| Name | anon |
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| Location | US |
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| Age | 54 |
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| Diagnosed condition | afib,rheumatic mitral valve disease with regurgitation, plus other valves--mild |
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| Years with condition | 8 months |
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| Frequency of episodes | chronic |
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| Duration of episodes | symptoms differ but afib always there |
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| Event preceding first AF | acute episode sent me to ER, but on hindsight i must have been having periodic episodes last couple of yrs---same symptoms I now have--onset of menopause @ that time--also MRI of shoulder--thought it was panic attack but I now know it must have been afib- |
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| General health | good health-never smoked-active |
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| Current state | very symptomatic---sometimes really bad days-sit in chair all day---sometimes I can function a bit but never normal! |
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| Triggers | MRI 2 wks before diagnosed in ER
local surgery (5 months before diagnosis)---felt like I had the flu next day & lasted about 6 wks that I couldn't work---hind sight ---> afib! |
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| Preventions | since diagnosis---chronic |
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| Current medications/side effects | cardizem
diazide
warfarin
vioxx (shoulder chronic pain)
CA & MG
Don't know if my symptoms are from a combination of drugs or just the afib/valve disease itself, or combo---symptoms are SOB on slightest exertion @ times, dizzy, lightheaded, legs and @ times whole body feels like the flu---aching, extremely weak, extreme fatigue, lack of concentration, like in a fog @ times |
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| Past medications/side effects | sotalol---very dizzy & lightheaded while on that----
dogoxin--HR down to 42, so it was discontinued
lasix
hydrochlorothiazide---Dr thought aching legs due to these diuretics & kept switching, but to no avail---still have aching legs, and weakness. |
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| History of surgery | 2 ineffective cardioversions,
PVA 3 months ago---went back to chronic afib just a couple days after I got home |
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| Future plans | sched for cardioversion next month |
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| Personal comments | very disappointed that the doctors can't tell me WHY i feel this bad---they even act like they have never seen anyone feel this bad---like I'm the first one! Very strange! So happpy to find you all here & know that I am NOT the only one! thanks! |
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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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