Another PVC question.

Posted By Eric Scarlett on May 04, 1998 at 09:59:03:







I have been recently diagnosed with PVC's. My cardiologist finally captured one on a stress test. After monitoring with a Holter, he prescribed me Aetonol(25mg to start, now up to 50mg) because of how hypersensitive I was to the PVC's. I could sit around all day and tell you every single one I had. Two years ago I got hooked on "Mini Thins". The drug I think is Esudophedrine 25mg. It provided me with quite a kick for about 4-6 hours. I had gotten to the point I was taking around 75-100 mg a day. This continued for a year, then on the advise of a friend, started taking 1 200mg caffine pill, one 25mg "mini thin", and one aspirin in the morning. This provided a very large kick until lunch when I would then take another 75mg of the "mini thins". I did this for about a year. Last October I noticed I was having skipped beats. I immediatly ceased all intake of these drugs. I am very sensitive to changes in my body and know I have never had these PVC's before. Could they have been brought on by these drugs. Could I have damaged the electrical system of my heart in some way? Will it ever go away? I will never again do those drugs nonetheless. It scared me enough, but I know I never had them before I took the drugs.