I found your comments very informative; I do think that there are "triggers" for A-fib and I have blamed some of them on the list of lifestyle changes that can be made. I gave up caffeine, avoided alcohol, limited chocolate, made certain that I didn't get over-heated or dehydrated and, like you, tried to tone down the stress and anxiety, exercised regularly and took my meds! Well, I had three episodes of A-fib in May about a week apart; one was so distressing I went to the ER where I cardioverted on my own for some unknown reason. I was hooked up to the monitor and the doctor watched as I "flat-lined" for 3.2 seconds and then went back to NSR. Fast forward: I made an appointment with an electrophysiologist to beg for an ablation, but I had a trip to France scheduled before then, so I decided I'd just have to risk it. My husband was injured while on vacation; he broke 3 ribs and had a pneumothorax. After the chest drainage tube was removed, we were forbidden to fly home for at least 2 weeks! We speak no French, we were no longer with our tour group, we had no place to stay and we lost our airfare home--no refunds! The good news is that we had travel insurance and they took very good care of us, covering medical expenses and lodging, plus tickets to home. Now the point of this story: I had to drink regular coffee (no decaf available), I drank an occasional wine, my exercise was walking everywhere in very warm weather to the grocery store, the pharmacy, the hospital and the laundramat, had sleepless nights! I had stress up the whazoo from all the worries about him, where to stay, transportation, medical bills and what was going on at home. And you know what? I never missed a beat! My A-fib was non-existent for the whole 30 days we were there in France. Now I don't know what a "trigger" for me really is?! I met with the electrophysiologist and he suggested I try an anti-arrhythmic first before I have an ablation, which I tend to agree with. He says the triggers are a crapshoot and that there is no predictable way to tell what sets someone off. I find these group chats extremely helpful and I hope my story will give someone else hope and helpful information.