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GREAT information, Mikeb! Thank you very much!
November 23, 2002
About two years ago I posted details of my personal experience of excessive palpitations (PVC's - ectopic beats) - up to 20,000/day at worst - and how I got rid of them.
Since then, my wife began to suffer from 'acid idigestion' and herself developed dreadful palpitations - sufficient to cause her shortness of breath on occasions - they would go on all day and all night. At first she refused to believe she was repeating my history (see below) and consulted a cardiologist who gave her all the usual tests and prescribed a beta blocker which did nothing. At my suggestion (and some nagging!) she started on REGULAR Maalox and later switched to Gaviscon (Gaviscon Advanced in the UK). No surprise to me, the PVC's gradually disappeared over a three week period. She was later diagnosed with acid reflux from a hiatus hernia and put on 20mg Prilosec.
I'm prompted to re-post my history because I've just started to take Vioxx which in commom with Ibuprofen (for example) can leave the stomach and esophagus unprotected from stomach acid and bile. Even my low dose of Vioxx (12.5mg) has certainly reminded me of what acid reflux feels like although I still use 20mg Prilosec myself.
My strongly held belief is that provided no other cause is found by your doctors for PVCs then you've got little to lose by trying the effect of over-the-counter antacids and maybe something like Prilosec from your doctor.
Here, then, is my history which prompted many, many replies of thanks from PVC sufferers who found relief from my suggestions. In many cases, they had often suspected acid reflux and indigestion was linked to their problem but rarely, if ever, did their doctor agree.
Please pardon any irrelevancies in the following.
Good luck.
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From: Mike Brewer ***@**** (thats thirteen after the K)
03 March 2001
Since posting the stuff below on 19 January 2001, I
November 23, 2002
About two years ago I posted details of my personal experience of excessive palpitations (PVC's - ectopic beats) - up to 20,000/day at worst - and how I got rid of them.
Since then, my wife began to suffer from 'acid idigestion' and herself developed dreadful palpitations - sufficient to cause her shortness of breath on occasions - they would go on all day and all night. At first she refused to believe she was repeating my history (see below) and consulted a cardiologist who gave her all the usual tests and prescribed a beta blocker which did nothing. At my suggestion (and some nagging!) she started on REGULAR Maalox and later switched to Gaviscon (Gaviscon Advanced in the UK). No surprise to me, the PVC's gradually disappeared over a three week period. She was later diagnosed with acid reflux from a hiatus hernia and put on 20mg Prilosec.
I'm prompted to re-post my history because I've just started to take Vioxx which in commom with Ibuprofen (for example) can leave the stomach and esophagus unprotected from stomach acid and bile. Even my low dose of Vioxx (12.5mg) has certainly reminded me of what acid reflux feels like although I still use 20mg Prilosec myself.
My strongly held belief is that provided no other cause is found by your doctors for PVCs then you've got little to lose by trying the effect of over-the-counter antacids and maybe something like Prilosec from your doctor.
Here, then, is my history which prompted many, many replies of thanks from PVC sufferers who found relief from my suggestions. In many cases, they had often suspected acid reflux and indigestion was linked to their problem but rarely, if ever, did their doctor agree.
Please pardon any irrelevancies in the following.
Good luck.
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From: Mike Brewer ***@**** (thats thirteen after the K)
03 March 2001
Since posting the stuff below on 19 January 2001, I
Why would taking a potassium Klor-Con sometimes stop all pvc's,pac's for 2.5 hours and then return to the hundreds. Fear.
There's tons of information on causes. Especially for atrial premature depolarizations (PACs). Just remember two things: (1) there are foci of cardiac tissue scattered about the normal tissue which generate an electrical (ion pulse) signal and (2) when these pulsations reach the SA node they will precipitate a premature contraction. The factors governing the appearance, location and strength of these foci are a subject of current study, however, it is known that the state of the nervous system (eg, sympthetic tone) can act as a gate to allow or inhibit the focal ion pulses to travel, thus altering how frequent a PAC will occur. Numerous other factors influence how well those pulsations reach the SA node, and these include your level of dehydration, mineral content, hormones, etc etc...even posture, belching, and passing gas can affect the nervous system tone...and believe it or not, the process of inhaling/exhaling is reflected in a localized nervous system tone cycle that may cause more PACs to show up on the inhale than the exhale. Wonders of wonders, but we are a convoluted being.
-Arthur
There are numerous people including myself who have posted on here in the past re: the PVC and stomach connection. If I overeat or get a stomach bug ,my PVC's act up like crazy. I also seem to expel loads of gas following Pvc's and this seems to relieve them. Unfortunately, because of the benign nature of most PVC's, there seems to be little or no research done into the causes,Unless anyone knows differently.
I have had an increase in pvc's lately and put a call in to cardiologist and more blood work to check potassium levels. Which are up since taking Klor-Con/ef for over 3 weeks. So why after doing the treadmill have I have hundreds for days and some are so strong. I was suggested 5 mg. of Inderal as needed last time they acted up. I had a positive reading on a tilt table for O. I. when I was 32 now 34 But was able to control without meds. Why does the electrical beats get triggered when eating too ?
Is there a correlation with the hearts function and the stomach. I started having stomach problems a year ago, I juice daily and never eat out or use any stimlants. I love days that are pvc free. Concerned with b/p too. Noticed I always run low and thought because of heart murmurs, mvp But when palps are abundant my b/p and heart rate are up and I am just sitting.
Thoughts to share..........
Dear Skipintime,
Sorry to hear about your recent illness. The palpitations you experienced during your recent upper respiratory infection (URI) are likely related to that illness. When people develop a URI they can become dehydrated, have increased sympathetic tone and sometimes take medications containing stimulants. These are all factors which will increase the frequency of palpitations and PVCs. The sweating you experienced may be related to fever. Your chest pain may be myalgias (muscle ache) related to your illness. I would recommend a follow up visit with your doctor if theses symptoms are persistent.
Your child's temperature of 95 to 96 is within normal limits. However, I would discuss the symptoms further with a pediatrician.
Thanks for your question,
CCF-MD-KE