Hot Tea Triggers afib?

[Marney]

I realize cold drinks can trigger afib. Does Hot tea also trigger afib?

Also do hot showers trigger afib? Your insight is always helpfull and welcome.

Marney.

[kevoreally]

Well doesnt caffeine trigger Afib? I mean hot showers may or may not idk about that one

[Finvola]

Before I started Flecainide, showering always triggered some form of arrhythmia - occasionally AF but more usually straightforward tachycardia. Even the coolest water did it - by then I was conditioned, perhaps.

We installed a shower seat and it was such a transformation!

It would not surprise me if hot tea triggered your AF - two unlikely triggers for me were white spirit (which I used to use in my painting) and going downhill in the car. Weird.

[meadfoot]

A really hot drink has been known to trigger.

[Bagrat]

If we all took evasive action because of each other's triggers life would be very constrained. I am fortunate that hot showers,hot tea, one glass of wine, beer or spirits, cold drinks, fizzy drinks,sleeping on my left side, bending over ( I could go on) do NOT act as triggers for me.

Triggers are many and various but very individual and there will always be some we have in common.

If I had to choose a few I would say dehydration, viral infections ( though this probably linked to dehydration, and large meals.

[GarrBo]

I never realised that cold drinks were a trigger for AF. In fact when mine started 20 years ago I was told that crunching ice cubes between my teeth might help stop them but it didn't. Like Finvola says conditioning probably plays a part. I find a cup of tea very comforting and good for me psychologically and makes me feel calmer.