Is this not the best looking man on Social Media? Smart, compassionate and a wonderful communicator! He's so knowledgeable about heart issues, I just know he's a wonderful doctor. Please come to America, Doc!
Dr, thank you for your awesome videos. I have had ectopic heart beats and tachycardia for over 20 years. I have also been diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder. My ectopics usually happen in clusters. I may go months without feeling any and then out of the blue, a few a day,every day for months. The ectopics don't always feel the same nor do they stay in the one area. I feel skips, flutters, thumps, pinch and sometimes like someone has reached in to my chest and squeezed my heart for a second. (often feel pressure and gasp for air. Like i just got a shock) All my visits to the cardiologists over the years has shown my heart to healthy. I am 42 and my last cardiologist said I have the heart of a 20 year old. Last eco they picked up a very "faint" murmur but valves, heart muscle and electrical activity all normal. Yes, my heart is throwing in extra beats but to this day, no one has told me why. My blood work was all fine. Thyroid, magnesium, potassium, sugar etc all fine. I don't drink alcohol, I never smoked, I have never tried any recreational drugs, I don't drink tea or coffee or caffeinated drinks and take no stimulants what so ever. I cannot deal with this anymore. Suffering ectopics (which causes my anxiety) has gotten me fired from jobs, caused agoraphobia at times, basically the quality of my life is crap. I really cannot go on like this. Thank you for reading.
That sucks so much... Im in the same boat, my heart has been fluttering all afternoon now and i cant calm down and im feel tired and depressed! I can't seem.to believe its harmless.. I also have generalized anxiety and im on antidepressants for it. I was able to record some episodes and turns out i have extra systols and tachy ( i cant remember the exact kind but not dangerous one). It is soooo annoying and it feels like.someone is squeezing my chest or my oesophagus! The more i feel them, the more.anxious i get so it gets worst of course! I am studying on the nervous system from the work of Irene Lyon, and i believe that might be the source of the issue. Traumas and different factors that makes the autonomic nervous system disregulated, i think that could explain why its affecting the heart and the digestion than seem to be linked.together!
@@tyw3231 Great. Since having my thyroid removed due to cancer, my ectopic calmed down, a lot. So to did my tachycardia. Ectopic beats rarely happen for me now. 2 weeks ago, Inhad an episode where my heart felt like is was about to deflate and stopping and starting......all vitals and breathing were fine. I also felt a small pinch or squeeze. last less than a minute. It scared me. Went to the hospital, all my blood were fine as was my ECG. Doing okay thanks for asking.
That was the best example I have ever seen. Great job explaining for all of us that don't get the information from our doctors who just don't take the time or have the time to make us understand how our heart works ...thank you
Thank you for improvising Dr. Gupta. Like everyone else, I watch these videos to find comfort. The rubberband analogy was an excellent idea. I get so depressed and sad thinking I am going to drop dead when I feel these painful skipped beats. They will ruin my entire day. they've been ruining each and every day for several years now. My heart goes out to all of you (no pun intended). It's no way to live. Let me just say that Dr. Gupta mentions that making life changes will improve this condition. Appreciate life. Think about all the wonderful things we are grateful for. Think positive, treat your body with care. Avoid junk food. Drink water. Go for walks. Live in the present moment as much as possible. Do not dwell on the past and do not worry about the future. My palpitations have decreased considerably but controlling my mind has been the hardest thing I've ever done. We have to quit our stinking thinking! Bless you all.
Wow, this makes a lot of sense. I just had multiple in a row for a few minutes and it took my breath away so much worse than when having only one. Thank you so much for making these videos. Helps my crazy overthinking mind. Thank you so much!
GOD Bless you Doctor Gupta for these videos that you do for patients like me that suffer from pvcs. Your words are comforting and help me get through it between visits with my electrophysiologist. Take care.
I was diagnosed with PVCS about four years ago and was told they were harmless. The problem I have is that I can go a few weeks without having or noticing any PVCS. When I do start having (one about every 2 minutes for about 16 minutes) them I immediately think something is wrong with my heart. This video helped me understand why it takes so long for my heart to return back to the first "drummer" and why the PVCS hurt sometimes. What an amazing Dr. He takes his personal time to explain to us in laymen terms what is happening to our hearts. Makes me want to do something nice for some I don't know. Namista
Thank you for this. As an afib/atrial tachy sufferer, I also get a lot of ectopics, and sometimes I get a hard, pinching feeling with the ectopics that almost knock the wind out of me, the pain can be so sharp. This is a great explanation for what happens. My EP has described it as a "greater volume of blood leaving the heart, and that's why it hurts sometimes", but this is much more specific.
Loved your explanation of how heartbeats work, and what happens during ectopic beats! I just had 2 or 3 in a row that hurt, but couldn't find much at all on the Internet...until I found your video. Thanks again!
So I’m 54 and I’ve had these ectopics since I can remember. And I mean since I was 3 or 4 years old. In my 20’s I developed Atrial Fibrillation. I’ve since had difficult times resulting in a PVI ablation. Things are irregularly settled now at the moment anyway. Looking back, I can see where I could have helped myself. Alcohol, intense exercise, steroid use as a bodybuilder, excessive running and cardio at a heavier average weight; I did a 10k in 40 minutes at over 16 stone. All these things didn’t help me at all. My son who is 33 has just started to get these same issues and I’m hoping he can find a trigger to try to calm things down. Good work Dr. I had a very good EP too myself, Dr Peter O’ Callaghan in the UHW, Cardiff. Great guy and great character.
OMG I can't believe how much this helped me. I have p.v.c.s they will go away for years and then come back. usually with my period. However last night I was laying down and was getting them constantly they wouldn't stop. I was scared I'd go into vfib . So I got up and moved around. They were gone immediately. I never understood why my p.v.c.s would not go away until I moved around. I get it now. Wow that video really helped a lot.
The fear of going into Vfib is what makes having pvcs even more scary..Recently tho i spoke with and electrophysician and he told me that certain channelopathies would have to exist (such as Brugada Syndrome) before you would actually go into sustained vfib or something. Hopefully that gives you peace of mind when experiencing the pvcs.
Thank you. eight years later, and your video is still helping people to understand. I’ve been going to doctors since just before the pandemic with this getting increasingly worse and all of them pretty much just saying that it is ectopic beats, PVC, PAC, and nothing to be done. And no one seems to understand why it hurts, at least now I have some idea what’s going on that multiple cardiologist at the US VA medical centers don’t seem to be able to care enough to figure out
No physician understand what causes it. Millions of people are going to the drs because of this and drs aren't too worried because "general public" knowledge tells them it doesn't kill or harm the patient UNLESS you have had a heart attack or cardiac damage before the PVCs occurred. They will pursue further if you also have heart rhythm disorders that could potentially cause other issues and a risk to your health. If you are otherwise healthy with no current medical issues, Dr is confident you're fine. Short summary, drs want to see people who are sick..
Thank God for your taking the time to explain this- the “echo” illustration really helped clarify a mystifying occurrence- that the present state of litigation in the States keeps Drs from any explanations as they can be misinterpreted… suffice it to say this brings peace while I await the Drs collaborations… thanks and I am Subscribing:)
Yes I get a short sharp shock sends my heart racing I always assume the worst but I'am getting better the more I listen to this doctor the more I realise I've got nothing to worry about
Yea I do I been having these sinse 2013 .. more intense now & they hurt sometimes when it happens .. sometimes I get 2 in a row & it’s scary I feel like my heart stops & I get so scared ... ur not the only one bro .. blessings man
This happens when I’m doing something active and my heart rate is between 100-120bpm. My body would feel like a got a big rush and my heart “flopped” and i feel a big thud and my heart races for seconds. Sometimes this thud throws me off and I ignore it but it’s difficult on some days to ignore when it keeps happening for 10-15 minutes and I have to completely stop what I’m doing. I’ve learned to keep calm and know my heart is a strong muscle and that my heart is different than others and that I will be just fine. Eventually goes away. I have another stress echo and ecg with my cardiologist as mine gets worse during exercise. I’ve had this checked before , same tests, blood tests normal and I don’t lack in anything except in getting older (I’m 34, had PVCs since I was a kid but got worse at 32, barely got it in my 20s). If they say its benign once again, I’m going to pursue to get a second opinion as I was initially diagnosed with WPW in 2008 but doctors said now I don’t think I have it but showed up in ecg once I’m 2008 during an ER visit. These beats, many people are so fortunate to have a normal heart rhythm. People are out there during drugs, severely overweight and drinking away with all sort of stimulants but yet heart rhythm stays normal. I don’t say that to discriminate.. it’s just that why in the world does my heart act this way. Surely, when are problems, there are always an explanation. Just science and human body are so complex that we may never know what our bodies fully documented on why these occur.
Yes I totally feel the same way. It is so weird. Like sometimes I'll just feel it flop and sometimes it'll make me like twitch or jolt. Sometimes it hurts a little but mainly it is just extremely uncomfortable smh. This is so crazy to go thru.
Thankyou so much for your videos!!! This helped out alot lin understanding why pvcs hurt my chest. Its not every day a cardiologist takes time for people like us suffering from these crazy heart beats. God Bless brother!
Hello, this is a long shot as your comment is 3 years old, but I gotta ask. Does "taking your breath away" mean that when you feel the "pre-matural" palpitation, you feel it in your throat (under adam's apple, maybe even more, basically at the end of your neck) and it somewhat "blocks" the air you're inhaling? Because that's what happens to me exactly, sometimes it happens even if I breathe out, I just want to know since it's been affecting me for many years already and I feel "better" if I can match my symptoms with someone else haha... thank you!
Thank you very much for the clear interpretations in all your videos. This one in particular truly gives me an answer as to why I keep on feeling this discomfort inside my chest. The nearly empty beat followed by a fuller, stronger contraction with more blood. Like a feeling of being hit with a ball in the chest. When I'm laying down in bed, I often get an ectopic beat every 2 beats, and that can last for sometimes 20 minutes or until I fall asleep.
Thank you.. i just found out today that i am having pacs and a few pvcs... and recently my neurologist ordered magnesium levels checked for odd muscle spasms I was having... and then I ate chinese food last night... and oh no. So I have immediately started taking magnesium and am checking food for glutimate and am really happy I found your channel to put it together.
My cardiologist has to draw stuff out for me because that's how I better understand apparently so I appreciate your explanation using the rubber bands. Thank you for this upload. It was very helpful.
Excellent explanation. Thank you so much. Wish Drs and Specialists explain like this so that we know what goes on in our hearts. Good Dr. Keep up the good work Dr. Thank you.
I have never heard a better description of the “deep heart ache” of ectopic beats. Thank you so much Dr, Gupta. I had an ablation on 5-9-23. Etopic beats started after the ablation but apparently that happens. I'm 79 years old.
Why am I laughing . You are hilarious . I loved it . You are so inventive , smart and funny too . I’m wondering why this you tube popped up this morning in Florida . I had a super visit with my PCP yesterday and we talked all about my PVCs and pacs . I’m lucky to have a great Doctor I can talk to just like you Dr Gupta
Thank you very much for these explanation. I started having some of these problems and becomes more prevalent. There are days i am ok and sometimes makes me depressed whenever I have them. i even undergone nuclear cardiology for the test and they did not find anything. My doctor even told me i can exercise and do anything I want. But still my problem persist. Reading other peoples comment with the same issues at least gives me some peace to know that I am not alone.
Same with me what you describe! Been to Cardiologist, did all the tests and he said don't worry. What I did is started to exercise. I run at least 3-4 times a week for 30-45 minutes in a moderate pace. I also bike and do weights. This helped to calm down my heart and I get a lot less PVCs. They are not gone still but a lot less.
This is the first person I run into that has addressed this issue adequately after 6 years since I had my first "heart pinch", at least that is what I call it. I can feel my heart making an abnormal accentuated contraction and this is accompanied with a sharp pinch(almost like a mild pin point electric buzz). It only lasts for as long as the contraction lasts(no more than a second) but it is sharp and despite the pain not being terribly uncomfortable it is highly disconcerting, puts me in panic mode.
Me too it feels like a sharp shock??? It's so scary my heart races after I feel that sensation it's awful this is the first time I have ever came across pain being associated with ectopics, what a relief I thought it was something worse!!!!
Hi Mars2016 Would you mind mailing me dkphoto@tpg.com.au if you dont mind. I would like to discuss the symptoms you are having. I'm a bit frustrated with my medical advice. Cheers
Nate how are you going now? I’ve actually caught some PACs before with my finger on my pulse, which confirmed what I already suspected: I get a semi-painful (horrible feeling) kind of “squeeze” feeling in my upper chest during the early beat, before the pause. So what I feel is the premature beat, not the best after the pause. Is this the same for you?
@@Stacey_Hunter Oh wow, looks like YT just randomly decided to alert me that someone had replied to my comment a whole year later. In any case, I was quite alarmed when i first got it but now I've learned to at the very least stop myself from going into panic mode. It only happens periodically(particularly during stressful periods). I went from possibly one pinch every couple of hours(the first time) and this lasted for a few days, to a few pinches per hour(the second time about 4 years afterwards) this lasted to varying degrees for a month, to finally a few pinches per minute(the last time i got it, lasted a couple of weeks). With each successive period the pinches got less intense but more frequent, eventually all i got was what felt like an ectopic minus the pinch. I have not had any pinches/ectopics for more than 6 months and feel great. In any case after much research and little substantive information from doctors I narrowed it down to a few things. Diet is very important, acid reflux can exacerbate it(something to do with the vagus nerve), anxiety is a huge contributor(adequate quality sleep can mitigate this), magnesium seems to help(but note that too much can have the reverse effect so get the dosage right), plenty of exercise but go easy on the intensity(at least until you feel that you are strong enough to go harder), make sure you breathe in adequate oxygen(an oximeter can help monitor this) and be very mindful of your psychology(a strong mind leads to a strong body, and vice versa). Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, these are things i learned through research and experience, unfortunately in the absence of good advice from doctors. Do your own research to validate(or negate) anything I'v written and of course consult your GP before doing anything.
@@damiankelly2642 Hey Damian, YT finally notified me a year later that people had replied to my comment. In any case I hope you've sorted this issue out by now. I've finally gotten a handle on it. At first it was quite a shock, might i say quite debilitating too because i never knew when it would hit again, it certainly felt like a precursor to a heart attack or that something was seriously wrong with my heart. The good thing is that it's not nearly as bad as I had thought, and a little bit of attention to nutrition, sleep, fitness and general health goes a very long way. Now I feel like a weight had been lifted off my chest and i can get back to being myself again rather than being crippled by fear and uncertainty. All the best!
Thank you for your video. This make sense. I’ve just started seeing a cardiologist and am awaiting echo and holter to try catch them. It feels like I am missing heart beats when I take my pulse and can get a heap in a row sometimes. When I get a few I get a sharp central chest pain and it’s making me really tired. It’s quite worrying too. Been asked to take magnesium
Sometimes mine are sharp and sometimes they are dull and they radiate to my back in the night and it makes me fearful. I Always think "What if my Dr. missed something?" And "Am I going to have a heart attack"? Or "am I having a mild heart attack?" This is what scares me. The pain I felt last night went on and on and I couldn't sleep. It was a dull chest pain (I could feel multiple PACS and PVCS and then the back burning like pain in a small area right between my left shoulder blade and spinal chord. It sucks. I think mine are hormonal. I have been trying to learn as much as possible. I'm tired...
I've had skipped beats on and off for 20 years due to anxiety and panic disorder. These skipped beats have never hurt me until about 1 year ago. So naturally my worried, anxious mind is telling me that my heart is injured and it scares the whiz out of me. Although this video is comforting, I'm left with this some questions; Why didn't these pvc's, pac's, etc ever hurt before? Is my heart sore? Damaged? Is it literally bleeding inside my chest? Has my worrying gotten worse? It's so depressing and defeating. Why can't I just be freaking normal? WTH?!? Sucks!!!!
Matt G how are you going now? I’ve actually caught some PACs before with my finger on my pulse, which confirmed what I already suspected: I get a semi-painful (horrible feeling) kind of “squeeze” feeling in my upper chest below the neck during the early beat, before the pause. So what I feel is the premature beat, not the beat after the pause. Is this the same for you?
@@tyw3231 I don't feel a squeezing below my neck. I just feel the pause then the large boom in my chest. I notice it mainly hurts when laying down. I also feel a flutter once in a while or a feeling like I can't catch my breath which also feels like I need to burp. It seems to vary among people I've talked to. The painful one's have definitely gone down. One of Dr. Gupta's other videos talks about skipped beats due to worry and anxiety which will go away with cognitive therapy which is what I've been doing. Avoiding stressful situations, Focusing on positive things, etc. I just try to stay positive and happy. In other words, as long as I'm positive, happy and excited about life then I'm fine.
@@TheeSandman1I'm currently experiencing the same thing. I've always had a skipped beat and then a harder thump since I was little but now they've gotten heavier and more noticeable and my heart feels "sluggish" in a way. Recently diagnosed with secondary Polycythemia which causes too many red blood cells and my blood to be too thick which puts me at more of a risk of blood clots. It's really scary sometimes, my blood doctor has me on a daily baby aspirin and I'm only 37. All EKGs came back normal and I wore Holter Monitor for 2 days and the Doc said they were PACs and I don't require treatment. But it's still very uncomfortable I don't know what to do and the passing of my mother in 2022 has caused severe anxiety and I feel those skipped beats even more sometimes... It's horrible.
@uptown1317 I'm sorry about the passing of your mother. Traumatic events will trigger our fear and anxiety which only leads to more skipped beats. I've had several deaths in the family recently and I get the same results. I get nervous and the skipped beats get worse. Hang in there. My cardiologist keeps telling me to seek therapy.
These are terrifying. I've got to get a cardiac workup soon and see if I can get this treated. This causes me more anxiety of heart attack/failure than anything. Thank you for providing me with the visual that is very simple for me and others to understand.
@@miketw3068 I've actually figured out that if I take vitamin b complex/niacin as well as magnesium they're pretty avoidable. I try to stay low on the caffeine as well.
Mine feel like a heart attack. It will misfire between 2-40 times in a row. When this happens I can’t breathe properly and my blood pressure will sky rocket. Now today I have had about 25 of these PVC but only 6 where in a row. My doctor said they won’t kill me and I have to learn t live with them. It started after an illness in the 90’s and has progressively gotten worse. One day I think my heart will just lay there and quiver until I’m dead
Start exercise! EVEN if it will be hard at the beginning. Run for 5 minutes every day. Then 10 minutes. Until you can run for 45 minutes straight 3 times a week. This helped me a lot and reduced the heart palpitations.
Thanks so much for spending time on these clips. Seen two today and they are very very helpful. If York wasn't so far think great to have consultation. Dont get me wrong my Cardiologist is very good but your explanations are just that bit more complete and user friendly.
Really good explination. After doing heroin for 7 years i started devolping palpitations and now that im sober , when i get out of bed in the morning fast i stand up and get like a missed beet then a thud feeling like something just squeezed my heart or something. And it causes pain just for a second but its not bad. Its just really discomforting because its coming from your heart and causes me to stumble a little and grown.
I've had PVCs for 32 years, had umpteen checks, worn lots of holter monitors etc and all came back clear. I had an episode earlier in the year when the ectopic rhythm became the actual rhythm for about 20 minutes, so continuous PVC's. It finally snapped back into normal rhythm but nonetheless scared me a bit. I wanted to relay my painful ones in case it's relevant. It's always on the ectopic beat that there's pain, not as in your video. So the rhythm goes bom-bom, bom-bom, bom-bom, bomBOM......BOM. The pain is on the second BOM, then a gap then the big BOM as the 2 sides of the heart sync together to produce a forceful beat. It's not always painful though and after all these years I've never been able to find a cause of a trigger for sure. I've cut everything out of my diet for 4-6 weeks and nothing stopped or even lessened it. I've had beta blockers - they did nothing. There was a time for about 9 months some 5 years ago when it just stopped. One day I woke up and it didn't bump within a few minutes of waking as it usually does. It didn't do it one single time for the next 9 months and then suddenly returned with a vengeance despite nothing significant changing with my lifestyle. One other recent development is the triggering of quite sharp headaches in the base of my skull that coincide with the ectopic beat. Doesn't feel great but again it comes and goes without rhyme or reason. I have learned to live with them but it's still an unnerving and unsettling condition. Thanks for making the videos. Very insightful.
Hey Kenny I have a question about these pac or PVC things going insane and my anxiety gets worse thinking I'm going too die iv had a lot of test and gone too er a lot but the keep saying it's not bad iv had this going on for 3yrs now and like today I'm feeling them all day long and some days I don't I feel like I can't enjoy life and I feel bad I don't even want too play with my kids or anything anymore cause I'm scared too feel them is there any way of getting rid of them
@@kurayC I'm no doctor, I have no answers only that I still have them and I learned to live with them. It's just the way things are. I'm still here, all I can say is that if they were serious you would have other symptoms. Mine are just thuds in the chest, with the occasional pain and sometimes a headache. 35+ years now.
Yes sir dr. I was able to understand your very simple method to know heart working thanks and good wishes a very happy devaki to you and your family very much impressed with your videos
Thank you so much for this! I have had these for years and they feel like a horse kicked me in the chest. I sometimes feel the ache for up to 6 hours afterward, like my heart is bruised. I just went to the ER with a super bad one this morning, first time I actually went to the doctor over it, and with a heartrate of 120/70 or 113/65 usually, why would I? I had perfect everything. So I guess it's stress, which I can reduce consciously, and need for more grounding exercise, which I can easily increase. Thank you for this explanation for the pain! It really feels like a heart attack might feel, at least as we imagine it.
Very useful and brilliantly explained,thank you so very much for all you videos,I keep them and go back to them whenever I feel uncertain,they help so much.Your very kind x
Dr. Gupta, I hope you see my comment/question. Can ectopic beats occur in singular episodes, be painless and felt predominantly in the throat almost like your heart goes up to your throat for a second and then goes back to normal? Thank you so much and God bless your soul, we need more doctors like you who actually care.
Doc I got Magnesium Citrate and my EHB's have gone down about 80% and they hurt much less. They were caused by night anxiety. The MC helps me to be calm at night Thanks for the great recommendation.
can you please move to Ohio so you can be my cardiologist please please please... I'm so happy I found your Channel I found so many answers to all of my questions that my cardiologist could not answer
York Cardiology i live in Cincinnati Ohio, we need you here lol our doctors tell us what we have here but they dont take the time to explain if its dangerous or anything, we need you in Ohio
Very interesting. So I feel it more during the ectopic beat, rather then when the pace maker fires after the pvc. The way I know this is when I catch the pvc on my Apple Watch ECG. I can feel the ectopic not the best after. And my ectopic beat is so strong! Like it hurts when it fires.
Ive been searching everywhere for this. Lately ive been feeling more exhausted in the gym and i get dizzy at times during my workouts. The other day i just got out of bed and felt a hot rush in my chest as if my heart skipped a beat. About 2-3 seconds later i felt an intense stabbing pain in my heart. That pain only lasted a few seconds. I got an ekg done at my doctors and she noticed a small differential but nothing to be alarmed of.
Very usefull Doc. Thank you so much. I have had these BIG Bangs many times over the years . They hurt alright and leave me quite breathless. I am now awaiting a holter monitor report. Unfortunately I had this on 48 hrs during a 5 day period of respite from felt symptoms
hey i know it’s been three years since u made this comment but i feel the same exact thing. i get one extra heart beat but it makes my whole body jolt because it’s so startling. did the 80 mg ever help? can you tell me what did help and what the doctors said the extra heart beat was diagnosed as?
Doctor i have a terrible problem... when i am running on the treadmill i get like 3 or 2 ectopic heartbeats them when i feel them i just stop because they put me really nervous they dont let me do my 30 minutes run what can i do !!!! Sometimes i can go for a long time without them but as soon i do exercise they come back ..... or something they make the big booooop for no reason .....what can i do i am really scare
How sweet of you to explain this. My Pvc’s feel just awful. Echo was unremarkable, but I have no answers as to why this has begun and I’m afraid I don’t know where to turn. Do you still see now patients via phone or internet?
yes i do. you can do this via yorkcardiology.co.uk:-) Thank you for your support:-) It'd mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel:-)
You are amazing doctor, I'm suffering a lot from ectopic I hate sometimes so annoying, can't deal with it get anxious a lot when it happen specially after I eat
These videos are extremely helpful, please keep uploading. I have had ectopic beats for the last 10 days as I normally do not binge drink and then over xmas I drank a bit too frequently. A video on alcohol and ectopics would be very much appreciated. I was wondering how long until you would expect until these subside? and if you would recommend me keep taking the beta blockers as I stopped taking them after about 4 days due to the slow heart beat effect giving me a bit of anxiety. Thank you for uploading again :)
I'm wondering if anyone else experiences like this: when I get into a cycle of PVCs it's more like a constant pain, not just when they happen. So it can be all day like a dull pain, going from the chest, shoulder blade, and sometimes down the arm. It's probably more annoying and uncomfortable than anything. Does this sound familiar to anyone? and it can last for days then go away!
I love your videos - they have helped me so much since finding your channel, and they seem to present the facts in a very reasonable and understandable manner. These terrify me, but it's nice to get some understanding on them.
I developed PVCs in the middle of knee surgery while under general anesthesia . 2 weeks prior to surgery I had a normal EKG as l aways had . For years I had trigeminy and bigeminy beats very often. They were so bad that a doctor was afraid to sedate me for a colonoscopy and only did so at my pleading. I once had a 30 day Halter Monitor and the company called after 2 days and told me to just return it as there were already enough episodes. I did not want to take medicine as I was told it would make me tired. I am already so tired all the time so I refused. Fast forward about 7 years ans they have suddenly disappeared. Not sure if its because i am in peri-menopausal stage or maybe because i started taking magnesium and drinking lots of water. It is just so strange that they were so bad and basically disappeared overnight.
Thank you for all your info, I recommend it to everyone who has concerns. I have experienced ectopics for about 14 years and later SVT, last epidsode 220bpm needed adenosine. I'm not worried about my heart, learned to live with the ectopics. However I wondered if with very frequent ectopics which I have every day isn't there an impact from the 'missed/partial' beats ie if the heart is not filling/pumping much blood every few beats on and off for hours every day wouldn't that potentially cause eg cognitive impairment/fuzzy thinking, fatigue, exercise intolerance etc? The combination of this and the beta blocker for SVT seems to be causing me issues. Thanks.
I have these painful ectopic beats and it feels like the heart muscle is contracting really hard, I suppose to push the greater quantity of blood out of the heart. It feels like a spasm.
Chris Doby I know the exact feeling. But I’ve actually caught some PACs before with my finger on my pulse, which confirmed what I already suspected: I get a semi-painful (horrible feeling) kind of “squeeze” feeling in my upper chest during the early beat, before the pause. So what I feel is the premature beat, not the best after the pause. How are you going?
@@tyw3231 A friend gave me a small electro-cardiogram recorder that I can use at home. I immediately caught several premature beats on it, printed them out, and showed them to my cardiologist. She wanted to use her own machine, an electrocardiogram called a Holter monitor for 24-hrs. So okay. It recorded 3 PACs as I was driving home and then nothing for the rest of the 24 hours. My heart is being clever - hiding. So when I took the machine back to the doctor, I told her what had happened. She said that frequently happens. As soon as a doctor tries to catch it, it stops. Interesting way to cure PACs. Well, I do still have them, and they are painful spasms, but now they are only maybe 6 a month, usually when I am stressed.
I’ve had about 2,000 a day for the last 3 days. ER doc says just learn to deal with them. I do notice they go completely away when I get tired for bed and come back in the morning once I stand up for a few minutes. There’s no way I’m getting used to this “chest thud” every 20 seconds for the rest of my life.
Very well explained. So that's why i get pain sometimes when i get them. I had a variety of pac pvc etc since my teens, i am 64 now. Had mri, echos, ecg, holter etc. where pvc and pac where recorded, my heart is structurally good, however exercises triggers pvc even more and when i get them (about 20 a day) they give me pain over the heart and leave me feeling tired and sleepy. I over did exercises last week and now paying for with more pvcs. I bought an ecg 12lead machine second hand and i can see the typical waves when they happen on the ecg screen.i decided no more intense exercises for me in the future.Dr. Does the pfizer booster increase pvc? I am due to have it done next week. Thanks for your videos that i follow regularly.
in my case it is hurting just in that moment, when the VES accurs - not as you mentioned when the following normal, stronger heartbeat accurs. Checked it with Apple Watch. how could you explain this?
This exact thing happens to me. Not all of mine are painful but when they are they pinch so much and it is the early beat that hurts. I thought I was going insane at least I’m not alone. Have you had this checked out? Or asked a cardiologist?
Ive had ectopics for 30 plus years, those little reminders that your still alive I guess , mine are kathump ......kathump................KATHUMP.... having them so long they are now just anoying .. ive toned them way down with 400mg Magnesium and 200 mg potasium taken after dinner...after so many years of this ive come up with a decent combo to keep them in the back ground..
Now I understand why everyone keeps telling me to get my heart rate up!!! My most painful ones and the ones that take my breath away are normally when my heart is beating slowly. My resting heart beat is 50 and the PVCs are the worst at the slowest!!!
Thank you for improvising Dr. Gupta. Like everyone else, I watch these videos to find comfort. The rubberband analogy was an excellent idea. I get so depressed and sad thinking I am going to drop dead when I feel these painful skipped beats. They will ruin my entire day. they've been ruining each and every day for several years now. My heart goes out to all of you (no pun intended). It's no way to live. Let me just say that Dr. Gupta mentions that making life changes will improve this condition. Appreciate life. Think about all the wonderful things we are grateful for. Think positive, treat your body with care. Avoid junk food. Drink water. Go for walks. Live in the present moment as much as possible. Do not dwell on the past and do not worry about the future. My palpitations have decreased considerably but controlling my mind has been the hardest thing I've ever done. We have to quit our stinking thinking! Bless you all.
Just watched this now... and I was having this extra beats or whatever this is but it’s with chest pains.. and was too worried about this. I think I realize now. Wow. But I was actually avoding exercise because of the fear that it can trigger it. Now I think I need more of that instead -given of course with right amount of sleep which I need. Thanks. I think this helped :)
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Sir, you are the kindest and most sophisticated doctor I've seen in my whole life....thank you.
how kind thank you!
On God
@@YorkCardiology can we feel etcopic during walking ???
He is a saint, and I so wished he was in the US.
Is this not the best looking man on Social Media? Smart, compassionate and a wonderful communicator! He's so knowledgeable about heart issues, I just know he's a wonderful doctor. Please come to America, Doc!
He is a NHS doctor, not a corporate health insurance stooge
Dr, thank you for your awesome videos. I have had ectopic heart beats and tachycardia for over 20 years. I have also been diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder. My ectopics usually happen in clusters. I may go months without feeling any and then out of the blue, a few a day,every day for months. The ectopics don't always feel the same nor do they stay in the one area. I feel skips, flutters, thumps, pinch and sometimes like someone has reached in to my chest and squeezed my heart for a second. (often feel pressure and gasp for air. Like i just got a shock)
All my visits to the cardiologists over the years has shown my heart to healthy. I am 42 and my last cardiologist said I have the heart of a 20 year old. Last eco they picked up a very "faint" murmur but valves, heart muscle and electrical activity all normal. Yes, my heart is throwing in extra beats but to this day, no one has told me why.
My blood work was all fine. Thyroid, magnesium, potassium, sugar etc all fine. I don't drink alcohol, I never smoked, I have never tried any recreational drugs, I don't drink tea or coffee or caffeinated drinks and take no stimulants what so ever.
I cannot deal with this anymore. Suffering ectopics (which causes my anxiety) has gotten me fired from jobs, caused agoraphobia at times, basically the quality of my life is crap. I really cannot go on like this.
Thank you for reading.
That sucks so much...
Im in the same boat, my heart has been fluttering all afternoon now and i cant calm down and im feel tired and depressed! I can't seem.to believe its harmless..
I also have generalized anxiety and im on antidepressants for it. I was able to record some episodes and turns out i have extra systols and tachy ( i cant remember the exact kind but not dangerous one). It is soooo annoying and it feels like.someone is squeezing my chest or my oesophagus! The more i feel them, the more.anxious i get so it gets worst of course!
I am studying on the nervous system from the work of Irene Lyon, and i believe that might be the source of the issue. Traumas and different factors that makes the autonomic nervous system disregulated, i think that could explain why its affecting the heart and the digestion than seem to be linked.together!
Hope u are well 3 years down the line
Eran Abulafia take magnesium citrate daily
Eran Abulafia hey mate how are you going now??
@@tyw3231 Great. Since having my thyroid removed due to cancer, my ectopic calmed down, a lot. So to did my tachycardia. Ectopic beats rarely happen for me now. 2 weeks ago, Inhad an episode where my heart felt like is was about to deflate and stopping and starting......all vitals and breathing were fine. I also felt a small pinch or squeeze. last less than a minute. It scared me. Went to the hospital, all my blood were fine as was my ECG. Doing okay thanks for asking.
That was the best example I have ever seen. Great job explaining for all of us that don't get the information from our doctors who just don't take the time or have the time to make us understand how our heart works ...thank you
Thank you for improvising Dr. Gupta. Like everyone else, I watch these videos to find comfort. The rubberband analogy was an excellent idea. I get so depressed and sad thinking I am going to drop dead when I feel these painful skipped beats. They will ruin my entire day. they've been ruining each and every day for several years now. My heart goes out to all of you (no pun intended). It's no way to live. Let me just say that Dr. Gupta mentions that making life changes will improve this condition. Appreciate life. Think about all the wonderful things we are grateful for. Think positive, treat your body with care. Avoid junk food. Drink water. Go for walks. Live in the present moment as much as possible. Do not dwell on the past and do not worry about the future. My palpitations have decreased considerably but controlling my mind has been the hardest thing I've ever done. We have to quit our stinking thinking! Bless you all.
Well said we should all look at life like that wish I had from the beginning I'm 60 now and still learning
Wow, this makes a lot of sense. I just had multiple in a row for a few minutes and it took my breath away so much worse than when having only one. Thank you so much for making these videos. Helps my crazy overthinking mind. Thank you so much!
No body can explain better than you do, Dr. Gupta. You know medicine, especially the workings of heart.
GOD Bless you Doctor Gupta for these videos that you do for patients like me that suffer from pvcs. Your words are comforting and help me get through it between visits with my electrophysiologist. Take care.
My gosh, it is so obvious that you simply love what you do and care for the people in York and around the world!
Great explanation. ❤ How generous and kind of you to take time after working in your office and or hospital and STILL finding time for us.
I was diagnosed with PVCS about four years ago and was told they were harmless. The problem I have is that I can go a few weeks without having or noticing any PVCS. When I do start having (one about every 2 minutes for about 16 minutes) them I immediately think something is wrong with my heart. This video helped me understand why it takes so long for my heart to return back to the first "drummer" and why the PVCS hurt sometimes. What an amazing Dr. He takes his personal time to explain to us in laymen terms what is happening to our hearts. Makes me want to do something nice for some I don't know. Namista
Thank you for this. As an afib/atrial tachy sufferer, I also get a lot of ectopics, and sometimes I get a hard, pinching feeling with the ectopics that almost knock the wind out of me, the pain can be so sharp. This is a great explanation for what happens. My EP has described it as a "greater volume of blood leaving the heart, and that's why it hurts sometimes", but this is much more specific.
Same here !
What do you mean by pinching feeling?
I've never had pain but sometimes had a very unpleasant suction/pinch feeling. That scares me the most, more than flutter or thud.
Loved your explanation of how heartbeats work, and what happens during ectopic beats! I just had 2 or 3 in a row that hurt, but couldn't find much at all on the Internet...until I found your video. Thanks again!
I’m happy to find this video, I’ve had PVCs for 14 years, and couldn’t ever get a cardiologist to explain why it hurts sometimes. Thank you
So I’m 54 and I’ve had these ectopics since I can remember. And I mean since I was 3 or 4 years old. In my 20’s I developed Atrial Fibrillation. I’ve since had difficult times resulting in a PVI ablation. Things are irregularly settled now at the moment anyway.
Looking back, I can see where I could have helped myself. Alcohol, intense exercise, steroid use as a bodybuilder, excessive running and cardio at a heavier average weight; I did a 10k in 40 minutes at over 16 stone. All these things didn’t help me at all. My son who is 33 has just started to get these same issues and I’m hoping he can find a trigger to try to calm things down.
Good work Dr. I had a very good EP too myself, Dr Peter O’ Callaghan in the UHW, Cardiff. Great guy and great character.
OMG I can't believe how much this helped me. I have p.v.c.s they will go away for years and then come back. usually with my period. However last night I was laying down and was getting them constantly they wouldn't stop. I was scared I'd go into vfib . So I got up and moved around. They were gone immediately. I never understood why my p.v.c.s would not go away until I moved around. I get it now. Wow that video really helped a lot.
The fear of going into Vfib is what makes having pvcs even more scary..Recently tho i spoke with and electrophysician and he told me that certain channelopathies would have to exist (such as Brugada Syndrome) before you would actually go into sustained vfib or something. Hopefully that gives you peace of mind when experiencing the pvcs.
What do they feel like please?
The absolute best explanations on pvcs that I have seen
काफी सरलता से आपने इतनी जटिल प्रक्रिया को समझा दिया धन्यवाद
Thank you. eight years later, and your video is still helping people to understand. I’ve been going to doctors since just before the pandemic with this getting increasingly worse and all of them pretty much just saying that it is ectopic beats, PVC, PAC, and nothing to be done. And no one seems to understand why it hurts, at least now I have some idea what’s going on that multiple cardiologist at the US VA medical centers don’t seem to be able to care enough to figure out
No physician understand what causes it. Millions of people are going to the drs because of this and drs aren't too worried because "general public" knowledge tells them it doesn't kill or harm the patient UNLESS you have had a heart attack or cardiac damage before the PVCs occurred. They will pursue further if you also have heart rhythm disorders that could potentially cause other issues and a risk to your health. If you are otherwise healthy with no current medical issues, Dr is confident you're fine. Short summary, drs want to see people who are sick..
Thank God for your taking the time to explain this- the “echo” illustration really helped clarify a mystifying occurrence- that the present state of litigation in the States keeps Drs from any explanations as they can be misinterpreted… suffice it to say this brings peace while I await the Drs collaborations… thanks and I am Subscribing:)
I get pain as well but also feel that my heart is going to stop 😢 does anyone else get this feeling when dealing with these?
Yes I get a short sharp shock sends my heart racing I always assume the worst but I'am getting better the more I listen to this doctor the more I realise I've got nothing to worry about
Yea I do I been having these sinse 2013 .. more intense now & they hurt sometimes when it happens .. sometimes I get 2 in a row & it’s scary I feel like my heart stops & I get so scared ... ur not the only one bro .. blessings man
This happens when I’m doing something active and my heart rate is between 100-120bpm. My body would feel like a got a big rush and my heart “flopped” and i feel a big thud and my heart races for seconds. Sometimes this thud throws me off and I ignore it but it’s difficult on some days to ignore when it keeps happening for 10-15 minutes and I have to completely stop what I’m doing. I’ve learned to keep calm and know my heart is a strong muscle and that my heart is different than others and that I will be just fine. Eventually goes away. I have another stress echo and ecg with my cardiologist as mine gets worse during exercise. I’ve had this checked before , same tests, blood tests normal and I don’t lack in anything except in getting older (I’m 34, had PVCs since I was a kid but got worse at 32, barely got it in my 20s). If they say its benign once again, I’m going to pursue to get a second opinion as I was initially diagnosed with WPW in 2008 but doctors said now I don’t think I have it but showed up in ecg once I’m 2008 during an ER visit. These beats, many people are so fortunate to have a normal heart rhythm. People are out there during drugs, severely overweight and drinking away with all sort of stimulants but yet heart rhythm stays normal. I don’t say that to discriminate.. it’s just that why in the world does my heart act this way. Surely, when are problems, there are always an explanation. Just science and human body are so complex that we may never know what our bodies fully documented on why these occur.
Yes I totally feel the same way. It is so weird. Like sometimes I'll just feel it flop and sometimes it'll make me like twitch or jolt. Sometimes it hurts a little but mainly it is just extremely uncomfortable smh. This is so crazy to go thru.
@@HITZER100 how are you now
Thankyou so much for your videos!!! This helped out alot lin understanding why pvcs hurt my chest. Its not every day a cardiologist takes time for people like us suffering from these crazy heart beats. God Bless brother!
I get them and they scare me because not only do they hurt but they take my breath away. :(
MamaLovesShopping you're not alone I've been dealing with this since I was 18
Count me too😃 just try to deal with them
Same here.
Indeed hard to believe that they are harmless....
Hello, this is a long shot as your comment is 3 years old, but I gotta ask. Does "taking your breath away" mean that when you feel the "pre-matural" palpitation, you feel it in your throat (under adam's apple, maybe even more, basically at the end of your neck) and it somewhat "blocks" the air you're inhaling? Because that's what happens to me exactly, sometimes it happens even if I breathe out, I just want to know since it's been affecting me for many years already and I feel "better" if I can match my symptoms with someone else haha... thank you!
Thank you very much for the clear interpretations in all your videos. This one in particular truly gives me an answer as to why I keep on feeling this discomfort inside my chest. The nearly empty beat followed by a fuller, stronger contraction with more blood. Like a feeling of being hit with a ball in the chest. When I'm laying down in bed, I often get an ectopic beat every 2 beats, and that can last for sometimes 20 minutes or until I fall asleep.
Very informative and easy to understand. I wish more doctors would explain procedures and medical issues this way. Thank you.
Wow! That was FANTASTIC! Excellent explanation.
EXCELLENT explanation of how a PVC effects the heart & how it feels‼️Thank you so much‼️
Thank you.. i just found out today that i am having pacs and a few pvcs... and recently my neurologist ordered magnesium levels checked for odd muscle spasms I was having... and then I ate chinese food last night... and oh no. So I have immediately started taking magnesium and am checking food for glutimate and am really happy I found your channel to put it together.
My cardiologist has to draw stuff out for me because that's how I better understand apparently so I appreciate your explanation using the rubber bands. Thank you for this upload. It was very helpful.
Excellent explanation. Thank you so much. Wish Drs and Specialists explain like this so that we know what goes on in our hearts. Good Dr. Keep up the good work Dr. Thank you.
I have never heard a better description of the “deep heart ache” of ectopic beats. Thank you so much Dr, Gupta. I had an ablation on 5-9-23. Etopic beats started after the ablation but apparently that happens. I'm 79 years old.
i thought they go away after the ablation ….
Thank you Dr. You are a GEM. Keep doing the good work. Always be true, positive and helpful.
Thanks man. A lot of your videos have helped with my anxiety around getting these
Why am I laughing . You are hilarious . I loved it . You are so inventive , smart and funny too . I’m wondering why this you tube popped up this morning in Florida . I had a super visit with my PCP yesterday and we talked all about my PVCs and pacs . I’m lucky to have a great Doctor I can talk to just like you Dr Gupta
Thank you very much for these explanation. I started having some of these problems and becomes more prevalent. There are days i am ok and sometimes makes me depressed whenever I have them. i even undergone nuclear cardiology for the test and they did not find anything. My doctor even told me i can exercise and do anything I want. But still my problem persist. Reading other peoples comment with the same issues at least gives me some peace to know that I am not alone.
Same with me what you describe! Been to Cardiologist, did all the tests and he said don't worry. What I did is started to exercise. I run at least 3-4 times a week for 30-45 minutes in a moderate pace. I also bike and do weights. This helped to calm down my heart and I get a lot less PVCs. They are not gone still but a lot less.
RonnieB TV how you going now mate? Would be great to hear from you two years later!
@@yuriyermilov4923 how r u now
This was such a good explanation. Now I really understand this!
This is the first person I run into that has addressed this issue adequately after 6 years since I had my first "heart pinch", at least that is what I call it. I can feel my heart making an abnormal accentuated contraction and this is accompanied with a sharp pinch(almost like a mild pin point electric buzz). It only lasts for as long as the contraction lasts(no more than a second) but it is sharp and despite the pain not being terribly uncomfortable it is highly disconcerting, puts me in panic mode.
Me too it feels like a sharp shock??? It's so scary my heart races after I feel that sensation it's awful this is the first time I have ever came across pain being associated with ectopics, what a relief I thought it was something worse!!!!
Hi Mars2016 Would you mind mailing me dkphoto@tpg.com.au if you dont mind. I would like to discuss the symptoms you are having. I'm a bit frustrated with my medical advice. Cheers
Nate how are you going now? I’ve actually caught some PACs before with my finger on my pulse, which confirmed what I already suspected: I get a semi-painful (horrible feeling) kind of “squeeze” feeling in my upper chest during the early beat, before the pause. So what I feel is the premature beat, not the best after the pause. Is this the same for you?
@@Stacey_Hunter Oh wow, looks like YT just randomly decided to alert me that someone had replied to my comment a whole year later.
In any case, I was quite alarmed when i first got it but now I've learned to at the very least stop myself from going into panic mode. It only happens periodically(particularly during stressful periods). I went from possibly one pinch every couple of hours(the first time) and this lasted for a few days, to a few pinches per hour(the second time about 4 years afterwards) this lasted to varying degrees for a month, to finally a few pinches per minute(the last time i got it, lasted a couple of weeks). With each successive period the pinches got less intense but more frequent, eventually all i got was what felt like an ectopic minus the pinch. I have not had any pinches/ectopics for more than 6 months and feel great.
In any case after much research and little substantive information from doctors I narrowed it down to a few things. Diet is very important, acid reflux can exacerbate it(something to do with the vagus nerve), anxiety is a huge contributor(adequate quality sleep can mitigate this), magnesium seems to help(but note that too much can have the reverse effect so get the dosage right), plenty of exercise but go easy on the intensity(at least until you feel that you are strong enough to go harder), make sure you breathe in adequate oxygen(an oximeter can help monitor this) and be very mindful of your psychology(a strong mind leads to a strong body, and vice versa).
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, these are things i learned through research and experience, unfortunately in the absence of good advice from doctors. Do your own research to validate(or negate) anything I'v written and of course consult your GP before doing anything.
@@damiankelly2642 Hey Damian, YT finally notified me a year later that people had replied to my comment. In any case I hope you've sorted this issue out by now. I've finally gotten a handle on it. At first it was quite a shock, might i say quite debilitating too because i never knew when it would hit again, it certainly felt like a precursor to a heart attack or that something was seriously wrong with my heart. The good thing is that it's not nearly as bad as I had thought, and a little bit of attention to nutrition, sleep, fitness and general health goes a very long way. Now I feel like a weight had been lifted off my chest and i can get back to being myself again rather than being crippled by fear and uncertainty. All the best!
Thank you for your video. This make sense. I’ve just started seeing a cardiologist and am awaiting echo and holter to try catch them. It feels like I am missing heart beats when I take my pulse and can get a heap in a row sometimes. When I get a few I get a sharp central chest pain and it’s making me really tired. It’s quite worrying too. Been asked to take magnesium
Sometimes mine are sharp and sometimes they are dull and they radiate to my back in the night and it makes me fearful. I Always think "What if my Dr. missed something?" And "Am I going to have a heart attack"? Or "am I having a mild heart attack?" This is what scares me. The pain I felt last night went on and on and I couldn't sleep. It was a dull chest pain (I could feel multiple PACS and PVCS and then the back burning like pain in a small area right between my left shoulder blade and spinal chord. It sucks. I think mine are hormonal. I have been trying to learn as much as possible. I'm tired...
H same exact thing with me man the pain goes to by back and chest and even down my arm sometimes.
Glad to know I’m in the same boat as all of you guys. Bless you all!
Blessed how are you going 3 years down the track? Any improvements and/or tips?
alkaline diet will help
Pray more and do less sin..live day by day..manage to balance ur life..God bless..God can heal if he want to..
Volume explanation of pvc and pain seems to describe my experience. Thank you.
Oh , so nice and with ease you have described it , it erased off the fear in me , God Bless you Dear Doc' Cardio 🌹
Thank you, now I know what causes the pain. You explain everything SO well.
I've had skipped beats on and off for 20 years due to anxiety and panic disorder. These skipped beats have never hurt me until about 1 year ago. So naturally my worried, anxious mind is telling me that my heart is injured and it scares the whiz out of me. Although this video is comforting, I'm left with this some questions; Why didn't these pvc's, pac's, etc ever hurt before? Is my heart sore? Damaged? Is it literally bleeding inside my chest? Has my worrying gotten worse? It's so depressing and defeating. Why can't I just be freaking normal? WTH?!? Sucks!!!!
Matt G how are you going now? I’ve actually caught some PACs before with my finger on my pulse, which confirmed what I already suspected: I get a semi-painful (horrible feeling) kind of “squeeze” feeling in my upper chest below the neck during the early beat, before the pause. So what I feel is the premature beat, not the beat after the pause. Is this the same for you?
@@tyw3231 I don't feel a squeezing below my neck. I just feel the pause then the large boom in my chest. I notice it mainly hurts when laying down. I also feel a flutter once in a while or a feeling like I can't catch my breath which also feels like I need to burp. It seems to vary among people I've talked to. The painful one's have definitely gone down. One of Dr. Gupta's other videos talks about skipped beats due to worry and anxiety which will go away with cognitive therapy which is what I've been doing. Avoiding stressful situations, Focusing on positive things, etc. I just try to stay positive and happy. In other words, as long as I'm positive, happy and excited about life then I'm fine.
Matt G thanks for the reply mate
@@TheeSandman1I'm currently experiencing the same thing. I've always had a skipped beat and then a harder thump since I was little but now they've gotten heavier and more noticeable and my heart feels "sluggish" in a way. Recently diagnosed with secondary Polycythemia which causes too many red blood cells and my blood to be too thick which puts me at more of a risk of blood clots. It's really scary sometimes, my blood doctor has me on a daily baby aspirin and I'm only 37. All EKGs came back normal and I wore Holter Monitor for 2 days and the Doc said they were PACs and I don't require treatment. But it's still very uncomfortable I don't know what to do and the passing of my mother in 2022 has caused severe anxiety and I feel those skipped beats even more sometimes... It's horrible.
@uptown1317 I'm sorry about the passing of your mother. Traumatic events will trigger our fear and anxiety which only leads to more skipped beats. I've had several deaths in the family recently and I get the same results. I get nervous and the skipped beats get worse. Hang in there. My cardiologist keeps telling me to seek therapy.
What if you get more pvcs when your heart is beating faster, but still at rest, I get most pvcs when hunched over playing a stressful video game.
have a look at my ectopics and posture video which explains why you get them when you bend over
YO I GET THE EXACT SAME, they are the worst in a clutch situation where you are anxious and your hear beating faster.
These are terrifying. I've got to get a cardiac workup soon and see if I can get this treated. This causes me more anxiety of heart attack/failure than anything. Thank you for providing me with the visual that is very simple for me and others to understand.
Had them for 6 years. I tried avoiding caffeine and foods high in sugar or salt
@@miketw3068 I've actually figured out that if I take vitamin b complex/niacin as well as magnesium they're pretty avoidable. I try to stay low on the caffeine as well.
You’re the best! I have pvc’s exercise does help the most.
Mine feel like a heart attack. It will misfire between 2-40 times in a row. When this happens I can’t breathe properly and my blood pressure will sky rocket. Now today I have had about 25 of these PVC but only 6 where in a row. My doctor said they won’t kill me and I have to learn t live with them. It started after an illness in the 90’s and has progressively gotten worse. One day I think my heart will just lay there and quiver until I’m dead
Start exercise! EVEN if it will be hard at the beginning. Run for 5 minutes every day. Then 10 minutes. Until you can run for 45 minutes straight 3 times a week. This helped me a lot and reduced the heart palpitations.
Theresa Burk how are you going now?
Thanks so much for spending time on these clips. Seen two today and they are very very helpful. If York wasn't so far think great to have consultation. Dont get me wrong my Cardiologist is very good but your explanations are just that bit more complete and user friendly.
Thank you this makes perfect sense! My only question to add would be why does sometimes it hurt and sometimes it doesn’t? Different types of ectopics?
Really good explination. After doing heroin for 7 years i started devolping palpitations and now that im sober , when i get out of bed in the morning fast i stand up and get like a missed beet then a thud feeling like something just squeezed my heart or something. And it causes pain just for a second but its not bad. Its just really discomforting because its coming from your heart and causes me to stumble a little and grown.
I've had PVCs for 32 years, had umpteen checks, worn lots of holter monitors etc and all came back clear. I had an episode earlier in the year when the ectopic rhythm became the actual rhythm for about 20 minutes, so continuous PVC's. It finally snapped back into normal rhythm but nonetheless scared me a bit.
I wanted to relay my painful ones in case it's relevant. It's always on the ectopic beat that there's pain, not as in your video. So the rhythm goes bom-bom, bom-bom, bom-bom, bomBOM......BOM. The pain is on the second BOM, then a gap then the big BOM as the 2 sides of the heart sync together to produce a forceful beat.
It's not always painful though and after all these years I've never been able to find a cause of a trigger for sure. I've cut everything out of my diet for 4-6 weeks and nothing stopped or even lessened it. I've had beta blockers - they did nothing. There was a time for about 9 months some 5 years ago when it just stopped. One day I woke up and it didn't bump within a few minutes of waking as it usually does. It didn't do it one single time for the next 9 months and then suddenly returned with a vengeance despite nothing significant changing with my lifestyle. One other recent development is the triggering of quite sharp headaches in the base of my skull that coincide with the ectopic beat. Doesn't feel great but again it comes and goes without rhyme or reason. I have learned to live with them but it's still an unnerving and unsettling condition. Thanks for making the videos. Very insightful.
It means theres no cure for PVCs?
I have this 2 years extrasystole I cannot find any solution
Hey Kenny I have a question about these pac or PVC things going insane and my anxiety gets worse thinking I'm going too die iv had a lot of test and gone too er a lot but the keep saying it's not bad iv had this going on for 3yrs now and like today I'm feeling them all day long and some days I don't I feel like I can't enjoy life and I feel bad I don't even want too play with my kids or anything anymore cause I'm scared too feel them is there any way of getting rid of them
@@kurayC I'm no doctor, I have no answers only that I still have them and I learned to live with them. It's just the way things are. I'm still here, all I can say is that if they were serious you would have other symptoms. Mine are just thuds in the chest, with the occasional pain and sometimes a headache. 35+ years now.
Yes sir dr. I was able to understand your very simple method to know heart working thanks and good wishes a very happy devaki to you and your family very much impressed with your videos
thank you. Happy Diwali to you too!
Thank you so much for this! I have had these for years and they feel like a horse kicked me in the chest. I sometimes feel the ache for up to 6 hours afterward, like my heart is bruised. I just went to the ER with a super bad one this morning, first time I actually went to the doctor over it, and with a heartrate of 120/70 or 113/65 usually, why would I? I had perfect everything. So I guess it's stress, which I can reduce consciously, and need for more grounding exercise, which I can easily increase. Thank you for this explanation for the pain! It really feels like a heart attack might feel, at least as we imagine it.
This is an EXCELLENT explanation. You sir amazing!
I love every video of yours , You are so great , this video is so clear.
Amazing explanation, makes so much sense.
Thank you so much Sir for giving us this high valued information and knowledge that you give us in your videos. Antonio/Thailand
Thank you Doc.for your good & healthy explanation..God bless you
Very useful and brilliantly explained,thank you so very much for all you videos,I keep them and go back to them whenever I feel uncertain,they help so much.Your very kind x
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Dr. Gupta, I hope you see my comment/question. Can ectopic beats occur in singular episodes, be painless and felt predominantly in the throat almost like your heart goes up to your throat for a second and then goes back to normal? Thank you so much and God bless your soul, we need more doctors like you who actually care.
Doc I got Magnesium Citrate and my EHB's have gone down about 80% and they hurt much less. They were caused by night anxiety. The MC helps me to be calm at night Thanks for the great recommendation.
can you please move to Ohio so you can be my cardiologist please please please... I'm so happy I found your Channel I found so many answers to all of my questions that my cardiologist could not answer
awww thank you! id love to move to ohio...the weather has to be better than the UK
York Cardiology i live in Cincinnati Ohio, we need you here lol our doctors tell us what we have here but they dont take the time to explain if its dangerous or anything, we need you in Ohio
Thanks a lot Dr. Gupta, very very well explained
Dr. Sanjay, you rule, thank you.
Very interesting. So I feel it more during the ectopic beat, rather then when the pace maker fires after the pvc.
The way I know this is when I catch the pvc on my Apple Watch ECG. I can feel the ectopic not the best after. And my ectopic beat is so strong! Like it hurts when it fires.
Ive been searching everywhere for this. Lately ive been feeling more exhausted in the gym and i get dizzy at times during my workouts. The other day i just got out of bed and felt a hot rush in my chest as if my heart skipped a beat. About 2-3 seconds later i felt an intense stabbing pain in my heart. That pain only lasted a few seconds. I got an ekg done at my doctors and she noticed a small differential but nothing to be alarmed of.
How are u now 3 years later
Beautifully explained
Very usefull Doc. Thank you so much. I have had these BIG Bangs many times over the years . They hurt alright and leave me quite breathless. I am now awaiting a holter monitor report. Unfortunately I had this on 48 hrs during a 5 day period of respite from felt symptoms
Mine make me jump, i had a ep study, couldnt trigger a issue, been diagnosed with IST now.... Upped my propranolol to 80 mg extended release.
hey i know it’s been three years since u made this comment but i feel the same exact thing. i get one extra heart beat but it makes my whole body jolt because it’s so startling. did the 80 mg ever help? can you tell me what did help and what the doctors said the extra heart beat was diagnosed as?
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Thank you that was really clear! 👍
Doctor i have a terrible problem... when i am running on the treadmill i get like 3 or 2 ectopic heartbeats them when i feel them i just stop because they put me really nervous they dont let me do my 30 minutes run what can i do !!!! Sometimes i can go for a long time without them but as soon i do exercise they come back ..... or something they make the big booooop for no reason .....what can i do i am really scare
Hi Yohalmo Carrillo how are you going now? Any changes? Are you able to do your runs?
Have u experience skip heart beats , if ,so then how many times??
@@tyw3231 huuuu they come and go for some reason but what can i do
@@kholi1240 some days i get alot some weeks they disappear!! Do you get any?
@@yohalmocarrillo7530 only 1 time a lot due to anxiety , and my blood pressure was high.
How sweet of you to explain this. My Pvc’s feel just awful. Echo was unremarkable, but I have no answers as to why this has begun and I’m afraid I don’t know where to turn. Do you still see now patients via phone or internet?
yes i do. you can do this via yorkcardiology.co.uk:-)
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Does all that stretching damage the heart?
You are amazing doctor, I'm suffering a lot from ectopic I hate sometimes so annoying, can't deal with it get anxious a lot when it happen specially after I eat
These videos are extremely helpful, please keep uploading. I have had ectopic beats for the last 10 days as I normally do not binge drink and then over xmas I drank a bit too frequently. A video on alcohol and ectopics would be very much appreciated. I was wondering how long until you would expect until these subside? and if you would recommend me keep taking the beta blockers as I stopped taking them after about 4 days due to the slow heart beat effect giving me a bit of anxiety. Thank you for uploading again :)
Really love your analysis
Thank you!! This is so useful!!
Actually that was really helpful. Thanks!
Thank you Doc!
I hope to meet you doctor! It makes me comfortable just see your video
You have helped me so very much. Thank you thank you.
I'm wondering if anyone else experiences like this: when I get into a cycle of PVCs it's more like a constant pain, not just when they happen. So it can be all day like a dull pain, going from the chest, shoulder blade, and sometimes down the arm. It's probably more annoying and uncomfortable than anything. Does this sound familiar to anyone? and it can last for days then go away!
Yes, I get this too
I get this but it doesn't last the whole day. It's bad though and makes me worry
So helpful! Thanks!
I love your videos - they have helped me so much since finding your channel, and they seem to present the facts in a very reasonable and understandable manner. These terrify me, but it's nice to get some understanding on them.
I developed PVCs in the middle of knee surgery while under general anesthesia . 2 weeks prior to surgery I had a normal EKG as l aways had . For years I had trigeminy and bigeminy beats very often. They were so bad that a doctor was afraid to sedate me for a colonoscopy and only did so at my pleading. I once had a 30 day Halter Monitor and the company called after 2 days and told me to just return it as there were already enough episodes. I did not want to take medicine as I was told it would make me tired. I am already so tired all the time so I refused. Fast forward about 7 years ans they have suddenly disappeared. Not sure if its because i am in peri-menopausal stage or maybe because i started taking magnesium and drinking lots of water. It is just so strange that they were so bad and basically disappeared overnight.
how are you?
Thank you for all your info, I recommend it to everyone who has concerns. I have experienced ectopics for about 14 years and later SVT, last epidsode 220bpm needed adenosine. I'm not worried about my heart, learned to live with the ectopics. However I wondered if with very frequent ectopics which I have every day isn't there an impact from the 'missed/partial' beats ie if the heart is not filling/pumping much blood every few beats on and off for hours every day wouldn't that potentially cause eg cognitive impairment/fuzzy thinking, fatigue, exercise intolerance etc? The combination of this and the beta blocker for SVT seems to be causing me issues. Thanks.
What do you mean what has your beta blocker been making you feel weird?
Mine has
I have these painful ectopic beats and it feels like the heart muscle is contracting really hard, I suppose to push the greater quantity of blood out of the heart. It feels like a spasm.
Chris Doby I know the exact feeling. But I’ve actually caught some PACs before with my finger on my pulse, which confirmed what I already suspected: I get a semi-painful (horrible feeling) kind of “squeeze” feeling in my upper chest during the early beat, before the pause. So what I feel is the premature beat, not the best after the pause. How are you going?
@@tyw3231 A friend gave me a small electro-cardiogram recorder that I can use at home. I immediately caught several premature beats on it, printed them out, and showed them to my cardiologist. She wanted to use her own machine, an electrocardiogram called a Holter monitor for 24-hrs. So okay. It recorded 3 PACs as I was driving home and then nothing for the rest of the 24 hours. My heart is being clever - hiding. So when I took the machine back to the doctor, I told her what had happened. She said that frequently happens. As soon as a doctor tries to catch it, it stops. Interesting way to cure PACs. Well, I do still have them, and they are painful spasms, but now they are only maybe 6 a month, usually when I am stressed.
Thank you so much Dr. Gupta. I really wanted to know thip. You are so wonderful. Thank you, thank you, thank yoy.
He is an angel from God. He was sent by God to be a doctor here on earth.
Thank you for your explanation!!
That was sooo great explanation 🤗 thanks
I’ve had about 2,000 a day for the last 3 days. ER doc says just learn to deal with them. I do notice they go completely away when I get tired for bed and come back in the morning once I stand up for a few minutes. There’s no way I’m getting used to this “chest thud” every 20 seconds for the rest of my life.
This perfectly explains how it feels when my heart does what I call " the funky chicken".
Very well explained. So that's why i get pain sometimes when i get them. I had a variety of pac pvc etc since my teens, i am 64 now. Had mri, echos, ecg, holter etc. where pvc and pac where recorded, my heart is structurally good, however exercises triggers pvc even more and when i get them (about 20 a day) they give me pain over the heart and leave me feeling tired and sleepy. I over did exercises last week and now paying for with more pvcs. I bought an ecg 12lead machine second hand and i can see the typical waves when they happen on the ecg screen.i decided no more intense exercises for me in the future.Dr. Does the pfizer booster increase pvc? I am due to have it done next week. Thanks for your videos that i follow regularly.
in my case it is hurting just in that moment, when the VES accurs - not as you mentioned when the following normal, stronger heartbeat accurs. Checked it with Apple Watch. how could you explain this?
This exact thing happens to me. Not all of mine are painful but when they are they pinch so much and it is the early beat that hurts. I thought I was going insane at least I’m not alone. Have you had this checked out? Or asked a cardiologist?
Ive had ectopics for 30 plus years, those little reminders that your still alive I guess , mine are kathump ......kathump................KATHUMP.... having them so long they are now just anoying .. ive toned them way down with 400mg Magnesium and 200 mg potasium taken after dinner...after so many years of this ive come up with a decent combo to keep them in the back ground..
Now I understand why everyone keeps telling me to get my heart rate up!!! My most painful ones and the ones that take my breath away are normally when my heart is beating slowly. My resting heart beat is 50 and the PVCs are the worst at the slowest!!!
Thank you for improvising Dr. Gupta. Like everyone else, I watch these videos to find comfort. The rubberband analogy was an excellent idea. I get so depressed and sad thinking I am going to drop dead when I feel these painful skipped beats. They will ruin my entire day. they've been ruining each and every day for several years now. My heart goes out to all of you (no pun intended). It's no way to live. Let me just say that Dr. Gupta mentions that making life changes will improve this condition. Appreciate life. Think about all the wonderful things we are grateful for. Think positive, treat your body with care. Avoid junk food. Drink water. Go for walks. Live in the present moment as much as possible. Do not dwell on the past and do not worry about the future. My palpitations have decreased considerably but controlling my mind has been the hardest thing I've ever done. We have to quit our stinking thinking! Bless you all.
2 years since your comment and how are things going with your heart issues? Hope you're hanging in there!👍
How are you doing now?
Just watched this now... and I was having this extra beats or whatever this is but it’s with chest pains.. and was too worried about this. I think I realize now. Wow. But I was actually avoding exercise because of the fear that it can trigger it. Now I think I need more of that instead -given of course with right amount of sleep which I need. Thanks. I think this helped :)