countrygirl
18-05-08, 22:35
Given how many posts at moment are we all super stressed??
I have had ectopics for over 20 yrs and keep reminding myself I am still here. I get them in bad attacks lasting for weeks on end or even months where everytime I sit down or relax they go mad - every 3rd beat is an ectopic. Iget the sinking feeling and also heavy feeling in chest which is scary.
I have had a 24 ecg every 3-5yrs for past 15 yrs and also echocardiogram 7 yrs ago and told harmless but very unpleasant.
I cannot find anything that seems to trigger them off. When I am good times I only notice about one missed beat a day but then over space of a few days they start building up until I am at my worst. I have tried cutting out caffeine and made no difference and vise versa when I was in a good spell I drank large coffee daily for weeks and it didn't set them off!! My Dr said keep my potassium up as in suspectible people a pot level of less than 5 ( mine tends to be around 5) can trigger ectopics so eating a banana a day again doens't help.
My ectopics are always worse at rest especially sitting down and bending forward or laying down in bed. Sometimes if feels as if my chest flutters and that awful sinking feeeling.
Sorry for the moan but as usual freaking out . May ask my Gp for another 24hr ecg as its 3 yrs since last one.
I have had ectopics for over 20 yrs and keep reminding myself I am still here. I get them in bad attacks lasting for weeks on end or even months where everytime I sit down or relax they go mad - every 3rd beat is an ectopic. Iget the sinking feeling and also heavy feeling in chest which is scary.
I have had a 24 ecg every 3-5yrs for past 15 yrs and also echocardiogram 7 yrs ago and told harmless but very unpleasant.
I cannot find anything that seems to trigger them off. When I am good times I only notice about one missed beat a day but then over space of a few days they start building up until I am at my worst. I have tried cutting out caffeine and made no difference and vise versa when I was in a good spell I drank large coffee daily for weeks and it didn't set them off!! My Dr said keep my potassium up as in suspectible people a pot level of less than 5 ( mine tends to be around 5) can trigger ectopics so eating a banana a day again doens't help.
My ectopics are always worse at rest especially sitting down and bending forward or laying down in bed. Sometimes if feels as if my chest flutters and that awful sinking feeeling.
Sorry for the moan but as usual freaking out . May ask my Gp for another 24hr ecg as its 3 yrs since last one.