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Palpitations--PVC's or PAC's???
About three years ago I started to have these skipped/missed beats. I have been to the ER several times had numerous tests(dopplar echox2, EKG's,blood work,holiter monitor and worn an event monitor for 30 days) all with the same negative resluts. I have been told by both my PMD and cardiologist that there is nothing wrong with my heart and in fact it is probably anxiety. I took anxiety medication in the past but don't feel that I need to take it any longer. When I get these "skipped/missed"beats I get a rush of adreline--I can feel it move from the pit of my stomach up to my head and then I get very flushed--it seems to happen simultaneously with the skipped beats. Is this normal or should I be more concerned?? Is the adreline rush causing the skipped beats or are the skipped beats causing the adreline rush?? I can not stand the way they feel and I am convinced I am going to die. Should I persue further testing?? Or is this the anxiety that I am trying to convince myself that I do not have???
You would probably find it very helpful to type pvcs into the search box here, and just start reading all the posts (and there are lots!). You will get a very good idea of how common certain things are, how people feel about them, and what coping strategies we have learned.
Hi all, I started to have the missed beats after being diagnosed with SVT (about 3 months ago) i was having up to 5 missed beats which the cardiologist said not to worry about but since then i am now having loads, sometimes i am even having 3-4 in a row. I am really scared i don't understand where they have appeared from and why they seem to be increasing day by day.
The thing i don't understand is that everytime i lay down or lean/bend forward i will definitely get them! has anyone else noticed anything similar?
The thing i don't understand is that everytime i lay down or lean/bend forward i will definitely get them! has anyone else noticed anything similar?
I had a stress test, blood work, and ecco done his past week. The doctor found thad i have prolapse of my mitro valve and he was concerned about me having 3 consecutive pvc's after i was on the down time from my stress test. It felt like my heart stopped for a second then beat REALLY hard then nothing i was fine. I have had this feeling before all of these tests, and it really never bothered me. All my blood work came back okay, and the stress test was normal(i did walk/run for a full 14minutes). Can anyone tell me if i should be worried or any suggestions about this or how normal this is? Thanks TK.
hey every one, just wanted to chime in here. i am a 31 year old male and have been having these palps (pacs, pvcs) since 1999.
they started after i had a bad heat stroke in which my potassium level bottomed out. i started seeing a cardio cause these chest thumps were bothering me and my blood pressure was getting to be a little high. so i told him what was going on. after monitering my bp for a few weeks he dedcided to put me on bp meds. he told me the palps i was feeling was normal and most people have them but are not aware of them. however this didn't put me at ease, so i told him i wanted to do a full blood work up, echo with stress test and a 24 hr monitor. reluctantly, he ordered these procedures for me because he still thought there was nothing wrong. after all the tests every thing looked good except the echo and halter said i had occasional pvc's and pac's and slight atrial reg. the doc told me that this was a common problem and i shouldn't worry and would have to learn to cope with them. easier said than done. i go every 2 years for a full work up, stress, ekg, halter, echo, just for my own assurance and also see him once a year for follow ups and blood work. all i can say is there needs to be some kind of study done about the occurance of pvc's and pac's and find out why they can be going full throttle one minute and then stop then come on again. i can go weeks with out having them, then all of a sudden here they are again. it really sucks and dealing with them is even worse. the only thing that has helped me cope with them is relaxing, and breathing techniques. i even quit my job, and went to a less stress full work enviroment this year. it helped alot. but its hard for me to do the things i use to like to do, like travel and go to concerts and stuff, i am always worring in the back of my mind. but if there are people out there that have been living with this for decades, then i guess i might just make it, but its not going to be easy.
they started after i had a bad heat stroke in which my potassium level bottomed out. i started seeing a cardio cause these chest thumps were bothering me and my blood pressure was getting to be a little high. so i told him what was going on. after monitering my bp for a few weeks he dedcided to put me on bp meds. he told me the palps i was feeling was normal and most people have them but are not aware of them. however this didn't put me at ease, so i told him i wanted to do a full blood work up, echo with stress test and a 24 hr monitor. reluctantly, he ordered these procedures for me because he still thought there was nothing wrong. after all the tests every thing looked good except the echo and halter said i had occasional pvc's and pac's and slight atrial reg. the doc told me that this was a common problem and i shouldn't worry and would have to learn to cope with them. easier said than done. i go every 2 years for a full work up, stress, ekg, halter, echo, just for my own assurance and also see him once a year for follow ups and blood work. all i can say is there needs to be some kind of study done about the occurance of pvc's and pac's and find out why they can be going full throttle one minute and then stop then come on again. i can go weeks with out having them, then all of a sudden here they are again. it really sucks and dealing with them is even worse. the only thing that has helped me cope with them is relaxing, and breathing techniques. i even quit my job, and went to a less stress full work enviroment this year. it helped alot. but its hard for me to do the things i use to like to do, like travel and go to concerts and stuff, i am always worring in the back of my mind. but if there are people out there that have been living with this for decades, then i guess i might just make it, but its not going to be easy.
I had a stress test, blood work, and ecco done his past week. The doctor found thad i have prolapse of my mitro valve and he was concerned about me having 3 consecutive pvc's after i was on the down time from my stress test. It felt like my heart stopped for a second then beat REALLY hard then nothing i was fine. I have had this feeling before all of these tests, and it really never bothered me. All my blood work came back okay, and the stress test was normal(i did walk/run for a full 14minutes). Can anyone tell me if i should be worried or any suggestions about this or how normal this is? Thanks TK.
Hi I start to have skipped heart beat after the second ablation. It have been 6 months now since the second ablation. Would anyone tell me if the skipped heart beat is the side effect of the ablation or it is other heart conduction problem I feel every single of them. It is very annoying. My EP doctor said not to worry and exercise can help decrease the skipped heart beat but I am worry to exercise as after exercise I got more skipped heart beat.
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