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Posted 11/20/2011 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, So I have had panic attacks since I was 17 years old. I am now 34. Female. Pretty healthy. 5'5. 130lbs. Do not drink, smoke, drugs, ever.  Do not drink any form of caffiene. Except for the chocolate on occasion.  Eat pretty healthy, lots of fruit, vegtables, fish, salads ect.. When my panic attacks started, they were a racing heart. shortness of breath, hyperventilating, really scary, and new. I rushed myself to the ER many times. But once I got there. Nothing. Years passed.. and I slowly got better from 18 to 23, I didn't have them too much. I had trained myself to be able to stop it before it got out of control, and calm myself down. At age 24 I remember sitting on the sofa watching jaws of all things. And thats when it happened. My first (felt) PVC.

 

In fact it was one after the other after the other! I rushed myself to the ER, driving thru red lights and all. Knowing that I was going to die. When I arrived, they had calmed down, and I was told I was fine. Panic attack. I took my first anti anxiety Oxezepam 10mg and went home. I remember although its been awhile that for weeks after that, I was living in terror. I mean.. I know my heart is going to stop any second and die terror. I was literally a prisoner of fear. Scared to go anywhere, do anything. Go to work, I was embarrassed that I was freaking out, and scared. I went to a cardiologist that did an ECHOCARDIOGRAM, and said my heart was normal, although possible BENIGN MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE. AND BENIGN PVC'S. He wrote on the paper.. " you are fine, take anti anxiety, and cut out the cheese out of your diet."  after that, I don't remember how long it took.. but it came and went. sometimes I was totally fine. and some days or nights especially I could feel it do a skipped beat followed by a stronger one here and there, sometimes for hours in a row, and the anti anxiety  did help.

 

  Between 26 and 33 those years, I didn't have any major panic attacks anymore. I knew how to talk myself out of it before it blew up. And I felt the pvc's some weak, and sometimes a really strong one that litteraly took my breath away,and makes me want to cough, for some reason when it happens, but I would feel them sometimes one a day, sometimes one a week, or a month, or months of nothing at all. I was living my life, and able to even do a little traveling, go on dates, go to the movies, and be " normal" as I can be with this disorder... SUDDENLY, about A WEEK AGO, NOW 34.. I felt a really strong palpatation (pvc), ignored it as my usual. and then felt another. and another.. Hmmmm.. ugh oh. Kept feeling them, all day, maybe 10 an hour. Now I'm scared. worked up. Went right down to my cardiologist whom I have not been to or seen in 10 years! and he did EKG, totally normal. Then took blood. Normal on mag/pottassian/ thyroid, ect ect.. Then he put a event monitor on me.

 

 I've been wearing it for 6 days now. Its caught many many of these pvc's that I have now been having for 6 days. straight. non stop. I don't feel them when I sleep, but I feel it the second I open my eyes in the morning til I go to sleep. sometimes more when I get up to walk around the house.  take a shower. brush my hair. do the dishes, simple activities. also when I'm laying down, or sitting too though. just seems like maybe not quite as many.  They are all really strong feeling. I've had 3 EKG's this week. All normal. 2 blood test testing for all that they do.. and normal. My cardiologist called me and said he is seeing my event monitor activity and that I'm having benign PVC's. and that they are not dangerous. BUT NO MATTER WHAT HE SAY'S FOR SOME REASON.. I CAN'T STOP CRYING AND BEING UPSET ALL DAY, WAITING ON EDGE FOR THE NEXT ONE, THINKING about ALL THE THINGS IN LIFE I CANNOT HANDLE OR DO WITH THESE PVC'S. I ALSO KEEP THINKING CAN I SUDDENLY BE GETTING HEART DISEASE AND THATS WHATS INCREASING THEM NOW? ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD THEM FOR 10 YEARS. JUST NOT THIS MUCH, THIS MANY. THIS IS UNBEARABLE TO ME. I AM VERY UPSET, AND WONDERING IF THATS MAKING THEM WORSE AND WORSE. I'M SCARED TO TAKE MEDICATIONS OTHER THAN ANTI ANXIETY, BUT MY OXEZEPAM 10MG IS NO LONGER HELPING THEM ANYHOW. I AM A NERVOUS WRECK, ANGRY AND UPSET AT THE SAME TIME. I KEEP THINKING HOW CAN I HAVE GONE 10 YEARS WITH THEM BEING BEARABLE.. ONCE IN A WHILE TO ALL THE SUDDEN ALL DAY LONG? WILL THEY CALM DOWN AGAIN? OR IS THIS HOW ITS GOING TO BE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE???...

Post Edited (yenom) : 11/20/2011 5:22:37 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 11/20/2011 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome!

I am sorry that you are being affected so much by the pvc's right now. I think that just about all of us can relate to your post in some way.

I first started noticing mine with my first pregnancy.  I notice that they come and go. Lots of things can bring them on, or make them worse...for me it's stress, fatigue, what and how much I eat, and sometimes just thinking about them!

If you were to do a search here at HW on these, you would find more posts than you could read in a day...it is that common.

It is good that you have had a thorough check-up with your dr. Now you really have to make a conscious choice to believe that you are allright.

I had a similar problem. Like I said, I first started having these when I was pregnant, long before I ever had a A/P issue. However, once I developed panic disorder, the PVC's started to terrify me. I mean I basically had been dealing with them for over 10 yrs, but it wasn't until I was dealing with acute stress that they ever disturbed me!

Sometimes too much is just too much, and something gives. For you at this moment, it just may be too much to deal with, and that is understandable. However, the best way to free yourself of the stress/PVC cycle, is to not allow it to bother you, and practice relaxation/coping techniques.

I went through the EKG test as well. It was hard to believe that I was really okay, and my doctor asked if I wanted to request more testing. I thought about it and decided that I really just had to choose to trust that all was well, and continue to work on treating my anxiety.

The only other thing that I can suggest, is asking your dr. about a Beta blocker to take while you are working on your relaxation methods to help you get a head start on relieving the PVC's. I know that many members have had a good experience with these meds.

Keep posting here with us. We undestand what you are going through, and are here to support you. Post anytime:)

Scaredy Cat

P.S. If I can make a suggestion/request...could you break your posts into paragraphs?  Many members find it hard to read the block form, and skip reading them altogether.  You may recieve more feedback if you do:)  Thanks!

Posted 11/21/2011 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
yes, lol, I did think it was getting rather "long" on the block paragraph. I have tried relaxation breathing .. but palps happen while I'm doing it and then I start reverting into thinking about them as I'm trying to relax. I notice that while I'm watching t.v, sitting still there are some, but less.. maybe my mind gets off it, and as soon as I move about the room.. they start up.

I have gone through an incredible amount of stress over the past 3 years. I got viral meningitis in 09, and was sick for 6 months with complications including dizziness, headaches, and some other financial issues that came with it. Then I decided to adopt a dog, to possibly use as a emotional support animal. She was my companion. My kid. I have no children. She was a great joy in my life. when she was only 1 1/2, she was diagnosed with lymphoma. I put her through 8 months of chemo, and kept her here, and healthy as long as I could, and at about 1500 dollars a month! she passed away several months ago, march 17th. The whole time I went through this was great stress, and sadness. but low and behold.. barely any pvc's or any panic attacks...

Since her death, I have been extremely sad, and find it hard to even look at another dog, or see dogs. Or comprehend having another dog, because I'm afraid of having another situation like that. Within the past couple months I started having severe back pain, and some arm numbness. I went for an MRI and I have a cervical disc herniation, and the back pain prob related to stress. Anyhow, my point is.. with all that.. I ended up going to my final doctor visit for my back, and he told me the herniation is not bad, and that I will get better, and I'm ok. I felt like a huge weight had been lifted! I felt sooooo relieved and happy this day.. and to top it off was still on cloud nine from a great date I had had with someone I really like. THEN.... BAMMMM!!! PVC's. that very day.!! and hasn't stopped since. ???!! why on the good day? not through any of this other stuff I went through. Maybe just a buildup over time.. of it all at once..
Posted 11/25/2011 11:56 PM (GMT 0)
Good evening.  I am glad to know that I am not alone.  I had my wife rush me to the ER on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving as I was feeling all the symptoms of PVC.  Of course, I did not know what it was at the time and was convinced I was having a heart attack.  It was a weird, fluttering feeling followed by a skipped beat then it would beat hard.  They hooked me up to an EKG and ran all the blood tests and everything was normal, even though I had a slightly elevated blood pressure.  The Dr. in the ER gave me an Adavan(sp) and I took a Holter monitor home with me that I will be dropping off tomorrow.

Once I left the ER, the PVC's stopped and have not returned but it was a very scary exprience.  I just turned 43 and have heart disease in my family.

Posted 11/26/2011 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
Hello, Yes, thats them. I Have had them for 10 years. and thats how mine started. Once I was at the ER or once I took an anti anxiety.. they would go away. Its very scary. I'm glad to hear that yours went away once you got home. .. I would definitely just follow up on your holter and tests.. just to ease your mind. and Hope you go many more years with no more. Yours do not sound too bad. Just do like everyone tells me, to cut off the caffiene some.. work on your BP and stay stress free.

I know its easier said than done. I lived with them for a very long time. And I was happy and fine. Now, its harder for me to follow my own advice, because I get PVC's every two to five minutes, then I may go a half an hour without one. and that half hour is great! but Mine seem to be out of control right now, and thats what I'm struggling with. I'm a single 34/f, and I can't help but feel kind of alone, and thinking, how can I ever be normal and meet someone when I'm living this way?

I'm starting to think I need to focus more on my faith, and religion, and believe that if I die, then its my time, and to stop being paralized by fear about dying. Its becoming an obsession and phobia. I want to relax, and pray for a long happy life, but also to accept my fate, whatever that may be, that way, maybe I won't be so sad and scared all the time.
Posted 11/26/2011 4:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hello Yenom,

I have had many PVC's over the years myself, nothing to the extreme but they are still bothersome. I pulled something out of your post...something that I think is pretty common and significant.

 

" I Have had them for 10 years. and thats how mine started. Once I was at the ER or once I took an anti anxiety.. they would go away."

I'm sure it comes from the feeling of a safe place or a med that diverts our thoughts or calms us and symptoms ease. I have learned over the years how to feel safe even when I feel anxiety and it has helped a lot.

 

I once seen a post on here with an analogy of anxiety that put it in a simple form and may make sense to many.

 

Anxiety is like papers blowing in the wind. The paper represents problems....financial, health, job, anxiety....whatever...and for non sufferers, they see the papers blowing past them and notice them but don't really dwell or get hung up on them and they just blow past them and blow away.

 

For the anxiety sufferer, we see the paper, examine the paper, dwell on the paper and the paper just keeps coming and coming with no end. That  dumb down way is kind of the difference in our thought processes. Some see it and don't get hung up and others are completely involved in it. Bottom line is....we just have to change the way we perceive things and how we think about them, so that we can begin to recover.

 

Best wishes......WM

 

Posted 11/26/2011 4:44 AM (GMT 0)

Wow, Wingman.

I wish there was a "like" button, because I would've clicked it for your reply.

Very cool.

wink  

Posted 11/26/2011 4:47 AM (GMT 0)
I know. God, I wish so much that I can remember that everyday. I used to. Now, when I go to ER,or take the meds.. the palps are still there. they come strong and frequent all day long. This is whats tripping me up to doing what I once did which was control my anxiety.. and not dwell on it. Now its really hard to do that. Because my heart reminds me every 2 to 3 minutes of everyday to be scared.... .. I hope very soon I can figure out a way to relax about them, and maybe they will calm down and give me some peace and happiness back.

This is at least what I am praying for everyday.

But yes, all day long I'm analyzing it. alllll dayyyy.. I search and search and google, and think about it.. and read about it.. and look up vitamins, and try to meditate, and breath. .. but the more I do even that, the quicker they come!
Posted 11/26/2011 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Yenom,

What you said at the end of your post makes sense to me why you may be having so much trouble, especially about the part of searching and searching.

 

I suffered for many years and over time made progress, but very slow. In the last year I have made huge progress and this was the cure for me.

 

I stopped trying to control how I felt. I stopped trying to get a grip on it. I stopped avoiding things. If I happen to feel an anxiety moment I do my very best to just roll with it. Feel bad for a period of time and move on. What I found to begin to happen was...the attacks got much shorter and most times instead of tapering off, it's almost like flipping a switch from not feeling well to feeling fine.

 

When I stopped fearing the fear and not trying to get a grip or control it...it began to diminish. After years and years of...at times daily panic, I live a pretty normal life now with just an occasional feeling of being tense. I believe this method will work for anyone because it's dealing with the root of the problem, which is fear!

Posted 11/27/2011 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
I used to do that with my anxiety. And people talk about controling their anxiety that way. But are we factoring in the huge and strong heart skips, palps and thumps in there? Because its not my anxiety I have trouble controlling to not panic like I used to. Its the palpatations, and fear over them that I have trouble just rolling with. I like your post, and believe every word. But GOd.... its sooooo hard to just stop looking for help, and a cure, or a pill to ease them, or a reason. Its soooo hard to just be out and about in the world and ignore, and roll with these heart glitches... Today I went to work, and I was panicked, having them over and over.. once i got to working and talking with others keeping my mind occupied, I have to admit, that My PVC's seem to get a little less noticable or even maybe less themselves for a couple hours., then seemed to get worse the second I finished and was driving home:(... even when I think I'm really relaxed in bed they can go off.. maybe my mind is still working overtime and I'm not really as relaxed as I think I am... maybe I don't know how to TRULY relax...
Posted 12/8/2011 3:16 AM (GMT 0)

yenom said...
Hello, Yes, thats them. I Have had them for 10 years. and thats how mine started. Once I was at the ER or once I took an anti anxiety.. they would go away. Its very scary. I'm glad to hear that yours went away once you got home. .. I would definitely just follow up on your holter and tests.. just to ease your mind. and Hope you go many more years with no more. Yours do not sound too bad. Just do like everyone tells me, to cut off the caffiene some.. work on your BP and stay stress free.

I know its easier said than done. I lived with them for a very long time. And I was happy and fine. Now, its harder for me to follow my own advice, because I get PVC's every two to five minutes, then I may go a half an hour without one. and that half hour is great! but Mine seem to be out of control right now, and thats what I'm struggling with. I'm a single 34/f, and I can't help but feel kind of alone, and thinking, how can I ever be normal and meet someone when I'm living this way?

I'm starting to think I need to focus more on my faith, and religion, and believe that if I die, then its my time, and to stop being paralized by fear about dying. Its becoming an obsession and phobia. I want to relax, and pray for a long happy life, but also to accept my fate, whatever that may be, that way, maybe I won't be so sad and scared all the time.

Thanks Yenom. Unfortunately, these things came back the next Tuesday night and have not gone away. Just had one typing this. The Cardiologist says I am just one of the unlucky people who have nothing wrong with them after all the tests and ultrasounds and blood work and just need to learn to deal with them. I have gotten a bit better during the day at staying busy and I don't want to go on a Beta Blocker which she did suggest if I cannot stand the symptoms anymore. I see my PC physician tomorrow and will be discussing anxiety meds. I thought I hadn't had any with the Holter monitor on but I had 200 during Thanksgiving Day! The Adavan must have suppressed the feeling and I wish I had that back, without drooling if possible. :) I will keep praying that they go away soon or I learn to deal with them...
Posted 12/8/2011 3:19 AM (GMT 0)

wingman said...
Hello Yenom,
I have had many PVC's over the years myself, nothing to the extreme but they are still bothersome. I pulled something out of your post...something that I think is pretty common and significant.



" I Have had them for 10 years. and thats how mine started. Once I was at the ER or once I took an anti anxiety.. they would go away."



I'm sure it comes from the feeling of a safe place or a med that diverts our thoughts or calms us and symptoms ease. I have learned over the years how to feel safe even when I feel anxiety and it has helped a lot.



I once seen a post on here with an analogy of anxiety that put it in a simple form and may make sense to many.



Anxiety is like papers blowing in the wind. The paper represents problems....financial, health, job, anxiety....whatever...and for non sufferers, they see the papers blowing past them and notice them but don't really dwell or get hung up on them and they just blow past them and blow away.



For the anxiety sufferer, we see the paper, examine the paper, dwell on the paper and the paper just keeps coming and coming with no end. That dumb down way is kind of the difference in our thought processes. Some see it and don't get hung up and others are completely involved in it. Bottom line is....we just have to change the way we perceive things and how we think about them, so that we can begin to recover.



Best wishes......WM

Nice reading this WM. I couldn't have said it better myself... yeah
Posted 8/14/2014 4:52 AM (GMT 0)
I’m a 38 year old male who has been suffering on and off with pvc’s/pacs for about 8 years. First off, I want to say that one of the things that has most helped me deal with the condition has been taking comfort in the advice of others in forums like this. So thank you to all contributors. Though I can’t completely figure what causes them to come or go (when dealing with them I’ll have them for 4-5 months then none for the same amount of time. Usually 2-3 per minute) I have noticed certain trends and triggers. When dealing with them I have to be careful to avoid alcohol, caffeine, and high GI foods that spike my blood sugar. Also having insufficient or disrupted sleep for a couple of days will definitely bring them on. When not dealing with them, these don’t seem to be an issue. Smoking marijuana seems to bring them on as well, which is one of many reasons I no longer do so.

Things that help: exercise, going outside for a walk, eating healthy, and getting proper sleep. I read about magnesium in one of the forums and started taking it in the beginning of the year. I do believe it helps but I can't be certain. I take 250mg of magnesium citrate in tablet form daily. Nothing fancy, just the cvs brand. If I am having a bad bout I take a water soluble magnesium potassium powder with 350mg of magnesium called “Natural Calm plus calcium”. This will lessen their frequency.

I have gotten the holter monitor, stress test, echocardiogram battery of tests a couple of times and the cardiologists says the same thing, “You’re fine, don’t worry”. The cardiologist did mention they only consider it to be an issue when it represents 20% or more of your beats, which I figure means 14 or more per minute. When at their worst it may be 7 a minute for me.

I am writing this from a good place as they have abated for the past 4 months. But I know they’ll come again. It’s okay. They’re annoying, stressful, and suck up a lot of mental energy but they will not kill you. If I find a definitive answer for kicking them for good, I’ll report back again. Otherwise hang in there friends, I may need your advice during one of the tough days.
Posted 8/26/2014 11:50 PM (GMT 0)
I am a 56 year old male, in good physical condition and very active. I started experiencing PVCs about 3 years ago. When you first get them (and have never heard of them), they can be scary. I've taken 2 trips to the emergency room on different occasions, only to have them stop before I was able to get them detected. I started going to a cardiologist, who had me wear the Holter monitor for 2 weeks (on 2 separate occasions). I would sometimes go for months between episodes, but the doctors said they were harmless and there wasn't much that could be done. In March, while on the treadmill, I had them for the first time in 8 months, but this time, I would get them every day. Some episodes were more intense then others. I then asked for a full blood workup, and had some recommendations made to improve my blood chemistry, which included slightly high glucose and slightly high cholesterol. I tried many changes to my lifestyle, including taking red yeast rice supplements, cutting out MSG and fluoride. I lost 15 lbs., now that I'm on a low-carb diet. I'm 6' 3" and now weigh about 171, so I can't lose much more weight. I still run, play golf (walking 18 holes), take brisk, long walks ( up to 3 miles at a pop) and bike. Exercise made them go away, sometimes for up to a day at a time, but they would always return. I finally got the idea that maybe it was something irritating the nerves leading to my heart. I had gone to a chiropractor years ago, but stopped, and hadn't been back for 15 or so years. I decided that there was nothing to lose by having them check me out. They didn't find anything unusual, but after just my second adjustment, the PVCs went away for 3 full days! I now do some exercises and stretches prescribed by the chiro. I just had my 5th adjustment (I get one a week), and the PVCs have been completely gone for a week. I don't know if this will work for others ( I sure hope it does), but if you haven't considered that the cause might be musculoskeletal, you might want to look into it. Best of luck!!
Posted 8/27/2014 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
Joe Day and Mike K.,

Thank you for sharing your stories.:)

It is always good to hear what has worked of others in terms of their progress!

Perpaps the combination of healthy things that you have adopted into your lifestyle was the key.

Keep up the good work, and may you continue to feel your best!

Scaredy Cat
Posted 8/27/2014 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
I am also taking a Magnesium supplement, but the fact that my 2 longest periods of relief from PVCs happened to start the day after I had chiropractic adjustment led me to my conclusion. I certainly can't say that this is the solution for everyone, but I hope it's inspiration to others to keep looking for the cause of this condition. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle certainly doesn't hurt!
Posted 8/27/2014 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
please keep us up to date on the effectiveness of the adjustments. Thanks
Posted 2/22/2017 3:24 AM (GMT 0)
Hey guys! Though I know PVCs are benign in the absence of an underlying heart condition, it still seems that one of the most difficult things to deal with

Hello and welcome. While I am so gald that your faith has helped you through your symptoms...

...this is a peer support group thay stays neutral in doctrine...in order to respect all beliefs.

Please review our rules before further posting. smile

Thanks you!

S.C.

Post Edited By Moderator (Scaredy Cat) : 2/21/2017 9:19:57 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/22/2017 4:22 AM (GMT 0)
Patnick

Please review rule #6 before further posting. This rule keeps ALL walks of faith (including ours...fellow Christian here) respected and protected in our community.smile

Thanks!

S.C.
Posted 6/20/2017 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
I got my first bout of PvCs about 9 years ago. I had no clue what they were at first, just knew that I didn't feel well. I was in the middle of getting a tattoo, and my heart started feeling like it was beating hard and like I had just run or been startled..
This happened a few times over the course of the next couple of months. One night I was in bed on my laptop and I just suddenly felt really bad. I had my wife check my pulse cause it felt like my heart was thumping really hard. She said it felt like my heart was stopping. I checked the pulse myself and felt the first "pause" of my heartbeat and immedielty had a panic attack. Off to the Er I went.

I had no clue what a pvc was at that time.. Had I known anything about them at that moment, I would have likely reacted better and not made a connection between my brain and this panic disorder that would become a new forged relationship in my life moving forward. I had never had anxiety, or panic or even any ill thoughts about health up until that moment. Heck, I was right around 30 and taking on the world. I had always had stress, but handled it well in my opinion, so stress had never been a factor.

Now fast forward almost a decade and looking back I can honestly say that these PvCs have played hell on my life. There have been months, and even years where I couldn't move past them, they consumed my thoughts near every waking minute, especially in that first couple of years. I went thru some really bad depression and had months where I rarely got out of bed. Almost destroyed my marriage and lost alot of time with my kids. I avoided anything that might make me have or think about PvCs. I had panic attacks while driving because I had had a particularly bad episode once while behind the wheel and my mind associated the two together.. Meaning every time I got behind the wheel, I thought about those PvCs and freaked out.

After about 3 years of anti anxiety meds, beta blockers and learning some breathing techniques.. The PvCs started to subside.. They would hit occasionally and I learned to ignore them over a period of time. I stopped taking the meds cause the side effects were often worse than the PvCs. Every few years I would have a few bad weeks where they would spike again and my brain would react horribly to them, causing them to stick around for awhile. I've learned that the longer you go without them, the harder they hit you when they sneak back in for a moment, and this makes the anxiety particularly harder to get past.

I'm having a couple of rough days right now. There's been a lot of stress recently with an upcoming move, my daughter going off to college, and some financial hardships. Of course this caused a bad couple of minutes with PvCs a few weeks ago, and now the anxiety is back.. Knocking on my door.. I let it in for a minute, even though I told my mind not to. Now it's trying to kick its feet up and stay.. Its going to take me awhile to evict it again but I've no doubt I will. It's just going to be messy and uncomfortable for awhile.

But the one thing that I always remind myself when these things flare up and make my life miserable. Is that I'm still alive. As many times as I have thought that I was going to die because of these things.. I haven't. I'm still here. Now almost a decade after them first peeking their ugly heads out of the depths of hell in which they came... I'm still alive. They've made me miserable at times.. But they haven't killed me. And that is what gets me thru the rough times. That's what keeps me sane. And that's what everyone needs to remind themselves. Your brains tells you that you're dying.. It convinces your body that it feels like death in that moment..

But in reality.. Its just a reaction caused by a bad couple of minutes you went thru once that got imprinted into your sub conscious .. Your brain can be like a child.. You have to remind them sometimes who's in charge, and what will and won't be tolerated. Don't let the anxiety or the PvCs take over. When they happen, and they will, because it's a new relationship formed in your body, both physically and mentally. They aren't going anywhere, and the sooner you come to terms with this new relationship, the sooner you accept it for what it is, the better off you will be. Best of luck to everyone who goes through this pain in the ass process. I feel for you.
Posted 6/20/2017 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
Hello PS and welcome!

Thank you for sharing your story and experience with us! I am sure it will be of value and encouragement to our readers/members!

I am so glad to hear of your progress...and of the tools that you have picked up along the journey to find relief and management.

Wishing you the best through your current challenge. You will do just fine...but if you are interested in checking out our Resources at the top of the main forum page here for great material to work with...please do...

...and post with us anytime for sharing and support!

Scaredy Cat
Posted 6/21/2017 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
I got dxed with benign pvcs 12 yrs ago when I was going through a really bad spell with my anxiety. My ekg was showing every other beat a pvc, wound up with catscans and holter monitor, all came down to extreme stress and anxiety. Basically my cardio doc told me it was all in my head and I needed meds. I started Zoloft and a beta blocker, Toprol immediately and it helped tremendously. Honestly I did that regimen for 6 months and went off everything. but when my anxiety flares, the pvcs get worse, which in turn triggers more anxiety...and more pvcs. It's an incredibly viscous cycle. I can't take ssri meds now for other reasons but I have gone on and off the beta blocker when it gets to be too much, it really does ease the symptoms which makes that part of my anxiety much easier to manage. Might be worth a shot, I didn't have any bad side effects and I s
Seem to get the worst effects with most meds. Medication is one of my triggers as well... Which doesn't help but I really benefitted from the toprol.
Interestingly after my dx and all the crazy tests my dad chimed in one day that "oh yeah Ive had those pvcs my whole life" so I'm curious if he passed this along to me. Also... He's a pilot and they are super strict about heart related issues and they never put any restrictions on him for flying due to pvcs so I try to take comfort in that as well to help me remember they are benign. Which is not easy when you feel awful. I hope you can find a way to get some relief.
Posted 6/21/2017 4:14 AM (GMT 0)
Great input dixibella!

Thanks for sharing some of your story. It is helpful for others to read other's experiences, and hear about positive progress!

I am glad you have found relief and some good recovery. smile

S.C.
Posted 6/21/2017 9:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I suffered from PVCs heart palpitations as well. What CURED mine, yes cured, was TAURINE. I take at least 2,000 mg a day (1,000 mg day and night). Taurine is not only safe for you (I've been taking every day since 2015), but it's very good for your heart and brain. You can get taurine capsules or powder from Amazon. Hope this info helps with others suffering from PVCs!
Posted 6/21/2017 5:11 PM (GMT 0)
DTLA,

Thanks for sharing what has worked for you. Supplements can certainly be helpful, depending on an individual's needs.

I am glad you have found relief...and may you continue to do well. smile

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Scaredy Cat
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