Your doctor is going to be your best advisor on which form of therapy is best for you.
You should be aware that there are two general categories of treatments: rate control--through which sinus rhythm of the heart is restored through pharmaceuticals, electro-cardioversion, and blood thinners--and rate control through which the rate of heart beats are controlled through pharmaceuticals like beta-blockers. [Ratio Atenolol is one such example of a beta blocker.] In this latter therapy, the beta blockers manage the adrenaline to prevent the heart from racing.
Lately the pendulum has been swinging towards rate control, such as beta blockers, rather than trying to force the heart into rhythm control.
A-F responds rather unpredictably to pharmaceuticals which are targeted at rhythm control. Over time, patients undergoing rhythm control are significantly more likely to be back to the hospital time and time again. Also, rhythm-control patients are likely to experience a number of additional side effects compared to those patients on rate control.
And, no, you can't just take your meds for a short time. If you have A-F you will be taking meds for a long time.
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