Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Chocolate is a trigger because it contains caffeine.... Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 There are times when chocolate doesn't bring on a-fib for me, but other times when it does. I have to put it on my trigger list. > > Chocolate is a trigger because it contains caffeine.... > > > I'm not sure it's just down to the caffeine. Chocolate does not > contain that much caffeine. > > I can tolerate a cup of filter coffee without particular problems. > However I recently started on dark chocolate again having stabilised > by AF on Sotalol, and the longer periods of AF started again. They > stopped once I stopped the chocolate (groan!). This has happened > before but I thought I could get away with it this time. The > caffeine content of amount I was eating was equivalent to less than > a quarter of a cup of coffee. > > Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 There are times when chocolate doesn't bring on a-fib for me, but other times when it does. I have to put it on my trigger list. > > Chocolate is a trigger because it contains caffeine.... > > > I'm not sure it's just down to the caffeine. Chocolate does not > contain that much caffeine. > > I can tolerate a cup of filter coffee without particular problems. > However I recently started on dark chocolate again having stabilised > by AF on Sotalol, and the longer periods of AF started again. They > stopped once I stopped the chocolate (groan!). This has happened > before but I thought I could get away with it this time. The > caffeine content of amount I was eating was equivalent to less than > a quarter of a cup of coffee. > > Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 > > Chocolate is a trigger because it contains caffeine.... > > > I'm not sure it's just down to the caffeine. Chocolate does not > contain that much caffeine. > Someone posted awhile back that there is some other stimulant in chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 If they could take that substance out, we could all have a chocolate party. > > > Chocolate is a trigger because it contains caffeine.... > > > > > I'm not sure it's just down to the caffeine. Chocolate does not > > contain that much caffeine. > > > > > Someone posted awhile back that there is some other stimulant in > chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 > If they could take that substance out, we could all have a chocolate > party. Imagine that someday there is an easy, permanent fix for afib. I expect this group to meet, even if only online, for a giant party with chocolate, ice cream, coffee :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 > If they could take that substance out, we could all have a chocolate > party. Imagine that someday there is an easy, permanent fix for afib. I expect this group to meet, even if only online, for a giant party with chocolate, ice cream, coffee :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Dare we dream? > > If they could take that substance out, we could all have a > chocolate > > party. > > Imagine that someday there is an easy, permanent fix for afib. I > expect this group to meet, even if only online, for a giant party > with chocolate, ice cream, coffee :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Does anyone in here know what that substance is? > In a message dated 8/7/2004 11:40:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > sellmak@o... writes: > > > > Someone posted awhile back that there is some other stimulant in > > > chocolate. > > > > > > > > > > I read a while ago that there is suspicion that there might even be another > stimulant in coffee. This would explain why so many afibbers can't even drink > decaf. > in afib in Seattle > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Does anyone in here know what that substance is? > In a message dated 8/7/2004 11:40:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > sellmak@o... writes: > > > > Someone posted awhile back that there is some other stimulant in > > > chocolate. > > > > > > > > > > I read a while ago that there is suspicion that there might even be another > stimulant in coffee. This would explain why so many afibbers can't even drink > decaf. > in afib in Seattle > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 I found this article about other substances in chocolate- http://panicdisorder.about.com/cs/shfitness/a/chocolate.htm > > In a message dated 8/7/2004 11:40:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > sellmak@o... writes: > > > > > > > Someone posted awhile back that there is some other stimulant in > > > > chocolate. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I read a while ago that there is suspicion that there might even be > another > > stimulant in coffee. This would explain why so many afibbers can't > even drink > > decaf. > > in afib in Seattle > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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