I also think my aFib is stomach related.

Hi all. I'm Jenny. I live in Los Angeles. I'm 49. My first bouts of A Fib where immediately after I 1.) quit caffeine for my blood pressure and 2.) went on Hydrochlrorthiazide. I had three bouts, brief, thought they were a drug reaction between the diuretic and a muscle relaxant, Soma, I take from time to time for my neck (car accident in 1991). Then, I had two severe bouts to days apart and, in a panic, went to the ER. By the time I got there, my heart had converted, they said it may be a reaction to the diuretic and they sent me home. I made a pact with the Universe to get healthier, cleaned up my nurtritional act, lost 50 pounds and was just fine on the Amlodipine they put me on after the ER. The diuretic had messed up my kidney levels a bit, so I was eating a super clean kidney diet and my kidneys got better. During the holidays, my diet got worse (doesn't it always) and even though I didn't gain any weight (I'm a type 2 diabetic who's practically kicked it, through diet/nutrition), small bouts of A Fib started to kick in, followed by a huge episode with rapid heart rate that put me in the ICU for three days, staring December 26. They wanted to ablate, I said no. They wanted to electro-convert, I said no. They sent me home with three meds: Metroplol, Valsartan and Hydralazine. The combination was almost as bad as the AFib, so my new cardio, whom I adore, switched me to Tribenzor, which made me feel great, but four days later, the A Fib came back...twice in two days. Turns out Tribenzor has Hydrochlrorthiazide. So, now, as I'm waiting for a new medication, I start thinking about some things and reading studies online. One, is the gut connection...which seems like an absolute possibility. The A Fib seems to always happen when I've overeaten, One is the diuretic connection...which absolutely seems real. The third is caffeine. I've read it helps prevent A Fib. Should I start drinking tea again? Could my new bouts of A Fib be related to a mid back injury I suffered in a freeway accident in October? And should I take CoQ10? These are the things on my mind, as I wait for my new meds. I'm SO sorry that all of you are going through this too and I'm thankful for this discussion thread. Huge prayers and love to all of you.

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