I have gone into a rapid uncontrolled atrial fibrillation with excercise. But, exercise is normal part of life..so the challenge is to find a solution. I have been put on medications, had an ablation that failed and currently am considering AV nodal ablation since I do have a pacemaker for sinus node dysfunction. I don't think arrhythmias should be a reason to not exercise. There are so many options out there to help resolve these problems.
lynnsb,
Thanks for the post.
Q1:"Is that sort of an "urban (medical) legend"?"
Yes. You can't burn off excess adrenaline.
Q2:"Or is that one reason why exercise might help some arrhythmias?"
Exercise does help lessen the burden of some arrhythmias by increasing resting vagal tone. Increased parasympathetic nervous activity (ie increased vagal tone) slows down the heart rate and counteracts the effects of the sympathetic nervous system, which mediates its effects through "adrenaline".
Q3:"Are there people who are truly more sensitive to their body's adrenaline and pump out more than others -- causing palpitations?"
Some arrhtyhmias are clearly more responsive to adrenaline than others. Each person responds somewhat differently to any stimulus. I really like the movie Fletch, my wife hates it. I really like spicy food, my wife doesn't. We should similarly guess that some of us achieve higher heart rates than others when exposed to adrenaline.
Q4:"When would YOU order another event monitor?"
I would order an event monitor if I thought it would make you feel better, or if I thought I could get diagnostic information from it. If we ordered one for you, and only saw PACs, or short runs of SVT, would you feel better? If not, then a different therapeutic approach involving coping skills might be in order.
Good luck, and Happy Holidays.