Has anyone here ever had a problem with afib?

It's not to be taken lightly. Afib increases your chances of a strike and heart damage. It's treatable. Go see a cardiologist. Don't delay.

I had a two week bout of it when I was 21. Scared the ever loving crap out of. Luckily I naturally came out of it and never had any issues since. Best advice I got from a doctor about it is to make sure you have a good amount of potassium in your diet or take a supplement. Caffeine and nicotine fight each other and deplete potassium in the body which can cause a fib.

A few in my family have it. Some of them have it where they'll go into AFib but then return to normal rhythm without any intervention. My dad's was chronic and he had to have cardioversion (a lil shock) to get back into rhythm, then that didn't work so they scheduled him for an ablation and have him on medication now. Disclaimer is that he's had heart problems for 20 years now including bypass and STEMIs.

I did, I had a nasty fall that resulted in a broken neck and AFib as a side effect, never had it before. They did a procedure with a probe down my esophagus, it stopped the Afib, but cardiologist said it would likely come back. A few months later, I had surgery at Oschner in NO, they put probes into my heart from both femoral arteries, the alblation was over a year ago and no AFib.

There are several devices that will track to see when you have an incident, an Apple watch will.

I've got it. I would get dizzy spells. I never passed out but came real close a few times. I treat it with meds and a pacemaker. No issues since. Recently saw my cardiologist and was told that the pacemaker battery has about eight and one-half years left. If I live that long then I'll have to have it replaced.

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There are several devices that will track to see when you have an incident, an Apple watch will.

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It can, but I don’t believe it’s very reliable.

My father had AFib, which went undiagnosed for a long time, and took a toll on his health some time in his 70s. Despite what a previous poster suggests, my Dad was in amazing health for a man his age, and had a resting heart rate below 60 well into his 70s.

They ultimately put in a tri-lead pacemaker which helped a lot, until he had a massive stroke at 82. His imagining then showed that he had several mini strokes previously. He spent the next 4-1/2 years of his life in a bed with no use of his left arm or leg. I don’t say this to scare OP, but take it seriously, and be an advocate for your own healthcare. No one else is going to do it for you.

What are signs of again?

Had SVT, went in for ablation. Dr figured out mid-procedure I had AFIB. Had to have another procedure done a month later. Get that shite checked baw

Dang auto correct got me twice, thought I fixed it.

So, what are signs of afib?