Hi, I am a 44 year old woman. I have had pvcs for years. A couple of years ago, my potassium was low (due to chronic diarrhea), and my doctor did an ekg. No further testing was recommended. This past weekend, I was afraid my potassium was low again, so I started drinking a ton of orange juice. Only after I started drinking the orange juice, I noticed an increase in the pvcs. I ended up going to the ER, all of my blood work was normal, all electrolytes, etc. were normal. My blood pressure was a little high, but I think that was just from stress? They did an ekg while I was there and due to the pvcs, recommended I follow up with my doctor for maybe a holter monitor.
My question is, do I really need to do that? Seeing as my potassium, etc were normal and I have had pvcs for many years? I think the orange juice (I was drinking around a gallon a day) only exacerbated the pvcs. They seem to be back to normal now. Do I really need to see my doctor and pay for a holter monitor? I have no insurance...