Hi iam just wondering if anyone is taking Amitriptyline that suffers with ectopic beats , only my doctor prescribed Amitriptyline to help me sleep, but said I should check with cardiologist when I saw them, but I forgot 🙄 to ask...So iam a bit worried about taking them ...
taking Amitriptyline with ectopic beats - Atrial Fibrillati...
taking Amitriptyline with ectopic beats
How bad are the ectopic beats?
Ive had them everyday for 30 odd years ....some weeks worse than others but haven’t had a decent nights sleep in 5 years ..don’t like taking pills, but I think the lack of sleep doesn’t help fluttering etc
Oh no so sorry to hear that, do you just suffer with ectopics or do you suffer with AF aswell? 30 years is a long time and a decent night sleep for 5 years is just not fair, I know that lack of sleep plays up on the heart you must try and get a good night sleep somehow
Do you know the amount of times I’ve been to Barts over the years , they have just always said there not dangerous what ever iam having,!
Not on any medication but they have given me flecainide if I get them bad , but I haven’t used them
Thank you for you message
What dosage of Amitriptyline were you prescribed. I take 10mg and my EP, GP, sleep specialist and pharmacist have all said that’s a tiny level and won’t impact anything. When used for depression/anxiety the dose is much higher and can be dangerous if you have heart problems. I was prescribed it for postherpetic neuralgia and the sleep specialist recommended staying on it.
I've taken amitriptyline for sleep, 10mgs nightly and also flecainide 50mgs ×2 daily with no side effects. Also had ectopics from anxiety but went back into a regular sleeping pattern (6hrs nightly) and the ectopics slowly tailed off when the sleep improved so maybe worth giving it a try after speaking to your cardio.
You may benefit from taking a magnesium supplement (but not magnesium oxide, and not if you have kidney problems) If they give you diarrhea then take less and change to a different kind. Magnesium citrate is often a good one, or magnesium taurate or glycinate. Keep it up for at least six months. You may see an improvement in your sleep and the quantity of your ectopics.
Is that how long it takes you get the benefit of a magnesium supplement?
Apparently we absorb magnesium slowly, and use it a lot (and get little from a modern diet, because of the way food is grown etc today), so if we are really short, as is likely if we suffer from AF or any of a number of other health problems, it will take time to fully restore our reserves. Magnesium is important in over 300 processes in the body. We need it!
NB The body tries to ensure there is always enough in our blood, so a blood test is not a reliable test of how much we have in total.
I was on amitriptyline in the past (low dose for sleep) so it's on my med record but I had gone off by the time I was dx with AF. My cardiol brings it up periodically and checks if I'm still off, always saying he's glad I am. But he told me recently if I really needed it, he would allow it. Risks vs benefits I suppose, and I'm sure it depends on the dosage as well.
Hi Deary63, yes, it's a tricky one - I was prescribed Amitryptaline over two years ago after developing severe tinnitus which stopped me sleeping. I asked my doc if I should continue on it now I've developed Afib and ectopic beats (good name for a band?!) but she suggested I come off it - don't really know how it affects the condition?