Also can anyone offer their opinion on George Eby's research showing reduction in pvc's, pac's and pauses with L-Arginine and Taurine supplementation. I tried this at a low dose a few years ago and it seemed to stop my pvc's. At the time I was convinced that it worked, where nothing else had. I'm concerned to try it again because ......well because I'm nervous about everything atm! Taurine in energy drinks has been thought to cause arrythmias so wondering if anyone has checked out George Eby's research, etc. thanks.
Can anyone just let me know if some of these symptoms are typical of ectopics?
- 'hungry' feeling around naval area which is triggering ectopics, especially on movement (can feel movement more in stomach as if feels empty and that feeling seems to trigger ectopics.
- after eating (eating just to calm it down not because really want food) the ectopics seem to calm down, but at the same time eating can trigger them too.
- just want to sit really still and if I did I think they'd calm down
- unhealthy fatty food like eggs, butter, milk, etc, seem to calm the ectopics, but low fat foods like porridge made with water, poached salmon and vegetables etc, seem to not calm them very much.
I'm beginning to wonder if I should reintroduce full fat milk into my diet, and eggs. I am vegan apart from fish. Most of my food is extremely low fat as trying to be healthy, but I think I eat enough calories and am in fact overweight at the moment.
Thanks for any thoughts, I really appreciate any help.
The skipped beats are definitely being triggered by eating, but not only that. Also triggered by sugar (immediately it enters my mouth almost).
Last night I took less zoplicone because when I mentioned to a cardiologist that I regularly took zoplicone he looked over at a nurse and raised his eyebrows...So last night I lowered the dose and today the ectopics are a little less. But it could also be whatever caused the 'spate' of them is less, because last week they were very powerful and very frequent.
achillea - THANK YOU, I appreciate it. I just worry because the time when nausea, elephant on the chest and being drenched in sweat happens, is critical. My dad died. I know people can be saved but it seems there's no preventative screening for a lot of this, I'm in the UK by the way. It just seems backward logic to me that people wait until the problem is critical.
But I realise I have an anxiety issue and I will take on board what you've said. I don't understand these current ectopics, they're a different pattern for me. Thanks again.
It appears that your heart has been repeatedly tested and found healthy. As you've been told, your ectopic beats are harmless. Annoying and disturbing, but harmless.
In general, in healthy people like you, no one really knows what causes ectopics, so looking for causes is generally pointless.
It is known that once ectopics appear in a person, they tend to recur. The message there is 'Learn to deal. They will probably be back.'
You also mention weird flutterings and spongey feelings here and there in your body. These things are usually medically insignificant--except that they do indicate a general hyperawareness of bodily sensations.
Focusing on this kind of thing will drive you nuts and louse up your quality of life.
The important thing is this: Can you do your normal stuff? You don't suffer from chest pain that feels as though an elephant is sitting on you? You don't have nausea and are not drenched in an icy cold sweat?
Then your heart and body are OK and fully functional. You are healthy in that way.
What next? Address the real problem by seeing a therapist who treats anxiety. Believe me: You will feel better and get back a productive and meaningful life.
My ECG was done today and gave back a normal sinus rhythm. No ectopics occurred during it and I'd had my beta blocker medication 45 mins before.
I've got a Cardiology appointment...
How to interpret those results so far? Thanks to anyone who responds :-)
Anyone? The weird thing about these ectopics is they don't feel the same as usual (although they meet all the descriptors for an ectopic heartbeat). I've also been having a 'fluttering' - this will sound weird, but in my right breast. This is not heart related, it's more under the skin..............just wondering, I've been around my mother who's got Shingles. Think it's possible I've got something like this and it's triggered all these ectopics? When the ectopics start up there's also a 'spongey' feeling in my legs (not weakness, a sensation only).....the only other time I've had this sensation is when I've had labyrinthitis in the past. Just wondering if a viral infection might have triggered all this, but if it has it's mild enough that I don't know what it would be.