Irregular beats

[Abeybaby]

Thanks for taking my question: I went in to the ER last week due to PVC's that have been with me for about 40 days now- I get a few hundred per day. I typically get them once every 3-4 months lasting a few days and then dissappear for another 3-6 months.  All echo's, holters, stress tests- normal. I am 40, male, non smoker, non drinker, perfect weight. Why all of a sudden do we see a change in them ie: lasting longer than typical? I have been under stress lately ie: move, career etc ... My cardiologist says that they could go on for months or dissappear tommorow for months again.  

Question: 2- I am not a diabetic but I do notice that when my blood sugar is low I start getting PVC's almost instantly. Is this some coerrelation between PVC's and low blood sugar? Note: mom is type 2 diabetic

Finally, I noticed on the blood results my cholesteral readings have come down:

Total Chol- 214 down to 155
LDL - 118 down to 80
HDL - 43 same no change
Trig - 26 up to 99
Blood sugar- 90 this after having eaten 3 hrs before blood was taken when at emerg.

Why the sudden increase in trig? It almost seems that i reduced my LDL by more than 35% but the trig went up by almost the same percentage? STrange.


Thanks for taking the questions?

[kathyscared]

Hi:
I have been having these stupid PVC's since 1991, and they used to come and go, sometimes they were bad enough to give me full blown panic, send me to the ER or to my bed for days, sometime they would not happen for months!  Then, this Fbruary, they atrted happening every days, in groups (Which was new) and scared me half to death!  SO, back to the ER (% times this year, 2 admissions, EKG's, Thalium Stress test, Blood work, x-rays, event monitor, the whole shebang.  And the diagnosis was... the same as everyone else here.  Just Benign PVC's that have changed their Motis operandi, but still not harmful.  SO, besides taking the Klonopin for anxiety that I have been on for 7 years, I just started taking Lexapro, and have been on Toprol XL for a few months.  I still get them, but only a couple  minutes a day, instead of ALL day.  Still, I have decided, at 51 years old, that this is NEVER gonna end, and I am NEVER onna get used to them.  They say I have no heart problem, yet my heart is not beating peoperly, and I am too well aware of it to ignore it.  I have chest pain and dizzyness occasionally, and I'm also supposed to ignore that!  I have been told by my internist and my Psychiatrist NOT to go to th ER no matter what O feel, which is nuts!  But I have decided that I will just eventually drop dead of a heart attack because they think that because you jave anxiety, that you can't possibly EVER develope a real problem.  That's just dumb.  It's things like that (Saying NEVER go to the ER0 that make me not trust the Drs.  If so many of us have this "Syndrome shouldn't they have a name for it and a standard way of treating it?  

Kathy Scared to death and always will be

[axg9504]

Now that I seem to be having these skipped beats or PVC/PAC's more regularly I am paying more attention to these posts. I feel it in my throat too, like a burp clearing and a slight thump in my chest. If I'm preoccupied with something I won't notice it. I notice it more at night when I lie down to sleep. If I monitor my pulse, I see that it skips a beat when I hear the gurgling in my chest. Can someone confirm that this is a PVC? What's the difference between having PVC's and bradycardia. I recently had a low heart rate (around 40 bpm) for an extended period of time, confirmed by a Holter to be sinus rythm, but the feeling I had in my chest was the same as this PVC, except continuously. The cardio said I was feeling the beat because the rate was low. He said I should be thinking about a pacemaker. However I have not had that extended low bpm since (it was brought on by exercise, so without exercise no problems). Does a pacemaker help with PVC'S?

[madgeOwens]

Bradycardia is a slow pulse.  PVC is a preventricular contraction.  I don't know what you mean by this gurgling in your chest, but perhaps you have a digestive disorder causing some of this.  Good luck finding the answers.

[gregd1964]

Skipped beats are the worst feeling.. I've had them now for 4 plus years and they came upon me all of a sudden, Doctor said it was because I got very Ill from food poisoning and thought I was going to die, which I had to agree with him I did. I was out of work for 2 months.. anyways, the illness caused anxiety
which cause the Palps and now my body is programmed to notice skipped beats/palps .. according to him. I must admit ignoring them has lessoned them considerably and I know its hard to do but Im down to only noticing a couple a weeks sometimes it gets to the point where I can't remember the last one I had. At my peak of worry/anxiety I had alot, they made me dizzy,shaky,light headed
and feel flush.. like the end was coming but slowly by ignoring them I have gotten much better. But everybody who gets them should get checked out .. I did everything but a cath everything was fine.. according to the docs..

[upbeat63]

Your new symptoms are worth getting checked out with a cardiologist. I really hope he/she will be able to help. I do remember that when I started constant bigeminy (and a few runs of non-sustained VT)that I had the most symptoms of SOB and lightheadedness. But for me it was probably still anxiety.

It does seem maddening that the very best doctors can not provide any answers as to why the PVCs/PACs start, change in frequency or stop. Why some people feel them, and others don't. Why some people get symptoms from them, and others don't. I guess this is why, we who suffer from them, continue to question whether or not they are benign. But I see nothing to suggest otherwise.

I have to remember it's been 22 years of PVCs for me, and I'm still here. And I don't expect to leave this beautiful world for a very long time, god willing.

Let us know how your appointment goes. Hoping the very best for you.

[madgeOwens]

I had another ekg today....the doctor said I was having pvc every 2 beats...I am not to drive now......I see cardiologist on Monday.......I have terrible chest pain...I really cannot see how anyone can put up with the way I have been feeling........its a very poor quality of life