I've had Paroxysmal AF since I was 22. I've been cardioverted a handful of times, other times I've been able to kick out of it on my own.
They tried a "pill in the pocket" approach to cardioversion the last time I was in. It kicked me down to 5 beats per minute. Nothing makes you feel like you might be dying than more than 10 seconds between heart beats.
I've found physically, it isn't all that bad. Mentally, it has been awful.
I can't imagine having it all the time. I just hope mine doesn't get worse. Otherwise I will be quite eager to get a catheter ablation, although those sound hit or miss depending on who performs them.
Have you looked into magnesium or potassium supplementation at all? The doctors at the AF clinic here will poo-poo it, but there has been some fascinating research in that department. Basically 0 risk to try, besides a few $.
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