PVCs - any home remedy successes?

[WadeP]

Had ablation in 2002 & no AFIB since but plagued with PVCs ever since.  Just had another 24 hr. holter, echo, etc., and all normal except showed 4,000+ PVCs - benign.  So heart in good shape.  I exercise daily, am 6'4" - 180 lbs., 52 yrs. old and am on Flecinade and a beta blocker.  PVCs just seem to keep gradually getting worse(they're bad for a few weeks, not so bad for a few weeks, etc.) and now they're affecting my sleep and exercising (which really tees me off!).  Have been reading/investigating non medicinal ways to reduce the damn PVCs though I realize eliminating them is probably unrealistic.  Heck, I'd be VERY happy to reduce them to just a 'one a minute' frequency.  Have come across many posts supporting changes in diets as well as many variations/combinations of supplements.  I have, for a long time, avoided my triggers (alcohol, sugar, adrenaline, caffeine, etc.).  Have tried many different combinations of supplements and changed my diet but am feeling I'm wandering...trying this one week, and this another.  Much is trial and error and I'm getting frustrated and impatient. I want to hear from anyone who's had significant numbers of PVCs who, in turn, has had real success (assuming there is anyone) reducing them.  I don't care what they did...no possible remedy is too crazy or silly.  I realize what works for one may not work for another but surely there are those who have, perhaps through trial and error, persistence, research and a higher intelligent level than myself (not too hard to find) found success in reducing their frequency. If there is someone 'out there' who would like to share their successes, I'm all ears!!!!

[Cruggie]

I was just curious to all the people on here with PVC's are any of you on Thyroid medication? Recently myself and two others that are on thyroid med's have been diagnosed with PVC's and we are now wondering if there is a connection to this. My friend stopped doing his thyroid medication for about two weeks and had no PVC's but then of course his thyroid suffered so had to restart his med's again. So I am just wondering if any of you have had a similar experience. I also have just started trying magnesium to see if they decrease will you posted on that.

Thank you for any comments or suggestions! Diana

[sarrilea]

Thank you for the advice, I have been having PVC for about 3 months.  I have been going to the ER and being sent home and wondering don't they care?  I am going to try the diet change and Magnesium today.

Sarrilea

[Martinez56]

i had some issues with PVC male 58, overweight, no cholesterol, no High Blood Pressure, no diabetes, was an athlete when younger, that helped I guess
Went to the doctor in the hospital who proposed some meds with helped moderately over a 2 week period and I am not a fan of chemical aids like drugs
I found this site, took 2 * CoQ10, 3 * omega fish oil and 2 Mag 64 magnesium choride
Problems are gone now after 4 weeks

[bnmotion]

My husband has undergone echocardiogram, stress test, holter monitor x 24 hrs.   It revealed 10,000+ PVC's in a 24 hour period.  We are going back tomorrow for his 1st appt with his new cardiologist.  This blog has been very helpful.  Hubby does not "feel" the pvc's but is almost always very tired.  I am going to talk to him about the liquid mag.

[KarolWojtyla]

Yes!  My sister and I have arrhythmia (she gets pvc and I get pac's) when we need lecithin and glucose.  Lecithin is a natural source of choline, and rice is a natural source of glucose.  It often takes a few doses of lecithin (I take quite a bit...it is a food) like 3 or 4 of the large softgels (or 6 or 7 of the small ones) at several consecutive meals along with getting enough glucose in my meals and then they go away.  This has worked for my sister too.

Another thing to watch out for is bromide (in bread and some mineral supplements), which can exacerbate the arrhythmia for me.

[deeleemo]

I have had cardiomyopathy for 11+ years now. I have a defibrillator and never been shocked until just recently. Out of the blue my heart stopped and I passed out. My docs think it was a random event and tell me not to worry because my device did it's job...... easier said than done. PVC's have always bothered me, but were pretty much under control until this episode. Now I get terrible bouts of them. It's really weird though, they mostly come after a meal. I take 250mg of magnesium and I think I will up my dose after reading everyone's input, but I am curious if anyone else has had a correlation of PVC"s and food.