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Afib: What causes an episode? What if I don't notice?
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For all with A-Fib that is related to caffeine use, please note that a lot of cosmetic products, shampoos, etc. often have caffeine. I have a friend who avoided caffeine in her diet but if she had a little in a skin product it would set her off into an A-Fib episode. I did not know that these products have caffeine but some do so it's good to watch the labels.
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@hopeful 33250 and all, I have A-fib and I drink coffee, and I have no reason to say that the caffeine causes an A-fib incident. Some of us sneak by, apparently. My particular case may be virtually unique -- 1) I have no conscious feelings of an irregular heart beat (although EKGs show it every time; 2) after a small stroke 20 months ago (attributable to A-fib), deficient brain performance (mainly muscular mobility) led to therapy for re-teaching my brain to function better and more reliably. Part of that is brain stimulation from a cluster of stimuli -- one of which is caffeine. My consumption of coffee is limited to a cup in the morning and (sometimes) a cup in the evening, nothing like the gallon a day I used to consume at work. From my perspective, my advice to anybody with A-fib or Ventricular-tach should make caffeine consumption a major issue to discuss and regulate with a medical team that includes an electrophysiologist and a neurologist. A few of you -- like me -- might benefit from limited caffeine consumption. Martin