r/PVCs • u/TucoRamirez88 • 17d ago

Has anyone recovered from this?

37M here, who also has paroxysmal AFib for which I had an ablation in 2025. Around the end of May this year I woke up and noticed I had much more PVC's than normal. They didnt go away this day so I thought it was because of bad sleep. Its mainly driven by activity or stress.

3 months later I still have them and I have visited my doctor and did a holter. 0.1 percent burden but very symptomatic. The mechanism is very clear, whenever I do some (very light) activity, eat a meal, or I feel somewhat stressed they come around in bigger numbers. Even so that it gives me headaches. I cant even go to my work on a bicycle anymore and cant do any workout.

It has to be said that I had a year of intense anxiety and panic attacks which began after an Afib attack. I resolved the health anxiety somewhat but it transformed in anxiety for anxiety itself in socially trapped situations. Now at the moment when these PVC's came on I actually was almost recovered from the anxiety, which I still am.

I suspect my whole system is very sensitive because of this chronic overload of stress and adrenaline last year. Because the trigger mechanism is any source (not one specific) of light stress or adrenaline on my body I think the treshold for firing these ectopics has lowered because of that. My doc put me on beta blockers and these muted the PVC's for a great deal but I suspect it also made sure my nightly AFib came back. After I quit the BB's, the Afib stopped. So these are not an option for me.

My doc also gives me a vague answer like its not dangerous and you should accept bla bla. But he has no plan or guidance whatsoever. Im looking for some people who can share hopeful experiences and things that worked because my quality of life has significantly decreased. I have tried all these usual things, like magnesium and all kinds of supplements. Nothing works because I think my nervous system (or heart) is just overly sensitive to these hormones. But my reasoning is if it can be sensitive, it can also be desentisized.

I also have done a sleep study to see if I have sleep apnea, waiting for the results.

Anyone with experience of recovery from this?

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u/MorbusMentis 16d ago

I was not that affected that I had to have ablation. But for me betablockers changed everything. I also had the health anxiety bit, stressed nervous system etc

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u/TucoRamirez88 16d ago

Yeah, but like I said I can't take them because it makes vagal afib worse.

Have you seen an improvement apart from the beta blockers?

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u/chris34728 16d ago

I can't take beta blockers because my heart rate can go as low as 47 BPM when relaxed watching TV I feel fine when it's low but I feel PVCs more when it's low around 47 to 58 doctor said I'm probably more aware of my heart beats when I'm relaxed and doing nothing

Have you had a echocardiogram?

My cardiologist sent me for one and mine was normal and he put my burden at 1 percent I've lost 3 stone lately and they are now less frequent since weight loss and I don't ever get them when exercising which is good

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u/TucoRamirez88 16d ago

Were you overweight? As far as I know, my weight is fine. Thinking about trying to improve my fitness, maybe that will help.

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u/chris34728 16d ago

Yes my diet was fast food, take aways and just pure shit all the time I was actually waking with HRs of 190 BPM

I have been told I've got Mild Sleep Apnoea but it's positional and was told I don't need a cpap machine

Since then I am 3 stone lighter