PVCs- WILL THEY EVER STOP?

[kazak]

hello, im 20 and had my first and only panic attack 2 months ago, ever since then it feels like i cant do anything without my heart acting up, all heart tests etc. show that im fine, and my heartrate is not irregular. Before the attack i was never aware of my heart, but now, no mater what i do everything seems to draw a reaction from it. If i walk a set of stairs. hear a loud noise, talk to a girl i like, or get into any smal confrontations, i can feel my heart pumping loudly in my ears(but not necessarily quicker) and get an uncomfortable feeling in my chest, i am also getting many skipped beats on a daily basis which I never felt once in my life before this happened, i acknowledge that most people get them in their lives, and that i probably got them in the past but i can say that ive honestly never felt one before. i also feel a lot more sensitive,emotional and weaker, i have found myself breaking down into tears on many occasions because of how i feel( i literally haven't cried since i was about nine or ten), i used to see my self as a strong person full of confidence and always looking to the future and planning ahead, now i feel the opposite, like im a new person who has been stripped of their masculinity. Dealing with this has been the toughest  this thing ever in my life and have i have been doing my best and trying to fight this off to feel normal again but to no avail and i still feel the same as i did after day 1. So what i am trying to understand is has this panic attack effected or altered my nervous system causing it to go into mayhem reacting a lot more easier to small things making my body more aware of itself i.e. now feeling my heart thumping and and skipped beats which are felt with a high intensity? i enjoy reading stories on these forums as i knowim not theonlyone i would appreciate as many answers as possible from anybody who can give advice or has been or who is still like this and what they have done or are doing to cope?

[amber711]

Did you have any blood tests.  My  dr. told me that I have low iron and the heart racing and pumping hard is probably from the iron diffiency.  He has done 2 separate ekgs in his office and I had one at the hospital and all came back normal.  Don't take any antidepressants if you arn't depressed and maybe you need a low dose of xanax to use AS NEEDED!  Try to find out what really started it and whats really in the back of your mind thats causing you the stress.  I therapist usually will bring it out if you can't but YOU have to want to.  Panic is terrible and even the strongest people in the world have it. Its stress at its ultimate!!!  Try doing something you really like and try totake your mind off it.  Believe me, its easier said than done but you can get over this.  Don't dwell on it.  

[silverberg]

Interesting post, Panic Attacts are the bodies way of saying, "something may be going wrong and your not dealing with it", so I the body will.  

You state you have gotten medical test that show your healthy, so now may be the time to see a Psych. Dr. and see if something is going wrong that your body is trying to tell you,

As for masculinity, that has NOTHING to do with Panic Attacts, Some very well known NFL football players have had Panic Attacks.

As for crying, crying is good, it's the body's way of letting go. remember if you do not let go of somethng your body/mind does not need, your body will find a way, hence PAnic attacks.

Hold your head up, this may very well be something you need to talk about and odds are you will no longer have PA the rest of your life.

wish you the best of luck, and you have found a place for great support anytime.