PVC's

[murray1754]

I have just came across this web site and read the many comments that seem to give me some relief in reading, especially that low potassium levels me be part of the cause.
I am 54yrs old and unfortunately am a smoker and I also enjoy the ecasional drink although I do work out every day and have run a number of marathons and triathlons. My experience with PVC's is that they appear once or twice a month for an hour so but can last as long as a month infrequantlly. They also appear for a few hours after a hard race.My doctor gave me Xanax to keep me calm during these attacks and it seems slow down the attacks. I have also found that going out for a 2/3 mile walk also relieves the attacks.
I would love to hear feed back from any other athletes or for that matter anyone that suffers PVC's.

[bundleblocker]

I've had PVC's off an on for about 10 years. They never occur when I'm running or jogging (or at least I'm not aware of them)

They don't seem to come on any kind of a schedule. Once they came on when I was in the library (no stress at all!)  Other times when I'm under stress for whatever reason, my heart beat is completely regular.

I also have Afibs and those come on after I eat a very fatty or spicy meal. But again, not always.

Puzzling!

[NTB]

it's amazing that you can smoke and still run a marathon. What do you think accounts for that? I smoked years ago and can now only run a 10.5 minute mile as my fastest. But I can bike through hilly terrain for hours, since that demands less oxygen.

Some say that fish oil helps with PVCs. And maybe magnesium.