[EXPERIMENTAL] What are your hidden gem medications/drugs/substances and what makes them ideal for your usecase [Bolded Substance Name (Brand/Street Name) + New Paragraph folks] (lemmy.world)

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[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Heads up to anyone with cardiac issues, especially long QT syndrome or other meds that prolong the QT internal: Ondansetron is so notorious for QT prolongation and cardiac arrhythmia problems that we have to perform an EKG before we're allowed to give you a second dose on our cardiac unit.

I have scary anecdotes that bias me against it lol

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

A relatively niche case, to be sure, but thank you for pointing it out.

[-] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yeah, long QT syndrome is estimated around 1/2000 people. Relatively rare. I fully confess that I'm just traumatized by my personal experiences with patients taking the drug lol

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thats why I'm doing this thread, its a labor of love and curiosity but I'm intrigued to hear everyone dish freely about such a mundanely "taboo" subject

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