What should I do?

[KCDM]

Hi Again,
I am still being plagued by these new sensations and feeling quite fed up with it all!I am getting an unusual palp sensation that feels like it grips me completely,it isn't a usual palp I can ignor,it comes on STRONG and forces me to listen.I had a bad palp yesterday that afterwards felt like someone was choking me and I had alot of pressure in my face.My face was hot and very flushed as too my arms and chest.It then passed.I am fearing I am having a very bad new arrhymia of some kind.I have tested normal on ecg,ekg,holter,bloodwork and stress test. Can I still be having a heart palp that is potientially fatal even after these good tests?Should I fear these new sensations?What should I do next?I went to the ER and had a 10 sec ekg that was good, but I also didn't feel anything unusual when it was on me.What do you infer about my situation?I am at the end of my rope and need some sort of explanation as to why I shouldn't fear dying from this.I am 23,female,normal weight & currently in councilling for my nervousness over this new sensation.I fear multiple pvcs and v-tach,since v-fib is a great rish at that point. HELP! Help me to understand my risks, what this may be(possibly,the chances that it is what I fear and why I should not fear dying from this. Thanks again for your time and I hope you can really give me some insight as to what to do next and what exactly is going on with my heart.I know you suggested anitarrhymics if pvcs effect my QOL. But if I can get past the stress, do I really need a drug like that?Wouldn't a beta-blocker be safer for me? Thanks again

[CollegeGirl143]

well my whole take on it is, just because it isnt going to kill you doesnt mean it wont effect you.. if it is just palps, its better just to come to terms with the sensations, move on, live a normal life and it sounds like uve got a pretty good grip, so kudo's on that lol i kno it can be hard. But if its something like svt, yes its not life threatning, but it IS life altering.. And can also be cured if you're willing to try.. Keep me posted when you see the cardiologist if you dont mind. im curious to see if you have the same thing i did

[KCDM]

i had another bad spurt?? what is this? I am so frustrated. I get tightness in the left shoulder and neck areas, chest pain, alot of funky heart flips and then that impending doom feelings.....................what do i do?just sit back and wait or am i ok and i need to just shake it off?

i felt as if i was going to die just now, got really hot, flushed, many breath taking palps...help...what to do

[dafan]

Jennyboo... yes... i have experienced the rapid heartbeat after a pvc... but since my Toprol XL has been ALMOST eliminating them.... that has not happened... im not a doctor... but for me the beta blocker has really helped a lot... having said that... yesterday i did have quite a few... probably 100 all day.... but unlike the past... i dont let it scare me to death anymore....

[CollegeGirl143]

just so u kno multiple pvc's are not fatal and wont make u go into v-fib.. sometimes if they are sustained,one right after another for a certain amount of time its called "NSVT" or non sustained ventricular tachycardia.. if you look this up in the forums you'll see the doctor advise very many people that this is not dangerous and with a normal workup (which it sounds like u had) will not convert into VT.  if you are still unsatisfied with your doctors diagnosis, ask for an event monitor.. but be prepared to except the fact that this might just be extreme anxiety.. trust me we all can relate.

[KCDM]

hi there, just wondering...if you have more than three pvcs in a row it's considered v-tach, if non-sustaining it's nsvt which is ok, but if it keeps up you can go into v-fib, or at least thats from my understanding.

[KCDM]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and time to help me out. I am just taking it all in right now. I am fearful of a bblocker though, i guess that idea that something else is effecting my heart kinda scares me, plus my cardiologist says i don't need it and he reccomends i deal with the anxiety and forget the drugs since i dont' need them. so i feel torn about it now. i see others find it helpful while he says it makes no real difference just decreases sensation...i dunno, i may do it since it may make a big difference to how i feel and all.

i see that others wake at night with these things too and also dream about them? that is so crazy, i really thought i was the only one!

tickertock, thanks again for posting so quickly. you all have helped me alot, i will try to stay strong!