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Well...that bites. You sound like you're about as on top of it as a person can be, but still deeply anxious. Of course, anxiety can be a nasty trigger of AF due to epinephrine and the sympathetic nervous response. Metoprolol, for one, would/should be able to keep a cap on that, as you are experiencing.
You say 'every protocol'. I gotta ask, 'cuz it's my skeptical nature, so please don't take my questions personally:
Magnesium supplements? They help for some, especially if you're low-ish.
CBT or hypnotherapy, maybe both, for the anxiety?
Being in AF will not help to keep you calm, which enables the feedback loop you're apparently in. Thank goodness you're seeing an EP soon. If he/she succeeds in stemming the incursion of the extra voltages into your left atrium, you'll soon be free of AF and can begin to relax.