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Something other than PVCs?
by onegirlsarah, Aug 26, 2009 04:51PM
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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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?
This discussion is related to Could my doctor be missing something with my PVCs?.
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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.