Name | Anonymous |
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Location | Pasadena, California |
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Age | 33 |
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Diagnosed condition | Lone Atrial Fibrilation |
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Years with condition | 2 |
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Frequency of episodes | Twice a year or so until recent upgrade to: Twice a week |
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Duration of episodes | 1-2 minutes until upgrade to:Go to ER to stop episode status |
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Event preceding first AF | None |
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General health | Healthy mountain bike rider |
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Current state | Controlled through medication |
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Triggers | Laying down to go to sleep. I am most definately of the Vagal type. |
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Preventions | Keep running. |
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Current medications/side effects | Twice a day of 100 mg Tambacor. No side effects noticed so far. |
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Past medications/side effects | Atenolol. No effect, side or on the AFib.
Cardizem. Again, no effect, side or on the AFib. |
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History of surgery | None |
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Future plans | Continue with Tambacor. Consult with a specialist about other options and getting off drugs. |
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Personal comments | I have added a multi-vitamin, Fish Oil, and Magnesium to my diet. Beginning to think Magnesium deficiency was a factor. |
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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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