anyone had Ectpics be calm for nearly a yr to only have them return? Do they ever go away for good?
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Return of Ectpics
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Still waiting for the day they go away
What's the longest yours have been absent?
1 day at most
How long have you had them 4
Since June every day since than, had abalation 13 months ago for AF
me 5 yrs for me i fear af wouldn't know what it is but a soon as i feel them i freak. Since Dec last yr ive been ok and lost 2 days in so scared they will come back as they were
Is it just ectopics you suffer with? Have you ever had any AF? Have you had a 7 day holter monitor fitted? My guess if you have them for 5 years your cardiologist will not do much about them as they see them as harmless
Yup. Many holyers and they feel like death yet everyone says keep living ignore them
Did magnesium ever help you?
How many do you get a day roughly? Does any exercise help?
Was ok for months bit feel them 4 5 times a day from throat chest anywhere
Sorry did you say 4 to 5 times a day? or 45 times a day, that is a low number of ectopics to have mine can go to a few hundred a day
I feel them now 4 to 5 , in 2016 17 was horrific and i fear being like that again.
How bad where they in 2016,2017? Have you tried Magnesium? i find drinking coconut water and eating watermelon helps
Big hard thumps ptsd talking about it
The anxiety around ectopics dont help either have you tried breathing exercises?
I have i think but they dont make them.stop.. do you get scared
Yes they are horrible especially when you get 2 or 3 in a row horrible
Do you follow a diet how do you cope
Yes a strict diet of very little carbs, no take away no fizzy drinks no alcohol, and do 15 hours fast from last meal to first meal the next day
That didn't sound good the carbs and fasting past. 9 ate freely this past yr was ok now i m scared there back
Bread seems to play up my ectopics and fasting is good espically people with AF as it does not put pressure on the stomach to irritate the heart
I've been eating alot of bread lately
Try going Gluten Free bread
So they may come and go or be around forever we just have to live with it??
I’m afraid so some people on here said they have gone as quickly as they come I think the most important thing you can do is find your triggers and avoid them for me a good night sleep is very important
I never know as b I've had them 5 years and wouldn't know triggers
i was ok for 6 mths until of late
Did you not have any in 6 months?
Very minimal first time in 5 years now i felt then again.. i was eating whatever i wanted in that time
Hello there, I still experience ectopics especially when I bend or when I take a deep breath. I had my ablation almost 2 years ago.
Hi. Yes I have. I’ve had them go away for years then come back with a vengeance, hang around again for months, then go away again without any known trigger. Of course I’d have the odd skip here and there during the “quiet “ years.
Back with vengeance 😱😱😱
Yes I had mine really badly every day for about a year- the ectopics were constant and made me really anxious at first, especially as they were especially bad at night and after eating- so I do sympathise with you. Mine eventually improved and although I get occasional bursts, I haven't had it anywhere near as badly for about 2 years now so there is hope! I take Magnesium every day as I do think it helps. I also avoid really big meals as I think it irritates the vagus nerve, which brings on ectopics. Good luck- I'm sure yours will settle down eventually and may not ever return as badly.
Magnesuim still helping,? Mine are back
I'm so sorry to hear yours are back. Like you I was in a total panic when I first had them- it ruined my life with the anxiety, though I felt better when I had all the tests and was reassured they weren't life-threatening. Apart from occasional days I've been clear of them for a long time so I really do hope yours go off too. I still take Magnesium a few times a week- don't know if it helps but I won't take any chances! Also really important to eat little and often- rather than big meals- I think that's more important than what you eat. And of course controlling anxiety- but of couse that's a lot easier said than done! Good luck. Remeber you're not alone with it.
How did yours stop?? X
Had them continuously for almost a year but gradually they got less and eventually went off. I was taking the magnesium every day and eating smaller amounts, which I think maybe helped but in the end I've no idea why they suddenly started or why they stopped! I do still have a few ectopics on and off but nowhere near as strong as before. Just hoping they never conme back- and I really do hope yours improve too. x
We're yours Forceful? How can we have a breathy heart and yet get this. It sends me into sheer panic everytime
Hi again, may I ask how long it took for your to go away after taking mag? I'm on day 7 of 120mg and feelnthey are worse or just coincidence x
I've had continuous ectopic beats for 16 months, initially 5-6 a minute, now average 13 a minute. Unfortunately never gone away, I feel every single one of them.
Oh man this is just so unfair on all of us..
how do you cope with the fear
Too be fair, I've had them so long now, I'm not having a hear attack, they are just very annoying though!! I've had all the tests under the sun I'm on Bisoprolol 2.5mg (doesn't make a scrap of difference) It's just a constant missed beat/double beat. I just think now... they must be ok , coz' I'm still alive 😂
You try the magnesiun
No I've never considered it, wasn't ever mentioned to me as a good thing for SVE's by consultant.
I'm devastated they have come back. Quivers , thumps, pauses it stops me from living creates so much health anxiety!! Think about them all the time
I panicked BIG style when first diagnosed, but after many tests ECG's, Echo's, MRI scans, monitors for 24/72hours, 5 , 13, 28 days holters, memos and cardioscan. I have been told it's faulty electrics (SVE's and mild AF)
Honestly we are not having heart attacks or a stroke, it's piggin annoying, but it can't take over your enjoyment of life.
I found CBT a massive help to lower anxiety, I went through employment assistance programme (via my employer) invaluable to me regaining "me" back.
Please try not to worry about them, just go out, have fun and make some fabulous memories (even in this Covid19 bubble world) 😂
So hard that i feel them again, a yr ago i had echo had 3 since 2016 and all ok, but they cripple me and always have my hand on my throat again 
when do i worry?
I've just read your history, I too have a thyroid issue (multi nodule goiter) they are considering my palpitations could be due to thyroid. I've just paid privately for blood screening, as my GP refused to do whole bio (just tested thyroid and thyroid antibodies) not vitamins and all the other stuff.
I have a lump in my throat all the time, but it's not cardiac related it's thyroid nodules.
I dint want to go through it again, i was free since January now im scared again worried ill get something worse, i have low vit d below 50 amd low iron but it was like that thia time, going to get bloods again tomorrow
I've seen so many endos and they say its not related.
Had them intermittently for about 10 years and then constantly for about 10 years (average 5 missed/long beats per minute and atrial fibrillation, resting heart rate about 40/min, take anti-coagulant but no other medication or procedures, age 72) but doesn't interfere with quality of life including sports.
I know I'm lucky.
How do you keep going when you feel them?
I can't feel them during normal waking hours (but they're there - just check my pulse or an ecg), - in the quiet of the night I'm more aware if I listen but don't (usually) worry - as I said, I do know I'm lucky in this respect
ps I have a good diet but extra magnesium for 6 months seemed to make no difference at all, nor did other trialled changes (eg wine, coffee, bread)
