AFibbers Database: Nell J

Name	Nell J
Location	Manassas, VA, USA
Age	56
Diagnosed condition	atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	1
Frequency of episodes	>3 per week
Duration of episodes	>1 hour <12 hours
Event preceding first AF	unknown
General health	smoker, general health good
Current state	recently diagnosed, under doctors care, trying to determine course of action
Triggers	spicey foods, stress, lack of rest, laying on left side
Current medications/side effects	cardazem toprol SR These medications make me extremely sleepy which affects my ability to drive and to work.
Past medications/side effects	none
History of surgery	none
Future plans	To learn all I can about the condition and pay close attention to the dos an don'ts of my own body
Personal comments	My condition went from very occasionally to every other day almost overnight. The medications seem to make me more uncomfortable than waiting out an episode. Once the Dr has finished all his tests, I will try to determine how to keep the episodes at a minimum and stay away from the drugs.
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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