My husbands doc prescribed Eloquist today for afib that was found at his appt on Fri for a pacemaker check. My husband is 79 years young, exercises regularly, has been very fit all his life. Pretty good diet, lots of fresh fruits & veges, not a lot of meat, very little fast food or processed foods. Enjoys 3 cups of coffee throughout the day & 1 beer a day. At his check 6 months ago basically no afib detected. Now in the last 6 months, more detected including a 15 hour period of afib. What are the risks/benefits of this drug. Are there other older drugs that are equally used. Please advise. We see a functional medicine pcp, although the cadiologist that inserted 2 stents almost 2 years ago, the pacemaker was placed 16 months ago, this doc is not really on-board with our concerns regarding prescription meds. Thank you.