thumps and fluttering in chest followed by dissyness

[med1428]

Hi, im 30 years old and sometimes i will either have a hard thump or a flip flop type feeling in my chest and right at the same time this is happening i will experience intense dissyness /lightheadness, i am over weight, ive cut down on caffeine alot i do use tobbacco, the dip kind, im taking zoloft-10 yrs, metoprolol-5yrs, zantac-150mg-1yr,androgel-5mg-3months, the doctors say ive got Premature Ventricular Contractions, but they cant answer why i get dizzy when they happen if anyone can help me with this delema i would appreciate it.

[SassyLassie]

Maybe you are experiencing anxiety during these horrid episodes. Anxiety can certainly cause dizzy and light headedness amoung other things.

In my case, I have lost of stress and anxiety, and I feel that the anxiety causes my dizziness when I have a PVC, as is my shortness of breath and a host of other symptoms. I can not tell if the anxiety causes the PVC's or, the PVC's cause the anxiety, they are so closely related.

[Brooke_38]

Hello...

You mention that you have cut down on caffeine and that you use tobbacco...Both of these are known triggers of PVC's. These should be avoided completely.

PVC's  can result in decreased cardiac output (decreased blood flow from the heart to other parts of the body) When this occurs it can produce dizziness and possibly fainting.

Simple lifestyle changes (eliminating caffeine and tobbacco) may improve your symptoms. Best of luck with this.:)