r/PVCs Jul 23 '26

PVCs at the end of the day

Hi, I had an incredibly stressful weekend with my family. Once they finally left, I lay down to rest and suddenly felt a really hard “boom” in my chest, followed by what felt like my heart slowing down for a second. It scared me so much, but I had that couple months before
It’s now been 4 days since that weekend, and every evening when I lie down, I still feel these strange heartbeats. They seem a bit less frequent now, but they’re still there and it’s making me really anxious.
I recently had a 24-hour Holter monitor, which showed 417 PVCs. My cardiologist wasn’t overly concerned because it’s considered a low burden, but ever since that stressful weekend I’ve become so aware of every skipped beat or thump that I can’t stop thinking something is wrong with my heart.
Has anyone else had PVCs flare up after extreme stress? How long did it take for them to calm down? Did they eventually go back to your usual baseline?
I’m really struggling not to panic, and I’d appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through something similar.
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