I HATE SKIPPED BEAT PVC PAC WHATEVER!

[lasvegasgirl6]

I am so damn sick of these skipped beats . I have some days where there don't bother me as much, but I never really lived my life because of the fear of the weird beats .In my case I did not have good insurance so I would go into the emergency room and lie and say I was having chest pain so They would have to look a litlle harder look at me . because the usual thing I heard was your too young its stress your fine yada, yada ,yada,  So finally they did keep me for a full week and did a holter, echo ,stress the works they said they couldn't really see anything but because of my insurance they couldn't do any further testing and said if I  had chest pain just return to E.R. oh how comforting well that was 7yrs ago still alive but still scared isn't that crazy! I been having them since I had a overie  removed when i was 21 and the frequency becomes more when Im near my period. then Im pretty good for a week and they creep back in and by the time I am 5 days from my period Im skippin alll over the place! This forum has been  a comfort and reading the others that suffer and have lil tricks and tips on how to deal is my only lifeline. I don't have insurance so I can't bug my dr.  My husband is sick of hearing about it. He has them ,He lets me feel his when he is having them and he is like, see I get them ,too everyone does! just ignore it but why is it so hard for me to just ignore it.?!?!?! thank you for letting me rant I know some of you really get it ! I also noticed that I been using this forum to get inspired for years and people usually where wonderful to each other .....has anyone else noticed that there has been a shift in some people being really mean in some posts wow kick a person when there already down? I do a good enough job to myself ,I don't need any  help!..... oh well I love you all good and bad . thank you for being here ......tired of feeling scared!

[greendave]

Great idea about keeping records. I'm totally convinced that 'triggers' are responsible for a lot of our symptoms and they can be the oddest things that our own unique bodies react to.
the great thing then is that you can experimrnt on yourself by deliberately taking whatever it is that you have found and see what happens. Once you have proved it then that's somrthing for the tool kit
great post we should assemble a list!!

dave

[SassyLassie]

Shoot, I forgot something. Another time mine will act up is when I am close to my cycle. They really play their games with me about a week away, heck, I do not even have to write on the calendar when I start anymore, my PVC's will tell me when it is getting close to starting. I think hormones, at least for women, play a big part in these horrendous things.

[SassyLassie]

I have these too, in fact, tinkerbells post sounded almost like me. If I get one, my entire day is ruined, I can be laughing, in a great mood, but, if I get even one "blip" my whole outlook is different, and I am not worth being around. I hate them so much.

I take fish oil, in liquid form, and it does help, I take the one by "Carlson" 2 tablespoons a day per my doctor. It has also lowered my triglycerides down to the level 72 and they were 160. It is great, also, great for inflammation of the arteries, etc, which can be determined by doing a High Sensitivity CRP level. I can not say enough good about the stuff, I would be lost without it.

Oh yes, I found another thing that causes my PVC's, it is tap water, the chlorine in it. I have been drinking all bottled water, well, one day I was lazy and did not feel like going to the container, so, I just took it out of the tap, bingo, after one sip, they started, I am keeping records now, and it is correlating with the tap water, so, this may be another reason for the horrid things.

[greendave]

Hi there
great post - really open and honest
21 years for me - still alive and still scared - and that's not in the least bit crazy!
I've got loads of 'tricks' in my SVT - PVC - toolkit and they keep me safe most of the time but then when i feel good I like to live a little and then 'pay the price' and be good again. for a while.
It's so funny that at work i am regarded as the ultra fit dare devil mountain man who can climb them all into the ground - goes up when all sane people keep away cos of snow winds blizzards etc . I'v even started a mountain club and take 20 plus at a time into the 'wilds'
If only they knew what I;m like at 2am in the morning trying all my tricks to keep the SVT monster from getting me!!
Still all in all I have a high quality - high energy - happy life- because of what I've learned about my body and that's what I love about this site as we can all help each other and pass on tips.
keep posting
dave

[timmytimmy]

Hey Girl,
Hang in there, I know its easier said than done!!! I had these damn things since 2004
and got some-what worse. Been through the whole 9 yards and battery of tests and
they said your fine but did start taking atenolol 50mg. has helped some. Not to scare
you but my thumpidy thumps are followed with 1/2 to 3 second pressures in the old
chesty and knocks the breath right out of me and to the point of my lungs hurting
sometimes.and a few minutes afterwards back to somewhat normal. The feeling is
horrible I feel it in my Chest,Throat,Arms,Back and I hate'em-hate'em-hate'em...
It even changes my mood a complete 360deg. change. How I deal with them find
something to do real quick or walk and talk to somebody. It helps me, Now that is
sometimes it helps me. But hang in there, Hope this helps
Post Later, See Ya'all Timm...

[lucyluu]

I totally understand your doom feeling.  I have had it for four years now and it just recently went away.  I have been in and out of the ER 5 times since the birth of my son in June.  One of the times my heart made me collapse to the floor.  I thought ok this is it now something will show up. Nope all was ok.  Just a really bad episode of PVC's.  I was put on Propranolol to help me calm down and calm my heart down.  I am now off of it and only take it as needed.  Since the last ER incident I told myself I cant do this to my family anymore and if this didnt kill me then I am going to be ok.  My heart issues were so bad that when I fell to the floor the pain went from my chest up into my jaw and I could barely talk.  After 4 years I am tired and just want to have fun again and get my bankroll back.  I know its so hard because I battle it everyday to take the thought of Im going to die out of my head but Im beating it.  You can only go to the hospital so much before you have to start accepting things just a little.  Anyway I dont have the doom feeling anymore just the man this ***** feeling but I am going to be ok and you are too.  I find that mine are really bad around Ovulation and my  period.  Maybe it could be hormonal with you too.  I have been using the tracker for 3 months and figured that out.  That makes it mentally easier also because now I know when my body is going to act up and it doesnt feel like an ambush anymore.  Maybe the tracker has calmed me down because I feel like I have a little control.

[cvallee44]

I totally agree.  I went through the whole gambit of tests because of skipped beats in my heart. EKG,Xrays,Nuclear stress test and imaging,heart ultrasound and neck ultrasound of my carotoids.  I also had a calcium  scan of my heart which resulted in absolutely no deposits in my heart.  The cardio did say there was a slight  abnormality.  All the doc did was put me on Zocor because my cholesterol was 225 and I had mild/moderate blockage in my carotoids.   take a regimen of vitamins which includes fish oil. I still have them sometimes. frustrating though I do agree.

[bella3293]

I have only been having them for a year and I am sick of them.  I recently started having panic attacks because of them which them made my heart race.  The doc put me on sertraline a generic for Zolfot which stopped that attacks but it still skips like crazy.  The last few days they have gotten real frequent and harder thumps when it skips.    I have learned more from this site than my doc.   Can you take fish oil while taking Sertraline anyone know?

[Tinkerbell65]

They are really bothering tonight. A couple of days ago I had a really bad one triggered when I drank something cold and had something to eat. I thought i would pass out...I need to calm down when it happens because then I get these rushes of adrenaline and I feel like im just going to pass out right then and there. Im tired of this feeling of doom. I have had ekgs and echo in the past and they keep telling me I have a healthy heart. In the mean time im having these horrible episodes. I can feel it in my throat, at times I can feel my heart beating in my back and can see and feel it beating in my stomach. I know I do have some acid reflux. I find myself coughing quite a bit at night and Im wondering if I have a skipped beat or something in my sleep which is causing me to start coughing. Ive had rapid beats...at one time I was told it was sinus tachycardia....I just want to know that im not going to keel over...im a single mom and I need answers! I feel like the doctors are ignoring me.

[lucyluu]

What is atrial fibrillation?  During the stress test I had PVC's and skipped beats.  I could always feel both.  I no longer feel the skipped beats.

Im not sure on the size and dosage thing.  My cardio said that they only give the 2000mg to people in grave situations but didnt mention size.  Probably because I am very small so no need to discuss it.  Next time I speak with him I will ask but Im sure your cardio will know.  However I hear that some doc's not agree with what my doc has to say.  I just know how I feel right now and I dont see what harm the Fish Oil could do to just try it for a few weeks.  We are all supposed to eat fish very regularly so why not supplement if its not in your diet.

I was skeptical at first too.  

[Jerry_NJ]

Well I'm a guy so I don't have any experience to "map" to yours, but I comment as reading I am again encouraged to try fish oil.

Neither of you mention atrial fibrillation.  I guess that doesn't give one a skipped beat, rather I have extra beats.  Still the fish oil may be worth a try.

I can read the bottle recommendations, but read that 2000 mg would be a heavy dose of fish oil.  I am a big guy, does size suggest higher dosage?  

[lucyluu]

My issues get really bad when a Ovulate and are tolerable during my period.  I know how you feel.  I started taking Natures Elements Omega 3 Fish Oil 2 months ago and it totally got rid of my skipped beats after a week and a half.  It didnt get rid of my PVC's but the skipped beats are definately gone.  Hope this helps.  Hope this helps. O by the way the Fish Oil was endorsed to me by my Cardiologist.  He said that people with life threatening arrythmias are given 2000 mg a day of the stuff.  He said that I should not take that amount but 1200 per day would be great for my heart.  I take on pill in the morning and one in the eve because they are horse pills:)