Steve,
I would really like to know more about your diet on a daily basis, before I assist with my opinion. I would also like to know which one of your doctors told you to stop drinking. Was it your cardiologist? I'm thinking it must have been a previous doctor. How long has it been since you quit drinking and how much did you drink per day? Anything else you could share about yourself would be appreciated.
I will give you one opinion, and you can take it for what it's worth. I think you need another doctor, specifically an electrophysiologist. A doctor who puts you on amiodarone and digoxin needs to have his head examined, even though you said he took you off of digoxin. I've never heard of Coreg, so do you know what type of drug it is? Amiodarone and digoxin would have been last resorts for my EP. I even mentioned digoxin, before finding this site, and she said absolutely not.
I hope I don't come across as harsh, but doctors who haphazardly treat someone with so many meds, and dangerouse ones at that, frustrate me and make me feel very bad for the recipient.
I hope you're doing better, Steve. I'm 57, and consider myself mixed and having flutter and AF, but predominantly flutter. I've extensively changed my diet, and don't know if I have any triggers. I am currently using a doctor in CA, (I live in WA state), as he is having a battery of tests done, more on the molecular level. I meet with him again in Oct. to go over my results, then I will begin amino acid therapy with their cofactors, vitamins and minerals. I began researching, along with my wife, back in Feb. 03, and have come to the conclusion that the only way we will heal ourselves is through dietary changes, and supplementation, to get the body's stores back up to normal. I found through common sense, that we must work from the beginning of what the body is made of, to make it work and run properly. The body is made of water, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids. It's that simple. What one puts into their body, is what they get out of it. I think your liver is a big part of your problem, but once you give me more to go on, I'll tell you what I think, and then you can make up your own mind. I am currently on flecainide, and want and plan, to get off of it, as it's not good either. My problems more stemmed from digestion problems, though I had occasional drinks. No more.
There are a few Steves here, so I don't know how new you are, but I would highly recommend that you get a copy of Han's book, and begin there, as well as, read past posts.
I hope I can help you.
Richard