| Name | Stef |
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| Location | Alexandria, VA |
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| Age | 41 |
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| Diagnosed condition | afib |
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| Years with condition | 3 |
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| Frequency of episodes | seldom.. couple times a year |
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| Duration of episodes | <5minutes to 6 weeks as longest .. average a day or two |
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| Event preceding first AF | workout on eliptical trainer |
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| General health | social drinker |
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| Current state | controlled |
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| Triggers | drinking cold liquids ALWAYS while standing
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| Preventions | I drink room temp drinks unless I'm sitting. No gulping of cold drinks. No caffeine, no decaf coffee.. minimal alcohol |
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| Current medications/side effects | Tikosyn 250 x 3 - no side effects
Atenelol - 50 x 2 - low bp, low heart rate (good), cold hands
Synthroid .125 - makes you feel GREAT!
Prevacid - no heartburn!
Coumadin - 7mg
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| Past medications/side effects | Sotolol - horrible.. headache, nausea, lethargy..
Digoxin - works quickly to bring my heart rate down
Cardizem - used to work to bring me out of afib if I doubled up.
Armour Thyroid - doctor thought synthroid was a little "easier" on the body.
Verapamil - made me quite lethargic and tired |
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| History of surgery | no surgery ever. |
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| Future plans | AFib control until it either gets worse and interfers with my life, or until they have more experience with ablations. |
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| Personal comments | Learn all you can about your condition and find a good doctor to whom you can talk honestly. Don't stand for medications that make you feel crappy unless you've gone through them all already...
But most of all.. examine your life and cut out the stress as best you can.. learn that there are things you can change and things you can't and don't fret about the things you can't! Find things that make you relaxed and happy and do them often! |
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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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