AFibbers Database: Jack Dee

Name	Jack Dee
Location	Joliet, Illinois
Age	56
Diagnosed condition	AF - Paroxysmal
Years with condition	6
Frequency of episodes	Varies 1-1/2 yrs longest to 2 days shortest
Duration of episodes	Longest 12 hours - shortest 1-1/2 hours
Event preceding first AF	Very Heavy Drinking
General health	Over weight but still losing, Also have a Patent Foramen Orvale
Current state	Working with it, becoming more educated about it.
Triggers	Triggers are bs, I have avoided all kids of known triggers, but beleive most are in peoples minds. Medication can be mitigating cause as I found out with Flecinideand Rythumol.
Current medications/side effects	Sotalol 80 MG twice a day, Plavix, Aspirin, Lisinopril HCTZ 20/25, Klor-con M20 Twice a day
Past medications/side effects	Rythumol, didn't stop afib, and I believe made it worse, had 3 different episodes in 1 day, every other day 2 hrs to 18 hrs. Flecinide was no better.
History of surgery	None
Future plans	Live!
Personal comments	Do not drink (Quit), do not smoke, very little sodium, no external MSG, low fat diet, no diet soda, I eat mostly fresh foods, and am on a diet for the last two years, and lost over 100 lbs. Drink plenty of water, and moderate exercise. Try to eliminate stress as much as possible, as I used to be high strung and was easy to get into rage situations. A Total life style adjustment, but feel much better. In 6 years at least 20 episodes, but they are becoming more frequent.
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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