AFIB..do's n don'ts???

@jimadman55
I have found over my 79 years of life that metal health is just as important as physical health. They both play such a critical role in our lives and affect each other drastically.

I do take medications when needed but it very rare. I find that my anxiety and stress goes way down with exercise. Of course you need to check with your doctor before starting any exercise but I found exercise relaxes me, tires me out, and when come home calm.

I do water aerobics 5 days a week and totally enjoy it. We do excercise to music and you can work at whatever level you want to. If I miss a class I can feel the anxiety and stress.

Exercise not for you. Try finding a hobby. Many do this also. Anything that gets your mind on something other than your anxiety, stress, and worry is going to help. I read a lot of non fiction books. I read that FDR would work on his stamp collection daily for about an hour. He was under so much stress in WWII he found it took his mind to a calming state. He also swam in pool and went to hot springs GA.

Have you ever taken Yoga. I did chair yoga for years. I don't anymore because they changed the day/time for the class. But I remember a lot that I learned there. One was the calming breathing. You breath in through your nose deeply and slowly. Then purse your libs and breath out slowly and deeply. Keep doing that until you feel calmer. I should not be done fast as that just causes stress.

I also read a lot. It too brings my mind away from my medical issues and other mental stress and anxiety.

AFIB can be mentally challenging. Finding medications that work for you is a job in itself. And also finding activities that lesson your anxiety and stress is going to help. Anything you would like to do, try doing it. Find something that makes you smile and your anxiety is going to go down.
Good luck!!!

@jc76 tku kindly i am on half a tablet..don't remember the name ATM. No Anxiety

@judaline tku once again for your detailed explanation. Much appreciated. Yes I do daily exercise ..a mix of dance therapy and strength training. 3 dsys a week i also play piano read suduko. Tku

@jc76

Im taking 5mg of elqust 40 mg of solatol 1/2 tablet twice a day

As others have stated - do look for your triggers. They aren’t always obvious: for example, was it the exercise or just getting dehydrated doing exercise? Is it alcohol (switch to 0% - they have some great 0% beers now).
Do get a reliable device to record your Afib episodes so you have a record to show your cardiologist. Kardiamobile is a good one, especially if you (unfortunately) pay for the record keeping feature which gives you a detailed monthly report you can show your doctor to proof how many and how severe the episodes were. This beats verbal reports such as “well, I had a few episodes last month”. Use the device often and use the data.
Do not give up hope. Do push your cardiologist for an ablation - my cardiologist said most ablations fail and he was very reluctant to refer me. But with data in hand I strongly advocated for a referral and he eventually did (2 years too late). I had the ablation one year ago yesterday and have been episode free ever since - I have my life back.