Hello
In my mid 60s I went through the halter monitoring. My stress
Was little higher then.
Drank a lot of diet Coke
Iced coffee. Boy, that,
Tipped it all off. Had
A A fib attack.
I was certainly, fearful then.
Came out of it In, 26hrs.
Changed my lifestyle.
Completely, off soda,
Drink half half coffee.
The acids are the hard
Ones. Tomatoes, garlic
Onion. And, rich foods.
Walking is the key also.
And, good medical
Supervision.
Cardiology.

You can do this. It is
Just a curve in our
Living.
And, yes a glass of
Wine goes good with
Dinner .
I don't care to eat a full
Meal in evening.
That too is hard on me.
This is all my
Opinion and, I
Wish you well. Success101

You are me one year ago. I gave up all alcohol except for one glass of wine with dinner about once a month. I found that dehydration, too much salt, soda, high altitude, and stimulating social situations such as a dinner with a lot of people can cause Afib in me. I almost always get it in the evening when I’m tired. Had Afib once every 2 weeks or so throughout the year. Didn’t last long, maybe 5-30 minutes each time, but was very concerning to me. After a year of trying to reduce and manage this, last week I gave in and have started Losartan (for blood pressure) and Eliquis (blood thinner). When the doctor said “we can replace blood but we can’t replace brain cells”, when my friend told me not to end up like her father who lived 10 awful years after and stroke, and when I learned of another friend who was thin and very physically fit who takes the same med, I decided to give it a go. I actually am feeling some relief now that I’ve started. Will reassess in a few months and take it from there. Lose weight, exercise, eat healthy, reduce stress, hydrate.

I wanted to avoid Eliquis (blood thinner), but there is such a risk of stroke with afib it isn't worth the gamble, in my opinion. When I was hospitalized in advanced heart failure at the Mayo Clinic, when they looked at my heart internally with that little camera machine, I had two blood clots lodged in the heart which were stuck. It was the grace of God they weren't released causing a stoke etc. Its' a mystery, just wasn't my time to leave, not done yet. I'm one of those who will do just about everything to avoid meds. But at 71, I've had to surrender and be grateful that there are so many amazing meds for us. I kept the choc and gave up the wine and coffee. Your tastes change and you can explore the more subtle taste of herb teas. And it's okay to sniff coffee. Salt is a biggie, cut way back. Make your own food.