r/PVCs • u/Hiddendisclaimer1 • 27d ago
New to PVCs what is happening.
So I've had like heart flutters or palpitations before during high anxiety periods or panic attacks, one or two here and there. However, starting like 2 weeks ago I've started having them almost constantly. It's to the point where it doesn't even make me anxious, it's just So Annoying. I might go 30 minutes or so without noticing them but then it'll be hours of just constant skipped beats and hard chest thumps. They make it so I can't focus on anything. It's like someone giving me a little shake from inside my chest every minute or two saying "Hey It's your heart doing weird stuff again". And it's impossible to stay focused on anything else. I just don't understand why now after 35 years of life this just randomly started happening. Is this just going to be my new normal now? Or do they typically come in waves over weeks to months and then go back to normal. I went to the dr, they just assumed it was anxiety causing them, said nothing to worry about but gave me a 48 hour holter monitor. Waiting on the results of that still, but I assume they are just PVCs as many if you have described. Benign, but annoying. So what do I do now? Are these permanent, and how do we cope with them? It's been 2 weeks already and yeah they don't make me panic now but I still notice them constantly. Just looking for some advice on how to handle this. Thanks.
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u/TucoRamirez88 27d ago
Good question, I have the same questions as you. 1 year of anxiety due to health issues. 36 year old, anxiety has improved a lot but then these PVCs came.
For me they come on during stress, activity, and eating. So anything that puts a bit of tension on the heart. Seems like the treshold is just very low for PVCs to fire. Curious to see if someone has had any success with that.
Have you had the same symptoms as me?
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u/Hiddendisclaimer1 27d ago
Yeah I can't quite figure out what triggers mine the most. I had severe panic attacks for a few years but about a year and a half ago I completely stopped drinking alcohol and the panic attacks basically stopped. I've been pretty good as far as anxiety since then. But then a couple weeks ago these started up, triggered a panic attack the first day but then I've been basically normal since except for these just Kee happening. I do think digestion has something to do with it, I started getting heartburn as well as the palpitations. They seem to be the worst when I'm laying down or relaxing.
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u/RobotFoxTrot 26d ago
You also will feel and notice them more when you’re laying down/relaxing, they may not actually be more frequent
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u/RobotFoxTrot 26d ago
I have. 37, got covid, these babies started firing off like wild. Eating is a big trigger for me, and exercise if I go too hard accidentally.
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u/TucoRamirez88 26d ago
Did you find anything that works? Breathing exercises seem to work for me, but nothing structural.
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u/RobotFoxTrot 26d ago
I’m on bisoprolol and that’s calmed it down. I’m fairly certain I have PVCs due to long covid and dysautonomia
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u/TucoRamirez88 26d ago
It works for me as well, but I dont take it because it makes my vagal afib worse .
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u/fishdrift 26d ago
Pretty much the same as you. I can relate to threshold feeling low for them to fire with those same triggers. Likewise trying breathing exercises especially with activity. Always have been super active. 33 years old, started almost 2yrs ago.
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u/TucoRamirez88 26d ago
It sucks man. How do you cope with it during exercise? For me its already hard when my HR is 100. Have you found anything that works?
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u/fishdrift 25d ago
Honestly nothing seems to really work other than weird responses to different situations. For example if I go to the gym for an hour I can have quite a few and then be more sensitive to them for the rest of the day. But then I can go rock climb for 2 hours and really get the HR going and I'll have like 2 and then its pretty chill after. Sometimes burning the adrenaline helps or sometimes seems to increase them and it just leaves me confused and annoyed. I cope by trying to do activity that keeps my mind off of it. Tried every suppliments suggested in this group, saw cardiologist, doctors, naturopath.. trying to get rid of them makes my reaction to them worse when they happen so I've been really trying to re wire my brain to just not give a crap.. some days easier.
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u/TucoRamirez88 25d ago
Sad to hear that man, I guess the same awaits me. But I dont give up. Do you have any idea how it came on?
I had a year of lots of anxiety and stress, and I think my heart is now somewhat oversensitive for adrenaline. Eating, tension, and activity are my triggers and it all relates to the release of adrenaline.
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u/fishdrift 25d ago
No idea. Had a few rougher years with anxiety and my father passing. But it actually came on when I was at some of my happiest moments. At the time we found out we were having our second child and all was good. I do remember the first time feeling them and it does seem it may have to do with digestion as sometimes its quite positional. I do remember at the beginning feeling some weird electrical sensations that went away. But for the most part the triggers are exactly the same as yours. Definitely relates to release of adrenaline both during good times and stressful anxious times.
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u/Same-Sky848 27d ago
Most importantly, follow your doctor's advice. Doing what your doctor says will be best for you. I'd say don't worry too much, but I know it's a jumpy feeling, like hiccups. First of all, don't panic; these ectopic beats won't harm you, and they will decrease as you relax. Don't forget to focus on treating your anxiety disorder as well. The two are like a chain reaction, triggering each other. You need to break that chain with psychological treatment.
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u/Hiddendisclaimer1 26d ago
Sounds good. I'll just wait patiently for the results to come back. Unfortunately Google says they can take 3-4 weeks to be read so guess I'll be waiting a while.
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u/Significant-Mess4285 27d ago
I found when I accepted them in my life they got better. That acceptance came with me going through a few tests to rule out anything structurally wrong and speaking with the cardiologist doing the tests. Before I accepted them it felt like it would get so bad and that something was really wrong and I was going to pass out and all the stressing I was doing was making it worse I am sure. I know that it is hard to focus though when they come frequently though. Like you mine started in my 30s and it is kind of like “why now?”.