AFibbers Database: Steven

Name	Steven
Location	Southern California
Age	49
Diagnosed condition	Paroxismal AF
Years with condition	3
Frequency of episodes	Between once in several months to Several times a week
Duration of episodes	2-18 hours
Event preceding first AF	6 beers and a Viagra
General health	good, overweight
Current state	Not having them for now
Triggers	Loud Music or Noise, Smoky Environment, Alcohol, Caffeine, Indigestion,
Current medications/side effects	Amiodarone - tired, constipation, blurry vision Adult Aspirin Mevacor Atenolol
Past medications/side effects	Flecainide - Worked for awhile (6 months), and then didn't Coumadin
History of surgery	None
Future plans	I was put on 200 mg Amiodarone when Flecainide stopped working. The Flecainide kept me AF free for 6 months, but by the 9 month mark, I was back to 5 episodes per week. So far, I am 2 months AF free with the Amiodarone. I don't know how long this will last, but I hope for a long time. Perhaps long term, I can switch between the two, and they will maintain their effacacy.
Personal comments	All the indulgencies in life trigger me, and sometimes spontaneously starts with no trigger. Sometimes a brisk walk after a couple hours of AF can help it to convert. From what I understand, paroxismal AF is much more symptomatic than the chronic form (although I'll take it anyway over chronic). But I do get very fast rate, dizzyness, anxiety, and shortness of breath.
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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