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I have posted in your forum before but I have one more question. Female, healthy, 39 years old.
I was at my family physcian on Friday and she had a letter from my EP doctor. It stated that I have a normal heart and the following was documented previously on holters and monitors.
I have extrasystoles, short runs of SVT, and short runs of PVC's (6 in a row was documented).
The doctors don't seem at all concerned about these runs of PVC's because I have a normal heart. From what I have read anything that is more than three beats of PVC's in a row is considered v-tach? The EP doctor said no it is not v-tach, it is just considered a run on PVC's?
I am scared to death knowing that I have what I think is v-tach and nobody seems to care????? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?
What is your opinion.
I was at my family physcian on Friday and she had a letter from my EP doctor. It stated that I have a normal heart and the following was documented previously on holters and monitors.
I have extrasystoles, short runs of SVT, and short runs of PVC's (6 in a row was documented).
The doctors don't seem at all concerned about these runs of PVC's because I have a normal heart. From what I have read anything that is more than three beats of PVC's in a row is considered v-tach? The EP doctor said no it is not v-tach, it is just considered a run on PVC's?
I am scared to death knowing that I have what I think is v-tach and nobody seems to care????? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?
What is your opinion.
For all you worry warts who think you are going to die from this.............I have it, my mother has it, my mothers mother had it, my aunts and uncles have it. My mother is 76 years old and still mows her own lawn, my aunts and uncles are all in their 80's and my grandmother lived to the ripe old age of 86. After I first experienced it I thought I was going to die too, one day my mother told me, "don't worry, you can't die from it", now everytime my heart acts up I just tell myself that and get my mind on something else and guess what, a few minutes later it is better and I'm still alive! In fact, I had a major SVT at the movies the other week, thought I was going to freak out, was there with my kids and I just wanted to bolt out of there. But I kept my wits, controlled my breathing and tried the bearing down method (which does work by the way) and it slowed down to where I could finish the last 15 minutes of the movie. Took it out of me though, was exhausted afterward. Unless they invent some miracle cure, this is something we will all have to live with for the rest of our lives and I am not going to spend it totally consumed thinking about my heart everyday. Just try not to worry about it so much, it really does make your symptoms much worse!
There's a saying that I read in a book one time - "What goes on in your head, controls your heart" I am a firm believer in that.
Im wondering if you have ever lived with all day and night or just on and off? Just a thought.
I have had arrthymia problems for the last couple of years. I'm 39 now, they started about when I was 33. The first thing I felt was a fast heart rate that started one day, then everyday after. Then the second thing I felt was like a strong beat or something. It is like extra beats. It feels like sometimes my heart is doing a somersault. The third thing and this scares me the most, is I can be doing whatever, totally fine, then my heart will go instantly to a very slow beating. I dont think it is out of rythm, I'm not sure, but then I ususally start to panic, and I do something with a quick motion like walk fast or something, and I cough. Sometimes I start to feel woosy in my head. Then it goes from the slow or eratic beat to a normal but fast beat, then back down to the normal rate and the event is over. I dont know if this event is a sinus pause or what. I ALWAYS get these three seperate syntoms much more, around the time of my menses. Usually right before and during. Then as each day goes by, they slow down and go away, until two weeks later around ovulation time when they start to start up again. If anyone else have a simular syntom like the third one I described above, and if anyone knows what this may be called PLEASE post your comments here. I do see a cardio, and I am on 100mg. of toprol a day. I have all the same syntoms as before the med. but they are less severe and less frequent.
Thanks, Val.
Thanks, Val.
I have had arrthymia problems for the last couple of years. I'm 39 now, they started about when I was 33. The first thing I felt was a fast heart rate that started one day, then everyday after. Then the second thing I felt was like a strong beat or something. It is like extra beats. It feels like sometimes my heart is doing a somersault. The third thing and this scares me the most, is I can be doing whatever, totally fine, then my heart will go instantly to a very slow beating. I dont think it is out of rythm, I'm not sure, but then I ususally start to panic, and I do something with a quick motion like walk fast or something, and I cough. Sometimes I start to feel woosy in my head. Then it goes from the slow or eratic beat to a normal but fast beat, then back down to the normal rate and the event is over. I dont know if this event is a sinus pause or what. I ALWAYS get these three seperate syntoms much more, around the time of my menses. Usually right before and during. Then as each day goes by, they slow down and go away, until two weeks later around ovulation time when they start to start up again. If anyone else have a simular syntom like the third one I described above, and if anyone knows what this may be called PLEASE post your comments here. I do see a cardio, and I am on 100mg. of toprol a day. I have all the same syntoms as before the med. but they are less severe and less frequent.
Thanks, Val.
Thanks, Val.
I have it too.
I dont remember how old I was when I first noticed an iregular heartbeat but my parents think i was about 13. I know for sure I identified the feeling of what I know know are PVC's when I was 19 and had my first ER run from a "panic attack" (PVC'S). I am now 35 (female) and they are still going strong. So am I. I can go from only a few a day to thousands a day/night. Here's the kicker: after 15 years of this i've found that no matter what I do or don't do they are always with me. I get moderate exercise, I eat sometimes good, sometimes junk, I'm about 50 lbs overweight, AND I smoke. But ALL my stress/heart tests were normal (i get them done every 6 yrs just to be safe) I never have caffinated beverages because I've found they make my heart race and when it does i feel the PVC's more, I have normal to low blood pressure and a pulse of 70-75 bpm.
Here are some tips that have made ME feel better (i notice the PVC's less):
Sometimes when they are frequent or more annoying, I eat a small meal. That seems to help them quiet down. Drinking alot of cold water seems to help a tiny bit too.
If I have gas or abdominal pressure, they are terrible.
I find that, as a woman, they are WORSE during PMS. The closer I get to my "time", the more frequent they are but as soon as my period starts, they drop off considerably (indicating stress related?).
I find when my body begins to relax before i drift off to sleep they get really bad (sometimes they wake me up) but in the morning they are very mild almost to where I hardly notice them. I also find that when I get enough sleep, they don't bother me as much.
Here's a good one - even when they are very bad, if I drink enough alcohol to get a little more than tipsy, I tend not to notice them very much at all which makes me feel better (I hardly drink though, i hate hangovers).
If I dont smoke that day, they are very faint. Caffeine doesnt necesarily make them worse, I just notice them more with a more rapid heartbeat.
Ok; here is a personal one so dont read this if you are easily offended - they get pretty bad just before orgasm too,but afterward they are as close to gone as can be.
I have found that 2-4 Advil before work will get me through several hours. (muscle relaxing effect?)
A hot bath always makes me feel better.
And some days I cant handle it anymore and just want to cry for an hour. (that helps).
I also refuse to take perscription meds for this for fear of the side effects.
So what does all this info mean? To me, I interpret it to be that the less stressed I am the less problematic my palpatations are. I personally think it partially is stomach related in that if there is pressure on the heart from gas/stomach/constipation it will trigger as well as emotional stress. I really hav no reaction to physical stress although a more rapid heartbeat will make it worse.
Some cardiologist wanted to go into my heart through an artery with a cauterizer fiber-optic tube thingie and burn out some section of the inside of my heart which was "making this happen". Yeah right, if you cant tell me what causes it then you aint going in there burning stuff i might need.
My current theory is that if I havent dropped dead from all this yet, I probably wont any time soon. It is one of the scariest and most annoying things i can imagine, but I deal with it every single day and that makes me a better/stronger person than most in my book.
i hope this helps someone out there! take care.
I dont remember how old I was when I first noticed an iregular heartbeat but my parents think i was about 13. I know for sure I identified the feeling of what I know know are PVC's when I was 19 and had my first ER run from a "panic attack" (PVC'S). I am now 35 (female) and they are still going strong. So am I. I can go from only a few a day to thousands a day/night. Here's the kicker: after 15 years of this i've found that no matter what I do or don't do they are always with me. I get moderate exercise, I eat sometimes good, sometimes junk, I'm about 50 lbs overweight, AND I smoke. But ALL my stress/heart tests were normal (i get them done every 6 yrs just to be safe) I never have caffinated beverages because I've found they make my heart race and when it does i feel the PVC's more, I have normal to low blood pressure and a pulse of 70-75 bpm.
Here are some tips that have made ME feel better (i notice the PVC's less):
Sometimes when they are frequent or more annoying, I eat a small meal. That seems to help them quiet down. Drinking alot of cold water seems to help a tiny bit too.
If I have gas or abdominal pressure, they are terrible.
I find that, as a woman, they are WORSE during PMS. The closer I get to my "time", the more frequent they are but as soon as my period starts, they drop off considerably (indicating stress related?).
I find when my body begins to relax before i drift off to sleep they get really bad (sometimes they wake me up) but in the morning they are very mild almost to where I hardly notice them. I also find that when I get enough sleep, they don't bother me as much.
Here's a good one - even when they are very bad, if I drink enough alcohol to get a little more than tipsy, I tend not to notice them very much at all which makes me feel better (I hardly drink though, i hate hangovers).
If I dont smoke that day, they are very faint. Caffeine doesnt necesarily make them worse, I just notice them more with a more rapid heartbeat.
Ok; here is a personal one so dont read this if you are easily offended - they get pretty bad just before orgasm too,but afterward they are as close to gone as can be.
I have found that 2-4 Advil before work will get me through several hours. (muscle relaxing effect?)
A hot bath always makes me feel better.
And some days I cant handle it anymore and just want to cry for an hour. (that helps).
I also refuse to take perscription meds for this for fear of the side effects.
So what does all this info mean? To me, I interpret it to be that the less stressed I am the less problematic my palpatations are. I personally think it partially is stomach related in that if there is pressure on the heart from gas/stomach/constipation it will trigger as well as emotional stress. I really hav no reaction to physical stress although a more rapid heartbeat will make it worse.
Some cardiologist wanted to go into my heart through an artery with a cauterizer fiber-optic tube thingie and burn out some section of the inside of my heart which was "making this happen". Yeah right, if you cant tell me what causes it then you aint going in there burning stuff i might need.
My current theory is that if I havent dropped dead from all this yet, I probably wont any time soon. It is one of the scariest and most annoying things i can imagine, but I deal with it every single day and that makes me a better/stronger person than most in my book.
i hope this helps someone out there! take care.
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