Anger is my biggest trigger. Gotta stay calm.

i found your video very interesting and thankyou for your words of wisdom

I was first diagnosed with a caffeine sensitivity. I gave up caffeine. I noticed that alcohol gave me the same symptoms. I basically stopped drinking. Which was no big deal because I was a very light social drinker anyway. Then I was told I had anxiety. Was put on meds for that. I kept telling the Dr's something was not quite right with my heart. I had a stress test and was fine there. They kept telling me it was probably menopause trigger anxiety. 5 years later I had to call an ambulance 3 times and went to the ER twice before the EKG finally caught it while it was happening. I had to wait 6 weeks for my turn with the holter monitor. Wore that for 2 weeks and found out that I had Afib. I was also then sent for a sleep study and I had terrible sleep apnea. PS I never snored. Things are better and managed with medication now. But it was terrifying going for all those years without being heard that it was my heart. I am working to try to lose the tons of weight I gained from being on an anti anxiety med that made me sleep 13 hours a night on the weekends and constantly feel like I was starving. I am hoping the weight loss will help with my Afib. If anyone thinks they have Afib, please be sure to self advocate. It is worth your effort.

My triggers were caffeine and alcohol I gave up alcohol but coffee I’m drinking decaffeinated coffee now I’m getting by I had the shock treatment to get my heart back in rhythm I’m taking a bunch of meds to maintain my heart rhythm blood thinners as well for those you who’s drinking coffee and alcohol please listen to this guy he’s telling the absolute truth afib is no joke .

Being dehydrated. Bending over, like vacuuming the floor of your car or reaching down into a washing machine. Eating fatty food. Bad colds and flu.

Bingo: I own a few of these triggers. In the past my cardioligist claimed it was just coincidental, but from personal experience I knew better.

Very informative. I was just diagnosed and it all seemed to come to light after a surgery. Not quite sure where how severe mine is, but this video has eased my fears a bit. I do need to lose a few pounds, and had very well controlled blood pressure up until the last month or so. Can’t figure that out but, as I said, it’s been a horrible four months, including breaking my femur in half. Other than that, my risk factors are low or nonexistent. Hoping that I can eliminate or minimize this a fib. I am pretty much freaked out by this so I’m trying to learn as much as I can about it. 73 years old and very active on a farm. Female.

Mine is stress..or even extreme sadness like I saw innocent stray puppies poisoned & dying & begging for water. Yes anger too is one.beware

thanks you for the information i havent been dignosed yet but i have copd and on tablets for my heart racing etc and also my brother has it and im only 8 stone in weight and i dont drink or smoke no more and i have celiac diease and other health conditions and i start to go little walks every day and trying afford stress

Anxiety

Biggest trigger for me is sugar, especially over dosing on donuts, cookies, candy etc. When i eat whole foods, mostly plant based, i do much better.

I am 29 and mine is triggered by laying on my left sude, getting uo and down really fast or laying under working on vehicles. I was put in the hospital on a defibrillator and rushed by ambul because of it once. All because I layed on my left side.

I find drinking alkaline water keeps my stomach from getting upset which was something that triggered afib attacks.

I have found certain foods trigger my a-fib. Apples, Pears, Peaches, Mangos, items with high sugar (Excess Fructose) also Lactose... Icees/sulurpee and frozen drinks if consumed too fast. Of course caffeine and tea, except for decaf.

I didn't realize this, but when I had a CAC of 660 I went on Omega3 high dose of 3-4 grams per day. I learned that Europeans were saying they were experiencing A-fib on Omega3. When I recently had Covid I was in A-fib for a week. I decided to stop Omega3 and in a couple of days I was not experiencing any A-fib. I decided to run a 100yds as an elevated heart rate in the 80s, which usually would put me into A-fib didn't happen. In fact I put my heart in the 90s and no A-fib. I did stop alcohol a known trigger. An over the counter decongestant would also put me into A-fib. But I don't know about the Omega3 influence being a factor in either one. All I know is I'm estatic that my A-fib seems to be gone!

Sleep apnea possibly a trigger too?

My primary trigger for Afib is digestion problems, with stomach gas and bloated stomach. The other is sleep apnea. I have celiac disease and by avoiding gluten and gas-producing vegetables and fruits and sleeping in a position that keeps my airway open, I have dramatically reduced the incidence of Afib.

I am a 2 cup of coffee a day person.

Anxiety?

Being shocked out of sleep from a car crash in front of my house did it to me last time. Once getting a sudden stomach virus and running to the bathroom to vomit (sorry). Other 6 times, hard to say.

For me alcohol, especially spirits. One or two glasses of wine ok!

I think stress is a trigger for me.

Too big of a swallow of food, especially when your stomach is already full.

Dehydration will trigger me every time. I try to drink 8 glasses of water a day and avoid caffeine.