They're back and i'm scared

[judymarie47]

I guess i was wondering if anybody got pvc free for a while and then all of the sudden had them come back for no apparent reason? I was working and everything was going just fine and then all the sudden they were back. It's beat beat beat beat skip, and so on. am on 120 verapamil and 120 inderal and use xanax for anxiety.  Some times they last for hours and others just a short period of time. and when it happens i feel absolutley miserable.  I did have alot of stress last night and was wondering if maybe it was a delayed reaction to that also. Can anybody give me some insight here? Does this happen to anybody else besides me? Would appreciate any and all information sharing.  

[Ihatepalps2]

hi! You sound like me!! Stress is probably my biggest cause of my palpitations. And its always ALWAYS at least 24 hours AFTER the stressor. My husband had a heart attack last August. ( hes fine now) . During, in the middle, and after he got home...I was fine. Took care of EVERYTHING. about 3 days later...oh my gosh. I was hit like a ton of bricks with palps. I had thought at the time, whew..I handled all this stress with NO problems! Nope.
Today. Is a HORRIBLE day for me. Why? I have alot of things im worried about...but no stressful "event"....but as I sit here...even after the thing I thought was my "cure"...I was given a potassium prescription after my last 'episode' like this one..in April...and till the last few days...I was sure...SOOO sure that I was "cured".
I sit here today, and I have almost constant palps. Oh, I might have a couple minutes where I have nothing...and then a whole run of them.
Theres no fixing them.

[chicky2001]

BTW forgot to mention if I cough I can stop the PVCs. I just keep coughing till they stop. Also drinking large glasses of ice water.  They come back but I do get relief for awhile.  

[chicky2001]

I was PVC free for a very long time and then the 1st of May they came roaring back.  I've been having a miserable time of it for over a month now.  This time my heart seems to be to slow.  As usual I start bothering my cardio during this time.  She is putting another monitor on me.  I guess to make me feel better, who knows?  I always go through medication changes during these times too.  This has been going on for most of my life.  These periods suck and send me into a frenzy of seeing the cardio. You would think I would learn that I haven't died from the PVCs so they must not be dangerous.   It has been a few years between them this time.  I don't know what triggers these episodes.  

Hang in there and try to believe the doctor when they tell you there is no problem.  You can always get a second opinion.  Even ask your cardio to send you to an EP.  

Good luck and you are not alone in this.

[debbier]

PVC's always seem to lag behind the actual stress.   I can have a stressful day and be fine and the next I am wondering what triggered them.   Looking back all the years I have had them there is always a trigger, we may not realize it at the time because we get all worked up and anxiety ridden over them that we panic.   I now know what triggers them most of the time and I just chock it up to that and move on.   PVC's suck!!!!   They have the tendancy to ruin a perfect day.   Hopefully the will go away just as fast as the came on.   Good Luck!