AFibbers Database: Mike Seither

Name	Mike Seither
Location	New Orleans area
Age	53
Diagnosed condition	paroxsymal lone atrial fibrilation / premature atrial contractions
Years with condition	3 months for afib / 5 years for PAC's
Frequency of episodes	daily when occuring
Duration of episodes	20 minutes to 12 hours
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	good health
Current state	feeling good for the past 2 1/2 months w/o afib
Triggers	caffeine, sugar, fruit juices, too much fluid intake (over 32 ozs in short period) left side position, sqatting position, pulse over 130, stopping exercise abruptly, too much vitamin intake, stress, overtired, low blood sugar, high blood sugar, adrenal stimulation, mineral depletion, chocolate, coca-cola. Had some gerd before but when I stopped the above stuff it went away.
Preventions	cut back on sugars, both natural and artificial STOP all caffeine sources, including all coffee(s) both caffeinated and decaffeinated, coca-cola, chocolate, tea, over-the-counter headache rememdies with caffeine. Stopped flonase rx (stiumlant). Always eat small meals with good sources of complex carbs to keep blood sugar regulated and even. Am supplementing minerals, magnesium 750mg, citracal (calcium w/ D) 315mg, potassium 198mg (and a banana a day), also 1 hawthorne berry and 1 Co Q-10. Run 3 miles 3-4 times a week. Stopped vitamin supplements altogether
Current medications/side effects	Cardiologist suggested digoxin but read sources on internet about problems with this if lone afibber and have avoided. Was taking aspirin and fish oil but have stopped as episodes have now stopped.
Past medications/side effects	None
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Hope to be able to keep up the current regimine. I am now controlling the PAC's to few to none and can exercise again pretty much as before. May try a multi-vitamin again, we'll see but I experimented with one the other day and could feel the ramping up of my heart beats and I stopped it. Too much adrenal stiumlation, apparently. I think its import to both supplement minerals and stop vitamins.
Personal comments	Keep a balance between the adreno and vagal sides by not feeding the adrenals any stimulation. Keep the heart cells balanced with minerals like magnesium, calcium, potassium. Keep blood sugar regulated with a diet similar to a diabetic but not quite as extreme but avoid sugars, chocolates, coffees (all) and soda pop. Avoid vitamin supplements. Once stabilized exercize regularly but avoid strenuous exercise UNTIL you are stabilized. Following this regimine I am free of pac's and afib now for 70 days and feeling very good.
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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