AFibbers Database: Keisha Henderson

Name	Keisha Henderson
Location	New York City
Age	33
Diagnosed condition	Atrial Fibulation
Years with condition	3 Years
Frequency of episodes	Weekly, getting for frequent
Duration of episodes	Minutes to hours ,
Event preceding first AF	Caffine, Stairs, after eating,
General health	Never smoked, drink occasionally, exercise
Current state	Condition getting worse, attacks more frequent
Triggers	My attacks are becomeing more frequent, they can be severe blacking out, dizzyness, my head tightning, hard to breath. Caffine was a huge trigger, I don't use it any more and it occurs more frequently anyway.
Preventions	None
Current medications/side effects	Toprol and Cardizem
Past medications/side effects	Blood thiner,Coumidine
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Think of changing my diet Increase exercise
Personal comments	Glad to know I am not alone. I was never taking the medicine regulary, now I need extra doses. I don't want to depend on the medication, I am seeking other alternatives. I can feel my heart becoming weaker, I am not sure what to do, I believe in a higher power and will utilize it.
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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