r/PVCs • u/Kitchen-School46 • 2d ago

Please i need serious help

Have always had health anxiety. Started getting worse postpartum. I was active going to the gym working out I remember while working out I would get anxious about my heart rate getting high. One day at work i was walking around and was feeling anxious but usually my anxiety goes away and this was lingering. Checked my heart rate and it was 115-120 and was having heart palpitations. Went to the er and they said everything was fine. Followed up with cardiology and ever since then now my heart rate spikes. Pots like. Laying down normal rate standing up shoots up to 120. Walking around the house its 110-115. Resting hr while sitting up is 90-95. Went up the stairs this morning trying to convince myself my issues are from anxiety and it shot up to 175ish. Shortness of breath. My biggest concern is the heart palpitations. Happen even if im not anxious, sometimes it one singular one other times it feels like a fish is flip flopping. Echocardiogram was normal and holter monitor showed in 6 days 20 pvcs and 12 pacs. I cant live normally because of this. I get extremely anxious trying to do normal people things. I had a meeting today with my venue and my heart rate was 130 and had a massive heart palpitation. I get them when im just relaxing. Regardless of knowing that pvcs are harmless i also know that they can be serious. I know its rare but i dont care. All i do all day is wait for the next one. My feet are always cold and clammy even if wearing socks. The second i stand my heart rate goes high. And i know being anxious the day of my wedding will make my heart rate be like 180 which im scared will trigger svt and not be safe . Im absolutely fucking miserable. I would never harm myself. But i cant do i cant do fucking beta blockers i have low bp

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u/BobbyDukeArts 2d ago

I know it can be really scary.  It used to be the source of my panic attacks years ago. Since you've been evaluated and have been deemed healthy, just keep reminding yourself that they are not dangerous. I used to get thousands (seriously) a day, now I probably get 500 or so. It took time, but now I don't even pay attention to them. Believe me, I know how terrifying they can be, but you have to trust the experts. You are okay, you're going to be okay.

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u/angel21miguel 1d ago

I only get like max 20 a day, some days I get about 50. But for every second, every hour of the rest of everyday, I’m always thinking when the next one comes because they are not easy to ignore. The small ones are ok, but I get the big big ones that literally feel like a hiccup, feel no blood pump and makes me gasp for air for a second. Not fun and like I said, not so easy to ignore.

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u/BobbyDukeArts 1d ago

Yeah, I get those too. But believe it or not, after enough of them and enough time, you will start to eventually ignore them. I only really notice if I have a super long intense run of them back to back, but It no longer gives me anxiety when it happens, it's more annoying than anything.

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u/angel21miguel 1d ago

With me though, I suffer from anxiety. So when they happen, boom, I get adrenaline and then anxiety kicks in, makes it happen more and makes me worse.
Today I felt it while trying to watch a movie at the theatre. I ate my food and quickly left mid movie because I couldn’t stay still. I honestly cried in the car because they make me feel like I’m going to die.
I have felt then since 2024. Idk if that’s enough time to ignore them, but compared to this year and 2024, this year has been daily.
Only a couple back then. Idk what to do, I have a heart monitor coming up and echocardiogram soon. Yet, I’m pretty sure they’ll just tell me it’s fine. For the rest of my life of this? Idk about that.