AFibbers Database: Sally L

Name	Sally L
Location	Barnstaple, UK
Age	46
Diagnosed condition	Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Years with condition	5 months
Frequency of episodes	2/3 times a week to start, 2 month AF free, then another episode
Duration of episodes	2-7 hours
Event preceding first AF	Stress, possibly too much thyroid hormone
General health	Hypothyroid, CFS, non-smoker, infrequent drinker
Current state	Still waiting for 2nd Cardio appointment
Triggers	Stress, lying on left side, otherwise very difficult to tell
Preventions	Not known
Current medications/side effects	Bisoprolol Side-effects - Fatigue, feeling spaced out, water retention in toes, difficulty focussing eyes to read, poor short-term memory, depressed, irritable, cold intolerance and cold hands and feet. 75 mcg Thyroxine (not yet taking optimal dose) 15 mg Lansoprazole (for gastritis)
Past medications/side effects	None
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Hoping that once my thyroid medication is balanced the AFib will clear up. Possibly pay privately to see a proper EP as I currently see a general medicine doctor with an interest in Cardiology who seems to have no interest in me. I need to get my AFib managed more effectively.
Personal comments	Doctors don't seem to appreciate the devastating effect that Afib can have on a patient and their family. It is so unpredictable and scary. It is difficult to think of anything else since I was diagnosed 4 months ago. I don't want to go out or make plans because I am afraid of an episode. I'm scared to lie down in bed and sleeping propped up is uncomfortable. Anxiety is causing insomnia and depression. My quality of life on bisoprolol is pretty bad - I feel like a zombie. I'm not happy that I'm just being treated as a routine case by the NHS and have been given very little help or information and that I'm not even important enough to be assigned a proper cardiologist.
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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