I have been getting these for a couple of years, and they have been becoming worse all the time. I now have them for about 18 hours a day
I had a 24 hour heart monitor, and ecg, and after this, I was put on beta blockers, lowest dose 1, 25 mg per day.
They did very little, so now I am up to 5 a day sometimes and still the condition has deteriorated
My GP has prescribed 5 mg a day, I do not think this will be enough. Does anybody else have this problem?
I get chest pains and feel poorly and faint when they are at their worst.
I understand they are not harmful. But they are really affecting my quality of life. I am even woken at night by this.
I do have other conditions that cause me pain and discomfort, and have to take medication for these.
Thank you,
Cazx
As you have got worse and it is so troublesome you may be getting mre than ectopics such as Atrial Fibrillation in spells (happennd to me - not for a while now but I continue on Warfarin) 24 hr monitoring will not always pick up spells of AF - Suggest you ask GP to repeat ECG when you are having a bad day. Symptoms may warrant review by Cardiologist
Thank you Darmog,
I have told my GP, he does not seem concerned, I will continue on the new medication for a while, and if things continue to get worse, I will go back.
It has been such a rapid deterioration, they only started to really bother me in October last year, and just continues to worsen, even my GP was surprised at the frequency.
Cazx