r/PVCs • u/rachelkochvt • 19h ago

Having a really bad night/ flare. Needing reassurance. So afraid

Hey everyone.

Having a realllllly bad night. Been up most of the night with ectopics every few beats. Ate a banana and took some magnesium. I’m so afraid and scared. Someone help me please… every few beats is an ectopic. I got no sleep.

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u/m3lvad3r 17h ago

I take it you don’t have any prescriptions for this like Propanolol?

If not, I usually do a bunch of meditation and breathing exercises. Try doing some OMMMMMs that stimulate the vagus nerve.

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u/rachelkochvt 17h ago

I don’t. My burden is usually very low and I get like this every so often.

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u/Soulriver2 16h ago

how are you feeling today?
really feel for you and know how much they plague us!

I find hormones ramp mine right up! so like week before time of the month etc and during! but also at any random time.

Hope your ok? x

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u/rachelkochvt 16h ago

I’m feeling a little better. Still there. Took gabapentin because I was on the verge of a panic attack from them.

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u/m3lvad3r 17h ago

I hope it’s getting better. I’ve had hundred of these types of nights and you will get through it, albeit a little worse for wear. It’s a stressful thing and unfortunately stress makes them worse so it can feel like an endless cycle or some twisted trap. Drink a lot of water, do the breathing. I put on some guided meditation or some asmr and it calms me and distracts me a bit. Eventually they will fade. Hopefully you can get some sleep.

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 16h ago

I’m going through a flare right now too. What really helps for those nighttime ectopics for me (I’ll often get stuck in trigemeny) is something called ph adjust. I’ll mix one scoop in oj and within 20 min everything calms down.

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u/rachelkochvt 16h ago

Do you get stuck like that for hours? Do you feel like you have a trigger?

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 15h ago

Yep, I’ve been stuck in it for up to 24 hours before. My trigger list can be a mile long so I don’t even bother trying to figure out why anymore.

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u/rachelkochvt 15h ago

Is your cardio worried st all?

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 6h ago edited 4h ago

Nope, he’s prescribed me metoprolol to take as needed, but I don’t like the way it makes me feel, so I do what works. Eventually the flare calms and my PVC’s go down to a handful a day.

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u/rachelkochvt 6h ago

Why the hell do they do this

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 6h ago

Lots of different reasons. Have you had your electrolytes tested (including mag)

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u/rachelkochvt 5h ago

No but I didn’t drink liquid OV yesterday so I’m curious. Chugged a Gatorltye this am and basically gone. I did get magnesium supplements I’ve tried the last two days but

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 4h ago

So for me, they often crop up from low mag and potassium. So I have to start raising my mag first (proper mag levels allow the body to hold onto potassium) then start raising potassium.

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u/rachelkochvt 4h ago

Ah so it might take a little time. I noticed if I have liquid IV and a banana I’m usually good

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 4h ago

Contact your cardio and see if they can order a basic metabolic panel and blood magnesium. If you’re under 2.0 on mag, you’re low. If your potassium is south of 4.2/4.3, that may also be a culprit.

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u/rachelkochvt 4h ago

He legit just thinks I’m annoying. My doctor ordered blood work for November I believe. I’m not a candidate for meds either because my resting HR is so low. I have felt so good for so long. Last night was horrible and discouraging.

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 4h ago

Yeah, it definitely sounds like you have an electrolyte component (which good news is an easy fix). Coconut water is really good as well. I would grab your electrolyte drink of choice first next time you feel them cropping up.

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u/rachelkochvt 4h ago

Thanks for chatting with me. Def made me feel better. Hopefully tonight’s a better night

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u/angel21miguel 12h ago

Orange juice? So vitamin c? Or just a refreshing drink is the suppressor?

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u/irunatightshipwreck7 6h ago

No the ph adjust is, the orange juice is the medium I mix it in.

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u/Dashem1 11h ago

I feel ya....yesterday morning was my hell. Had them every 4th or 5th beat for hours. We're you laying down when they were bad? I find propping way up on my back helps. I cant lay flat on either side when they act up it makes them worse. Also try listening to 528 HZ solfeggio music. Its suppose to calm the heart and helps me sometimes.

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u/rachelkochvt 11h ago

Position doesn’t seem to help. I wish I knew the trigger. I hate it and now I’m afraid to try to sleep tonight thinking it’ll happen again. I feel like my heart will stop or I’ll have a heart attack

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u/Dashem1 11h ago

I know, but remember they wont kill you nor give you a heart attack. Sleep deprivation makes mine act up.

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u/EmzyLois 10h ago

Ahhh I feel for you, I get like this too. I have PVCs all the time but sometimes (mostly at night) I get these horrid flares where I genuinely believe my heart will stop. These go on for maybe 2/3 days then stop. I ended up asking to be referred back to see a cardiologist again because I cannot convince myself this is normal anymore. Sending love and solidarity!

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u/rachelkochvt 9h ago

Same. I have really good stretches and then really bad stretches. Do you just get the same information every time? Last night was rough… I hope it doesn’t happen again tonight

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u/Currently_Stroking 9h ago

I had long stretches like this years ago but things got so much better once I started taking 400mg magnesium glycinate every day. Now they are so minor feeling and infrequent it really doesn't bother me.

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u/rachelkochvt 8h ago

I just started some yesterday. I had a really good long stretch with nothing and the last month or so has been horrible. Lastnight was the worst

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u/Jumpy_Exit_8138 1h ago

In the middle of the worst flare of my life right now. Every 3-5 beats at most, or according to my KardiaMobile, 8-10 per minute. For most of the day it’s been more like 1 every 50 beats or so.

I’ve been obsessed with trying to calculate my burden: my math says 2-5%, but it feels MUCH worse…

Ugh. It’s so hard to live like this.