| Name | Ted S |
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| Location | Florida |
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| Age | 41 |
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| Diagnosed condition | AFIB |
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| Years with condition | 11 |
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| Frequency of episodes | 3-5 times a year |
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| Duration of episodes | 3-6 days ,usually 4-4.5 days |
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| Event preceding first AF | Holiday Season, engagement, Other Stress |
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| General health | Smoker, Drinker, 20-30 lbs over weight |
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| Current state | Fuctional, no caffiene , attitude adjustment, dont let stress get to me, recently stopped smoking again. |
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| Triggers | Caffiene, Adrenaline , lack of sleep ,stress, excessive alcohol , excessive nicotene ,a bad combo of the above.
Being in a total state of rest and have something occur that 1)startles me for more than a few seconds (adrenaline rush) 2) waking up and having sex for a prolonged period of time (when possible;) 3) requires immediate phyical excurtion when not prepared.
Failure to take meds for more than 3-4 days in a row.Which has only happened once or twice in 11 years( I am good about taking meds.)
I have found certain foods (ie chocolate, cake with certain types of frosting) will do it. Sometimes things have lots of caffiene when you a least expect it.So i read labels when I wonder. I lot of things dont address caffeine on the label and should! |
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| Preventions | Regular sleep! If I dont get 7- 8 hours a night i try to make it up on the weekend. I try to think before I act. I don't let things stress me out too much. (It may be a crummy attitude but frankly my health is more important to me , i have taken an attitude that I really dont give an fu__.) if I find that I am borderline AFIB I will deligate the problem to an employee and go on and deal with it later when I want too and can. Surprising this has worked really well and usually the problem gets resolved without me. It shows me I should delegate more. |
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| Current medications/side effects | Lanoxin .5mg alternating with .375 every other day
Lipitor Now 20mg use to take 10mg
Side Effects, well I hear that E.D. comes from lipitor and I have had that on and off over the years. But you can still shoot with a broken stick. I should take aspirin more often but it seems to make my face red or flush. |
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| Past medications/side effects | I have been on both of these drugs for most of the eleven year. Insurance tried to change me last year to i think Zocor ?? not sure. I took it 1-3 months. We chnged ins co and I went back to Lipitor.
When I first was diagnois I was on coumidin for 2-3 years. |
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| History of surgery | None for this condition. |
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| Future plans | I plan ablation in the next few years. But a lot has changed in the last 10-11 years. When I first got this the only option involved open heart surgery. And at 30-31 that was not a good option. I have managed to keep this under relative control even though i have continued a relatively poor lifestyle.ie smoking,alcohol,smokin,.
I expect that the technology will continue to offer new options as it has so far I expect that before i reach upper 40's that I will seek a perminate soltion to this problem. |
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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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