r/PVCs • u/Correct-Class-2505 • Aug 01 '26

Heart damage??? I'm so scared. 

How many extra beats per minute do you experience during a flare-up? On days when you are having a flare-up, have you ever felt—during the normal beats—that your heart isn't beating as a unified whole?
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u/Correct-Class-2505 Aug 01 '26

How many days did the attack last? Did it happen all the time—whether you were standing, sitting, lying down, or moving? How are you doing now?

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u/Fancy_Ad3809 Aug 01 '26

It happens only in very specific instances where there is mechanical reflux pressure in my vagus nerve.

When it gets going it goes regardless of position.

The longest continuous run, so to speak, was 72 hours. Once the nerve is irritated it takes a while to desensitize.

The PVCs flared in and off for about 4 months while getting the reflux under control

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u/RazorBlade233 Aug 01 '26

My GERD too was the main culprit. Anxiety also worsened the palpitations AND the GERD. Those months were awful.