30 years. Since I was 18. Felt flutters. Was told I had pvc's. You would think/hope that if I have had them for this long with no major issues other than anxiety over them that I could believe they were benign. Nope, I had almost 20 months of just feeling a few a day and 3 months ago they came back strong. They worry me sick when they start up.
I also have had pvc's that turn in to PAT. Only happens 1 or 2 times a year thank goodness. I have had all the tests, even got myself to the ER during a PAT episode (that is how I know what it was). I have been told I'm going to be fine but have a really hard time believing it when I'm feeling these pauses that make me cough over and over again.
Jodie
17 years....since 21, now 38.
I've had arrhythmias for as long as I can remember, earliest memory at age 7, now 58. I never said anything because I thought it was "normal." It wasn't until the year 2000 that a doctor said they could be fixed. All those years. . . .. . oh well.
irene
I've had some type of arrhythmia since age 9, along with syncope (fainting) issues...so almost 35 years...ugh don't remind me how old I am! lol
Had an RF ablation for very frequent pvc's, developed PSVT and PAC's after where I had none before...then pvc's returned along with the new ones. Had a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted due to VTach/VFib and malignant arrhythmia's August 2009.
31years!! Started feeling them when I was about 8 yrs of age but took no notice as they were few and far between. Then they left me alone until I hit 17 and one day bending over my PVC flipped my heart in to SVT. Then took the Dr's until I was 25 to diagnose this as they kept telling me it was panic attacks!
2 ablations later no SVT but still random skipps!