By 5pm I had had it for 15 hours and called my Md. She prescribed norvasc and valium. It did not go. In 2 hrs she told me to return to Er and ask for a beta blocker. I called the Er and asked them what tim e period di the Md who saw me expect this to pass in- they said 12 hrs. Clealry that Md did not read my chart. I had already had it 12 hrs when I arrived atthe ER. They did EKG and a Ct Scan and all was well withheart. Then they compared others meds I was albuterol, sudaphed, and albuterol and afrin and thought that eavil had interacted with the afrin. They took me off everything. I needed one more beta blocker the next morning and have stopped all those meds. I still do not know what happened.
I went to the ER at 8am teh next morning. The Md on call said it would be gone and not to worry about it. He did no tests. By 5pm I had had it for 15 hours and called my Md. She prescribed norvasc and valium. It did not go. In 2 hrs she told me to return to Er and ask for a beta blocker. I called the Er and asked them what tim e period di the Md who saw me expect this to pass in- they said 12 hrs. Clealry that Md did not read my chart. I had already had it 12 hrs when I arrived atthe ER. They did EKG and a Ct Scan and all was well withheart. Then they compared others meds I was albuterol, sudaphed, and albuterol and afrin and thought that eavil had interacted with the afrin. They took me off everything. I needed one more beta blocker the next morning and have stopped all those meds. I still do not know what happened.
Event date: Sunday March 23rd 12:00:00 AM
Dosage: Afrin 2 sprays bid for 2 days
Frequency: 2 days when I have a sinus thing
Age: 61
Weight: 170
Other medications: elavil sudaphed albuterol
Diagnosis: blocked sinuses
Pre-existing conditions: PIDD which makes me susceptible to sinus congestion.
Hospitalized? Yes
Life-threatening? No
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? Yes
Other serious medical events? No
Died? No