Hello there
I have noticed the same myself. Twice before Christmas I got a fluey cold that had me laid up and my ectopics got worse than I ever had since I had them - I was getting about 15 per minute no let-up for a week, then it started to go back to my usual of about 4-6 per minute (ie still horrid but what I am more familiar with). My GP did an ecg on the spot and told me it was okay - just lots of ectopics and maybe when I got run down I would get more. The same thing happened about a month later when I got another cold that turned a bit chesty.

Maybe this is how it goes for some of us. I don't understand why though as getting a cold or flu or other virus seems unrelated to heart palpitations to me!

In some ways I am pleased to hear this is your experience because it doesn't make me feel so weird or as if I have brought it on in some way myself (which I was sure I had not).

Hope you feel better soon though
bead

wow - that is really interesting.
I have heard of the hypothalamus role in regulating body functions before when I was doing yoga. There was one position which my yoga teacher told me helped to promote a healthy hypothalamus and I used to feel very calm in the position despite it not looking like a position you would feel calm in - ie. lying on your back with your legs straight and resting behind your shoulders on a stool. Or if you're really flexible - on the floor!
So well, while some yoga worked for me, some positions really provoked heart palpitations so I have given it up for now. But I am very interested in the fact that colds and viruses can affect that part of the brain that controls your heart beats.
Thanks rlr!

I have also noticed an increase in ectopic & / or faster palpitations when I have had a bad cold. Especially if I had a raised temperature.
I do know that the hypothalamus is kind of like a master controller of the body & works to keep it in balance-homeostasis I think, RLR correct me if I'm wrong!
When my little boy was 10 months old he developed a condition called bronchiolitis & his heart was going so fast that the doctor couldn't count the beats. He was admitted into hospital & they dunked his head in a bucket of cold water (traumatic for both of us!) & his heart reverted to sinus rhythm immediately. I think this procedure is something to do with the vagus nerve. Just an example of how colds etc can affect your heart!
Hope you're feeling better!
love Seffie xx