How do you deal with the fatigue from atrial fibrillation?

Slow your heart: With med slow your heart to around 60-70/ min. BP to around 120 systolic. Sometimes the betablocker med makes you feel that way; over correction usually at fault.

As Best You Can...: This is a tough one. Fatigue is a plague in america. Start with the simple things: many patients with afib also have sleep apnea; failure to treat the osa (sleep apnea) renders all other questions moot. Increase your fitness and exercise levels as best you can. Get plenty of sleep.

Fatigue in AF: Maintaining a normal rhythm is usually the best for symptomatic af or keeping heart controlled if in af chronically. The medications used may cause similar side effects. Fatigue is the most common symptom in patients with af. It leads to less activity leading to deconditioning which is perceived as increased fatigue. Other options - different meds, cardioversion, or ablation.