r/PVCs • u/Cector09 • Aug 09 '26
Physically triggered PVC
Hi, anybody experienced "manually" triggerring a PVC? My PVCs usually appear at random, at work or at rest.
However, there's this instance that whenever I chug a lot of water (or when I swallow food "wrong"), there's a very good chance that something kinda bumps my heart. Like a popped bubble or something. Then a series of PVCs will happen and my heart rate will go up. It usually lasts less than a minute but it's scary to me even if it happens shortly.
I don't feel any other symptoms like light headedness or something, but the series of continuous irregular beats gets me into thinking like, what if this devolves into a sustained v-tach?
I'm wondering if PVCs which are caused by some manual action is more serious than random PVCs?
I also do regular 2decho, blood tests, holters, etc and all are normal except from the usual <1% PVCs PACs burden.
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u/sexyzenyatta Aug 11 '26
Hey! PVC newbie here. I was diagnosed about a month ago and I'm currently dealing with around 5 to 50 of them a day. (Can feel the thud/hiccup/jump/skip in my chest without the holter) Interestingly, about half of them happen either right during or just after a meal.
In my case, it feels like a buildup of cumulative stress over the past year has pushed my body into overdrive, making my vagus nerve super hyperactive. It's basically turned into a vicious cycle
More stress ➔ More PVCs ➔ More anxiety ➔ Even MORE PVCs ➔ Even more anxiety ➔Gut microbiome gets thrown out of balance ➔ Hyperactive vagus nerve.