Hi Andrea, I sure do relate to your fear and frustration. I have had palpitations on and off for 11 years. The last 3 months have been really bad. I have read on this website about how thw Vagus nerve gets stressed when we are ill or anxious or have indigestion. It makes a lot of sense to me that when you are ill you would get more palpitations than normal. The Vagus nerve is inappropriately being stimulated and it's causing ectopics. RLR's response to Lee67 touches on tummy upset and palps. "Without doubt, GI disturbances can indeed produce benign palpitation events. The reason is that the GI tract is innervated by the pneumogastric nerve, which happens to merely be an extension of the vagus nerve at that level. Gas or air trapped within the stomach or lumen of the intestines can sometimes result in stimulation of the pneumogastric nerve. The signal travels upward into the vagus nerve proper until it reaches all of the terminal points, one of which is the heart." I know it's a scary sensation. I hate it eventhough I know it is harmless. I hope you feel better soon. If I had a magic wand I would give one to every ectopic sufferer! Take care, Antonia.

Thank you for the kind words and reassurance. I feel absolutely terrible. I really thought I had this stupid fear and anxiety about my palpitations beat and now I feel like I'm back at square one. Ugh!