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I have had episodes of SVT for years and take atenalol beta blockers which helps stop them but makes me feel very tired and upsets my stomach something awful. Anyway, lately I have been noticing the odd 'missed beat' and my heart feels a bit irregular. Not SVT, just misses a beat and then a couple of quick beats close together. I've had this before but thought it was gone. I feel the heartbeats unlike some people who it doesn't bother.
The reason for my post is that I have a home BP monitor and feel the 'missed beats' when at the desk and computer a lot - I just reached across the desk while I was taking my BP and the audio beeps missed one and I felt it, so I tried again and it happened again. Definately when I reach across and forward with one arm my heart misses a beat. I know that stomach gas can irritate this, but does anybody else find this happens ? Trouble is I have been going real well for a long time and now that this has started I go to pieces again like I used to with the SVT's. Stupid I know, but when something goes and then comes back it's like a new problem.
thanks to all, Kev
The reason for my post is that I have a home BP monitor and feel the 'missed beats' when at the desk and computer a lot - I just reached across the desk while I was taking my BP and the audio beeps missed one and I felt it, so I tried again and it happened again. Definately when I reach across and forward with one arm my heart misses a beat. I know that stomach gas can irritate this, but does anybody else find this happens ? Trouble is I have been going real well for a long time and now that this has started I go to pieces again like I used to with the SVT's. Stupid I know, but when something goes and then comes back it's like a new problem.
thanks to all, Kev
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All i can add on Bromleys post is ditto ditto ditto...you got some great advice .....
Sorry to hear about it. I have similar issues now and then. For the most part I just deal with it, but there are seldom occasions when it seems like a lot to deal with.
As I see it, first and foremost you need your doctor to look at you and decide what to do. Many people just get the benign PVC diagnosis. If that turns out to be your case, then it really comes down to dealing with it. For me, the easiest most productive way is to eat right and exercise. Both of these things seem to keep my beats at bay, and take my mind off of it. Sitting by the computer never has done anything for me, except possibly to give me incentive to sit around and worry. I don't recommend.
Be sure to pursue your diagnosis and if it makes, taking action such as medicating or pursuing a curative ablation could also be a reasonable thing to do.
Best of luck.
As I see it, first and foremost you need your doctor to look at you and decide what to do. Many people just get the benign PVC diagnosis. If that turns out to be your case, then it really comes down to dealing with it. For me, the easiest most productive way is to eat right and exercise. Both of these things seem to keep my beats at bay, and take my mind off of it. Sitting by the computer never has done anything for me, except possibly to give me incentive to sit around and worry. I don't recommend.
Be sure to pursue your diagnosis and if it makes, taking action such as medicating or pursuing a curative ablation could also be a reasonable thing to do.
Best of luck.
I forgot to mention that last night at the computer I tidied my desk and moved a couple of drawers around and was twisting and 'jiggling' a bit and suddenly I felt 5 or 6 very strong heartbeats and each beat hurt - a kind of deep pain about 5 out of 10. I moved around in the chair and had sip of water and it stopped and hasn't happened before or since. Any thoughts?
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Anyways I totally beleive what your saying, I've gone through it myself. I went to a cardilogost and was formerly diagnosed with PVCs and some other stuff.
When people come in here with the skipped beat complaint it's probably ectopic activity. It could be a PAC or a PVC. Or, it could be a PJC, RBBB, LBBB, all sorts of weird gongs on. The only way to tell is catching it on an EKG or wearing a holter monitor (portable EKG you wear which records) and catching it on there.