This is for “yeb”
I’ve had AFib since 2016 and am now 79 - female. I had ongoing visits with my cardiologist with heart tests and was on a beta blocker Sotolol and blood thinner Xarelto.
I had extreme palpitations twice a month mainly due to stress. At one point I asked to be put on Sertraline to control the stress and it worked but over time the side effects were awful so I went off it. Finally after waiting two years due to our healthcare system I was booked in for a RF ablation March 4th as an outpatient. The surgeon is American and quite talented. He said at my age I have an 85% success rate. There’s a three month “blanking period” after surgery when the heart is healing and I did get some palpitations but nothing debilitating. One month after surgery I’m off the beta blocker but still on the blood thinner seeing how it goes and will get tested with a holter in a couple months. My cardiologist says I no longer have AFib. Keeping my fingers crossed! So bottom line is if you can get an ablation I would recommend it. Take care. xo