7 Ways to Stop an AFib Attack

Assuming you aren't having a life-threatening AFib attack, this video shares the 7 most common ways to stop an AFib episode...Enjoy!

[ASpectacular]

AFib is a BEAST of a condition! Just horrible. :(

[skyes]

My husband just fixed a 36 hour episode by exercise - getting on the rower…. After five minutes or less he said he felt a pop and his rhythm was back to normal. Thank you so much for this video. Very grateful.

[markbyars]

Tried your exercise method and it worked perfectly. I was at 120 on the high end and a couple of games of pickelball reset me to normal sinus rhythm. Was scolded by my doctor for trying this and was told it was bullshit, but results don’t lie. Thanks so much.

[mikeymeteor]

This is great advice for those new to afib and a great reminder for the rest of us.

[rajcherian]

one of the best advice, thank you. no repeating, to the point, great presentation. some of the presentation on you tube from others I keep fast forwarding as the are boring. but this was great to the point and therefore i took the time to write this comment

[easternfingers]

What A Decent, Polite And Friendly Doctor . In His Whole Speech He Skips All The Nagetivity And Disappointing Things And That Is The Beauty To Courage People Not Scared Them.
Thank You And Salute To You Sir.
God Bless
Regards

[leotakleewein]

Exercise interesting. I have noticed my a fib starts when I am worrying about things. Therefore, if I can walk that changes my focus. I believe that a fib is caused by emotions which is a heart issue. therefore, for me stop the worry and go for a walk.

[sandynz]

Thankyou!! This is some of the best practical and understandable advice I've ever heard.
I swear, everytime ive gone to ED for cardio version, a dr will give me different and conflicting advice from the dr id seen last time.
My gp has told me '" dont drive to the hospital" . Then last time i was there a Dr. Told me " yes, you can drive over!!. (half an hour drive)
I can't believe how many times an ambulance officer has said " you know a lot of people walk around in AF all the time!?" like, ok? What are you telling me here?? My Cardiologist told me, that if my
"Stat 200 mg FLECAINIDE doesn't work, to go to ED, for Cardioversion"!
When i first went they said they wouldn't send people home in AF.
Then another time they gave me a litre of iv fluids and after a few hours said, "so we will let you go home now". wtf?.
I said " um, im still IN AF, and i haven't had any treatment except been hydrated". ' very young House Surgeon said, "well we cant Cardio vert you because we dont know how long you have been in AF" I said "i told you exactly what time it started, it was 12 hours ago, so there is still 36 hours left that you can give me electro Cardio version".
He said " we cant be sure you haven't been in it longer".
lol!! We KNOW exactly when we go into dont we guys! That wierd as feeling just goes " HEY" !! im back!
You check your pulse, and you confirm it.
yes, over the about 8 years I've had it, SO MUCH conflicting advice.
This is all GREAT ADVICE.
Thankyou

[SwedePotato]

I’m a 36 year old mom of a 3 year old with extensive family history of heart diseases. I don’t know how it originally happened but my doctor said it was from either COVID or birth control or an abscessed molar I had, but I came down with acute myocarditis. Since I’m younger I was sent home from the ER 4 times being told it was anxiety, indigestion or in my mind. I spent 9 days at home in unbelievable pain and constant painful afib to the point where I couldn’t breathe and it felt like I had something blocking my airway. My ekgs at hospital all only ever showed borderline abnormalities but when I was home my Samsung health watch was constantly beeping telling me afib was detected and my pulse never went below 110 for those 9 days. Maybe because I’m on Medicaid but I couldn’t get anyone to take me seriously. I appreciate this video… I still have serious painful afib flare ups regularly especially while laying down or sleeping. I wake up gasping for air. I don’t know why or what I need to do from here. I wish regular, consistent quality healthcare wasn’t so hard to access.
Yes! Also agree about the exercise. It’s ALWAYS the worst when I’m sitting, relaxing, sleeping or laying down. I would even just do quick laps around my house and it would help.

[davidnorman]

I find the Valsava Manoeuvre helpful: I take a deep breath, hold my nose and try to press the air out as if I'm trying to make my ears pop due to a change in altitude. Works well for me.

[bretwilliams]

I’m 39 at 5’7 @ 165lbs. I was diagnosed with AFIB about 2 years ago. I had an episode last night around 9pm and it lasted all night. At 10am I went to Walgreens and bought Magnesium Glycinate 240mg (2 tablets) for less than $20 and within less than 5mins my AFIB went away. THANK YOU JESUS 🙏🏽. This is my first time ever taking magnesium glycinate, hopefully this is the answer to my AFIB.

[dannylaw]

Nice informative clip. thanks for giving me some hope. I'm going to go try a few of these now.

[annagregory]

the most measured and informative advice I've heard. thanks so much. I have tried all of these (including cardioversion and an ablation) at different times with success.
I'm getting your book asap. :)

[constantintraicos]

This is the best advise I have heard. Thank you

[tubecoatue]

I've seen what appears to be the elimination of my AFIB with conscious attention to my hydration levels and electrolyte consumption.

[subymtdan]

Very Informative. I found hydration is the key for me to never have another a fib attack.

[unwoke]

Ons Finally, a well-mannered Doctor! My hospital dr was rude, kept interrupting and clearly had an issue with men, perhaps older men? Book-learned but green broke, she insisted that I couldn't know when I had afib. What she didn't know, was that a horse medical attendant took my pulse a few times prior to my 12 strokes, and found my heart beat erratic. He was trained by a physician to test the hearts of horses during some of the world's renowned endurance horse treks. He worked on three continents and was trusted by the elite. He was worried about my heart rhythm and advised me to see a doctor. That was in 2004.

I could feel when my heart "ground rocks" in my chest, I felt uneasy when my blood pump became afib-ish. So my young doctor will know better in thirty years maybe, once she has experienced it in her own body. Until then, she made me very wary of doctors, and then the bad bedside manners of my anonymous, brusque cardiologist didn't serve to improve matters. I am alive, 4 years later, with the same heart, being fed warfarin daily as anticoagulant, NOT TO THIN BLOOD, and especially the benefits of my 3 months of strict carnivore diet.

Blood glucose went down from high 18's to average 5.5 - within the first week. No more chest gallops, no more queasiness, no more cold, sweaty fingers. No more RLS at night, no more bathroom visits every 15-20 minutes. Just woke from ten hours of beautiful, deep sleep. My life turned around with carnivore. Afib, unstable angina, and seven train smashes with my heart. Teams of doctors argue ad nauseum about the diagnosis. Many say it were heart attacks, while the chief doctor denies it. He did diagnose me with a much enlarged heart and CHF.

So, I once had an NDE, during my first stroke and then diagnosed heart attack. We don't really die. When the ghost leaves for a better place, the machine stops.

I had slight afib 3 or 4 times since carnivore started late Nov 2023, not several times a week as in the past.

I refuse to go for an angiogram, I refuse to get a stent. People died because of those. We have medical professional friends agreeing with that.

So, one day, my spirit will migrate to the very real and true Heaven, for the second and final time. Then, only then, that little temperamental *itch can have my body to dissect. As she's really pathologist material, a place where she can't inflict further harm.

We don't have qualified medical specialists available; vote for pro-socialist parties and you will soon lose yours. Thirty years ago, my country was at the forefront of medical science.

I avoid caffeine and ONLY drink water and carb-fee soda. (I was Vegan and very unhealthy until a few years ago.)

There is no QUICK treatment for state medical health. It's both free and also nonexistent.

[tompeterson]

Great info, I once stopped my AFib with holy water at the hospital! No kidding!

[cybergal]

very very useful video! I bought your book this Summer after my 2nd very scary attack that sent me to the ER! I appreciate all the good information .. waiting for the appointment for an ablasion!

[David_]

Outstanding! I got a fib after appendectomy. Dr. was pushing for electrical cardioversion. I scored 1 point on CHA2DS2 VASc (for my age). I seldom notice anything so I'm going to employ some of his 7 suggestions whenever I feel a bit short of breath and also exercise a bit more.