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My comments are not for those who have made dietary changes. But I had severe episodes with only one half cup of coffee. Decaf has some caffeine in it and in the pasty could feel it when drinking one cup. The coffee in the US causes major afib but where I now live, the coffee is pure and with a few sips a day no problem.
My comments are also for those who go to the specialists etc etc and they never even bring up the possibility of being related to caffeine and stimulants. They jump in with their protocols of treatments which as you can read on these posts, often do not work or for only a short time.
I have watched people that had fibromialgia, spelling? and gripe and look for sympathy, and then when the frosted donuts come around, they eat a few. I strongly believe due to my own experiences and watching others that many or most of our health problems are caused by what we throw down the hatch, and many developed after years of abuse, until our bodies scream, STOP, and they run to the doc for a cure of a pill or treatment.
I know people who get SEVERE migraines, but are totally addicted to cups of coffee and sweets and they are more important to them than migraine. It is like a person banging their head with a hammer every day and wanting a cure, when the cure is to put down the hammer. There is a verse in the Bible that reads, there is no curse without a cause. I believe in seeking the cause of the problem and doing what I can to get rid of it.
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You make some really good points; I agree that many of us make "excuses" for our conditions and others who seem to say "what the heck!" it isn't going to make any difference anyway so why try! (Remember all the smokers who used to say "we all have to die of something!" but then when they get COPD or lung cancer or esophageal cancer--whatever smoking is know to contribute to--they fight like heck to be "cured." It is also true that some things are just the luck of the draw, or genetic in origin or age related! A-fib in younger folks seems unpredictable; then we get over 65 and all of a sudden the docs say--'well, it is just an aging disease/condition." I looked at the suspected "causes" for A-fib and really had none of them except age! On the other hand, when I try to negotiate with my doc over decisions on what I am willing to risk, I get the same drug "recommended" dosages and choices determined by big pharma! Shouldn't we have the right as patients to decide what is "worth the risk" and what is "prescibed" based on drug companies and their profit margins? My doc says I must stay on Eliquis 5mg twice daily because that is the appropriate dosage; my brother has A-fib and he has never been on Eliquis, just takes a low dose ASA. I currently have had NSR for several weeks and take a drug for rhythm as well as rate. How much poison do I have to take before I can decide to decrease the dosage; I look at the "side effects" of these meds and they scare me to death! I am beginning to think that I will not die of A-fib issues but due to the damage all these drug combinations will do to me.