There's been some posts recently about low heart rate occuring at night triggering nocturnal afib. Why not just have some coffee or tea before bedtime for the caffene? What's the downside? https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3610#msg-3610 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:31:57 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3669#msg-3669 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3669#msg-3669 I've tried this but I've never been able to raise my heart rate a large enough amount -even with several cups of strong coffee. (I wear a heart rate monitior so have pretty good evidence). I don't believe caffeine is a trigger for me but also don't believe it raises my heart rate enought for it to be a benefit either. The only thing I've found that stops AF/ectopic activity at night is to get up an walk around. Unfortunately I've not managed to come up with a way of doing this whilst I'm asleep :)

It's certainly an easy experiment to try - it wouldn't surprise me if it helped some AFers.
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James D]]> James D AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 15 Dec 2003 07:23:09 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3641#msg-3641 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3641#msg-3641
Bob G]]> Bob G AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:00:19 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3621#msg-3621 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3621#msg-3621 1. I'd never go to sleep, caffeine has a very strong effect on me, even the amount in 1 cup of tea.
2. Coffee has historically brought on afib with me, within a very few minutes on the last occasion that i drank some of it.
As good as coffee still smells to me, i'm afraid to drink it.
Peggy]]> Peggy AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:48:19 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3610#msg-3610 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,3610,3610#msg-3610 Kelly AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:35:48 +0000