What do i do if i have a low heart rate and too many pvc's,so can't take any med's?

[hansonkay]

July26th,hansonkay,I got back from Mayo in rochester yesterday, and the holter monitor showed 1200 pvc's in a 22 hour period. they removed it a little early. Today i saw my doc,at home,he said stress test,blood workup, chest xray were all normal. why do i not have not a one or hardly any while doing the treadmill test.? the doc. also said it would be to dangerous for me to go on like a beta blocker to try to control some of the pvc's. i was told it was my lower left chamber, and ti's an electrical problem with my heart., now what, can anything be done? do i see a different kind of doctor. worried. hansokay

[RNRita]

Hi. It is dangerous to take a beta blocker with a slow heart rate because they will slow it down even more.  Beta blockers don't stop PVCs anyway and 1200 in a day is not a lot.  Some of us have had bigeminy (every other beat is a PVC) for weeks or longer without medication.  I do take a beta blocker but it is for a fast resting heart rate.  If your doctor says you have a structurally normal heart, the PVCs should never hurt you.  It is just something to get used to.

[julesluvsdrew]

I didnt know you took a beta blocker for a high pulse..I have a fast pulse too,the atenolol for my high blood pressure helps some though.Whats your resting pulse when you arent on medicine?

[hansonkay]

You are right, my doctor said not to take the beta blocker that the cardiologist at mayo Clinic wrote a prescription for as he does not know my medical history. i was told my heart rate is 54 which is to low to take any form of beta blocker. I do'nt have a fast pulse, my resting pulse is usually in the low 50's. thank's for the info. hansonkay