AFibbers Database: Mike11205

Name	Mike11205
Location	Queens, NY
Age	55
Diagnosed condition	PAF
Years with condition	4
Frequency of episodes	15 times per year
Duration of episodes	6 to 18 hours
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	very good
Current state	PAF is a nuisance
Triggers	caffienated and decaffienated coffee, caffienated cola drinks. Staying up late the night before combined with late-night eating to excess. The onset of an afib episode almost always occurs during a period of relaxation which follows an unusually stressful period or following unusual physical exertion. Ninety percent of my episodes occur on Friday or Saturday, the other episodes occur on Thursdays.
Preventions	Taking propanolol the night before I suspect that I might be vulnerable to afib.
Current medications/side effects	Per my doctor's instructions, I take proponalol at the onset of an afib episode. It does not shorten the duration of the episode but I feel it dampens the amplitude of the heart beats. I have found the medication is much more effective as a preventative as outlined above.
Past medications/side effects	none
History of surgery	none
Future plans	stay healthy
Personal comments	Stress management and staying away from the known triggers in my case can probably reduce the frequency of episodes to the minimum.
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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