how were your PVC's / SVT affected by Christmas

[greendave]

I bet most of us let our guard down and did things that we would normally not do to enjoy a merry christmas - I did.
So this is a brilliant opportunity to see what price - if any - we paid for it and do our ways of coping make any difference.
I'll kick off- my number one 'trigger' is alcohol and living by my self imposed rules I avoid 'mostly' the horrific early norning 200+ SVT incidents which darken my life. Over the holiday I have broken my rules and drank everyday - although not too excessive - .
the price for me has been PVC's and lost sleep but i was very fortunate not to have an SVT although I came very close in the early hours of a couple of mornings - So to me it confirms the rules are there for my protection and I will continue with them.
What happened to you?
dave

[Mike85281]

Knowing how easily I get anxious, I have to avoid things like holiday get togethers. Makes life pretty dull and depressing. I can't take any medications for my anxiety either, as they all seem to interact with my blood pressure meds and heart arrythmia meds.

[greendave]

I'm certainly going back now to healthy eating but again that's quite a question as to whose view do you believe? Take eggs which were a big no no and now are a big must eat!
I find that with very simple home made food like mashed potatos, carrots and sprouts with quorn pieces give me sustained high energy as does porrige with strawberries and bananas.
Ireneo I will check out your photos and it's a great thing to do.
dave

[ireneo]

I'm a licensed wildlife rehabber, been working with critters for almost 18 years. We have a tundra swan in right now with a bad hip (along with many other animals). I have a few pictures posted on my profile.

Junk food definitely triggers arrhythmias. For me it's salty foods or just a wee too much chocolate. I know my limits with that but still push it sometimes. Then come the heart hiccups for a few hours. I don't mind the PVC"s and PAC's so much since they usually bump along during the day. Just the tachy slows me down.

Instead of margarine I like to use hummus if I'm making a sandwich. Also there's a tofu pate in our stores that's quite good. The original looks like egg salad but has a slightly different flavor. It also comes in jalapeno or lemon/dill. Not sure if it's available all over.

If it's toast then just jam or peanut butter is fine without the margarine. We use natural, unsalted peanut butter because I don't like the major brands too much. Too sweet and too salty.

[bundleblocker]

To answer your questions:  No, I normally don't eat a lot of sweets or fatty foods. Main reason being I don't like the immediate rush and then the ensuing letdown. Also I want to be as thin as possible so that I can have more energy and run/jog faster!

No, I have had Afibs all night on several occasions, but  never PVC's.  They usually just come and go from time to time. Never more than a few minutes at a time.

So this all  night episode was unusual.

I am going to try to get back to eating more veggies & fruits as I feel so much better when eating those.  

Also no more margarine!   I have been trying yougurt on bread instead or a mixture of yogurt & mustard.  

[greendave]

Food for thought!!
On the food front was this something that you would not normally have done and the pVC's for 12 hours is this unusual. I had the same reaction with a real gurgly stomach as well and this is not normal.
interesting thought on fresh food which would make a lot of sense as we seem to be very reactive to something.
How do we put all of this together?
quite a challenge.
dave

[bundleblocker]

I feel my Afibs are caused mostly by stress, but also by fatty foods.

Of course I pigged out on chocolates, cookies, chips & dip, tater tots and other greasy things on Xmas Day.

Everything was fine until last night when I got PVCs or PACS for 12 straight hours.

I'm assuming it was 12 hours since they started at 5 p.m. and were still with me at 5 a.m. this morning. I doubt they go away during sleep, but who knows?

What I find interesting is if I'm stressed out over something I won't get irregular heart beats at that time. It is usually DAYS later.  Very strange!

Also, I keep exercising (jogging) it doesn't seem to make a difference either way, but makes me feel so much better mentally.

I'm wondering also if all the preservatives in food are causing all these heart rhytm problems.  I know I have fever episodes when I cook my food from scratch and don't rely on the frozen dinners.

Has anyone ever done a study on this?  Probably the frozen food industry would block it!!