Etopic beats

[jayday33]

hi I'm 36 male . Suffer from anxiety and depression. I went to Dr to day told how I feel and what's going on he told me I might be suffering from eutopic beats now I'm worried more . I do smoke lightly 3 aday . I get them more when trying to relax by laying down .

[OakTreeBlossom]

Hi, I wanted to respond to you but know very little about ectopic beats. I know they can be linked to stress (and not necessarily your smoking, although that obviously puts your heart under strain) but I also know that alcohol and too much cheese or chocolate can also produce them. I'm sure yours are linked to stress but maybe altering your diet would help a little too?

I want to reassure you that ectopic beats are not heart attacks or conditions, they are your body's response to stress and mean you have a little hiccup in your heart beat. I have an irregular heart rhythm that was discovered when I was pregnant, it has no bearing on this conversation other than to assure you that the heart can cope with an irregular rhythm and have no side effects. Your 'hiccups' may hurt, like my irregular beat won't, but don't stop there..... Is the GP confirming this with tests? Or just threw that out there for you to deal with?!