Palpitations

[codeblue1018]

Hello Doctor.  I am a 33 yo male who been suffering from pvs/pac's for about three years.  After several doctor/specialists visits including all tests under the sun, it was determined that nothing was wrong with my heart.  The tests included the event monitors/stress test/x-ray/blood work etc. and all was good.  Cardiologist initially prescribed digitek for the palps.  My pcp thought this was an odd choice of medication as it is a "major" heart drug according to my pcp, although it seemed to work, it made me nervous and i stopped.  I am now on metoprolol 25mg once a day.  This medication however, doesn't seem to do too much.  My father passed from heart disease/diabetes at the young age of 67.  Although we are opposites in that I exercise, try to eat well and dont smoke.  In conjuntion with the palps, I was getting slight pain on my heart area when I jogged then after a few minutes in, it stop.  Since ive been on metoprolol, while running i dont get pain anymore.  Not sure if this is related.  Questions are, is digitek bad for me to take FOR JUST PALPS; Is the metoprolol working and i dont know it; Should I get more tests, i am not 100% certain that I am ok.  My dr thinks anxiety is taking a TOLL. Help.

[loucipher7]

You'll want to read all the posts in here they'll help u understand what you've got. i've read several posts in here that are an exact duplicate of what i get, skipped beats then a big thump, sometimes i freak out panic, anxiety. they come and go and seem to be completely random to me. I have had several ekg's been to er a few times always comes up negative for anything besides anxiety/panic attacks,pvc's. Wish i had answers for you but i'm still working on dealing with mine, the best i've found is when they start getting to me i try to occupy myself anyway i can, if i'm sitting around i jump up and start doing something, get on the phone, the net and chat (tv doesnt help much lol)
  When trying to sleep its easy to listen to your heartbeat when lying down so i get in a position where i cant feel it like on my back, try to occupy my mind looking outside to relax. it's an ongoing battle.
  this forum has been key tho because i didnt even know what pvcs were till i came here cuz hearing other peoples stories it finally made sense as doctors usually dont lol!
  oh one question tho, is there any way to know if your pvc's ARE serious??  Well if anyone wants to drop me a line email ***@**** we'll share horror stories.

[madgeOwens]

Well with me it is a problem when I get constant pvc's and it makes me very light headed and I get chest pain....its not a joke when I am driving on a highway and it hits suddenly and I am so light headed I have to pull off the road for fear Im about to black out.
I want to know if anyone else is having these symptoms.......the actual palpitations doo not freal me out, its the light headedness.

[Lecah]

I am thankful for this forum and the help that is offers us regarding the pesky PVC's but are there other forums that any of you go to to share heart and anxiety issues?

[I'mallheart]

hi i get that also..had a really bad one last night driving home from downtoen minneapolis at 2 am..actually it was all night and still today, some i think is because i have a sore throat, cold body aches so that doesnt help..

i can totally relate to you..its frustrating...fells like at times know one understands, why me, feel like i am alone in this, then we have this and make me feel abit better to share our stories.

have a good day

[Lecah]

Are you on any medications for your PVC's? I mean, what has your cardiologist said about the severe lightheadnedness you get sometimes and I am surprised they allow you to drive if they get that bad. I cannot imagine how that feels. I have seen you post before but what is your diagnosis? is it just beningn PVC's or is there a structural problem. Your post just made me worry about you. If you don't want to post here e-mail me at ***@****

[madgeOwens]

Ii am on Inderol 80 mg..and sometimes it works and other times it doesn't. I quit going to cardiology when they said all I have to worry about is when I pass out where I hit my head.
I am sick of them. They say I have benign pvc's and pac's.....but I have tried to tell them (and it was documented) from monitor that my symptoms correspond to the palps....only its not that it freaks me out, its the symptoms I get from the run ons....Ii feel like Im gonna pass right out and then it recovers.....not easy when you are traveling the highway.oh yeah once they said you better not drive when they are bad.only thing is you never know.........so I am really disgusted.