AFibbers Database: Fred G.

Name	Fred G.
Location	Scotia, NY, USA
Age	68
Diagnosed condition	Atrial Fib
Years with condition	8 years since diagnosis, but may have had for years prior
Frequency of episodes	2yrs, then 1 a year, then every 6 mos, now 1 a mo.
Duration of episodes	1 hr. to 12 hrs.
Event preceding first AF	after stress test
General health	good health, no smoking, was moderate beer drinker
Current state	not cured yet
Triggers	Extreme exercise; alcohol; pizza; spicy foods; large meals; indigestion; anxiety.
Preventions	Gave up all alcohol; avoid spicy foods and large meals; try to remain calm, but being in AF makes me anxious, and it's difficult.
Current medications/side effects	Toprol, 50 mg. 1 a day--anxiety and severe nightmares. Tambacor, 50 mg. 2 a day--no effects I'm aware of 81 mg. aspirin 1 a day--no effects Lipitor, 10 mg. 1 a day--mild body aches Hytrin, (for hypertension) 2 mg. 1 a day--no effects I know of
Past medications/side effects	Nadalol, 20 mg. --extreme dizziness
History of surgery	None.
Future plans	Continue research and experimentation with meds to determine ALL my triggers, and to find a balance of meds that does not cause nightmares, resulting in anxiety and poor sleep quality.
Personal comments	I would like to hear from anyone who had nightmares from beta-blockers who switched to another medication that was successful in stopping the problem. If I could lick that and get better sleep, I could live with this condition. You may contact me at: FRGlaser@aol.com. Thank 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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