@susieq1957 Okay, thanks for that. Well.....................................................the way I look at it, and this is strictly from an objective viewpoint as an observer (yes, I was miserable when in AF, and it was getting noticeably worse and more frequent, so.....been there!), the way you describe its frequency suggests to me that you are in a good place...IF...you must be a an arrhythmia patient. My reasoning is that you are apparently in the early stage where it can be managed the most easily. It is in the 'paroxysmal' stage that the least amount of substrate changes have taken place and you probably have only one, at most two, foci where the spurious signals are entering your affected left atrium. This is the easiest to locate and then to ablate. If you are a candidate for ablation (and you feel you might have one after learning a lot about the procedure), then you have some time to figure it all out, to find a good EP, and to get in line. Ideally, not many months from now, but soon enough that you are easily ablated.....AND...that the EP can get your heart to act up when you are unconscious. They challenge the heart at first to get it to move into arrhythmia, and this points out the foci. Then, when they think they're about done, they challenge the heart again (usually with isoproterenol), to see if it has tricked them. If it stands the challenge, then you're wheeled out and on your way in a few hours. I had two (first one didn't work).

So, I'm guessing you're quite symptomatic, or at least sufficiently aware that it bothers you with anxiety and restlessness. I had all that in spades. If/when it all becomes too much, is happening more frequently, and you can call for an ablation inside of three-six weeks, that would be best. Right now, with such short runs and not that often, you are probably quite okay on meds. Depends on your emotions and on your state of arousal. If it really bothers you, then you need more meds or to get in line for an ablation. My opinion, of course.