Hi, I also had problems with rivaoxaban, so glad to be off that one
Hello Mike and welcome to our forum!
Sounds like you are coping well. You know your triggers and what to avoid.
Must say that I agree with the noise level in cinemas......must be an age thing ! Went recently for the first time in many years and the noise nearly knocked me out....had to stuff tissues in my ears. Ditto any music concerts as well.
A large drink or meal is also a ' no no ' .
I also , like many of us, find stress be it ' good or bad stress a frequent culprit.
Hi Mike, welcome I had similar experiences at 57, pushing myself up steep hills running & cycling and 80m sprints - as you say crazy but at the time it seemed fun and probably beneficial.
Cold ginger beer also triggered my last episode 3 years ago and work/social stress. I would say you have Vagally mediated PAF i.e. the Vagus Nerve needs calming by lifestyle and diet (e.g. reduce gluten) changes and you may wish to look at supplements Mg & CoQ10. The medics have given me just Flecainide as I have a 55 pulse and 117/70 BP make any accompanying drugs not advisable - no other co-morbidities i.e. Lone PAF.
The good news is if you have a similar situation you may not loose AF but you can dampen it down so you don't have episodes and the drugs have only marginal side effects..fingers crossed. I can't say it has been easy as the last 3 years ha been hard work researching and visiting Alternative Practitioners as well as the usual cardiologist and EP. I am really enjoying the new life AF 'forced' on me, good luck!
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