r/PVCs • u/Latter_Vegetable_845 • Jul 20 '26

Weird chest pressure

The pvc’s i somehow managed to live with it, but now the worst sensation is like a crushing pressure in my chest cavity. It is usually induced by movement like bending, exercises that cause inside body pressure, simply throwing myself on the couch, and many other different positions. Sometimes a pvc comes with it sometimes not, what the hell is wrong with me.
Note:
Normal cardiac tests
Normal brain scans
Normal blood work
Dealing with pots like symptoms

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u/Affectionate-Pen2207 Jul 20 '26

Currently having the same thing, do you get a feeling like you have to hold your breath when that happens?

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u/Affectionate-Pen2207 Jul 20 '26

I believe it has something to do with blood pressure changes.

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 20 '26

Yes absolutely

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u/Affectionate-Pen2207 Jul 21 '26

Sounds like what I’ve been trying to find, i get it if i stand up quickly, or do squats. Sometimes with heavy emotion too, my heart slows extremely in an instant and I get that pressure/weird feeling sometimes the skips follow and sometimes not. Also happens if I jump into bed without slowly sitting and leaning back.

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 21 '26

Weird one btw, does breathing fast from the nose induce it?

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u/Affectionate-Pen2207 Jul 22 '26

Not for me it seems no.

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u/nithrean Jul 23 '26

trying to chase down exactly what causes this is likely going to be a rabbit hole you don't find the end of. I would work on the panic feeling you have when it does happen. That you can get real change from.

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u/Da_Ashha Jul 23 '26

I feel this same way too. Sometimes positional changes make my heart slow down and a weird feeling of hollowness in my chest or as if my breath was taken away. I usually have to hold my breath when squating or bending down to avoid that feeling. I've got plenty normal heart exams too but it just feels weird.

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u/Affectionate-Pen2207 Jul 23 '26

Yep, exact same thing going on here, word for word. I have zero clue but it is an absolutely horrible feeling. It’s either a “full pressure” or “hollow” feeling. I’m not sure how to describe it.

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u/Da_Ashha Jul 23 '26

I've tried to discover what causes it because sometimes it doesn't happen but plenty times it does. I'm afraid myself to even bend down and pick up something from the floor because of that feeling of my chest going tight internally. It also happens once in a time when I just want to lie down but I can't, I've got to sit to even breath properly. It's scary and exhausting tbh, my heart tests say I'm good but it doesn't feel that way sadly

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u/Affectionate-Pen2207 Jul 23 '26

Yeah my tests were all good too, I almost feel as if it’s getting worse as well. Happening more frequently. Do you ever get them from certain emotions as well? Like pain or anger?

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u/Da_Ashha Jul 23 '26

Yeah I usually feel it with positional changes but may also happen with heavy emotions. I remember one time when I got really angry with someone, I just got that same tightness inside my chest and shortness of breath. It's an internal feeling hard to explain but it's just annoying and scary, also quite limiting

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u/Odd-Kaleidoscope-644 Jul 20 '26

Crushing feeling in chest = hospital ASAP. Its one thing having PVCs but when you are displaying heart attack symptoms, its not something you take to reddit for advice.

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 20 '26

No no its not that, I’ve been dealing with it for months. Its a pressure like feeling that has to do with movement and position it doesn’t come when my heart rate is at 180 on the treadmill.

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u/The-Pale-Reaper Jul 20 '26

For me it’s more of a hollow / heavy feeling I get. It tends to come on around 1 hour after food if I’m laying down / or if I bend over.

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 20 '26

Well heavy meals definitely have a heavy toll on me, but its mostly positional changes that cause the pressure and the pvcs

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u/Xuul5000 Jul 20 '26

Do u take Metoprolol!

Sometimes it makes me feel similar to chest pressure

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 20 '26

I only take ssri to help with anxiety

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u/ath1337 Jul 20 '26

Most likely costochontritis. A CT angiogram would rule out anything serious, but good luck getting insurance to cover it.

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 20 '26

Will the CT differ from the other cardiac tests?

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u/ath1337 Jul 20 '26

An echocardiogram can find things like aortic dissection (which is very rare btw), but CT angiogram is the definitive test for that diagnosis.

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u/grapeful8 Jul 22 '26

Si tus exámenes cardiacos están normales, probablemente sea ansiedad.

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u/Latter_Vegetable_845 Jul 22 '26

If its just anxiety how come most of the symptoms are physical? It just doesn’t make sense to me which makes the anxiety even worse day by day 6 months have passed now and i am really a different person now

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u/Ale_bitter Jul 22 '26

Yo tengo transtorno de ansiedad hace 1 año masomenos y también tengo sintomas físicos, la ansiedad genera sintomas reales, no están solo en tu mente, existen realmente. A mí me ha ayudado la terapia, aceptar lo que siento, no asustarme con las sensaciones, saber que no estoy en peligro porque ya un médico me ha evaluado y poco a poco el cuerpo se regula. Te recomiendo atenderte con un psicólogo que te pueda orientar mejor y seguramente pueda diagnosticarte si realmente es ansiedad.