AFibbers Database: Don keating

Name	Don keating
Location	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
Age	57
Diagnosed condition	Persistant AF
Years with condition	4
Frequency of episodes	All the time, to varying degrees.
Duration of episodes	N/A
Event preceding first AF	None
General health	Non smoker for last five years, like a glass of wine, but well within the current recomended guidelines of 21units.
Current state	AF not very well controlled, feeling absolutely drained most of the time.
Triggers	Stress, bending down, over excercise, walking up gradients, stairs etc. All seem to worsen the condition.
Preventions	Keeping calm and resting when I feel the need.
Current medications/side effects	Wafarin Sodium 7mg daily(fluctuates slightly) Bisoporol Fumerate 2x2.5mg daily Atorvastatin 10mg daily Not sure whether I feel so rough sometimes as a result of the medication or the illness???
Past medications/side effects	Aspirin 300mg. Digoxin Amioderone...Dreadful side effects with this horror, glad to be off it.
History of surgery	No surgery as such, however I have been cardioverted twice the first effort lasting for 5 months of sinus rythm, the second time only two weeks.
Future plans	I have never been offered Ablation, I only found out via the internet of it's existence, I might not be suitable but I aim to find out. Keep reseaching to try and find non drug related means of lessening the effects of the AF. Keep listening to fellow sufferers, this site has been a great help tonight, thankyou all. Oh and I need to find out what this "Maze" treatment is.
Personal comments	It looks as if I might have to give up my (much loved) work because of this wretched illness, I have already reduced my hours to part-time, I am always totally drained of energy and I beleive the doctors, mine at any rate do not take the condition seriously enough, so COME-ON the medical profession get a grip.
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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