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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.

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Thank you to you and success101; I appreciate the information & encouragement. Have a good holiday!

...AND avoid stimulants such as caffeine containing drinks like coffee, tea, sweets, coke, chocolate, standard dental freezing, cold remedies that contain stimulants, cigarette smoke, alcohol and as you say...stress. Key for me was pushing my heart; exercise! Not strolling but walking to build up a sweat....or running gently if one can. Not me anymore. So walking on my treadmill it is.