Ectopic beats almost 25% with much esophagus burn and some nausea.

[Lonelytraveller]

Hi All,

I had a catheter Rf and balloon PVI ablation, both atria, in 2022 and have been pretty much afib free ever since. That said, I have been having PACs immediately after the ablation sometimes going up to 10% for a day or two. I was almost ectopics free for the last 4 months ( my personal record) , however.

For the last 3 days, I have nausea and burning throat/esophagus, and i have an ectopic beat after every 3-4 normal beats, almost 20-25% ectopics in total. And it never stops, making me feel as if my heart remodeled to smth and this is the new norm. I have the feeling that smth in my upper gi is triggering this new event but this is just a speculation. I have some headache and wake up with beats. I do not have a major GI issue other than duodenitis, which is way down. And I take omeprazole for that.

Before, I was given Flecainide as PiP for PACs, tried a few times, sometimes worked sometimes did not. On this curent occasion , i used Flec 2X 100mg for 2 days but it is not working and I still have this much ectopics.

Will try to consult w my EP but I was wondering what y’all think ?

Why so sudden after 4 months of silence and why this much?

And why the burning ? Is it the ectopics causing the burn or vice versa?

Note: My EP previously suggested a second ablation to relieve the PAC burden and that’s what I will follow in the long term, but I really need some ideas on the current episode.

It is always relieving to hear from this group. Thx.

[Heartyhop]

They has to be very annoying… did you change anything in your diet? or look up side effects of anything your taking?

Look up potassium deficiency symptoms, I take blackmores PP-85 twice a day and Cabot health magnesium 3 times a day, has helped a lot with my AF and ectopics…

Chlorine in water sets me off, it’s a known thing….

Getting fresh air during sleep has helped me, I think anyone with AF should never live near a major road, as pollution has a very deteriorating effect on AF.

Look up Barbara O’Neill on water on YouTube, she has other ones on the heart from memory.

Wishing you the best of health 🙏

[Lonelytraveller in reply to Heartyhop]

Thank you Hearthyhop. Heard many things about magnesium and potassium and sure all these life change matters you mention are very important. Did you check with your Dr taking magnesium-potassium supplements besides your arrhythmia medication ?

[Heartyhop in reply to Lonelytraveller]

Magnesium will reduce the effectiveness of the metropolol I take, so slightly increase the dose, Australia has low magnesium soil… so not taking mag is not an option, no doctor will tell you that…and I have 20% faith in doctors, from my experience, I refused the V…. too, if I’d taken it, I’d be dead, ambo said that, the day I was in flutter for 50min, legs up the wall…. Talking to my parents at 6am thinking I was gonsky…

Anyone with AF should get a blood hemaview done, to establish toxin levels and mineral deficiencies, etc, was a big help.