I always come back to your videos. It's good to know i'm not alone in this. Mine started in 2021 when I was 22. I had them every day for 17 months straight until I got control of them with medication. I still get them frequently, but not as many. I see my cardiologist every 2 months, but I also have wpw. I'm not sure they'll ever go away completely, but they don't scare me anymore.
Thank you for sharing and know that you arent alone! Yes, may get some relief but the sooner we make peace that they may never go away and not be scared by them the better. Thankfully mine have subsided greatly still today but I expect any day they could be back, cold weather is upon us and I dont think that helps!
Mine started after taking an anti-seizure medication called Topamax in 2017. After it started to work, I started feeling bad, and started getting them. After quitting the med, it never went away. I read other tutorials on that med that said never use it. They've ended up in the hospital from that med, and stay away from it. Well I didn't know about it. I have bad reactions to a lot of meds, especially with anxiety and depression meds.
Your video was the first one I watched months ago when I first starting having pvcs. You put me at ease back then explaining things. And your right. Try not to worry about them! As long as heart is healthy we will be ok. Thanks again . Good luck!
Hey brother. Some have been healed by supplementing copper. Might be worth a try if you haven’t yet. Also check for allergies, GERD, gastritis, esophagitis and SIBO if you haven’t yet.
Hey! I can totally relate to what you’re going through with the PVCs. After my second Pfizer shot, I started experiencing them too. At first, they weren’t too frequent, but as time went on and I started freaking out, dealing with panic, and more stress, they became worse. Over the last two years, I’ve tried beta blockers, but they only made things worse by lowering my heart rate too much. I also tried magnesium, diet changes, and various stress relief strategies, but nothing seemed to really help. Six months ago, I had my third 24-hour Holter monitor, which showed around 15,000 PVCs. My doctor then suggested an ablation to fix the issue, emphasizing that suppression isn’t the same as correcting the problem. Tomorrow, I’m going to the hospital to stay overnight and get prepped for the PVC burden ablation the day after. It’s been a rough journey, but hearing others’ experiences like yours makes me feel less alone. Thanks for sharing your story
Thank you so much for sharing! Though unfortunate, it is comforting to know others are out there with the same issue. Praying for a stress free, successful and quick ablation for you. Please do let me know your experience after you have recovered.
@@gwheel3502 “Hey everyone, just wanted to give you an update on my catheter ablation for PVCs. Unfortunately, the procedure was unsuccessful. It took about three hours, but they couldn’t fully ablate the spots causing the PVCs due to the high risk of complications like a stroke or heart attack. At first, they tried with local anesthesia, which was really painful, so they switched to full anesthesia after a few minutes. When I woke up, they informed me that despite their best efforts, they couldn’t completely resolve the issue. The PVCs are still there, but thankfully, the procedure didn’t make things worse or cause any new arrhythmias. I’m now in recovery for the next two months. It’s a bit of a mixed feeling knowing that the issue is still present, but I’m relieved that nothing more serious happened. I’ll keep monitoring things and see how it goes from here. Thanks for all the support and well wishes.”
Hi there Details of the Catheter Ablation Procedure I Underwent: The procedure started with the administration of local anesthesia on the right side under the skin. During the resting phase, a normal sinus rhythm (SR) was observed, accompanied by ventricular bigeminy, isolated ventricular extrasystoles (VES), left bundle branch block (LBB) morphology, an inferior axis, and a transition in lead V4, with a small R wave in leads V1-V3. Sedation was achieved using Propofol, Dormicum, and Fentanyl. Mapping of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) was performed with the help of the CARTO-3 system. The activation map showed slightly early activation in the septal RVOT. In the region of the right coronary cusp (RCC)/non-coronary cusp (NCC) junction, the earliest activation was detected (~35 milliseconds early). Ablation was performed here (40W, cooled, for 60 seconds), which immediately terminated the clinical VES. However, shortly after the ablation, VES reappeared at the same location. A remap again showed early activation at the same spot. A subsequent ablation with three additional radiofrequency pulses (50W) temporarily suppressed the VES. The remap once again showed early activation at the same spot in the RCC. As no better position was found, and because a significant amount of energy had already been delivered to that area, it was decided not to perform any further ablation. An Angio-Seal closure device was applied, and a pressure bandage was placed on the right groin.
@@AliAlibrahim-v8n Wow, thank you for sharing, interesting and very detailed. So, forgive for not understanding, but from what I read they found the spot that's causing the PVCs but were unable to stop it from continuing? Even after "ablating" it twice? If thats that case I am so sorry to hear that but curious what the doctors plan is going forward?
@@gwheel3502 Hey there! Yes, you’re absolutely right. They had to apply the ablation three times in the same spot. Since the area was close to veins or arteries, they couldn’t use the “hot mapping” technique. Instead, they used “cold mapping,” which is less risky in sensitive areas. Cold mapping works by freezing the tissue to pinpoint the exact location of the abnormal electrical pathways in the heart without damaging nearby structures. After that, the doctors decided to proceed, and thankfully, I haven’t had any complications since the procedure. I was monitored overnight and then went home. Interestingly, my PVCs have changed behavior-they’ve become less frequent. I didn’t notice any symptoms for several hours, and although they returned at night, they were less intense. From the moment I woke up until now, I haven’t felt any issues, so things seem to be improving. They’ve planned a follow-up in two months with a 24-hour Holter monitor, along with blood tests in ten days, and another appointment in December at the “Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinic”. I’m hopeful about the future, and it’s encouraging to see some positive changes already.
Wow, you could be me! Just found your videos. I am a 48 year old male from the Uk. 4 years ago I started to get PVCS about 1% burden at first. Now I am at 6 to 11% Burden and get runs where they occur every 4 beats. Couplets triplets etc. I rarely have days without now and I used to get months. As the years go on for me they destroyed my life. I am sceduled for a cardia ablation on 21st August as I just cant live with them. I hope you get some relief as I totally understand what this is like.....
Do you think your PVCs are abolished by exercise (cardio e.g. running or jogging) or worsened? Did you ever get an exercise stress test (TMT) to see if there were exercise-induced PVCs, particularly in the 'recovery' phase? I am a sixty-one year old PCP with some PVCs (under 1%) on my Holter monitor. Thanks.
Exercise made them go away, never got any when I had an elevated heart rate and yes I did have a stress test done. None in the recovery phase either. Thank you for the comment and all the best to you! Thanks for all you do as a PCP.
Sorry for MY rambling on, but some people don't even know they have them. My Mom did, but only found out at the doctor. If I couldn't feel these f**kin' things it wouldn't bother me, and would be getting on with my life and doing what I did before these started. I don't mind listening to you ramble on. I need to hear somebody who knows what it's like.
With having pvcs everyday all day is your heart rate slightly elevated walking around like 100-115? Mine went away for quite a while and then just started back up again and I hate it. Also does it give you headaches throughout the day?
Thanks for the comment - no i would say my walking around heart rate is between 90-100. And yes I have experienced that as well, they go away for a bit but then come back...some say they will go away for years and come back randomly. I just pray and am thankful for the relief. They dont give me headaches, whenever I get one I am usually dehydrated.
@ have you ever had your pvcs make you go into any type of tachycardia even for a few minutes? Mine seem to be doing that to me. It’ll go way up into the 160’s or 170’s and then go back down to like 100-135 then go away after a few minutes
I always come back to your videos. It's good to know i'm not alone in this. Mine started in 2021 when I was 22. I had them every day for 17 months straight until I got control of them with medication. I still get them frequently, but not as many. I see my cardiologist every 2 months, but I also have wpw. I'm not sure they'll ever go away completely, but they don't scare me anymore.
Thank you for sharing and know that you arent alone! Yes, may get some relief but the sooner we make peace that they may never go away and not be scared by them the better. Thankfully mine have subsided greatly still today but I expect any day they could be back, cold weather is upon us and I dont think that helps!
Mine started after taking an anti-seizure medication called Topamax in 2017. After it started to work, I started feeling bad, and started getting them. After quitting the med, it never went away. I read other tutorials on that med that said never use it. They've ended up in the hospital from that med, and stay away from it. Well I didn't know about it. I have bad reactions to a lot of meds, especially with anxiety and depression meds.
Your video was the first one I watched months ago when I first starting having pvcs. You put me at ease back then explaining things. And your right. Try not to worry about them! As long as heart is healthy we will be ok. Thanks again . Good luck!
Thanks for your comment and yes, think positively! Hope all is well with you and all the best!
Hey brother. Some have been healed by supplementing copper. Might be worth a try if you haven’t yet. Also check for allergies, GERD, gastritis, esophagitis and SIBO if you haven’t yet.
Hey! I can totally relate to what you’re going through with the PVCs. After my second Pfizer shot, I started experiencing them too. At first, they weren’t too frequent, but as time went on and I started freaking out, dealing with panic, and more stress, they became worse. Over the last two years, I’ve tried beta blockers, but they only made things worse by lowering my heart rate too much. I also tried magnesium, diet changes, and various stress relief strategies, but nothing seemed to really help.
Six months ago, I had my third 24-hour Holter monitor, which showed around 15,000 PVCs. My doctor then suggested an ablation to fix the issue, emphasizing that suppression isn’t the same as correcting the problem. Tomorrow, I’m going to the hospital to stay overnight and get prepped for the PVC burden ablation the day after. It’s been a rough journey, but hearing others’ experiences like yours makes me feel less alone. Thanks for sharing your story
Thank you so much for sharing! Though unfortunate, it is comforting to know others are out there with the same issue. Praying for a stress free, successful and quick ablation for you. Please do let me know your experience after you have recovered.
@@gwheel3502 “Hey everyone, just wanted to give you an update on my catheter ablation for PVCs. Unfortunately, the procedure was unsuccessful. It took about three hours, but they couldn’t fully ablate the spots causing the PVCs due to the high risk of complications like a stroke or heart attack.
At first, they tried with local anesthesia, which was really painful, so they switched to full anesthesia after a few minutes. When I woke up, they informed me that despite their best efforts, they couldn’t completely resolve the issue. The PVCs are still there, but thankfully, the procedure didn’t make things worse or cause any new arrhythmias.
I’m now in recovery for the next two months. It’s a bit of a mixed feeling knowing that the issue is still present, but I’m relieved that nothing more serious happened. I’ll keep monitoring things and see how it goes from here. Thanks for all the support and well wishes.”
Hi there
Details of the Catheter Ablation Procedure I Underwent:
The procedure started with the administration of local anesthesia on the right side under the skin. During the resting phase, a normal sinus rhythm (SR) was observed, accompanied by ventricular bigeminy, isolated ventricular extrasystoles (VES), left bundle branch block (LBB) morphology, an inferior axis, and a transition in lead V4, with a small R wave in leads V1-V3.
Sedation was achieved using Propofol, Dormicum, and Fentanyl. Mapping of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) was performed with the help of the CARTO-3 system. The activation map showed slightly early activation in the septal RVOT.
In the region of the right coronary cusp (RCC)/non-coronary cusp (NCC) junction, the earliest activation was detected (~35 milliseconds early). Ablation was performed here (40W, cooled, for 60 seconds), which immediately terminated the clinical VES.
However, shortly after the ablation, VES reappeared at the same location. A remap again showed early activation at the same spot. A subsequent ablation with three additional radiofrequency pulses (50W) temporarily suppressed the VES.
The remap once again showed early activation at the same spot in the RCC. As no better position was found, and because a significant amount of energy had already been delivered to that area, it was decided not to perform any further ablation.
An Angio-Seal closure device was applied, and a pressure bandage was placed on the right groin.
@@AliAlibrahim-v8n Wow, thank you for sharing, interesting and very detailed. So, forgive for not understanding, but from what I read they found the spot that's causing the PVCs but were unable to stop it from continuing? Even after "ablating" it twice? If thats that case I am so sorry to hear that but curious what the doctors plan is going forward?
@@gwheel3502 Hey there! Yes, you’re absolutely right. They had to apply the ablation three times in the same spot. Since the area was close to veins or arteries, they couldn’t use the “hot mapping” technique. Instead, they used “cold mapping,” which is less risky in sensitive areas. Cold mapping works by freezing the tissue to pinpoint the exact location of the abnormal electrical pathways in the heart without damaging nearby structures.
After that, the doctors decided to proceed, and thankfully, I haven’t had any complications since the procedure. I was monitored overnight and then went home. Interestingly, my PVCs have changed behavior-they’ve become less frequent. I didn’t notice any symptoms for several hours, and although they returned at night, they were less intense. From the moment I woke up until now, I haven’t felt any issues, so things seem to be improving.
They’ve planned a follow-up in two months with a 24-hour Holter monitor, along with blood tests in ten days, and another appointment in December at the “Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinic”. I’m hopeful about the future, and it’s encouraging to see some positive changes already.
Wow, you could be me! Just found your videos. I am a 48 year old male from the Uk. 4 years ago I started to get PVCS about 1% burden at first. Now I am at 6 to 11% Burden and get runs where they occur every 4 beats. Couplets triplets etc. I rarely have days without now and I used to get months. As the years go on for me they destroyed my life. I am sceduled for a cardia ablation on 21st August as I just cant live with them. I hope you get some relief as I totally understand what this is like.....
Thank you for sharing! Yes we are very similar, all the best to you with the ablation!
My Dad said he never heard of them. Must be nice not to suffer from it.
I was told they ARE seasonal. It sounds stupid, but I get less in the winter.
Could be an allergy.
.. That's heavy, man.. sorry you have these struggles in your life
Glad you have gotten a month of relief so far
Do you think your PVCs are abolished by exercise (cardio e.g. running or jogging) or worsened? Did you ever get an exercise stress test (TMT) to see if there were exercise-induced PVCs, particularly in the 'recovery' phase? I am a sixty-one year old PCP with some PVCs (under 1%) on my Holter monitor. Thanks.
Exercise made them go away, never got any when I had an elevated heart rate and yes I did have a stress test done. None in the recovery phase either. Thank you for the comment and all the best to you! Thanks for all you do as a PCP.
Sorry for MY rambling on, but some people don't even know they have them. My Mom did, but only found out at the doctor. If I couldn't feel these f**kin' things it wouldn't bother me, and would be getting on with my life and doing what I did before these started. I don't mind listening to you ramble on. I need to hear somebody who knows what it's like.
With having pvcs everyday all day is your heart rate slightly elevated walking around like 100-115? Mine went away for quite a while and then just started back up again and I hate it. Also does it give you headaches throughout the day?
Thanks for the comment - no i would say my walking around heart rate is between 90-100.
And yes I have experienced that as well, they go away for a bit but then come back...some say they will go away for years and come back randomly. I just pray and am thankful for the relief.
They dont give me headaches, whenever I get one I am usually dehydrated.
@ have you ever had your pvcs make you go into any type of tachycardia even for a few minutes? Mine seem to be doing that to me. It’ll go way up into the 160’s or 170’s and then go back down to like 100-135 then go away after a few minutes
@@nathan400ex3 I personally havent experienced this (at least not yet) but I know its pretty common, wish I knew WHY it did that to you. All the best!
Have you tried Flecainide.
I have not, it was offered by my EP but not recommended for me with just PACs.
That was the first thing they put me on and it made them worse, so I quit it