AFibbers Database: Janine Revel

Name	Janine Revel
Location	Massachusetts, USA
Age	46
Diagnosed condition	Lone atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	13
Frequency of episodes	varies - usually one per week or more
Duration of episodes	2-30 hours
Event preceding first AF	none
General health	good
Current state	AF episodes increasing
Triggers	Alcohol Startle/shock Large heavy meals Locking knees Swallowing large amounts of fluid at once Pre-menstrual
Preventions	none
Current medications/side effects	Amoidarone - just started Digoxin .25 mg - none Cardizem - none Avapro for HBP - none Warfarin - the usual bruising
Past medications/side effects	Started with digoxin at first, low dose. Currently on moderate dose which my cardiologist calls "subtherapeutic" because I metabolize high amounts without ill effects. Was on Beta Blocker for a time, but it made me drowsy. Higher dose of Cardizem caused edema. Now on amiodarone temporarily after first RF ablation - results of ablation inconclusive, too soon to tell.
History of surgery	RF Ablation 9/9/08; instigated RF flutter which may need to be separately abated.
Future plans	Hope for the best!
Personal comments	AF episodes are part of my life now. However, if the episode exceeds about 15 hours I get extremely anxious, hyperactive, and paranoid - almost psychiatric symptoms. Fortunately it has always corrected itself without intervention, but it's hard to wait out those last few hours! Good luck to all of you.
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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