| Name | Tim |
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| Location | Minnesota |
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| Age | 45 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AF |
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| Years with condition | 6 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3/yr for 5 years, then 10/yr lately |
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| Duration of episodes | 12 hours to 3-4 days |
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| Event preceding first AF | big meal at Emeril's in New Orleans |
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| General health | good, nonsmoker, very infrequent alcohol, genetic hypertension |
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| Current state | constant fib converted to chronic flutter |
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| Triggers | sleeping on left side, moderate exercise, flutter starts about 12-18 hrs after taking atenolol/wafarin |
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| Preventions | bad episodes of flutter generally subside 1-2 hours after next intake of medication |
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| Current medications/side effects | wafarin - 5mg
atenolol - 50mg
flecainide - 50mg 2 X day
don't know what causes what, but I'm extremely tired and sleepy right after taking the wafarin and atenolol and then again about 12 hours later...naps help
take fish oil and magnesium on my own (ok'd with dr) |
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| Future plans | waiting on science to make this better, maybe an ablation |
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| Personal comments | First early episodes were diagnosed as "panic attacks". Holter monitor showed nothing, of course. Within last 5 months, fibrillation was much stronger and I was not "panicing". Drove to a friend who is a cardiologist and he immediately diagnosed the problem. Atenolol and wafarin, then my first cardioversion. Had exactly 24 hours of blissful sinus rhythm, then started fluttering and 100-115 heart rate. Increased atenolol an added flecainide, then a second cardioversion. Regular sinus with flutter episodes since then. And really, really tired. Reading all of the other entries has been very helpful. |
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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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