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AFibbers Database: Dawn

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NameDawn
LocationNew Jersey
Age41
Diagnosed conditionLone Atrial Fib
Years with condition6
Frequency of episodesCouple of times a week
Duration of episodesAnywhere from a 15 minutes - 4 hours
Event preceding first AFNo major event or illness, onset out of the blue
General healthFairly good health, light smoker, nondrinker, no other heart conditions
Current stateOn my 4th different med, last shot before Ablation
TriggersNo identified triggers as of yet. All episodes are random, no more frequent during the day than at night.
PreventionsNone
Current medications/side effectsTikosyn 250 mg AM/125 mg PM - mild Bradycardia events/mild syncope

Coumadin - 10mg/15mg alternating days

Past medications/side effectsRhythmol SR - mild Bradycardia, fatigue, numbness and tingling

Rhythmol - mild Bradycardia, fatigue, vertigo

Amiodorone - Severe Bradycardia, nausea, syncope episodes
History of surgeryNot at this writing 11/28/06
Future plansMay agree to try ablation, EP is trying to convince me this is worth a shot, putting off PM as long as possible.
Personal commentsLearning to cope with AFIB, is a battle in itself, if you can learn to live WITH it, instead of AROUND IT, you have half the battle beaten.
Check list
crossacebutololtickamiodarone (cordarone,pacerone)crossanisindione (miradon)
crossatenolol (tenormin)crossaspirincrossazimilide
crossbepridilcrossbetaxololcrossbisoprolol (monocor,emconcor)
crossbretyliumcrossbucindololcrosscarvedilol
crosscibenzolinecrossdicumarolcrossdigitoxin
crossdigoxin (lanoxin)crossdiltiazem (cardizem)crossdiphenylhydantoin
crossdisopyramide (norpace)tickdofetilide (tikosyn)crossdronedarone
crossencainidecrossesmolol (brevibloc)crossersentilide
crossflecainide (tambocor)crossgallopamilcrossibutilide (corvert)
crosslidocainecrossmibefradilcrossmetoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl)
crossmexiletinecrossmoricizinecrossnadolol
crossphenytoincrossprocainamidetickpropafanone (rythmol)
crosspropranolol (inderal)crossquinapril (accupril)crossquinidine (quinaglute)
crosssotalol (betapace)crosstedisamilcrosstimolol
crosstocainidecrosstrandolapril (mavik)crossvalsartan (diovan)
crossverapamil (calan,isoptin)tickwarfarin (coumadin)crossasthma
crossdiabetescrossGERD/acid refluxcrosshypertension
crosshypotensioncrosshyperthyroidismcrosshypothyroidism
crossadrenergiccrossvagalcrossfamilial
crossidiopathic/lonecrossparoxysmalcrosspermanent/chronic
crossatrial fluttercrosscardiomyopathycrossCHF
crossPACcrossPVCcrossSVT
crosssyncopecrossbradycardiacrosstachycardia
crossheart blockcrossmyocardial infarctioncrossrheumatic heart diease
crosssick sinus syndromecrossstrokecrossWPW
crosselectrical cardioversioncrossdefibrillatorcrosspacemaker
crossablationcrossbypasscrossmaze
crossMaletickFemale 

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