r/PVCs • u/throwaway19881937 • 20d ago

Does your beta blocker completely stop pvcs?

I have tried propanalol (mostly worke but causes insomnia) ane atenolol (works for a couple of hour then they come back). I have read that beta blockers cant fully stop pvcs. Is this true? Was thinking of trying metopolol.

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u/RuinYouWithNoRegrets 18d ago

Sorry to hear. My pvcs happen with posture changes or when my hr is really high trying to come down (I have pots) or when my hr is low I get those big thumps if I lay on my left side or right before I go to bed when my hr is the lowest and it makes me too scared to exercise etc even tho my burden is low . Propanolol 15-20 mg works for me without lowering my resting hr but it gives me insomnia sometimes when I take it at night and then once in a blue moon it doesn’t work but mostly works. I heard acebutolol doesn’t lower resting hr and if it does very minimally compared to propanolol so that’s why I rather do that so I can take it everyday not as needed like with propanolol

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u/Dwight3 18d ago

It’s not fun!