Chocolate induced tachycardia Went a little crazy on some high quality chocolate ice-cream this afternoon and felt so bad I thought I might be in AFIB. Checked a few times and kept running 105-115. Gave in and took some Diltiazem. Still in the 90s but lesson learned. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193132#msg-193132 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:33:42 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193243#msg-193243 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193243#msg-193243 johnnyS AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:53:25 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193240#msg-193240 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193240#msg-193240 Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:22:54 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193238#msg-193238 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193238#msg-193238
I am not preaching to avoid greens by any means, go crazy but don't expect them to make you healthy as you're getting older, unless you're supplementing like 50 pills a day which by the way isn't FDA approved for potency or purity so you'll never know what you're getting and how much of it unless you do periodic blood labs.

Im 43 and I feel like 15 again with no supplements. I don't need studies or date to prove any of it, but if you're curious try and compare something like chicken or calf liver vs any of your green favorite vegetables and you'll see how low they score compared to liver which I eat twice a week.]]> johnnyS AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:02:18 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193235#msg-193235 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193235#msg-193235 susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:44:16 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193234#msg-193234 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193234#msg-193234 Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:43:03 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193233#msg-193233 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193233#msg-193233 susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:35:11 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193232#msg-193232 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193232#msg-193232 Once I understood that most vegetables can’t be absorbed and are void of nutrients"""


That is one of the weirdest statements I have seen. I wonder if Vegitarians have stomach issues, I have a large garden and have eaten lots of veggies all my life and I never have stomach problems, never. I have thyroid and AF problems which I believe to be from my DNA, my mother had AF and my father had thyroid problems.]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:14:04 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193215#msg-193215 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193215#msg-193215
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I realized 3 years ago that for me it was the dairy, sugar, and gluten that were triggering my ectopics and elevated heart rate. I haven’t posted here for awhile and I’m one of those that felt every single premature beat whether pac or pvc, but for the past 3 years it’s been totally fixed.

Once I understood that most vegetables can’t be absorbed and are void of nutrients. Sugars and carbs are also essentially making you depleted of everything and messing up your thyroid as they rob your body of iodine and selenium.

Bravo!!! Agree 100% - my guru is Dr. Chaffee but I also add salmon and skip jack tuna.]]> KingFizzy AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 05 Nov 2023 12:49:40 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193210#msg-193210 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193210#msg-193210
I’ve tried all kinds of supplements and some do work and some don’t or stop all together, but nothing worked like getting rid of sugar and carbs, it’s as if I was reborn and given a new heart, not suggesting anyone does what I did. But I was certain I wouldn’t do an ablation no matter the success rate. In case you wondered my diet consists of salmon, red meat, liver, oysters, eggs and aged cheese, all which are nutrient dense and can never be substituted with any supplement. My cholesterol is lower than it ever was, blood sugar in 60s and blood pressure 100/60. The term bioavailability really hit home once I understood that most vegetables can’t be absorbed and are void of nutrients. Sugars and carbs are also essentially making you depleted of everything and messing up your thyroid as they rob your body of iodine and selenium.]]> johnnyS AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 05 Nov 2023 05:23:44 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193205#msg-193205 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193205#msg-193205 WhyMe AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:20:27 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193203#msg-193203 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193203#msg-193203 KingFizzy AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 05 Nov 2023 00:45:19 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193198#msg-193198 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193198#msg-193198
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Ken
in the evening and 2 or 3 Dove dark chocolates after dinner every day for 50 years with no relationship to afib.

Chocolates affects people in different ways. I for example get an all day headache after eating after dinner chocolate.
I can't say it triggered my afib events, it could have but since I no longer eat chocolate I will never know.]]> colindo AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 04 Nov 2023 20:45:41 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193197#msg-193197 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193197#msg-193197
Jim]]> mjamesone AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 04 Nov 2023 20:22:31 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193187#msg-193187 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193187#msg-193187 Ken AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 03 Nov 2023 18:50:55 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193186#msg-193186 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193186#msg-193186
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I’m sure it didn’t help, and perhaps escalated to you needing two ablations.

What makes you so sure it didn't help? There is no evidence that caffeine causes or promotes afib. In fact, quite the contrary....

https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/coffee-atrial-fibrillation-link
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There are no proven guidelines of the safest amount of caffeine for people with AFib. But according to a review of research on the topic published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, regularly having up to 300 milligrams of caffeine a day should be safe and may even protect against heart arrhythmias.

Studies have found that regular caffeine intake isn’t associated with AFib. One study examined healthy women’s intake of caffeine from coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate. Caffeine wasn’t associated with an increased risk of AFib. The study reported that small to moderate amounts of caffeine could even be helpful.

Other research has shown AFib risk could go down as caffeine consumption goes up. One study found that the risk of AFib decreased with every 300 milligrams of caffeine, or about three cups of coffee, people got per day.
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I have been drinking 1 to 2 cups of caffinated coffee in the morning, one Mountain Dew in the evening and 2 or 3 Dove dark chocolates after dinner every day for 50 years with no relationship to afib.

I’m sure it didn’t help, and perhaps escalated to you needing two ablations.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:34:55 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193183#msg-193183 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193183#msg-193183 Ken AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:11:27 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193176#msg-193176 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193176#msg-193176 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:55:35 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193173#msg-193173 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193173#msg-193173 Pompon AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:20:01 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193167#msg-193167 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193167#msg-193167
Jim]]> mjamesone AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:37:22 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193165#msg-193165 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193165#msg-193165
So food triggers matters to some people.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:53:02 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193162#msg-193162 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193162#msg-193162 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 03:35:14 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193161#msg-193161 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193161#msg-193161
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Carey

I ate one bite of a gluten free chocolate chip cookie and ruined my ablation.

It's not possible to ruin an ablation by eating something. Anything.

That’s no what N’s NP told me . She said I have the genetic disposition to ruin my nsr/get new areas from simply something I ate…she was mentioning my second ablation after 4 months in nsr after the ablation I mistakenly ate a can of anchovies (high sodium) instead of a can of sardines. She told me she could had eaten cans without issue because she didn’t have my genetic disposition.

I speculate she meant I got new pathways outside my monkey cage he created. But if I didn’t eat the salty anchovies or the chocolate, I wouldn’t had ruin my nsr track record after those two ablations…and who knows where my path might had lead.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 03:11:04 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193160#msg-193160 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193160#msg-193160 The Anti-Fib AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 03:07:41 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193159#msg-193159 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193159#msg-193159
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I ate one bite of a gluten free chocolate chip cookie and ruined my ablation.

It's not possible to ruin an ablation by eating something. Anything.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:10:33 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193158#msg-193158 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193158#msg-193158
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susan.d
Obviously I am an isolated case —6 months after my first ablation I decided to taste chocolate—something I was craving since 2004. I ate one bite of a gluten free chocolate chip cookie and ruined my ablation.

There are a number of chemicals in chocolate. In my case, both theobromine and caffeine inhibit sleep for me (no afib connection) and I must eat it by 10 AM to avoid this when I go bed.

I recall from long ago here, some who swore that coffee was an issue with afib later found out that organic coffee was OK and not a trigger. Hence it may have been other chemicals in the non-organic coffee (I don't drink coffee).]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:40:14 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193155#msg-193155 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193155#msg-193155
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Carey
I don't buy the chocolate or caffeine connection. I think it's pure myth.

Obviously I am an isolated case —6 months after my first ablation I decided to taste chocolate—something I was craving since 2004. I ate one bite of a gluten free chocolate chip cookie and ruined my ablation.

I still miss it. I used to walk through Starbucks to get to my pharmacy just to sniff the smell of a cup of hot chocolate.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 01 Nov 2023 22:42:20 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193149#msg-193149 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193149#msg-193149 gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:36:08 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193148#msg-193148 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193148#msg-193148 Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:57:27 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193147#msg-193147 Re: Chocolate induced tachycardia https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,193132,193147#msg-193147
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It might have been the cold. I don't know if there would be sufficient caffeine in the quantity one typically consumes for that to have been the trigger.

In this meta analysis of caffeine and afib, there were only two studies that had statistical significance (meaning the confidence interval did not include 1). One had a higher odds ratio of afib and one lower. Graph: [oup.silverchair-cdn.com]]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:04:42 +0000