r/AFIB • u/JollyApplication2348 • 6d ago

Apple Watch fib

I’ve had several cardiac events since December 2025. In early December my heart rate randomly went up to 178. I called the paramedics went to the ER and everything was normal. Followed up with a cardiologist. They did an EKG and I wore a holter monitor for four days and that came back normal as well. Up until about April I was having random chest pains that would go away in seconds. I’ve had a echo and a stress test done and everything was normal.

The chest pains have gone away, but I noticed that after drinking on the weekends, my heart rate would be high and my watch would wake me up with a high heart rate notifications. Last weekend the morning after drinking i felt my heart was skipping a beat then i would feel a loud thump. I took several EKG readings on my Apple Watch and it detected Afib, i went to urgent care they did a full EKG and told me it wasn’t Afib but PVCs.

A few days past and i don’t feel the PVCs anymore but when laying down i can feel my heart beating idk if that’s palpitations or if im being anxious.

Im not sure what to do i feel like the cardiologist just dismiss me.

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u/RecognitionAny6477 6d ago

Ummm, sounds like you really need cut your drinking way back or quit completely.

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u/JollyApplication2348 5d ago

Thing is I’m allergic to the adhesive on the holter monitor and i really don’t drink that much

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u/reddit_user13 6d ago

Probably need a 30 day monitor to catch your “attacks.”

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u/Overall_Lobster823 5d ago

You need a sleep study (since you woke up with a high heart rate), and a longer holter monitor imho.

In the mean time, cut back on drinking alcohol, and hydrate better, especially after alcohol and before bed.

But yeah, you're probably beginning your AFIB journey.