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Hi, Beadbabe, I was wondering this too. I feel that my missed beats are generally less frequent at the moment (though not yesterday and today) and I was becoming fairly optimistic that they may go altogether. There is a posting by Joesparrow in the Welcome thread in which he says he has been free of them for 2 years. I do think that I can minimise them with exercise, diet changes, good sleep patterns etc.
I am frustrated at times because the ectopics and 'flip' sensations can appear even when I am fairly relaxed - I think that RLR has explained this somewhere. In truth, though, I am never totally relaxed these days - I am much more susceptible to anxiety than before these ectopics appeared - and I think that in itself is a barrier to eradicating them completely. I can't fully relax because I have ectopics - I have ectopics because I can't fully relax. When I am anxious and then take my pulse and feel it missing beats, I often wonder, did the anxiety just make my heart start to miss beats or did the missed beats sensation just trigger the anxiety?
I know that anxiety did not start my ectopics (I think that was the general anaesthetic), but I think it has prolonged them. Lots of people get an irregular pulse after a shock or accident, and I do wonder if I hadn't got so worked up about it, it might have gone back to normal on it's own.
I guess the answer is that it doesn't matter because either way they are harmless, unpleasant, but harmless. One thing that does concern me a bit is that I have a slight tremour of my head all the time - even when I am feeling ok. This is due to the anxiety, because it gets worse the more anxious I am. It's also a very common side effect of nervous illness, shock etc., but it is certainly one thing I'd like to be rid of.
I am really pleased that your test results have been good and I hope that you will be able to move on quickly and put your health worries behind you very soon. Best wishes.
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