Can a cardioversion stop ectopic beats does anybody know?

[Gwersey]

Ectopics after endoscopy.

[pottypete1]

Sorry but I don’t think so.

I have had numerous cardioversions ans still get Ectopics.

On a positive note whilst very unpleasant they are benign.

Pete

[Gwersey in reply to pottypete1]

Thank you. I know they are not life-threatening but they make me feel so unwell and unable to sleep. I was rid of them for 5 months but they returned the day after I had an endoscopy.

[pottypete1 in reply to Gwersey]

Yes you are right they make me nauseas and also make me nervous that my AF has returned.

It really helps to try and put it out of your mind. Also when you get Ectopics try taking long, slow, deep breaths. I also find that raising my heart rate by walking as fast as my breathlessness will allow does not allow the extra beats to find their way in. Equally missed beats are less noticeable.

Hope this helps

Pete

[Angie06 in reply to Gwersey]

I started having regular ectopics after an LAA device fitted in March, but started taking magnesium and taurine after advice on here and I've just had 4days without any so I know it's early days but it's the longest I've gone and hoping it lasts!

[Gwersey in reply to Angie06]

Thank for replying. I tried magnesium and it wrecked my stomach. I've been using spray for a while. As I said, the ectopics have come back after an endoscopy last week. I find them really distressing and debillitating mentally and physically.

[Angie06 in reply to Gwersey]

Sorry to hear about the magnesium, I've been taking it for a few months now but it wasn't until I started on the taurine that the ectopics stopped so fingers crossed.

[Gwersey in reply to Angie06]

Is taurine the same as taurate?

[Angie06 in reply to Gwersey]

Taurate is derived from Taurine which is also used in energy drinks. Maybe it kicks your heartbeats into a better rhythm!

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I’m guessing that, whether or not cardioversion would stop the ectopics, doctors would be unlikely to undertake it, as they would hold that the risk of the procedure isn’t warranted (since ectopics are held to be harmless).

For me, ectopics tend to occur before and after afib, but when I pointed this out to a GP he insisted that the two are two separate things. I remain unconvinced that the two are unrelated. And ectopics can be very annoying.

[Jhcoop55]

Not likely. Suggest doing a search in this site for ectopics and there will be a number of potential solutions for ectopics. Also google Dr Sanjay Gupta videos on the topic which are all helpful

[Gwersey in reply to Jhcoop55]

Have already done the search and am familiar with Sanjay's videos. Done the breathing exercises, tried magnesium etc. The question I asked re. cardioversion was the "clutching at straws" sort of question.

[daved525]

My EP doesn't like ectopics---thinks they can lead to AF. He told me to take flecainide (& diltiazem) when I was having them frequently. That calmed things down although I don't like taking those meds. Haven't needed to take them since 3rd (hopefully last?) ablation...

[Gwersey in reply to daved525]

And I hope it stays that way for you. But it was Flecanide that caused my ectopics last year. It's known to cause other arrythmias in some people.

[Polski]

Some forms of magnesium are less easily tolerated than others. Magnesium oxide is dreadful. Very little is absorbed. Magnesium citrate is better, but always start with a minimum dose and take it with food. If you get diarrhea that will cause you to lose the magnesium along with other vital elecrolytes which your heart needs, so take less until your stomach is OK all the time. Magnesium taurate is much better, and a good one (Cardiovascular) is available relatively cheaply from iHerb in the UK currently. The heart benefits from the taurine as well as from the magnesium, so this may help in more ways than one.

[Gwersey in reply to Polski]

Ok maybe I'll try again with magnesium but this will be the third time as I bought both citrate and taurate from Amazon at different times. I now use a magnesium oil spray but have to say it's been of no benefit whatsoever with this bout of ectopics. Thank you for replying.

[Polski in reply to Gwersey]

Our bodies can be very slow to absorb magnesium, so it is never going to be an instant solution, but over several months you should see a difference in your health. I found I slept better . . . The first thing my doctor told me was that people with AF are short of magnesium . . .

[Gwersey in reply to Polski]

I've just checked out the website for iHerb but can only find the American one where all the prices are in dollars.

[Polski in reply to Gwersey]

On my computer, next to the words iHerb on the .com website, is the option to change currencies etc.