Had some PAC's that really shook me up just now.

[SassyLassie]

Well, I have been having a stomach ache all day, and tonight, as I was sitting here posting, my PAC's, I think they were at least, really scared me. All of a sudden, I felt my tummy drop, well, I put my finger on my pulse, and noticed a pause in my  heart rate, I guess it scared me, because I then noticed more. Here is how it felt. Normal beat, normal beat, then 3 quick beats, then a pause, then normal beat normal beat, then 3 quick beats, then a pause, I think at least this is what I felt, they were fairly weak, so I am not positive. I know it scared me as my head got real hot. They only lasted 15 to 20 seconds, but, now, I am so shook up, breaking out in a sweat and my stomach is really upset. I do not think my heart speeded up too fast, but, as I said, they were not that forceful, so I am not sure.

I have worn the holter for 24 hours, it only showed 13 single PAC's and nothing else but occasional tachycardia when I would do work or something, but my normal rate was 78.

Anyway, I am sitting here really scared, I am trying to calm myself down, but, I sure am shaky. Does this sound like  trigemany? Or just a group of PAC's?

[Bon-Bon]

A good while back, I posted "Pressure".  I know what you mean with that pressure feeling in the head, ears and neck.  It use to bother me.  No longer.  

When it was all new to me and those symptoms among others would ocurr,  I didn't understand them and didn't know what was happening, nor why it was happening.   So, I would get a sinking feeling in my stomach and a heat rush throughout.  Now, if it happens, I don't get that heat rush anymore; because, it no longer frightens me like it did in the very begining.  I think the heat rush is the anxiety / adrenaline that is released at the time the fear hit.

I learned to overcome the issue with undue anxiety/panic that piggy-backed along with my having these symptoms happen.  Yes.  It was one heck of a fight; but, I remained consistant and determined with my Father God on my side.  

I learned that "coping' with anxiety/painc didn't help me; because, for me, that meant my allowing undue anxiety to co-existance in my life; therefore, fueling it with just the power it needed to ultimately take over and destroy.  So, coping proved for me to be one step forward and two steps back.  Instead, I had to face it head-on and overcome.  

My life is much different today and bright because I did.  I am thankful to God for HIS help and guidance in this matter.  He did show me the way, in HIS own timing.  In the meantime, I learned a whole lot about myself.  What I could and couldn't do.  What doctors to see or not to see.  What meds to take or not to take, nutrition, etc.  What was meant for my harm, HE turned around and worked it for my good.  

As a result, today I am blessed with more strength, endurance and health than ever before.  At one time, I thought I couldn't handle that much 24/7.  HIS word says that, he would not "allow" me to go through more than HE knew I could handle.  

You see, HE knows me and you better than we know ourselves.  As you know, He hasn't put any of those things on you nor me.  He didn't allow anymore to be put on me than what HE knew I could handle, even when I didn't think I could.  He showed me throughout it all, that in HIM, I was able.  Then, when I made up my mind, became determined and remained consistant in what I allowed my mind to dwell on - Life and life more abundantly; then, He showed it to me.  

Blessings and Pleasant thoughts.

[SassyLassie]

Well, this is getting to be a habit. I was sitting here typing again, and I felt that horrendous "empty feeling" in my tummy. I tried to keep typing and ignore it, but, it would not leave like I wanted it to, and then I got real hot in the head and felt like a vacuum or presser was in my ears. This all lasted only a few seconds, but, I am scared again. I am wondering if this is anxiety as I was worried about it happening again tonight like it did last night.

Man, I am NOT going to let this get to me. I just took my blood pressure, it was great, it was 116/73 and my heart rate was 73.  

Has anyone else experienced all this? I did not feel for my pulse this time, I did not want to add anymore fear while it was happening.

[crswin]

I am currently wearing an event monitor- about 2 weeks left of my 30 days.  I started out feeling a delayed beat, followed by a strong beat and several irregular heartbeats.  It started out 20- 30 times/ day then escalated to 100- 200 times/ day.  At this peak, I had fatigue that progressed to extreme- could not find the energy to walk- mild chest pain, and delayed speech.  This passed passed within 2 hours.  After that the heart rhythm went back to 10- 20 episodes per day for 2 days.  Part way through the second day of feeling better, the fatigue escaleted, dull chest pains came back and today the irregular beats are happening ~50 times.  I have no diagnosis- YET, but I can certainly sympathesize with you.  I have found that popping a few Aspirin helps the bad episodes get better.
I guess that the light in all of this happening is that I am wearing the monitor and collecting lots of data!  ;)

[Jerry_NJ]

Good to read you are coming back to normal...that's nice to read.

I hope all has settled down to normal.

[SassyLassie]

I notice mine the most if I have a full tummy or have lots of gas. In fact, the ones I wrote about last night came after I took some Tums. Later, I started to pass gas and I felt better. Also, I notice that I am about a week away from my monthly cycle, I guess this can cause them more too.

Like I said, it shook me up, I have had them before, but, never put my finger on my pulse and felt them like this, and I guess that feeling, too, scared me.

I had an Echo a few months back and it was good, so, I guess there is nothing wrong, it is just my anxiety acting up right now.

[GranRon]

About a year ago, I started having something very similar, but lasting for much longer periods of time.  I would start having long runs of three normal beats, then three faster beats, a premature beat, then repeat.  These episodes occurred when I would lay down at night, at first, but, as they continued, could happen at any time of the day.  I finally went to the ER one afternoon, and watched the ECG record it.  It was exactly like it felt to me, 3 normal beats, three faster beats, a PAC, and repeat.  I was there for about 3 hours, was released, and referred to a cardiologist, wore a Holter monitor for 24 hours and documented the times that this happened while wearing it.  When the analysis was done, these episodes were not flagged, apparently because normal rate was arond 60 BPM and the faster rate was only about 90 BPM.  The cardiologist was not concerned, but prescribed Atenolol as needed if I wanted to take it.  The Atenolol helped some, but only to the extent of making the episodes milder.  After about six months, these episodes subsided, only to be replaced by an almost constant irregular heartbeat.  I started having 3 or 4 PAC's in a row, followed by some normal beats, then another PAC, some nomal beats, strings of PAC's, and on and on.  The PAC's did not occur in patterns as before, they were much more random, from every 3 or 4 beats, to every 7th, or 15th, or 27th, or on and on, very disconcerting, but the strings of 3 to six or seven in a row were worst.  I went back to the cardiologist after a few days of this and he still was not concerned even though it showed up on the ECG, just told me to let him know if I ever started having syncope with the episodes.  The odd thing is that it is much worse while laying down and makes sleeping a test of will.  Has anyone else gone through something like this?