One of the side effects of my medicine is "sudden death" what does that mean?

I think Noor has the right idea--ask your doctor. In the meantime, I wouldn't take the medicine. It seems to me sudden death means sudden death. It would have to be some very badly needed medicine before most people, myself included, would take it with the potential the side effect, even remote, of sudden death.

added: Just thought--it would probably be a lot easier to get through to your pharmacist who can answer your question as well or better than your doctor.

Most specifically, what that means is that during the safety and efficacy trials of the drug, a small but non-trivial number of people dropped dead suddenly with no other explanation.

Far and away the most common is sudden cardiac death where the heart very suddenly stops beating in a coordinated fashion without any symptoms leading up to the event. It is often associated with prolonged Q-T syndrome -- a pattern on the ECG wherein the time between two points on the ECG (the Q wave and the T wave) are too long. During this time, the electrical system of the heart is repolarizing and preparing for the next beat. If an errant beat occurs (and they do all the time even in normal, healthy people) during this phase, the heart can very suddenly begin fibrillating. Unless the normal electrical conduction is restored very soon, the outcome is death.

Some medications lengthen the Q-T interval. In people who already have a long Q-T that can be enough to put them at risk for sudden death. Regular ECGs to ensure the Q-T interval is within normal limits is common for folks on these meds.

Talk to your doc about what your specific medication is, what exactly it does, why YOU are taking it (some medications have more than one purpose -- find out why YOU need THIS medication in particular) and what steps you two are taking to mitigate the risk of serious side effects. That goes for ANY medication.

You got it. First class deduction. It must I suppose inform you regarding the safe dosage, and warn you that not keeping to this advise could result in 'sudden death'. It would be wise to heed such advice as it means that it could otherwise kill you.

I assume that your 'medicine' is a legitimate medical application ? You ask 'Can I just drop dead for no reason, no symptoms'. As you would be very dead, what further symptoms do you need ?

Sudden death is pretty straight forward, it means a sudden instantaneous DEATH!

But I agree with the first answerer you should ask your doctor about this side effect.

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Can't u ask ur doctor???