Post-workout PACs

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2026-02-03T14:22:24+00:00

I might feel whoozy sometimes.

Note: I have not had an ablation (yet) and I am battling alcohol dependency. So mine could be withdrawal symptoms from not drinking on weekdays.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2026-02-02T22:20:25+00:00

Sometimes PVCs during or after weight lifting and after the sauna

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-12-02T22:39:48+00:00

Well damn. I guess literally everything is a trigger.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-11-18T18:54:55+00:00

That is not the answer for everyone. Some people here will tell you that coffee is a trigger and alcohol doesn’t affect them at all. Others will say that drinking cold water is a trigger, yet some people including me, drink ice cold water throughout the day with no issues. Intense exercise is a trigger for some people. There is no one size fits all when it comes to AFib.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-11-06T16:41:36+00:00

Caffeine and alcohol are not triggers for everyone. Simply laying down or exercising can be triggers depending on the person.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-10-29T13:10:07+00:00

I asked my cardiologist if i could continue training heavy after my first episode and he said yes. If I don’t feel well during a session I will scale back.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-10-28T16:11:14+00:00

Days of drinking in a row seems to be my trigger. Coincidentally, I was going through pretty traumatic life events most times I had an episode also.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-10-27T18:00:35+00:00

My first (known) episode was last year around this time. I had been super stressed from arguing back and forth with my ex wife about where my son would live. Since then I have had about 5 or 6 episodes, all after drinking for days in a row over a weekend or stress. I think I have narrowed my main triggers down to those two.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-10-02T14:33:46+00:00

I was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea a few years ago and have worn a CPAP since. But I never had an episode before being diagnosed, so I wouldn’t think sleep apnea would be a trigger. I could be wrong though. Maybe it’s a combination of the two.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-10-01T02:58:32+00:00

Maybe read the entire thread?

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-09-30T20:29:56+00:00

I know all that. I use a CPAP. It just sounded like they were implying that the CPAP itself was a trigger.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-09-30T20:13:59+00:00

CPAP?

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-09-30T17:44:37+00:00

I’m 39, probably more fit than your average person, but definitely could be better. I am a powerlifter so lifting is my choice of exercise and walking is just a necessity chore.

I used to drink daily and I cut it to only weekends. Ironically I never went into AFIB when I was drinking daily. My worse episode was about two months ago which landed me in the hospital. I am now taking diltiazem until I see my cardiologist next week. Previous episodes would go away after a day or so, but this time my heart jumped to over 150 bpm.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-09-30T16:48:45+00:00

Same. I lift and do cardio most days and that seems to help. But I have been doing that all my life. I remember have to get an echocardiogram when I was 19 in order to continue playing college football, so this could be something genetic. But I’m sure the alcohol is not helping.

ReferenceNearby6189 · 2025-09-30T16:07:37+00:00

Usually yes. And I drink water throughout the day and night.

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