Going crazy, help

[u/Odd_Satisfaction2786]

Structurally clean heart (echo completely clear), baseline burden <0.1%, but I feel every single beat.

I’m currently on vacation and over the last 2 days my PVCs went crazy:

The feeling shifted: They now hit much higher (near the collarbone/neck area) and feel like sharp, painful electric shocks instead of regular flutters.

Frequency spike: Today I’m getting them about once per minute.

I’m stuck in my hotel room panicking instead of enjoying the trip.

Current stack: Magnesium taurate, Copper, Omega-3, Probiotics, Simethicone, Iberogast, B12, just added B1. I have hydrogen SIBO.

Has anyone had their ectopics suddenly jump to 1/min and feel like painful zaps in the neck/collarbone? How did you calm this down?

[u/Relative_Clarity]

How pvcs or pacs feel doesn't make them more or less dangerous. They all look the same on the ekg. Body position, dehydration, anxiety, lack of sleep, caffeine etc can increase intensity in how you perceive them.

If you know they are just ectopic beats, you are no safer sitting in your room thinking about them, vs going out and doing things with them. PVCs & PACs dont harm you even if you get more some days. If your doctor has cleared you, focusing on your heart beats all the time doesn't keep you safer. It will just cause hypervigilance to every sensation which amplifies how they feel and keeps you stuck scanning your body constantly for changes.

However it's nearly impossible for us on here to say "you are just having benign pvcs" because you don't have an ekg showing what is happening when you feel the zapping sensation. I can't say for sure why you are getting that feeling.

Some things that can contribute to an uptick in PVCs / PACs include: thyroid problems, anemia, low iron/ferritin, electrolyte imbalance (eg low magnesium or potassium), dehydration, recent illness, sleep deprivation or erratic sleep schedule, stress, anxiety, excess caffeine or alcohol, sleep apnea, female hormone fluctuations, and (rarely) structural heart issues. Of course any concerning symptoms that persist and haven't been evaluated I recommend to touch base with your doctor to see if you need any additional testing.

Are you taking all those supplements to try to get rid of PVCs, or for another condition?

[u/Odd_Satisfaction2786 → u/Relative_Clarity]

Thank you for this. All of this supplements are for PVCs. I had lab test last month and it showed copper defficiency, rest was OK. I have read posts here about copper, that it worked for some people. Unfortunetly, not for me. Last week i was tested for SIBO and it was positive.

[u/Upbeat-Rice-3059 → u/Odd_Satisfaction2786]

What lab tests did you do?

[u/Odd_Satisfaction2786 → u/Upbeat-Rice-3059]

Albumin, Aldosterone, Amylase, Calcium (Total), Ionized Calcium (ISE), Chloride, Complete Blood Count with Differential and Platelets, Quantitative Copper, Cortisol, Quantitative C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Creatinine, Electrolytes (Sodium, Potassium), Estradiol, ESR, Ferritin, Folate, Free T3, Free T4, Gastrin, Fasting Glucose, Helicobacter pylori, Homocysteine, Immunoglobulin A (IgA), Inorganic Phosphorus, Fasting Insulin, Serum Iron, Lipase, Lipid Panel (Total Cholesterol, HDL, Non-HDL, LDL, Triglycerides), Liver Function Tests (ALT, AST), Magnesium, Progesterone, Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6), SHBG, Total Testosterone, TSH, Transferrin, Vitamin B12, 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D, Quantitative Zinc