| Name | Ivan |
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| Location | Florida, USA |
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| Age | 39 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Lone Afib |
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| Years with condition | First episode at age 27 for 30 min after workout. Next one 9 years later after over working myself all day outside in 90 degree weather and not drinking enough water. |
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| Frequency of episodes | First 2.5 years every 3-4 months for 3-4 hours, then every week for 3 hours. |
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| Duration of episodes | 2-4 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | Heavy bodybuilder until age 27. used Creatine Monohydrate heavily during exercise. |
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| General health | HEavy 2nd hand smoker from birth to age 21 |
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| Current state | Completely NSR for over 2 months |
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| Triggers | Sleeping on left side or supine
Exercise or manual labor (Afib would start next morning)
Caffeine
Heavy meals
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| Preventions | None until 3 months ago when I started Taurine, L Arginine, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Hawthrone, COQ10 and fish oil. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Reduced Toprol from 50 mg daily to 12.5, Hoping to go completely soon.
Blood pressure rising though. |
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| Past medications/side effects | Norpace (Held back urine, felt dry.. Didn't work)
Rhythmol( Put me in Aflutter for 23 hrs... Got off it ASAP)
Toprol XL( Worked well to lower HR only, made me sleepy/lethargic, didn't really stop AFIb)
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| History of surgery | None |
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| Future plans | Stay on natural meds as long as in NSR. |
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| Personal comments | I will consider cryoablation if necessary and only as a last resort. The combination of supplements I am taking have really made a difference... Like night and day. I hope I can help others with this information! |
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| Check list |  acebutolol | amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) | anisindione (miradon) | | atenolol (tenormin) |  aspirin | azimilide | | bepridil | betaxolol | bisoprolol (monocor,emconcor) | | bretylium | bucindolol | carvedilol | | cibenzoline | dicumarol | digitoxin | | digoxin (lanoxin) | diltiazem (cardizem) | diphenylhydantoin | | disopyramide (norpace) | dofetilide (tikosyn) | dronedarone | | encainide | esmolol (brevibloc) | ersentilide | | flecainide (tambocor) | gallopamil | ibutilide (corvert) | | lidocaine | mibefradil | metoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl) | | mexiletine | moricizine | nadolol | | phenytoin | procainamide | propafanone (rythmol) | | propranolol (inderal) | quinapril (accupril) | quinidine (quinaglute) | | sotalol (betapace) | tedisamil | timolol | | tocainide | trandolapril (mavik) | valsartan (diovan) | | verapamil (calan,isoptin) | warfarin (coumadin) | asthma | | diabetes | GERD/acid reflux | hypertension | | hypotension | hyperthyroidism | hypothyroidism | | adrenergic | vagal | familial | | idiopathic/lone | paroxysmal | permanent/chronic | | atrial flutter | cardiomyopathy | CHF | | PAC | PVC | SVT | | syncope | bradycardia | tachycardia | | heart block | myocardial infarction | rheumatic heart diease | | sick sinus syndrome | stroke | WPW | | electrical cardioversion | defibrillator | pacemaker | | ablation | bypass | maze | | Male | Female | |
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