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Something other than PVCs?

Something other than PVCs?

I'm 25 years old, non-smoker, rarely drink, exercise occasionally (mostly walking).  A couple of months ago I wore a holter monitor for a week and half which picked up on multiple instances of PVCs and one instance of PAC.  The doctor told me that based on my age and the fact that I don't have other symptoms, they are harmless.  My heart rate is high-ish (resting tends to be 84), but not dangerously high.  I started taking magnesium, which has helped with "thump" of the PVCs.  I rarely notice them now.

But lately I have been feeling what I can only describe as a nervous or queasy feeling in my chest.  It's like the feeling you get when you do a big dip on a roller coaster.  My heart rate is normal and I'm not experiencing the thumpy PVCs when I notice the queasy feeling.  I'm worried my doctors missed something.  My regular doc thinks that it is just my allergies causing chest congestion because I also have a dry cough and some chest/rib tenderness (which he assumes is muscle/skeletal pain due to the cough).  But my chest just feels too weird.  Should I go back to my cardiologist and have other tests done even though my GP thinks I'm fine?  


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A full week monitor with only a few anomalies (my word) is a good "bill of heart health".  If you've been reading post here you may have noticed some people have thousands of PVCs a day, that's out of perhaps a hundred thousand beats, or a few extra beats per 100.  I think this leads me to support what your doctor(s) telling you.  

You could find that regular exercise, walking is fine, will help a lot.  It may even bring down your resting HR if done regularly for long periods.  I'd think you'd be able to get your rest HR below 70.  This too is just a goal, which may not be right for you, you have to decide.

As for the queasy feeling, I'd caution that too much thinking about these things, like heart rhythm, can aggravate the situation, be the problem.  
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