Flaxseed oil and irregular heartbeat?

I have suffered from an irregular heartbeat for many years. I started taking fish oil a while ago and noticed the episodes got worse and when hearing that they discovered this could happen and doctors recommended those with irregular beat issues to stop taking it i quit taking them. Now i've been introduced to a diet that you take flaxseed oil. I was wondering since this too is an Omega 3 oil does it have the same side effects or is it considered safer?

Just to clarify it..i wasnt going to take flaxseed oil for my heart but for a weight loss program, but i was worried if it might have the same effects by setting my heart off into irregular beats like fish oil did. In regards to the warnings about fish oil if you have an irregular heartbeat i cant get the link to work...but if you go to www.usatoday.com and in the search section type in "fish oil and irregular heartbeats" the link will appear on the page that opens. It was an article from June 14, 2005 explaining in some heart patients the fish oil can trigger the irregular heartbeat.

Wow, I never heard about that. Do you recall where you read it? Do you take magnesium and calcium? Taking these can help with irregular beats. 1000mg calcium/500mg magnesium usually easy to find in a supplement you take 3x daily. Alot of people say taking them separately helps too and taking the magnesium on an empty stomach. Try googling magnesium for heart and see what the research says! It's very interesting. Also make sure you're getting enough potassium and H2o!! =)


Well, I've had skipped beats since my teens due to my anxiety/panic disorder. I have been taking the fish oils for many years because of the research I did that claims it is good for yu to get lots of fish oil. My cardio said my pvc's are normal tho and everyone has them. I have maybe one a day if that and haven't noticed the fish oil made it worse. It wouldn't hurt to switch to the flax oil, I do it sometimes if they are out of my omega brand I normally buy. Give it a try and see if it helps. Have you ever read about the herb motherwort? My NaNa has runs of svt and since she started the motherwort she is doing much better - she also does the magnesium and calcium.

Try this
http://www.mdidea.com/products/new/new03...

or google it, there's a ton of info on things that will help with this problem.

I haven't heard that it works before.
There are lots of natural herbs you can take to help you.
Try going to a herbalist inyour country.
Good luck...!!