PVC - nervous

[Tjalsma]

I have had many bouts with PVC's.  It is usually just a slight feeling where my breath will be taken away and goes away quickly.  I had a full cardiac check-up about a year ago and they said everything was fine.

Today, I got a horrible feeling.  I felt my breath go away and thought it was going to be the usual but it lasted for like an entire second and then I felt a huge "thump" in my chest.  I got extremely nervous and it left me feeling kinda sweaty with a lump in my throat.

Has anyone just had a PVC that felt like this?  I am looking for any advice : (

[marie983]

I am 24 (and a half) almost 25 in Nov.  I have had PVC for half my life.  It started when I was about 12 yrs.  The doctor finally found out what it was 2 weeks after my 23th birthday.  I was stressed and depressed when I was young after I loss my father.  The family doctor thoght it was depression and said nothing was wrong and that it was all in my head (not in these words but you know what I mean).  I to have a hard time not letting it run my life.  There are some thing to avoid, like caffinee(coffee, soda) and over the counter sinus med. and there are some other things to avoid.  You can found it on this site. The important thing to remember that you can not die from them.  and that is something these fine people here have help me find out.  It will get better with time.  Best of wish Marie983  

[djsunyc]

i posted this on another thread but just wanted to share it here...have you discussed taking a magnesium supplement with your doctor?

i started getting skipped heartbeats 2.5 months ago (diagnosed as benign PAC's).  they were infrequent initially then became very frequent. (like 7-10 in a row)

so i did some internet searching and saw how some were helped by taking a magnesium supplement.  i talked to my cardiologist and he suggested the same thing.

10 days ago, i started taking magnesium as gluconate by a company called windmill.  (you can go to walgreens.com and search for "magnesium as gluconate).  it's 500mg.  i take 1 tablet with lunch and another tablet with dinner.  (btw, i'm a 33 year old male).  within 3 days, they reduced tremendously and since the 3rd day, i haven't felt any of them at all (knock on wood).

the doctor said if it works, i should feel it within 7-10 days, and i have.

so this may be something you can talk to your doctor about and try.  they're cheap ($5 for a bottle of 90 pills).  note: do not take magnesium oxide (easier to find) b/c it absorbs very poorly and acts like a laxative.

hope this helps.

[Barbmag]

I have had the same feeling when I have had PVC's...like your heart was going to jump out of my chest.....I am 61, soon to be 62 and have had electrical problems for a long, long time. Mitral valve prolapse was diagnosed back in the 70's. I try not to let this affect my life but it is hard.

Good luck, all!!!!!!

[cuttersma]

Ihad an Ablation three weeks ago and had felt really great and encouraged until last saturday. I had a the same feeling that you described but my lasted longer than you described(or it seemed that way). I felt like I was  going to faint, It really made me feel wasted.

My heart rate excellerated and beat very fast for about 10 minutes then returned to regular beat. About 30 minutes later it did it again but only lasted about 5 minutes. I also felt like I was going to faint when I bent down to pickup something.

I also feel something weird when I start to eat and feel lighted.

Do you are any recognize these symptems? I am feeling very discouraged.

[SillyHeart]

Don't apologize.  We all know how scary it can feel.  :)

[Tjalsma]

Thank you all so much for making me feel better!

I know that everything is okay and I know that there are people out there with serious heart problems, and I feel bad taking up space on this message board with something so dumb.  But it is so difficult to tell myself everything is okay when something like this happens.

Thank you very much!  I am very thankful for this message board :)

[Cippia]

I have felt that, too. I have had PVC's since I was in my 20's. I'm 42 now. I had a string of them for 6 weeks, 1000 per hour (caught on holter). I have seen so many specialist including an electrophysiologist. I've had cardiac MRI's, CT's and stress tests...they say I'm fine and I just HAVE to tell myself that it's true!! Even when they feel a little different.

I feel for you!

[upbeat633]

I get between 10 to 20 pvcs per minute, so I've had just about every sensation with pvcs out there.

I have to admit, when I get a "new" sensation, it makes me wonder if something has changed, but the sensation you are describing is very common with pvcs.

They are commonly called skipped beats because it feels like there is a pause in your normal heart beat, I suspect that is the sensation you are experiencing of losing your breath. In fact it is really an extra beat and as e.r boy mentioned above, the heart can contract a little stronger following a pvc which feels like a thump in your chest......back....shoulder........,neck, head or any where else you might feel that sensation. If you've been tested by your doctors and found to be fine, then don't let the sensation upset you, too much. Of course it's going to upset you a little, but once you realize it's ok, then you won't focus on it so much and you can go about your day.

[SillyHeart]

I've had that happen a million times over the years.  You'll be fine, promise.

[e.r.boy]

How long have you had PVC's for ?  I've had it for 9 years (diagnosed) and that is common. Your heart resets itself after the PVC and makes a lot more forceful beat to compensate for the "pause" that occured. Feel your pulse in your throat and you'll know what I mean. This is the reason they are so annoying. If we did not feel them, they would be no issue at all. I never get used to them, as the doctors suggest to us. They just go away as strangely as they arrive. That's good news because if I had them forever I would not be here today. They ruin your quality of life and make you grumpy. I would like to take a large group of cardiologists, attach electrical wires to their chest and shock them with low voltage randomly during the day and night and see how they feel. They would not call PVC's "benign" any more.