I guess if it was a brief one I could have and don't know it. But my heart beats slower than it ever has with the metoprolol and ive had some skipped beats but nothing like what I had that first time.

The link implanted in my chest(outpatient procedure) has a monitor right By the bed and it monitors 24 seven. I was told sometimes you can have a fib and not be aware of it. So this monitors me. If I’m away from home I have a device I carry in my purse, looks like a small small cell phone, and it is to be held to your chest if you think you’re in a fib and it monitors you then. I have had it for a month and no signs yet. The device alerts doctors as well.

Sometimes, apparently you don't know. I wore a monitor before my ablation and it showed 3 episodes, each at least 4+ hours long, of AFIB that I was totally unaware of. I've since had the ablation but am still in the "blanking" phase. My AFIB comes and goes but is nowhere as horrible as before the surgery and I'm trying to be positive that when the scar tissue is fully formed, I won't have episodes anymore. BUT...…..because of those few I had that I wasn't aware of, I will choose to stay on the Xarelto for the protection it offers. Aside from a bit of dizziness when I began the Xarelto 7 months ago, I don't have any horrible side effects. I DO have some other medical issues and live with chronic pain from psoriatic arthritis.....so maybe I'm just unaware of Xarelto side effects? What side effects are you having that make you so adamant that you won't go back on it? You've got me a bit concerned now.