Me too. Teetotal since March and no episodes since although been to Greece twice in the meantime. I do tend to drink as much fluid as I can so perhaps that does help? My consultant did say that abstinence was best although the odd drink may be OK but I don’t want to risk it. Last year when my episodes were infrequent I had 2 AF episodes whilst on holiday and was drinking alcohol at the time. Personally if you can live without it I wouldn’t risk it and plan your life around zero alcohol.
I stopped drinking Wines and spirits and that helped me a lot just continued with beer but there is some studies on this. Been without an attack for 5 years and then bang caught pneumonia and now been in AF for 5 weeks so far. Anybody else experienced this ?
It could be all or any of the things listed above, but I'll add another - the stress of being on holiday and out of your usual routine. Holidays are meant to be relaxing, but at times they do come with a bit of worry, just getting to the airport for one thing, then where's your check in. Hopefully once you arrive at your holiday destination and have been there for a few days, know your way around the hotel and resort, well then things start to calm down and stress fade away. Hopefully, that will happen to you very soon.
I don't think it is any of the above. If it was me , I would put it down to the buildup going away, the added stress going through transit with Covid and then too bigger contrast when you finally relax in your accommodation and surrounds. I would have planned some semi-challenging excursions in the first couple of days thus winding down at a slower pace.
It could be the flight. When l go to Spain my ectopics are always worse for a while then settle down, again on my return they play up. Enjoy the sunshine
Take a chill pill: relax on the beach or by the pool, cold drink good book and see if it goes away. I am in Cyprus myself , its not too hot 24 or 25 max, very comfortable.
Heat is a huge trigger for me. Dehydration goes along with heat if you aren’t drinking enough water. Although it is over all a fun adventure, there is always stress with travel. I track my heart rate constantly with my Apple Watch. If I start getting a higher heart rate, I try to take a break and relax until it is more normal for me. Sorry you are experiencing this on your vacation.
Thankfully I only get tired , my heart rate only goes to 110 at it’s worst , I don’t really get any symptoms and I have removed my Apple Watch to avoid it taking over my holiday by checking every 10 mins etc .
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