Stretching and PVC's

[dbranden]

I have a problem that has been driving me crazy for the past month or two. When I first wake up in the morning and am still laying in bed, if I stretch much or yawn, I will get a short run of bigeminy (about 5 or 6 skips) or I will get a fluttery feeling. I can actually make this happen every time, without fail. My heart has felt extra "irritable" the past couple of months, with more PVC's than I usually get. Does anyone else here experience this? It is making sleeping less peaceful because I know I will have these skipped beats first thing when I wake up. And I can't seem to make myself not stretch or yawn--it is just something I always do while waking up.

[dbranden]

I hope your appointment goes well--keep me posted! I just saw my EP this morning and am doing a 48 hour Holter right now to determine what all these flutters and skips are. They are really starting to affect the quality of my sleep at night, so I am hoping things will calm down soon.

[may67]

I get them in the mornings if I blow dry or straighten my hair standing in a particular position with my arms above my head. Physical things seem to trigger mine in the same way that chemical changes do...i.e. a big meal or gas or stretching will set the hiccups off in the same way that hormones or caffeine do. I am off to see a cardiologist on Thursday as I've been having bigeminy on and off for the last few months but had an echo and tests done 3 years ago and all was fine. Half the battle is learning to ignore them, I'll let you know when I manage it, if I ever do! Hope yours improve, it's also worth remembering that supplements can take a few months of use to have an effect.

[dbranden]

Thank you so much for your comments. I needed the reminder! It just seems like when my heart finds a new way to act up, I lose all perspective and the cycle of fear starts again. I can't imagine what you must have gone through having that many PVC's a day. I really struggle mentally with the amount that I get now, and compared to many here, I get relatively few (50-100 per day). I have tried vitamins, magnesium, fish oil--you name it. Nothing seems to lessen them at all.

[Momto3]

Try to think of the extra beats as heart hiccups.  If you have a structurally normal heart, they are considered benign.  I used to have thousands of these episodes per day, and I could trigger them (most of the time I didn't have to, I had them so often).  Don't let them bother you, they're harmless if you have am otherwise healthy heart.