Living with PVCs, my story, what I’ve done and where I’m headed. #1
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Thanks for this and the effort you've taken making it.
This may be the most reassuring video I've seen outside of Dr. Gupta, why? Because you're describing everything I go through on a daily basis. I do have an extra level of anxiety since I'm turning 65, though I do have a structually normal heart. Thanks for pouring out your reality, because it's a lot of our reality as well.
It was lovely coming across your video. I have now suffered from PVC's for the last two years and often feel like its only me. You have described how I feel every day and its comforting to know others have the same feelings and worries as me. Ive tried the usual suspects, no alcohol, no caffeine, reduce stress, start relaxation classes etc without much success but one thing that did help (just a little) was stopping all MSG (monosodium glutamate). Stopping this from my diet has caused a very slight reduction in them but any reduction is worth it. Ive never heard of the magnesium so thank you for saying about it oh an congratulations on your baby. Take care.
Thanks for sharing your experience as well, as I am finding out, you are not alone! Interesting about the MSG, I have noticed certain foods set them off, I will be more conscious of MSG now and see if that’s a possible culprit.
I would recommend magnesium at least for a month or so, Magnesium Taurate is the recommended.
Wishing all the best to you!
Thank you very much for posting this, I am just starting down this path, much to my dismay! One thing that has helped me greatly is taping my mouth shut at night, sounds crazy but my sleep has drastically improved! Going to be tested for sleep apnea in the near future. Best of luck to you!
Best of luck to you, hope you are able to find what causes yours
So glad I just found your videos, we are so similar, even look kinda alike 😂 I’ve had them on and off for years I’m 41 now, just started having them pretty frequently again, and no matter how hard we try, it’s almost impossible to convince ourselves they’re ‘just benign’. Because they don’t feel that way. And when you feel your most important organ acting up, it just eats away at your nerves. Anyhow, Right there with you brother 🤝🏻
Well said!
Thanks for sharing, hate that you deal with them too but it’s comforting not to be alone 👍
I’m 25 yr old Male, i was diagnosed with PVCs too last week and i have major health anxiety. I was scheduled for an echogram and that whole week while waiting for my appointment, i fell into minor depression and i had constant worry. I lost 2kg as i had no mood at all to eat and i felt as if no one understands my situation. So the day of my appointment came and i did my echogram, and thank God i have a normal structural heart. Funnily enough while i was doing the procedure, the nurse told me that she too has PVCs and seeing her being positive and strong gave me strength. I was super relieved to hear the good news but from time to time, i do worry about the pauses or the skip beats. It feels nice to finally meet a community where we are all facing the same issue and that made me feel that we’re all in this together. I’m planning to take Mag taurate but i’m not sure how effective it is? Anyways, i wish you and everyone a healthy life and know that we can do this! 💪🏽
Thanks for sharing, Zeke!
I can completely relate with your health anxiety, been there for sure. But to me, it seems the longer you deal with the PVCs/PACs and the more you read other peoples stories the more at peace you become with them and the better your health anxiety will get.
So glad to hear your heart is structurally normal, that is the first key thing to find out once you start having PVCs and a very good reassurance. Try to think about that anytime they really start to bother you, i think about that and what my cardiologist said “they are totally harmless for you, heart is structurally normal and you are otherwise completely healthy”.
And yes! Love that we have a RUclips community for this, the Reddit sub /PVCs is quite good as well, there is a cardiologist on there who also suffers from PVCs and is very reassuring.
Many people have found magnesium taurine or magnesium glycerine to be very helpful, I didn’t not experience any positive impacts from them, however. I believe getting control of anxiety (at least for me) will be the biggest game changer. I will be posting a new video shortly as I have found a few things in the past couple weeks that have made a huge difference.
All the best to you!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm going through the same thing and listening to reassuring videos like yours help a lot. If you have the chance I'd like to know how you are doing today. All the best, good luck and congratulations on your baby. Be well. God bless.
Of course! Sorry to hear you are also going through the same thing. What is your burden rate do you know?
Doing about the same, a little better I would say but still getting roughly 10K PACs a day. Check out my other videos, I have an entire series going where I do updates. God bless you as well, Susan!
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Thank you for the details
Thanks for ur video I suffer from pvc since my 20 I totally understand ur experience
Theres no better feeling than talking about it and letting it off your chest. It helps so much and I'm empathetic with you. I've been drinking alcohol for the last 5 years weekly as much as 15 drinks per week. I've even done cocaine too for the last 4 years weekly. Its been a crazy struggle but I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel and managed to completely quit both cold turkey. I developed PVC's for the first time at 33 and landed myself in the hospital because I did not know what was wrong with me. I too suffer from anxiety and worrying however I know that the heart is such a beautiful strong muscle and doctors have told me my heart is fine and to lay off the alcohol and drug use. Im currently suffering from PVC's the last few days however I've accepted that its okay and that it will last with more excercise and no alcohol or nicotine in my life.
Thank you for sharing and great advice from the doctors. Awesome to hear you quit COLD TURKEY, all the best to you!
Thank you for sharing your story and video. I was having 50,000 in 24 hours by event monitor. Scheduled for ablation. I started on magnesium and converted one week before my ablation. They returned 8 months again for several weeks. Then developed fast heart rate and started Back on Metoprolol. For past year. Now PVCs have returned. It’s a vicious cycle. Causes so much anxiety. I can seem to control it. Thank you for sharing. I will follow and see how things go. I too have watched hours of Dr. Gupta. He has helped very much. I kinda think the heart gets irritable, maybe from lack of magnesium and potassium especially since I am older. Also I think a good digestive enzymes may help. I think stomach issues can cause problems too. Unsure but hope you continue to improve..
Thank you for you comment, Linda!
Wow, 50K in a 24 hour period is a lot, that might shock me into scheduling an ablation as well. So the magnesium had that big of an impact on you? Did it essentially stop the PVCs altogether and thats why you cancelled the ablation?
I couldnt agree more with you, they cause so much health anxiety and worry, i just cant help my mind from thinking the worst unfortunately.
What is your path forward with PVCs? Are you trying anything else like diet change or exercise? Is an ablation still possibly in your future, what are your thoughts?
Would love to hear from you again!
I have added 400 mg magnesium oxide and a digestive enzyme. One from health food store. I saw where Dr Gupta had a video on deep breathing for 5 minutes. It helped a lot. I want to add that I had 50,000 a day for over 8 months. I ended up in Hosp and noted in Er they gave me potassium and iv magnesium and it slowed them down. I increased my mag when I got out and they stopped. Not sure why they keep returning but I noted my magnesium level was 2.1. It needs to be above a 2 if history of arrthymias. The blood work is not precise as it can’t detect really accurately. I know they are back and I get concerned going into A fib. Which is dangerous for a stroke..
@@lindawolff5782 potassium not the best if you are on blood thinners I believe.
Stopped completely with the caffeine. Been definitely exercising more , and as I was 301, I’ve lost 24 lbs . I think what helped the most was the stress, I’ve been doing my best to be happy and feel good and it’s helped a whole bunch the most
BeastMD, do you notice more PVCs/ectopic beats after exercise starting as soon as recovery time? I’ve started to exercise again after a long while of being scared of it due to the possibility of damaging my heart; currently slowly conditioning myself.
I’ve seen dr Sanjay Guptas videos where he doesn’t consider a few beats here and there to be worrisome. But I’m curious to know if you get them, how long they last and how frequent, and how you feel generally after exercise. I’ll be recovering from a run and I’ll sit for an hour just paranoid that the next ectopic best “will be different,” causing my heart to explode.
@@c.nobles1248 actually exercise always makes things better for me. I’ve been getting them pretty rarely , like once or twice a month, and it seems to happpen after I’ve been inactive for a few days. I think I get anxious about my weight and not exercising, and along with general med student stress. I went to a cardiologist and they said I have no abnormalities, just to keep away from caffeine and manage stress.
Thank you so much! You have explained things so thoughtfully. I can tell you’ve researched so many details. The comments from others here is also very helpful. How do you get copies of the he heart monitors like the 2 weeks event monitor that you can share w private doctors?
Agreed! Lots of good information sharing here. You’d have to ask your doc or their admin staff for the holter results. Perhaps an online portal for your doctor would have them?
@@gwheel3502 thank you.
I had a cardiac ablation 7yrs ago and haven’t had palpitations since.😊
Glad to hear you’ve had such a good experience with it 😁
Do u have ectopic heart beats
@@SonalChoudhary-gt9wt I haven’t had any palpitations since.😊
Hello, I feel very close to this as I experience the same as you. Mine also started with the birth of my first child and right around that time it was bad anxiety I had never experienced before kicked in and the all the PVCs skipped bests thuds ETC happened. I became consumed with health anxiety and I think it all stems from a fear of dying early and leaving my child father less. As far fetched as it sounds it's the root cause I believe. I've been on anxiety medicine but recently was weaned off as I was on it for some years. I work out regularly but often have fears of sudden death I have instances were like clock work i reach 7 minutes on a treadmill and I have a good thud and then the rest of the run I'll be fine.. I've had all the tests in the past, ER visits, wore the heart monitor and even when I had what I thought were life threating thuds I recorded and indicated them on the machine and when they were gone over they were all but ahh it's normal given your heighten anxiety ETC. I have good blood pressure, normal resting and active heart rates. Even right now I'm having a bad time but I take it a day at a time. I've started magnesium and stuff but idk... I just wanted to share as the was your started off and mine it was too crazy to think what if that type of a life changing event can have this trickle down affect? Any advice, thoughts ETC would be helpful but really thankyou for this it was good to hear someone speak who had very close circumstances close to me to make me think this is not as sinister as I think.....
Wow, yes that exact situation (as you saw) is what has happened to me. I am sorry you are also going through this but it is a bit of a relief knowing I am not alone, especially with your very similar experience. I too have felt at least partially consumed with health anxiety and fear of sudden death, I too believe it can be the root cause and I am hoping the halter monitor results will help me with that conclusion (if I don't get PVCs while sleeping, my theory is its all in my head, once my mind is shut off I'm not worrying about it anymore and no longer getting the PVCs).
I am glad to see you also have a good bill of health all around (blood pressure, heart rate etc).
It sounds like you are doing basically everything I am doing, have you tried talking to a therapist at all? Working out every other day DEFINITLEY helps me, it reduces the frequency to about 1 PVC every 20 seconds. I have taken up wood working and a few other hobbies to help me keep my mind busy, and that seems to help at least while i am doing the acitivity. My mind stays off thinking about the PVCS/health anxiety etc. Also, talking with people and knowing others go through the same thing does help my. If you can afford it, talking with Dr. Gupta from York Cadiology may help you, you can book an appt with him online and do telehealth. I think its around $200 USD for an hour but just his reassurance can be very helpful.
How old is your first child? Has it been years since these PVCs first happened to you?
Thank you so much for the comment and I hope we can continue the converstion!
I have been having them since I was 18. Mine would usually come and go. I would have a couple and they would go away for 6 months to a year. I went to many doctors and ERs and had EKGs, XRays, ultrasounds, and a Halter monitor, and they never could see anything. It was brushed off, I was told I just had anxiety, heart was fine, nothing at all going on. Now I'm 33 and a few weeks ago, I got some that lingered, and still are. Went to the ER and they finally seen them on an EKG and told me it's PVCs. Nothing to worry about. Follow up with my Dr this Wednesday, and will hopefully get another Halter monitor, or likely referred to a Cardiologist for more testing. Mainly for the ease of mind. I'm not overly worried, but I don't want to not get it fully checked out and regret it. Thoughts and prayers with you. Mine are a bit sporadic, I couldn't imagine having it every 4 beats. It is very reassuring knowing other people are facing the same thing though. It is comforting talking with people who know the experience, or hearing people tell similar stories.
Thanks for sharing! Yes definitely follow up, an echocardiogram IMO is the best reassurance, that will tell you if your heart is structurally normal which I am sure it is!
Almost Everyone gets these, just some unlucky few get a lot more and some people feel the few they do get.
All the best to you!
I've had an intense period of PACs and panic attacks for months and got back to basically nothing after just exercising very intensively. It help for a couple of months until I started my first job and wasn't able to exercise. Along with the stress they are back and I now get flares of PACs instead of just individual PACs every now and then. Pretty scary. But the doctors keep telling me everything is fine. I think though that I had very quick periods of Afib about 3x, for 5 seconds each time. Anyways, thank you for sharing your experiences. Helps a lot!
Thank you as well!
What was the intense exercise you were doing that helped?
I run for 15-20 min daily, does help for a few hours for sure. I’m wondering if I’m possibly not doing enough….maybe need to up it to 30 min or maybe push myself more (higher heart rate)
@@gwheel3502 I think exercise not only helps your health but it also helps you overcome your exercise fear. And so the more intense you go the more you are certain that nothing will happen. And the less PACs you get.
I went running for ~30 mins, about 5,6 km, everyday I was not going to the gym. Which was every 2nd day. And there I spent about 1,5 h. But I also was not working or anything so my stress was gone (although I was pretty depressed).
But before that it was crazy. I had gotten PACs from doing everything basically. But I'm pretty convinced that exercising is the best remedy. Lots of people on Reddit who have PVCs/PACs say the same.
Btw. thank you for being a role model.. you are helping everybody cope with their PACs! Cheers!
@@somedood1659 very great points for sure, much appreciate your response and encouraging positive comments, means a lot!
I will up my run time to 30 min and go from. Agreed on the PVC subreddit, gotten a lot of my ideas from there and it’s a very positive group which is awesome. Cheers to you and all the best!
Thank you for this video. My pvc was discovered at my physical on an EKG I’m 62. Will get an echocardiogram in a few weeks. I Definitely have suffered from stress & anxiety all my life! See what results will be from echo test.
Thanks for the comment! Are you getting them pretty frequently or just a few here and there?
Echo is very important IMO, helps rule out any serious issues
@@gwheel3502 not frequently just occasionally.
Ive had these damn things since 2010. Ive actually called dr gupta before. Im glad i came across your video. So when you wore a holter moitor how many did it say that you had? I get them a few times a year but when i get them they are worrysome too. Like 5 to 10 to 20 a minute for weeks to a month. I just shake my head at people that say they get like 100 a day when i get that in just a few minutes. Its very scary i understand my friend. I wouldnt get an obligation either. Im also a vet. I think we just carry around a lot of grief. Best of luck to you brother. I just woke up to my heart doing the cha cha and saw your video. Thabks for sharing.
Thank you again for sharing!
wow, almost 15 years you've been dealing with them. I hate that you've had to suffer this long but its reassuring knowing that many people have had them just as long as you and been totally fine. My first Holter I had like 12K and my second Holter in 2023 I had 8K so an improvement, I will definitely take it! Stay in touch and all the best to you my brother!
Hey I appreciate you sharing your experience with PVC'S. The best result I received is when I sat, and do breathing exercises like box breathing. Also space meditation by Dr. Joe Dispenza which worked the best.
Thanks for sharing as well, Grady! I will have to look into box breathing and the meditation you mention. Thanks again!
Very helpful! Were you feeling any during the making of this video? These things are frightening
Sure was, anytime at rest I could feel the “skipping”. They’ve gotten much better, I made some updated videos, getting maybe 500-1000 a day now compared to 10k. All the best to you!
hey man I was listening tou your story, I really understand what you're going through.
I'm suffering from pvc for the last 1.5 years.
I'm going to try acupuncture treatments I heard it helps alot I suggest you to try it as well.
I will try it on the 18th of octobre I will let you know how it went for me
Thanks for the comment! Acupuncture and chiropractic care came onto my radar not long ago, definitely let me know how it goes, I know it works wonders for arthritis. All the best to you!
My PVCs started after COVID. Former college athlete in great shape. Echo says structure is great and Holter says 0.3% burden.
Now I am at about 100 a day as it has gotten a bit worse. I am on Effexor and Heart calm magnesium. Helps alot for sure. Dude I can’t imagine getting that many an hour. So sorry man. Whenever I am told it’s just anxiety it really bothers me but I hope a cure comes soon besides ablation.
I’ve found that caffeine, lack of sleep and anxiety are the main triggers for PVC’s. Without a doubt. Anxiety started my life with them. And the sad thing is, doctors don’t acknowledge that. They act like the PVC’s are ok & normal. They are not. The anxiety a person gets from them is a health concern all on it’s own. Bottom line, I’ve found that controlling the anxiety is the number one way to reduce the palpitations. We’ve got this.
Very similar here. On and off. The fact that they can go away for months, in some cases a year tells me my heart is structurally fine, had echo also. When at their worst every 4 beats like you. One thing I didn’t hear you mention was digestion connection. Mine always seem to come on with gas and bloating. I feel this creates a pressure in my chest cavity. I’ve tried all the tricks, magnesium, exercise etc, but for me what’s most helpful is reducing gas, bloating and even the size of my (very small) beer belly. Avoiding fodmaps and fizzy drinks I think have been more helpful to me personally than anything. I know it sounds crazy. Also stress reduction because stress for me leads to gas and bloating. Just my two cents.
Thanks for sharing, always comforting when others have a similar experience (even tho it’s a crappy situation). I’ve read a lot of others having a connection to digestive issues but I don’t have any of the digestive signs as others and you have mentioned (bloating, gas, stomach aches). Well said, stress is a huge trigger for many, I believe it’s stress and subconscious anxiety for me but no official diagnosis on that.
Sress has gotten me a diagnosis of A-FIB, but on EKG I saw my heart rate only jumping from 91 to 113 back and forth so I`m wondering if I`ve been misdiagnosed. I use ashwagandha for stress. It`s cheap and safe and the only thing I notice is I just don`t worry. about stuff as much. I don`t want thinners. I`ve been taking baby aspirin Equate 81s .4 at night makes me sleep well. I`m constantly watching my heart rate and it never shows above 95.
Congratulations for your baby. I also suffer from PVCs and PACs, almost all my life, get an echo done and if that is normal put yourself at ease as Pvc and Pac are very common and won't kill you. I am 65. I get them regularly they are scary and everything i have done like no alcohol, no caffeine, no stress you name it hasn't helped. Unless you get like 10,000 every 24hrs, doctors won't do anything otherwise they will perform an ablation. If i were you i would avoid medications, in my opinion they don't work, at least for me. The ones i dread most are the PVC, i get pain in the upper chest and a throat funny sensation when i get them. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a cure and we have to accept this buggers and live our life in peace, easy said though i know. All the best
Appreciate the comment and your story for sure, hearing others experiences definitely helps me (at least mentally). I agree, meds so far haven’t helped reduce them at all but have helped how severe they feel no doubt. I was offered but didn’t want to take flecainide as it’s side effects and potential dangers I firmly believe out weigh it’s potential gains. So far the most helpful things for me has been a diet change (on Mediterranean diet now), staying busy and keeping my mind occupied and jogging for 20 minutes every day. I am definitely trying your advise to make peace with them and just live my life, it’s tough but I will get there! Again, thanks for your comment and all the best to you!
Isn't ablation a cure?
Thank you for sharing! I'm a homeschool mom if 4 and newly postpartum and my PVCs have increased so much lately. I bought an Apple Watch this week so I can track and send to my Doctor. He’s recommending the Metoprolol but I’m still nursing my 7mo and just not sure and praying about it.
I’m considering the Mediterranean diet, Magnesium and CBD, but still seeking other options.
I heard you mention Michigan, are you from here? If so, would you mind sharing the heart clinic you mentioned and your cardiologists?
Hi there! My hats off to you, 4 kids while nursing and home schooling, you are a superhero!
I think the Apple Watch or the Kardia Mobile home EKG is a good thing to have on hand, especially if your doc is involved and can monitor, I will just caution you not to become obsessed with it and always checking your heart rate and ectopics, it certainly can make them worse and intensify health anxiety.
Do you know how many you are roughly getting a day? Metoprolol does help a lot of people, I didn’t find it helpful at all and came off of it with doctors guidance (talk about it in a later video I made). I would certainly continue to pray about it and read others experiences, especially if you are nursing I would certainly look into that much more.
Magnesium seems to be the most common thing to help people and is definitely worth trying in my opinion, there are several different options, taurate, glyncenate and there is one other that escapes my mind at the moment. Med Diet is definitely worth trying but is a commitment for sure, especially if you don’t like seafood like me!
I am not from Michigan but it is one of my favorite states, especially the coasts and UP. I live in Upstate NY.
If you haven’t checked out York Cardiology on RUclips with Dr. Gupta I would highly recommend his channel and videos as well. Happy to answer any other questions you may have or just lend an ear. All the best to you and I will include you in my prayers!
@@gwheel3502 thank you so much for your reply and especially your prayers!
Every day seems different with the amount of PVCs, some days I get a couple “episodes” where they’re very frequent for up to an hour, and other days I only get a couple here and there. So I wouldn’t consider myself a severe case, and that’s why I’m trying less invasive techniques to cope with them right now.
Yes, thank you for the advice to not check my watch continuously…I was falling into that habit and my husband encouraged me in the same way.
I will look into Dr. Gupta, thank you. I’ve watched some videos here and there of others who explain PVC or have it, and I’m very thankful to be living in a time where this information is shared because it brings a peace of mind hearing that it’s not as uncommon as it seems and that people are living long and healthy lives with PVCs. :)
Also wanted to mention increasing my electrolytes really helped me, started drinking emergen-c every morning after breakfast and cut my ectopics WAY down. I get maybe 1/10 of what I used to, only took a few days to notice a difference 😃
@@gwheel3502 wow, thank you! I bought some Ultima that’s coming tomorrow to see if increasing my electrolytes would help, it helped me with muscle cramping when I was on Keto a couple years ago. I also get random muscle spams throughout my body, so I’m wondering if it’s all connected. 🤔
Have had the same PVC problem the past 2 years and have started taking herbal tinctures called Motherwort and also Hawthorn and it works on the arrhythmia and the anxiety at the same time. It’s the only thing that’s actually worked and I’ve tried everything. It’s mostly the Motherwort that is doing the magic. It’s been a game changer.
Awesome Info! Glad you have found relief and this is something I will certainly look into. Thank you for the comment!
I been drinking lemon balm tea and it’s helped with my anxiety. Occasionally, I also drink lavender / chamomile tea before I go to bed.
I have had pvcs for about 10 years. It has truly been torment. I have been to the hospital multiple times. I had all heart tests done in the past. one thing that does keep them at bay and it’s atenolol. 25 mg 2 x a day. They do tend to happen after a night of alcohol. And or when I’m feeling exhausted . God bless you
Thanks for sharing! I agree at times it’s pure torment, 10 years dealing with them…wow. I too have been to ER twice but now I just follow up with Cardiologist since I know what it is. What was your burden rate or roughly how often were you/will you get them? I have not heard of atenolol but glad to hear it helps you out, I assume it’s some kind of beta blocker?
I agree, alcohol definitely sets them off or makes them worse, I’ve found a glass of red wine seems to help a bit and doesn’t really set them off…beer or liquor on the other hand sets them off.
Cheers to you and all the best!
I'm 69 & have had pvc's all my life. It's infrequent, more not than so, so I lead a good healthy life. I'm very active workout few hrs in the gym then I'm off hiking trails or power walking. So it's not a hinderance.
Thanks for sharing, I hate that you’ve dealt with them so long but definitely brings comfort to others knowing you’ve safely loved with them for years!
The best magnesium supplements I have found to help me out is the brand vital biologics/heart calm from Amazon. When I take this I hardly feel them at all.
Appreciate that info! I haven’t had any change from magnesium but I know many people do
Almost identical here.
I was diagnosed with PACs decades ago and they weren't TOO MUCH of a problem. Only sometimes, when they kicked in, would it "take my breath" away.
But in the last few years (just before Covid hit) I started having "other" flutter issues. It was during a time of super stress too.
I did go to emerg at one point and THERE the Doctor thought A-Fib.
But after seeing the Cardiologist, it turns out that it was PVCs (along with PACs).
At that time, he gave me Bisoprolol and Flecainide.
As it turns out, the very day that I started taking those 2 meds is the very day that the "super stress" situation was resolved (I won the case) LOL
My heart went back into normal rhythm!
So was it the meds or the removal of stress? I'm not sure. Probably a combo of both.
During that visit, the Cardiologist suggested Ablation and set up an appointment.
However, I tested myself by stopping the meds and the heart stayed in proper rhythm, so the Dr. cancelled the Ablation app't after another Echo/ECG that showed stability.
Now, fast forward a bunch of months (over a year, really) and PAC/PVS are back.
So, another Echo, with injection stress test which did show that the structure of the heart is just fine, but the Dr. doing the test did say that the heart was "fluttering" a lot. LOTS! The Dr. ordered a holter for 3-days. The report came back and did show a thousands of PVCs and PACs.
As for Flecainide, I am very nervous about that drug. It can have some bad side effects. So I hadn't taken that, but the Dr. did want me to continue with Bisoprolol.
But the PVCs and PACs where constant. 24/7 and hard to sleep at night with all that bumping going on.
At this point, the Dr. wanted me to go back onto Flecainide, along with Bisoprolol to confirm if the heart would go back into normal rhythm (or as close to it as possible).
By taking these 2 meds, IF the heart settled down, it would indicate that I'm a good candidate for Ablation.
So the Dr. set up a 14-day holter this time, taking the meds to compare that to the other holter and ECGs.
Well that was a good move, because that proved that what I was feeling was right.
With the 2 meds, the heart was calm, without, not so much.
So I talked to him yesterday and he is setting up an app't for Ablation. He feels confident that he can find the spot or spots causing the problems and get this resolved once and for all. After the procedure, no more meds needed! The Dr. does want me to stop the meds about 6-8 weeks before the Ablation to assure they meds are totally out of my system.
As for coffee, I did test going off coffee for a couple of weeks, as caffeine is often a trigger. But I saw no real difference.
So, I enjoy my coffees daily.
As for sugar, that's not something I use and haven't for decades anyway. The only actual sugar I get is what may be in some foods not prepared at home.
I did a lot of research on Ablation and now feel a lot more comfortable with it. ESPECIALLY these days with the newer, better equipment, 3D mapping and procedures. A lot less risky.
I just thought that I'd share.
Thank you so much for sharing!
You’re right, very similar experiences. I too had severe reservations regarding flecainide but glad the two meds seem to work for you, but know one wants to be on meds for the rest of their lives.
My hope is I can get health anxiety under control (though I feel fine it must be subconscious) and this will relieve me of the PACs. If not I’d say I’ll go ablation route in a few years, still very nerve racking regarding the ablation even tho I know how safe a surgery is.
All the best to you for sure, Please share with me\us your ablation experience afterwards, I would really appreciate it! Are you in the US by chance?
@@gwheel3502 From the US but at the moment, out of country. We spend the summers elsewhere.
I'll be getting the procedure done here.
Blonde. Thanks for sharing!!
@@gwheel3502 what are side effects of Flecainide ?my doc wants me to be on that.
Mine like yours were at rest. Sitting watching TV or sleeping I really noticed. Mine was every other 2 or 3 beats, what my crazy heart felt like doing at the time. I tried magnesium and didn't help. I had read that low potassium could cause pvcs, I was sceptical as mine wasn't that low but gave it a shot, bananas, peanuts etc, and mine stopped within 2 days. When I say stopped, it stopped the regular irregularity and now just get the odd spurt every hour or 2. I was surprised but it worked for me. Everyone is different and may work for you.
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for making this video. I'm afraid to exercise hard. I hate getting my HR over 120-130. I was an elite athlete for most of my life and now am
Something of a couch potato. Our stories sound similar with the timeline and what Dr's say. And we seem to be the same age roughly. How are you now?
I’ve posted a few more videos with updates, worth checking out if you’re bored, ha! Overall doing better, long and short of it I think subconscious stress\anxiety may have been the cause….I started drinking emergen-c everyday and PACs have been reduced significantly. All the best to you!
My PVCs happen when im walking around or standing up. Sitting down helps relieve them and deep breaths. My heart has a normal rhythm and bpm throughout the day, but typically when the sun goes down and or when im in a very stressful situation, theyll start up. Itll feel like my heart is skipping every other beat. I mean its not actually doing that, so its like beat THUD beat THUD beat THUD. and itll keep doing that for a few minutes straight. They are terrifying. But at this point ive grown pretty used to them. Whenever they happen i still get nervous but i can work through them better. I dont drink caffeine, i never really have. No alcohol or tobacco. I dont get dizzy when they happen. No pain, no labored breathing. Just the skips. The only thing that makes sense is anxiety but obviously i still think in the back of my head that it could be the start of something bad.
Thanks for sharing and totally get what you are saying. It definitely feels like the longer you have them the better you deal with them. You realize you’ve lived through them hundreds of times before and this time will be no different. Makes it a little easier and less worry some, just wish there was a consistent method for treating them!
Be careful with ablation I was so strong on it because it's safe and the success rate. But I seen countless videos of it making it worse then it was before so that freaks me out as well. Hope u respond
Totally agree, its a really safe procedure and actually some dental procedures are now ranked more risky. I, too, have seen a lot of other videos where its made things worse, however, a lot of those are A-Fib suffers, not PVC/PAC. If you have a high burden rate, the ablation is usually very successful since they can pinpoint where its happening relatively easily.
Hey so I'm dealing with this now. I get ectopic beats at rest and sometimes when I speed my heart rate while running to which really freaked me tf out. So I got ekg echo and stress test and of course they didn't show up on stress test go figure and I had heart monitor and everything came back good. But my anxeity is so bad and that obviously makes it 10x worse. So I'm getting another monitor tomorrow and seeing another cardiologist that deals with just arrthmyia. Last time my panic attack was so bad from it that I had ventricular tachycardia and it just sucks living with this. I had it for a while then they dissappear for months on end. But now it's like they came back w a force. I been taking metoprolol 50mg and hasn't been dping anything so he bumped me to 100 mg havnt tried it but I might now because it has been helping u. Just sucks very bad. I'm always feeling my pulse and it just sucks.
Been there as well, very similar experiences!
I have never had PVC when my heart rate is elevated, only while at rest. Glad you got all checked out and had EKG and Echo done. For me, an Echo is KEY, helps put your mind at ease that your heart is structurally normal. Metoprolol has not worked for me and I’m actually weening off of it right now (under Doctor supervision)
It sounds like yours are caused by anxiety (I think mine are too), especially since you said they went away for a while. Have you tried jogging/running for 30 min a day or every other day? I find that to be the most helpful, helps with overall health and anxiety. I would focus on getting your anxiety under control and I would bet your PVCs will improve (just like I am doing). Also, I used to take my pulse all the time and I believe it only makes things worse, it exasperates them even more. I stopped taking my pulse a few days ago I feel a lot better already. It’s tough to not do it, but its helpful NOT to unless something very weird comes up.
I totally know where you are coming from, your worry, your thoughts of it getting worse…everything! You are not alone! Thanks for your comments
Same im 21 amd i had some PVCs or PACs but hqve no Symptoms just it anoyying, hqd 2 ekgs and 1 heart ultrasound in a ER and my blood work came back normal, might make a appointment with a cardiologist and do q stress test and maybe get a echocardiogram, hopefully a 24hr holter too
Im overweight but in qctive if that makes sense,
Glad you went to Doc and got EKG and ultrasound, many people do nothing (sometimes they can’t afford it which stinks). How many beats do you get them roughly if you had to guess?
I would meet with cardiologist if you can, the stress test, echo and holter can help confirm there aren’t any underlying issues and it’s great peace of mind IMO.
Definitely keep me posted!
Sprry fpr being late, i get mine like every 50 beats, but some days i get none throught out the day, some days i have them bad but i just say im ok becaus eo had 3 blood tesr and 4 ekgs and 1 heart ultraspund. I want a 24hr holter but the cardio doctor is very busy
how can it be anoying to you, pvcs if u dont feel them?
are you experiencing "skipped beats" or ectopic beats? Are they the same as PVC? Thanks
Yeah ectopics are the general term covering PVCs/PACs, they are used interchangeably.
When i feel my pulse i feel it pause every 8 beats sometimes. Sometimes everything 4 beats sometimes 1 a minute. Im guessing thats pvc?? It always worse during stress or anxiety but I dont really every feel any symptoms like chest pain
Sounds very familiar! Does it go thud…thud…(longer pause)…thud thud…..thud….thud?
If you’re getting them all the time it’s worth getting checked out by a cardiologist just to rule anything serious out. But certainly sounds like PACs/PVCs.
@@gwheel3502 yes most of time does that
I find having a bath helps me a lot
I am now on medication but I still experience some PVCs here and there and I also get that stinging sensation in my chest as well and have been worried about it did your cardiologist say if it was anything to be concerned about?
Yep used to get the same, random stinging or burning sensation in random areas on my chest, never last long. Both cardiologists say nothing to worry about, not the heart.
@@gwheel3502 Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my comment that really relieves my worries.
Hi - much of what you said resonates with me. I'd be happy to share privately with you. Thanks
If you have chest pain, you might have angina. I started to have PVCs since the end of 2021. I also had chest pain which they said was heartburn and gave me acid reducer. It did not work. I had echo test and it was normal. Then I had a CAT and they found a blockage. I had a stent inserted and my chest pain was gone. But my PVCs are still here. Before my angiography, I had flecainide and it completely removed my PVCs after 100mg twice a day. Didn’t work at 50mg twice a day. But after surgery they told me not to take flecainide. I was on amiodaron for one month but didn’t work. I am on diltiiazem for one month now. I no longer have PVCs at night but have many throughout the day. I am not sure what to do now.
Thanks for your comment and sharing your experience. I have some follow up videos where I was able to narrow down the most likely culprit (anxiety) and have taken some steps to improve that. Still not gone but managing them better for sure.
How old are you
hi buddy, just wanna share my experience. i'm 47 now & start experience pvc at 21. i was 30 when i 1st went to doctor as it started to get frequent. the doctor told me not to worry when he sees only few during ekg, around 3 in two minutes. he prescribed amiodarone but told me to take it only when occurs. now, at 47 i haven't comeback to the doctor yet & just taking medicine when my pvc occurs. that became my routine. i still drink alcohol today
Thanks for sharing your story! I’ve heard from so many people that have had them for years, hate that so many people deal with them but it’s reassuring to hear that so many people live a long time with them without any issues.
Hello G, I have the same issues with pvc mine are due to issues with my heart not anxiety but likewise its Pvc . What I did to help control mine along with my medications is I take Potassium Gluconate 595mg, I drink Pedialyte advance care and the key is to take Magnesium Taurate 400mg with Coenzyme B-6. The brand name for the magnesium is KAL the B6 is combined with the magnesium, the taurate with the magnesium is the key. Regular magnesium doesn't work as well for PVC. You must take potassium and magnesium together because they work in conjunction with each other. I drink the Pedialyte to also make sure my electrolytes are not low which could also trigger rhythm problems with the heart.
Hope this Helps
Thanks for sharing, definitely good info and much appreciate it!
Your Welcome
im on bp medication no potasuim sup for me
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I'd like to hear how things go with getting rid of the coffee all together and I'll bet a certain diet will help. Idk if keto is the answer. I'm a fan of low carb but idk if keto is for everyone. I wonder if the Mediterranean diet is good.
Let me know what I should be praying for during your journey. Either way I'll keep you in my prayers anyways.
Cant believe you watched, what a friend you truly are 👍
I agree, Mediterranean is what I’m looking into and I certainly will ask you for prayers in the coming weeks.
I just started Neuro feedback for anxiety -treatment to train the brain to relax. I think it will be effective! The therapist tracks your brain waves w electrodes as you watch videos on a screen.
how u doing today? u knw my interine medicine doctor hsnt dont much for me last 6 years hsnt made any suggestions wt to try hes usless! they all are hws your quality of life been? mine sucks i havent tryed any thing yet wt hv u tryed that works? keep in touch my friend
It’s crazy, most docs just say take a beta blocker and if that doesn’t work they say ablation. There are so many other things to try, I wish the medical field would try and recommend other things to try to get to the bottom of it. All the best, Oliver!
i just hd a roller caoster ride pvcs bs! last weekend 3 days, not mcuh sleep 50% of time tri gemy bigemy off and on im good now 4 days sleeping better fuck i hd 14 pvcs in 3 min as little as 3 per min im still alive after all that shit lol beta blockers dont help not the skips but it keeps our hr at bay. try heart calm, hw u doing? all the best g well
how do runs fee like? beat, skip, beat, skip or beat beat skip beat, skip? thats bi gemy trigemy, do runs feel like a flutter?
I had them since age 25 and I am 54. Started when my Dad died suddenly. I noticed a significant change in them in July 2021 - 2 months after my 2 Covid vaccines. Emergency room visits twice and irritating. Tests in November 2021 showed my heart was healthy and pvcs benign. They got significantly worse after I actually got Covid in January 2022. Life altering. Absolutely convinced the vaccine and Covid caused them to sky rocket. My cardiologist agrees and says that other patients complained about the same experience I had.
Thanks for sharing your story - COVID and the COVID vaccine seem to be a common trigger amongst those I’ve talked to. I would say anxiety is number one, then gaestro issues and then COVID. Hopefully there will be information/studies coming out that potentially link them to PVCs.
@@gwheel3502 yes and unfortunately many doctors don’t recognize this of disregard your concerns. My afib reoccurred after 5 years no episodes 3 weeks after I got Covid booster. My first was the jandj - booster moderna. I’m afraid to get 2nd booster because I’ve now had 2 additional rapid afib attacks that sent me to hospital sinceDecember. Coincidence???
I just had high blood pressure, after covid vaccine along with covid my heart rytm totally changed, now cardiologist referred me to rythm specialist to be candidate for heart ablation 😥
@@juvega2877 ask dr about meds first. Mine has upped dosage of beta blocker and there are meds to prevent going into afib.
@@juvega2877 I just had an ablation in September. It vaguely helped. Of course the day of surgery my pvcs decided to subside so it was hard to get a good map of the location where they happen. Cardiologist added another beta blocker and I have recently started more diligent exercise routine which I notice has helped. I don’t want to go on Flecainide.
Try magnesium brother either 250mgs
And eat a Avocado about every other day
@@alloutpodcast9937 I've upped my magnesium intake and eating half an avocado a day, so 1 every other day. Appreciate your input!
I came across your video my doctor also said I’ve been having some pvcs and I’ve always been an anxious person can they be cured and go away on their own without medication or is it anything to worry about?
Anxiety is a very common trigger of PVCs. I would see a cardiologist and see how many you are having, For 99% of people they are harmless. Happy to answer any questions you have.
@@gwheel3502 Thank you for replying that relives my worries a bit but yes I’m trying to get in to seeing a cardiologist but like you my insurance won’t approve it so I’ve got to wait it out until that changes so annoying
@@XLeAnnX I hate the US insurance system. Some cardiology offices have walk in clinics, you could try one of those if they have one in your area to at least get an EKG, or I’d have your primary care doctor give you a referral.
@@gwheel3502 Thank you for the helpful information I’ll have to try that!!
What I learned from 2years of pvc
avoid a lot of Physical And emotionel stress
No caffeine or its sisters at all
And something that we all neglecte ...... multivitamin and specially the b ones
Don't tack any think of those
You can tack D k E
But try to avoid C And b vitamins try to get them from food
Thanks
Good advice!
And what I call progressives cardio gaining. Slowly practising any kind of easy cardio like walking fast , runing or elliptical machined.
10 min a day and go up as you fell good. To make your heart stronger and teaching your heart to beat well again
My experience telling me this
I was able to cure my self twice but did same mistack twice (working hard as a mover) but this time is taking me longer but I see the result coming and this time. A need to rebuild my heart to a monster one
Imagine. My first holter had almost 29000 pvc, a month later after taking metoprolol and less stress the new holter showed only 1400 pvc, even with med i feel butterfly on my troath. I guess ablation is next
Thanks for sharing, how long of a holter was it? 24 hours? Only 1400 is a huge improvement
@@gwheel3502 it was a 24 hour holter. And yes, the improvement is a lot, yet, taking meteopolol i stopped taking the med 24 during de holter. I wish i could stop taking this medicine and taking a third holter to see how my heart behaves.
does metoprolol work for skipped heart beats?
My doctor wants to put me on anti anxiety meds to reduce anxiety as I go into afib precipitated by stress and anxiety.
I’ve heard anti anxiety meds can be beneficial for PVCs/PACs….I’m not well read on a fib but could very well be helpful. I know a beta blocker propanol is also helpful for anxiety as well as being a beta blocker.
@@gwheel3502 my cardiologist said I now have SVTs. Would proposal work for that? Would ablation take care of this?
I'm 19
5 months ago all of a sudden my heart was pounding and racing while i was taking a shower, but i kinda ignored it, until i started to feel twinges on the middle and left side of my chest, after a week, But doctors didn't find anything, had ekg, blood work and everything done, but they didn't find anything.
But after a month or so, I started to get PVCs
It's unfair that I have them, because i have never smoke or drink before, i'm not even fat. Been active all of my life
I just hope, they don't get worse
Even though i'm not diagnosed yet, I'm also dealing with pots, which i think it was due to covid
:(
Glad you got checked out, that is key to rule anything serious of. Hate that you are only 19 and this is happening to you. Know that they aren’t harmful and trust your doctors!
How often do you get them?
There is a sub Reddit for PVCs that I have found really helpful as well.
If they started randomly it could very well be anxiety, anything going on that would trigger them?
@@gwheel3502I get them everyday (some worst than others)
I hate that hiccup and burning feeling, which triggers my anxiety
I do have health anxiety
But i have been managing it pretty well
So if you were having the pvcs 1 out of 4-5 beats then u were having 20,000-25,000 pvcs daily?
Had a holter monitor a few months after this (did a follow up video) and was having 10K a day, I didn’t have any while I was sleeping.
cool guy.
Electrophysiologist. An electrical cardiologist. Effective for afib or flutter. Ablating pvc s is probably not necessary
Agreed, will avoid going ablation route if possible. It’d have to get much worse and go on for a few years for me to consider it.
@@gwheel3502 i hope youll try mindfulness. Read a Sarno book. Try and laugh. Do things that make you happy. Music? Sex? Exercise? Walks ? Travel? Plan things build on something. Look forward to something. Getting your subconscious distracted. Worry and or fear (they are the same) will perpetuate pvc s. Try to not take them seriously. Try laughing at them. Ive had 2 ablations 2012 for afib 2021 for flutter. Im 18 perfect months now. Im 69 & work at staying happy positive etc. its never simple but you can do it
Did your pvc start about 6 months after moderna covid shots?
More like a year after, I definitely think the moderna shots played a part as these are becoming more common.
hi g weil i hv pacs or pvcs it sucks i hd them since 2015, since 2018 moer frequent fro about 4 to 6 months, now since last xmas more frequent wore a molter march 2022 hventy got results yet! im concerned about my qaulity of life. i work full time could go places near by to enjoy my self a bit thats about it how u doing now? keep in touch if u like oliver
Thanks for the comment, appreciate reading what you’ve been through. How frequent do you or were you getting them? Every 10 beats or so?
You haven’t gotten your holter monitor results back yet?
I agree it’s a huge impact to quality of life and can be very scary thinking it’s something worse than it is or will lead to something worse. Have you taken any successful steps to help mitigate symptoms? Anything working for you?
@@gwheel3502 at times every 3 beat or 2nd. last winter was worst, ervery other beat to every other 3rd for 1 hr or 30 min terrible! and in th middle of night too 1 time a week or twice. on an average i get 5 or 6 per min now as low as 1 every 6 hrs wost every 3 min to 5 min most single ones mostly i get 3 but i can hardly feel them the heavy ones mostly 1 single mabe 2. i was diagnosed with pacs in 2018 i took 2 ecg jan feb this year last one ecg doc told me that atial is slower i dunno wt that means other tyhren that my heart is fuction normally. i dont hv any avouis triggers iam a drinker weeeknds only non smoker no drugs no diet still weekend drinker at least 9 beers weeeknd max 12 did same last winter my cond is better then it was last winter a drink the same so no abvoius triggers tht i knw of any ways thx for reading my bullshit keep in touch, sorry the magnesuim hasnt worked i havent tryed it yet wt im concerned is my qaulity of life its very depressing i se to travel lots fck i miss it any ways tc good luck friend
wen ur mind is always on it u notice more of them NIGTH MARE
my holter results report was sent to my doctor last spring, april i hv to phone hv to phone him soon! hv how many kinds of mag hv u tryed? try beef liver! soem one on her told me its suppose to be good and cbd oil good luck friend keep in touch
@@oliverfalcao5844 wow, yeah more are consistent compared to yours, I get them every 5 beats, they never seem to stop unfortunately for right now. I cut out drinking altogether with exception of red wine once or twice a month. Same situation for me, doc’s say heart is normal and healthy otherwise, but still very unsettling but I am getting better at ignoring them…at night while trying to sleep it can be a lot tougher that’s why I try to fall asleep watching Netflix, ha!
I'm 5'3, 113lb.. well I have high blood pressure well managed until i got the covid vaccine and eventually i got covid anyway, since then my heart rytm changed and now I'm candidate for heart ablation 😥😭
Thanks for sharing, a very common thing I hear is COVID or vaccine started ectopics. All the best to you and your journey, keep me posted on you ablation process 😄
I also noticed my heart rhythm change this year after my booster. However, my heart rate was really high after experiencing a stressful situation. In addition, I was drinking too much coffee and sleeping a few hours. After getting my diagnosis (pvcs). I started taking magnesium, vitamin d and b12…and I noticed an improvement. Hopefully you feel better soon.
Myocardial fibrosis. The reason of my pvcs
Vital biologics heart calm
Is this a supplement you have experience with?
Hello these pvcs are crazy and painful my chest and back is hurting from these and I'm getting tightness in my chest and a weird moving sensation on the right side of my chest can someone please help me out
Hi Nikki - first thing to do is get checked out and cleared by medical specialists (cardiologist) - If you are getting chest pain or constant chest tightness it is worth going to the ER.
The PVCs subreddit is a good source of information as well, but this is just for info and not a replacement for being scene by medical professionals.
My prayers are with you today!
The cost of an echo is a perfect example of what is wrong with our medical system. It's just an ultrasound. It should cost you like 20 bucks out of pocket because nothing complex or invasive is being done. It's just a sensor rolled over your chest, but I'm sure they'd charge your insurance something outrageous like 10k and that makes them not want to pay due to your low risk factor.
Couldn’t agree more, and that’s exactly why they wouldn’t pay I’m sure (low risk), just like I’m sure they wouldn’t pay for an ablation if I choose that route. I’m very thankful I have coverage with the VA as I only paid a co pay with them, but most US citizens don’t have that option.
Whats you burden %
Still waiting on my follow up with the Cardiologist to review the holter results. Will make another video after that appt which is in 10 days.
NBM what is a burden %. I just had the halter for 3 weeks and meeting w cardio next week. Not sure what to ask him or what it will reveal.
@@lindalamb7512 its basically a percentage of how many etopics beats u have in a 24 hour period,