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I'm looking for support with ectopics

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rob92356
rob92356

Hi am am looking for some support with ectopics for someone who has had the same experience, I get extra beats , thuds thumps and also bursts of rapid beats , I'm struggling to cope now and I don't know what to do, I'm terrified of dying

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  • derek76
    derek76 rob92356

    Posted

    Ectopics don't kill you. Some people get 10,000 to 20,000 in day. How many are you getting?

    Have you beem prescribed Bisoprolol?

    • rob92356
      rob92356 derek76

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply.

      I'm not sure how many I have per day .

      I have had these for years but over the past year it has progressed and I now get bursts of rapid Beating, it's these that scare me 😳

      I have been given propranolol

    • derek76
      derek76 rob92356

      Posted

      I had them from 2001 until 2012 when heart surgery turned them into atrial fibrillation. I know which one I preffered.

      Some people find that their ectopics stop during exercise, running, biking etc. Have you found thst.

    • rob92356
      rob92356 derek76

      Posted

      They don't really change with exercise to be honest , I have had a 3 day holter in the past that only pulled up supra ventricular ectopics, but I am now scared they have missed something like VT because of the bursts I get

    • rob92356
      rob92356 derek76

      Posted

      They don't really change with exercise to be honest , I have had a 3 day holter in the past that only pulled up supra ventricular ectopics, but I am now scared they have missed something like VT because of the bursts I get

    • derek76
      derek76 rob92356

      Posted

      At least it is good that they don't worsen during exercise.

  • derek76
    derek76 rob92356

    Posted

    You can buy a device called a Kardia that you just need to put fingers on and it does an ECG. You attach it t an android phone to record the readings. Doctors and cardiologist accept the readings.

    I've not used one as it is not compatible with my Windows phone.

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