| Name | LouiseUK |
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| Location | Stansted,Essex |
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| Age | 55 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysml Atrial Fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | 15 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | I have had 8 but 3 episodes in the last five weeks quite strong |
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| Duration of episodes | 6-8 hours |
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| Event preceding first AF | lots of stress for years |
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| General health | Fibromyalgia, Half thryoid removed, Osteoarhtiritis, stomach acid, diverticulitis |
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| Current state | havent had AF since 17th june 2010. Feel fatiigued and very depressed |
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| Triggers | I have stopped all caffeine, trying to keep stress down but difficult because I was job hunting. I am so tired i cannot work at present. Im awaiting ablation in October 2010. I should be going on Warfarin in September. I take Sotalol which make me extremely dizzy and very tired. The heat dosent help but it wont last long in the UK unfortunately. |
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| Preventions | Keeping relaxed and trying not to get stressed |
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| Current medications/side effects | I take 80mgSotalol
Thyroxine
Statins 40mg
Aspring 75mg |
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| Past medications/side effects | Pain Killer Didronel but have now stopped because I was told they are not good for the heart and the stomach
Perhaps thats what caused it |
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| History of surgery | Thyroid surgery and bunion surgery |
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| Future plans | Im having ablation in October and then wait and see I have to have more surgery on my feet but have to postpone everything until I have dealt with my heart |
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| Personal comments | I have been job hunting for two years and have one thing after and nother with my health. I was anaemic, low thyroid, fibromyalgia, osteoarthititis, terrible pain, fatigued, diverticulitis. |
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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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