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PVCs for nearly two weeks!

Hello, Im Aaron, 24 from Manchester United Kingdom.
Recently about nearly two weeks ago i was at work, as a painter and decorator and all of a sudden got a thump feeling in my chest and at the same time, how i can describe like butterfly feeling or just a funny feeling in my chest.
When i got home that night in bed i felt it again but i could feel every thump it did. When i listen and felt closely to is it felt like it missed a beat (paused) then thumped.
i went to A&E but they couldn't see nothing. I went twice but nothing
At home i have a stethoscope and i can feel it and hear it with theses.
Today it seems to have got worse meaning its doing it more and more
at a guess ide says hundreds hitting high hundreds a day.
i can feel it every time and i think it takes my breath away, and i feel out of breath when not doing much at work.
i feel dizzy sometimes too and lightheaded.
I am due to have a 24 hour monitor on soon.
but like i said i can feel this hundreds of times a day and its horrible sometimes when i listen to  it at night i feel like it shakes me but i don't know  if thats just me
any help would be much appreciated.
i don't smoke, drink, drink coffee, or take any drugs at all, so its confusing me!

thank you Aaron.
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Hey guys, still getting theses all day everyday with no rest easily one a minute if not more its annoying and i don't even know if its dangerous ?
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dont panic.. most likely they are totally benign in which case having 100s in a day is totally inconsequential. it's practically zero in the scheme of things.

your anxiety will definitely make them more extreme. the lightheadedness is probably your anxiety. i know it doesnt feel like it, but if you are frightened about them and then waiting for the next bump you will be breathing very shallow and getting major nervous system response with each bump and each anticipation of a bump. sit somewhere quiet, take 3-4 deep belly breaths and accept the bumps; be confident they wont harm you; try to observe them objectively from a distance, then to simply ignore.

but of course - get everything properly checked out by the cardio! it will help your peace of mind enormously.

in the meantime: get your potassium and magnesium levels checked / try taking some supplements. make sure you are eating lots of green leafy vegies and fruits. the dizziness could be symptomatic of a nutritional deficiency that's causing the palpitations. if you run-down, stressed in any way or fatigued from bad sleep or overwork, that will be enough to make these flare up out of nowhere.


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I will, still getting them now and no change
Its doing ny head in but dur at the doctors this week so see about a 24 monitor
Thanks!
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212161 tn?1599427282
I too have had this for years, they are just pacs , good on you wearing monitor try it for 30 days so it will catch them, drs can see what they are and try to treat them, plz , let us know how your doing
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