AFibbers Database: Willa

Name	Willa
Location	Washington State, USA
Age	60
Diagnosed condition	paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	2
Frequency of episodes	varies
Duration of episodes	Usually lasts from 3 days to a week.
Event preceding first AF	Major exhaustion/work pressure, various illness not relating to heart
General health	Arthritis, spinal stenosis, esophageal spasms and gerd somewhat under control.
Current state	Healthy, except for nuisances
Triggers	Wheat, corn, potatoes, rice, chocolate or too much sugar,bending forward, scrunching forward while sitting or leaning back while sitting, lying on left side, lying on my back, too little or too much excercise, getting too tired, relaxing after getting upset. Usually happens at night, but I can usually feel it coming. Eating too late in the evening (after about 4:30 PM).
Preventions	Newest prevention for me: magnetic therapy. This has worked very well, and I haven't gone into full afib since I started using them. Walking around (sometimes all night)will keep afib from setting in. Every time I sit or lie down, it will start again until 5 or 6 in the morning. Then I can sleep for 4 or 5 hours. My best prevention is diet. I follow the lists for my blood type in the "Eat Right 4 Your Type" book. Also, I try to keep my carbs below 30 gm a day. Fish instead of heavier meats is helpful, although "natural" meats work well. I cook everything I can from scratch - no preservatives or msg. No deli meats, no canned foods except tuna prepared without msg. Did you know that "hydrolized vegetable protein" or "hydrolized soy protein" is msg?
Current medications/side effects	asperin, CoQ10, hawthorn berry. I can't tolerate the conventional medicine drugs.
Past medications/side effects	Cardizem caused ulcer, profound fatigue, depression, high blood pressure (even though it's supposed to lower it).
History of surgery	Heart attack in 1993 - I had angioplasty twice: the second angioplasty tore my coronary artery which started the artery to spasm. The afib bouts didn't start until 1999.
Future plans	Control weight, control diet, live life, have faith in God and peace with my situation. Love my family and friends, and love every moment.
Personal comments	Thank you all for generously sharing your information. I found it in the middle of 5th night that I had walked all night long, trying to stave off impending attacks. I felt as though I had found gold.
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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