I agree--a pacemaker doesn't seem like good treatment for me at this time, especially since my heart rate usually goes way up (158bpm) in Afib.

My husband has been in Afib almost constantly since having an ablation in 6-22. There are numerous types of Afib and my husband has an extra half beat every so many beats. He has a pacemaker/defibrillator for the ventricles, takes amiodarone, has had 6 aversions and takes several heart meds including magnesium for the atrial fibrillation . He gets up for breakfast and then watches tv until about 10am. Then he usually sleeps most of the day. I call him to dinner and within an hour after dinner he's asleep. When I go to bed about 10:30 he wakes up and watches movies until about 3am. When he rises too fast he gets light headed from drop in blood pressure. About 6 weeks ago, he passed out 4 times at home and once in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. In the ambulance his BP was 59/39. Needless to say, we have virtually no social life. He sees several docs with cardiology sub specialties. They can't seem to do anything for him. Our next door neighbor has similar problems. He's had 4 ablations with minimal improvement. Last week my hubby's heart spontaneously went back in rhythm for a day and a half, then went out, then went back in for a day and out again since. I wish there was more progress in treating heart issues. I guess it HAS come a long way in my lifetime in some areas--when I was a child heart attack meant death. Afib not only takes a toll on the patient but on their loved ones, as well.