Frequent PVC'S

I agree . I have been getting the fluttery ones all day today and their harder to distinguish than the thumping ones. They seem to last longer and I never quite know if I'm having a couplet or not with those. They r scary. My doctor wants me to go to cbt to. Let me know how it goes. I have been exercising, nothing strenuous but going for brisk walks as I find this is the only thing that takes my mind off of pvcs especially when I'm having bad episodes. Also the walk sometimes throws the pvcs off. I actually walked today because they were getting out of hand and I was getting really lightheaded. Hope urs r doing better today.

My pvcs are relentless today. i dont know why. im trying to pinpoint what might have triggered it but i really dont know. Yes I always feel them at night but once I fall asleep they don't wake me unless I have a nighttime panic attack which does happen quite often. These are scary. 26, what about u ?

Me to I get scared to take anything cuz I'm always afraid I will have a bad reaction to it. Just the anxiety that comes with taking anything is enough to give me some kind of adverse reaction. Let me know if you have any success with the natural pills. I don't want to have to take beta blockers!! I keep thinking these pvcs will one day just stop since that's the way they started just happened randomly out of no where.

I know the feeling is very unnerving. I'm noticing that after a long day at work and running around I come home and my heart is just out of wack. The pvcs are uncontrollable and there are just very weird sensations in my chest. Sometimes I get this huge thump I don't know if its a chest muscle spasming or if its my heart stopping. It is the weirdest/scariest feeling. I thought they'd go away by now I'm beginning to think it will never go back into normal rhythm and that it's only getting worse!!

Hi Blue willow!!

My PVC'S are really bad at the moment!!
I ended up in A&E yesterday again!! They were every other beat and I'm almost positive I had a run of V-tach which made me very short of breath!!
They did all blood work and ECG,bloods came back normal,but as always there were tons on ECG!!
The doctor finally decided to refer me to a cardiac specialist, as I feel my symptoms are getting worse!!
He even prescribed me a small dose of an anti anxiety drug! As I'm struggling to cope with this!!

I was given beta blockers by my GP last week,but the doctor at A&E told me not to take them as I've got a low resting heart rate!!
I'm just glad I didn't take them!!

When you say frequent......how frequent?? I hardly ever get a break from them,they are there as soon as I open my eyes in the morning!!

Hey everyone, I have been reading this column n have learned a lot from you all posts. I am 29 years old and have been dealing with tachycardia since June of this year, when I decided to tackle the task of going back to school, working, and taking care of my three kids. I am almost certain that stress triggered my attacks, before this I was a healthy young woman. My heart rate started going up into the 140's and 150's even when I was doing nothing. The attacks started off at about one attack a week but quickly changed to an everyday thing, I was hospitalized 3 times n put on meds that didn't help at all. Every move I made would throw me into tachy, I couldnt work or anything. about a month ago I had an heart ablation done, after the procedure the Dr was almost certain I would have to have another one. Tho my tachycardia has greatly improved, I am able to do more without my heart rate going too high, I now have this thump feeling in my chest that occurs thru out the day. I have wondered what this was and told my Dr about them (who said it was extra heartbeats). After reading these posts I almost certain they are PVC's. I am currently on a heart monitor n still have to take my meds every day (cardizem and meteprolol), I still haven't been able to go back to work due to my heart problems. Hopefully my second ablation will get rid of this thing for good.

I started feeling PVC's in February. Gave me super bad anxiety for awhile . Mine would hit pretty strong and shoot adrenaline through me. THat is, until I figured out what the hell they were, got all the tests done, and finally trusting that they were nothing to worry about.

Good News: Now that I am "at peace" with them I don't get them nearly as often, but I still don't like the way they feel when they do happen.

Bad News: Even though technically I'm "over them", the crisis they caused to my psyche has left behind and/or created a lot of residual anxiety and hypochondria that I am now trying to deal with.

So even from "the grave", the PVC's still kind of screwing me

Miss spice bomb said...
Hermtex

How often did you get PVC'S ?

What was recorded on your heart monitor??
I have over 1200 in a 24 hour period!!
I have the fluttery ones and the hard thumps too!! Even a few in a row sometimes!!
They do scare me and my quality of life has somewhat been disrupted!!
My bad runs usually went away with exercise but now excersise doesn't help ..I still get them
I hate the ones you get every other beat..I can't seem to stay calm when that's happening!!
Doctor gave me beta blockers but I don't want to take them!!

At its worst I was getting 20-50 a day. It sucked, would keep me up at night etc. because each one would fill me with adrenaline and anxiety. Now, I can go days without any and on a bad day I'll get 5 or 10. Today is a bad day. I have been taking Zantac for about 2 months b/c I was convinced my stomach was causing some or all of the PVC's. So I stopped taking it yesterday and yesterday and today I've had more PVC's than I've had in weeks, furthering my belief that stomach stuff/acid has something to do with it.

I think I had 22 PAC's and 312 PVC's, thereabouts on the monitor.
I've had the few in a row thing. Definitely the most uncomfortable.
Really the only thing that made them not happen as much was my realizations of what the were and not freaking out about them (which took me about 5 months) and maybe the Zantac.

Hi there
Sorry your having a bad time!!
I notice that mine are grouped together as well sometimes!!
That's a horrid feeling!
I've been put on citalopram for my anxiety!! I've been on it a week so I'm hoping it will kick in quite soon!!
Side effects wasn't that bad!!
Nice to hear from you again!!

I was given beta blockers too,but I'm not gonna take them because my resting rate can get low!!
I read online about Taurine!! That it can cut pvc's down by 50%
I was gonna try this but I need to find out if I can have it with my citalopram!!
I'll give that a go!!

Kitt, thank so much for the information.  And all of you thank you for your comments, it really helps to know that one is not alone with these pesky things.  If it makes anyone feel better, I know someone that is 93 and has them and is spry a can be! 

Is it possible for the structure of your heart to change in over a year??
Just wondering! I keep getting it into my head that the doc's missed something!!

Hi there

Sorry your PVC'S are really bad!!
Have you been back to the doctor?
And what happened with the event monitor?? Did it catch anything bad??
You might benefit from from anti anxiety meds like the ones I'm on!!
They don't make my pvc's go away but they have a slight calming effect,
I'm only on 10 mg per day and I only get night sweats from them!
The tiredness and spacey feeling faded for me only after 3 days!!
I wish I could be more help!!
The other day I had bigeminy for 2+ hours and a short run of NSVT,
But I managed my way through it without running off to the hospital,which makes a change for me!!
Are you noticing them more when your up and about now??
Let me know how your doing!!