| Name | Liz |
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| Location | Suffolk, England |
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| Age | 32 |
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| Diagnosed condition | Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation |
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| Years with condition | diagnosed 1year, symptoms many years |
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| Frequency of episodes | now almost daily |
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| Duration of episodes | minutes |
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| Event preceding first AF | loss of job |
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| General health | non-smoker, non-drinker (inc. alcohol, caffeine); veggie; fit |
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| Current state | self-controlled |
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| Triggers | social situations
emotional upset
cold, wind
sudden waking
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| Preventions | general distractions
warmth
fear of being taken back into hospital! |
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| Current medications/side effects | Aspirin - 75mg (I dislike this as my nose is constantly runny!) |
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| Past medications/side effects | Sotalol (40mg x 2 daily) - felt tired, lacking in energy and cold, even through summer. Hated this and unfair on family. Sotalol wiped out the flutters but it also wiped out my personality... |
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| History of surgery | No AF-related |
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| Future plans | To explore alternative techniques for relaxation. Tried hypnotherapy after first AF episode, but not for me. |
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| Personal comments | After (early morning) AF which did not revert, I was admitted to cardiac ward. Cardiologist diagnosed medical cause; I go with stress-exacerbated. Have had several bouts of flutters / heavy heartbeats since. Still get AF frequently, but resisting drugs - side effects of Sotalol outweigh fear of arrhythmia so far. May reconsider. It's hard to convey scariness of condition to others. I'm glad I found this site. |
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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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