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I have been told have benign atrial ectopic beats. i have been having lots of then recently. i am already taking 50mg atenolol per day but recently doesn't seem to be working as well as before. thoughts?

Q: i have been told have benign atrial ectopic beats. i have been having lots of then recently. i am already taking 50mg atenolol per day but recently doesn't seem to be working as well as before. thoughts?

: The question is are you really feeling ectopic beats or something else? Often ectopic beats are not symptomatic. More information is needed. What do you feel?

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The question is are you really feeling ectopic beats or something else? Often ectopic beats are not symptomatic. More information is needed. What do you feel?

Answered 3/17/2021

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A member asked:

I have been told have benign atrial ectopic beats. i have been having lots of then recently. i am already taking 50mg atenolol per day but recently doesn't seem to be working as well as before. thoughts?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Richard Romano answered

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