pvcs at night scaring me

[lagoya]

hello
i am having desperate and very un-comfortable pvcs at night ,i have svt 2yrs now and did have an ablation iyr ago not fully successful but did help .but it did leave me with pvcs and they are giving me anxiety.esp at night in bed my heart seems as if it has stopped and then a huge thump my whole body jumps i dont know if this is common.i am on beat blocker low dose for now and this helps a bit i could have days where i feel nothing and then days and nights of constant pvcs that now sometimes go into runs  hence now that my docs think the ablation failed and may have to go for another hmm
.i am seeing a cardio-and my heart is structurally sound
ahy advice or tips would be welcome

[marie983]

I have some good news that might help with your night time stuffers of the PVC's.  I have a friend that I work with and he was selling some herbal products called herbalife.  I brought some of the product called niteworks.  It is a power that you mix with water or juice (i have tryed the water and it is great).  It is a great lemon flaovr that you take before bed or at night so that it relaxes you.  No know side effect, but with me I feel the need to eat after a few hours of being awake.  The product has a website and it is www.herbalife.com.  You mix two teaspoons or scoops in a 8oz (cup) of water or juice. Hope it help.

[lagoya]

i sure will
going to stick around here for a bit got loads a more questions and it is a good place to learn -talk u know youself 6 to 7 hrs for yours wow i dont feel as bad now i am really happy for you that it worked new lease of life i bet
go to say your doing some great work in here
so good to give your time
talk to again soon
take care

[Momto3]

Robots?  That's unbelievable!!

I've had two ablations for PVCs.  Fortunately, they were successful and I am doing much better.  Each procedure was about 6.5 - 7 hours, but I was under conscious sedation...That makes a big difference!

Please let us know how you're doing and what you decide.  

[lagoya]

hi ya
as it stands i will know in july about the second ablation but if i have too i think i will i am afraid but its ok my last one went on for 3 hrs not easy lying awake while they play with your heart ----the meds just dont agree with me and the beta blockers tend to push down my bp {always had good bp} did u have ablation i think i read somewhere dont quote me they are using robots to do it now imagine ---form a line lol
thanks for the interest keep in touch

[Momto3]

WOW!!  You have a terrific attitude!  Are you going to go ahead with the second ablation?  Does your doctor have any other suggestions for you?  It sounds like your body "adjusts" to the procedures and/or medicines and then goes back into the peculiar rhythm patterns....hmmm

[lagoya]

hi momto
no i had another event monitor recently and showed up pvcs going into svt runs bummer ha so had a pretty rough time on meds the last time {got really sick on anti antiarrhythmics put in hosiptal twice } so the ablation
at first i too could take the inderal as needed and had nothing for 4 mths but it seems to be coming back now- they feel the pvcs are pushing my heart into another pathways hence the svt.

to upbeat
hello again
how are you keeping good i will think
yeah they sure do keep me awake but i get to sleep in the end i too could be doing things that i enjoy and be relaxed and its like pvc keep coming iam going to try maybe taking the inderal before bedtime i was normally used to take in the afternoon .
look after yourself stay in touch

[upbeat633]

I have the same problem, although it's almost reverse, for me it's that I wake up early, 3 or 4am and the pounding starts. I usually have no problem falling off to sleep because I'm so exhausted.

Momto3 is 100% correct, you probably feel pvcs more in times of rest. Like reading, watching tv, etc. That's when it's hard to believe they could be stress related because I get the worst ones when I'm relaxed. BUT it is just a matter of sensation. They FEEL stronger, so they seem stronger, but are no different than any of the others, like the ones you can't feel at all.

Inderal can work on an as needed basis, but it still takes some time to break an "episode". I'm using Acebutolol in much the same way and it seems to take about an hour before I notice a *reduction in sensation*. The pvcs remain the same frequency, I just don't feel them as much.

Hope you get some better sleeps. Lack of sleep, for me, is a big contributor to ugly pvcs the next day.

[Momto3]

lagoya,

What you describe does sound like a PVC.  You get what referred to as a compensatory pause, and then a hard beat. The good news is that PVCs in someone with a structurally normal heart are considered benign.  

PVCs tend to come and go, some days worse than others.  Many people notice them more at night or during quiet times, probably because they are not active.

Is the doctor thinking of ablating for the PVCs?  It took two procedures for me, but it worked!  Do the beta blockers help at all?  If not, does the doctor think another medication would be helpful?  Also, I got to a point where I could take a beta blocker (Inderal) as needed and it worked quite well.

Hope that helps.
connie