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Iam suffering from health related anxiety from 18 months now and i have ectopics whenever iam suffering from cold. Does anyone have the same? Or anyone give me some guidance. Iam 28 years old.

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Hello SalmanShaik.

Ectopics are fairly common and most of the time aren't serious (that doesn't mean you shouldn't consult a doctor if you are worried). Here's a link to read

nhs.uk/conditions/heart-pal...

Health related anxiety is also pretty common - certainly if you have afib. Been there - got the tee shirt. Most of us can expect ectopic beats from time to time and they don't cause a problem. That's my personal take and how I have found it pans out for me - however we are all different. I can't say just a cold has ever put me in afib or caused a problem although it can for some. Anxiety can be a trigger for afib - it's hard not to stress at the moment I know. Have you researched breathing techniques ? It can really help. Here's a link to get started - however I suggest consulting Dr Google to find out about it and find what works best for you ;-)

anxieties.com/57/panic-step4

Paul

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SalmanShaik in reply toPaulbounce

Thanks for reply paul, i had my Ecg done last year and its completely fine and i met many GPs regarding this and everyone say its due to anxiety and i feel awful ectopics during cold otherwise i hardly feel any

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Paulbounce in reply toSalmanShaik

Great news your ECG was fine Salman - pleased to hear that ;-)

Paul

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SalmanShaik in reply toPaulbounce

Whenever i go to GP i never had ectopics and they laughed and said the anxiety is making your ectopics worse

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Padayn01

Yes, when i have a cold they quadruple for me, my beta blocker does take a bit of the edge of

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

Hey man, iam also in propranolol 20 mg twice per day it reduced my ectopics but i feel ectopics only when iam suffering from cold and it stays more when i think more about it. I felt ectopics for 4-5 hours in a day when iam in cold

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

Yeah when i have a cold i can get them throughout the day, i find sitting for long periods in a chair make them worse

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

I can understand your pain padayn, hope you are not in anxiety

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

Oh and to top it off i suffer with extreme Anxiety

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

Oh god, this anxiety making things worse, iam also having the health related anxiety especially heart related anxiety from past 18 months

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

Do you have AF or just ectopics?

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

I dont know exactly what is AF? If you dont mind can you give me a glimpse of that?

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

AF is a electrical/heart Condition which causes an irregular/fast heart rate

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

No padayn, my heart rate is always inbetween 60-85bpm and in the ecg also my heart rthym is perfect

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So its just the ectopics than that you suffer with?

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

Yes and only whenever i have cold, if not i dont have any ectopics

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

On an average how many ectopics you get in a minute padayn?

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

On a bad day i can get around 100 a day even more

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

100 a day is most common

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

Yeah i know people on here will be thinking 100 is that it? but i cant stand one of them

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

Beacuse i never calculated it but i am calculating on an average more than 1000/ day whenever iam suffering from cold

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

wow that's a lot that's on average 40 an hour, i know you say that a cold makes them worse but anything else you do will trigger them?

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

Did you ever heard about doctor sanjay gupta?

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

Yeah i watch his videos well equated with Dr Sanjay Gupta

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SalmanShaik in reply toPadayn01

Yeah in a video regarding ectopics he said if you are having more than 20000 ectopics per day then you need to consult the doctor. And he also said how the anxiety increases the ectopics

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Padayn01 in reply toSalmanShaik

Yeah totally agree, my Anxiety makes them so bad

Yes, whenever I am ill I have lots more palpitations than usual and often periods of bigeminy or trigeminy

The last two weeks I have been fighting a virus (not sure if it's THAT virus but I have had the symptoms) and ectopics have been off the scale. All calm today though

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Nice to here from you mikee, gives some strength though, i feel like whenever body fighting the virus our heart stress more

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Palpman

I am on Flecainide for complex arrhythmia and ectopics so my GP put me on Sertraline for anxiety and depression 2 months ago.

After about 4 weeks my heart was back to normal with no funny beats. :)

I was however concerned about the QT interval so I had an ECG done that confirmed my suspicion. Flecainide and Sertraline both increase the QT interval so I had to stop one of them......Sertraline.

Since stopping Sertraline I have been having severe flip flops in my chest. My head cold is not helping much either.

This is proof enough for me that my heart problem is due to anxiety only.

Problem is that there are no medications for depression and anxiety that do not increase the QT interval.

I can stop taking Flecainide and continue with Sertraline but I am too afraid to do so and it's not worth the experiment.

Vortioxetine an NHS approved antidepressant is the only drug that can be taken with Flecainide with no contraindications and it does not increase the QT significantly. Problem is that it is too expensive at about £200.00 a month.

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