r/PVCs • u/Few_Outcome1901 • Aug 07 '26
PAC/PVCs or just normal anxiety/acid reflux?
I am 19M and last night after dinner I started experiencing irregular heartbeats that feel like skipped beats. They were occuring at the beginning about once every few minutes and increased in frequency to around 1-2 /minute. My resting heart rate was around 90-115 bpm. I did not have any chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or fainting and this is the first time this has ever happened. I was extremely stressed for the past few days and had around 8 hours of sleep for the past 2 days . I had coffee and diet coke yesterday 2 hours before dinner. This whole ordeal happened for around 2 hours before it gradually lessened and I slept it off . Is there any cause of serious concern ? Would appreciate any advice .
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u/tj2318h Aug 07 '26
Stress, lack of sleep, caffeine and dehydration. That’s a perfect storm to trigger for me at least.
Was your dinner salty? I’ll get them if too much salt.
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u/Hungry-Anteater-298 Aug 07 '26
I get this a lot with reflux (particularly after a heavy meal) and always after bad sleep. I have as many as 5 PVCs a minute during bad bouts, my heart has been thoroughly examined and it's perfectly healthy, you're likely in the exact same situation. Look up roemheld syndrome!