Palpitations (PVCs) EVERYDAY!!!

hi

Reading through these forums, people seem to have lots of potential triggers, although most palpitations seem to be random and have no apparent cause.

If you have moved recently it may be your environment that is a potential cause. More traffic? Older house with mould? Using different cleaning products?

I was surprised to read how indoor pollution is caused by any of the above and many more. I have just bought today, a cheap air pollution monitor to check if there are problems I am not aware of, as my ectopics got worse since we moved from a semi rural to a more urban location 4 years ago. Here is an extract outlining the problem;

"How does air pollution affect health?

Air pollution can cause a wide range of health issues, from minor eye, throat and nose irritation to lung cancer and coronary heart disease. Additionally, there is mounting evidence that inhaling pollutants can lead to dementia.

In terms of how air pollution affects heart health, studies in both China and the USA have linked long-term exposure to air pollution with an increased risk of atherosclerosis. This is when fatty deposits build up inside the artery walls, which over time can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, and heart attacks.

Short-term exposure, meanwhile, has been found to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, arrythmias, and heart failure, in the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions.

This is because inhaling carbon monoxide can constrict blood vessels, limit the amount of oxygen our blood can carry, and prevent our organs from getting the oxygen they need to work properly.

Particulate matter, meanwhile, is thought to interfere with electrical signals in the heart. This could kick-start irregular rhythms, stop the heart from pumping properly, and potentially lead to sudden cardiac arrest and even death."

yes i know how u feel i have been stressed and anxiety and doctor told me thats why im having PVCs i hate the feeling i thought it was after effects of covid my cardiologist had me to wear a monitor but i had an allergic reaction to it i dont know what else to do hope u get better soon

I'm a 38 year old single mom and just like everyone else replying here, I get horrible anxiety when the pvcs start and just like everyone else, the cardiologist has told me it's normal and wanted to prescribe a beta blocker but I feel like my blood pressure is low enough that it could cause problems.

Sometimes, I'll go months with only having a few per week. usually when I lie down at night. But this week, I've had them EVERY SINGLE MORNING, only when waking up until about 10am... About 5 per minute and it feels like it has something to do with my diaphragm or stomach (when I'm relaxed, they lessen).

Has anyone else experienced this?

I know I really need some therapy for this anxiety, but ive lived with it for years and know what it can do to a person's body (if anxiety can cause 100 different symptoms, ive had 99), so I really don't feel this is anxiety related (just causes more anxiety when it starts)

Hi, I'm a 33 year old female and am so glad I've found this forum. I've been experiencing ectopic beats/palpitations or whatever the hell they are on and off since maybe mid last year. It feels identical to what a lot of other people on here describe them as - a missed beat followed by a strong beat, felt in my chest and throat accompanied by a sinking, pressure feeling. When it's happening I can feel it in the pulse in my neck. I do get anxious but I feel like I'm getting these even when I'm not experiencing a bout of anxiety. The feeling is often accompanied by a tightness in my chest and the need to burp. I feel like its worse straight after I've eaten and I've had a few digestive issues over the years so my thinking is that this is related to my digestion. Its also worse when lying down. I don't seem to get them when I'm walking or even standing or maybe they're just more noticeable when I'm sitting/lying. Doesn't make it any less scary though, especially when I get a few in a row. I went to the doctor about it who checked me over and referred me for an ecg. Low and behold I didn't get one ectopic beat during this and my heart trace was described as 'beautiful'. This has put my mind at rest but I find it so bizarre that this can be classed as normal. It feels so scary and there are clearly so many people experiencing this. I'm relieved to know I'm not alone x

Hello, i am a 32 year old father of 3 and i have been having PVCs on and off for the past year. when i get them they come for around a month or so then they are gone and i dont have any for months. Recently i have been having them very frequently and by frequently i mean 5-6 a minute. i have been the the ER for this and they took my blood/urine and performed a ECG and came back and said that everything looked fine and that im not dying. it didnt make sense because the feeling im having makes me feel like im literally about to have a heart attack. a few days went by and i kept getting them so i scheduled an appointment with a cardiologist and they performed another ecg and said that my heart was fine and that im young and not to worry. this doesnt make any sense to me. i used to get maybe 1 PVC randomly and now im getting multiple every minute. This has completly taken over my mind and its hard to focus and have a normal life when dealing with PVCs. is it from stress? is it from high cholesterol? is it anxiety? i wish we had answers! am going to go to another cardiologist this week to get some more tests done.

I'm a 65 ear old female that has had SVT for several years, now controlled with beta blockers (low dose). I just recently started having what ER Doctors says is PAC's. Mine come on at night and last a couple hours with 20/ PAC's a minute. Does anyone else have so many in a minute. Like so many of you have said Doctors aren't overly concerned. Also, while these happen my heart rate is not high 67-85BPM.

I'm a 37-yr-old mom of two. I relate to so much of what has been said here! It's reassuring but also sad that so many people have to go through this.

I used to just get PVCs a handful of times over the years. Which isn't surprising since my mom gets them (but, lucky for her, doesn't feel them). In the last year, they've started happening wayyy more frequently. The last episode lasted weeks, and they were happening several times per hour.

Now they've started again and they're happening several times a minute. It's so disconcerting. I suffer from anxiety, and it's impossible not to worry that I'm going to drop dead and leave my family behind.

I wish I knew what causes mine to randomly be worse. I tried lowering caffeine and alcohol, and while it might have made me feel them slightly less, they still happen no matter what. I'm on Lexapro, and I started to worry that that was making it worse and that I would have to go off of it.

How can this be normal/benign for my heart to have to work harder??

Hi all it's 2:50am currently and I'm laying in bed with terrible anxiety and PVCs occuring every few minutes. They seem to really kick in harder as I'm juuust about to fall asleep. Which is extremely aggravating/distressing. I'm so so tired!

I've been experiencing PVCs on and off for at least 6 years and have certainly had them worse than this - but I'm on prednisone and an antihistamine currently after I ended up in the ER a few days ago with an allergic reaction to something. I've also just lost my job and my cat died. I'm extremely stressed and shouldnt be surprised by the return of the PVCs but, wow, I HATE THEM SO MUCH. Why are they so scary!?

I guess I'm just responding here for some badly needed reassurance and to ask if anyone else has been prescribed steroids while experiencing PVCs? I swear they're making it all much worse but can't tell.

Dear Michelle,

I have been living with PVCs for 10 years now, they started due to stress and anxiety, also i wasn't really living too healthy at that time, young and dumb. Anyway there are days/weeks/months where i don't have them at all and then suddenly they pop up, with a frequency of 5-10 PVCs per minute, horrible feeling, I know. When this happens i take magnesium, high dose 600mg in the morning and 600mg in the evening and drink plenty of water. I then try to get as much sleep as possible during these days and eat good foods, vegetables a lot of fruit etc.. After a couple of days with the above therapy they completely disappear. Basically for me PVCs arise when i have an electrolyte imbalance and lack of sleep, forget to hydrate and eat bad over several days.

Wish you all the best!

Hello Michelle!

Hopefully I can help you a bit as I can relate to these pesky flip flop pvc/pacs issues! A bit of my history...had these since i was about 19 years old, so roughly 24 years! As a kid I was cursed with this thing where I am super hyper sensitive to what my does. Even during normal heartbeats I can feel every beat, when it slows, speeds up, throws extra beats etc. In my lifetime I had 3 episodes of afib, 2 of which required hospital visits. I had cancer 5 years ago as well, so needless to say I have had plenty of heart scans, ecg/ekg, blood work, and recently placed on a holt monitor for 3 days because my dr. wanted to make sure my heart was okay at sleep. My suggestions are: Start with the obvious...Stop drinking caffeine if you currently do, make sure you are getting plenty of sleep (thats my problem), make sure you are hydrated, watch sugar intake, exercise, and taking a magnesium supplement can help! A lot of times there are no reasons why we get them...I can literally have none for a few days, than bam start throwing like 3-5 per minute when I try to lay down at night. Another thing is this, stressing over them and trying to find answers for them doesnt help and you will drive yourself nuts trying to find answers! Stressing increases adrenaline which will cause a flare up! I know its hard to think that these are harmless, most of the time they are, but if your heart is healthy and no other heart issues...they are benign and wont cause problems! You have to have something like 20k or 20% of your heartbeats a day or 24 hours that are pvcs to start causing a problem. I did the math on that and it breaks down to 5-7 per minute for 24 hours straight! As I am replying right now I am getting a couple every minute. I am in a lot of pain and cant sleep...my trigger for these, havent slept good in weeks. Anyway I know its hard but just try to tell yourself, you are healthy, these are common, and it will pass! If they are truly messing with your life and emotional well being, ask your dr. for a low dose beta blocker which will lower adrenaline levels and reduce the pressure on your heart! Also think of pvcs being good for you, here is why: your heart beat is regulated by your sa node or natural pacemaker. If that should fail or stop working properly, your heart will ask your atrial or ventricle chamber cells to take over and send electrical signals so your heart will still beat! My dr said sometimes your heart will literally test this system out and give you pvcs on purpose to ensure the system is working properly! Final note lol Your heart beats roughly 100,000 times per 24 hours a day 365 days a year. Nothing is 100% perfect, so a hiccup here and there is expected! I still to this day sometimes overthink when they happen but the sooner I laugh and say oh they are back and ignore them, quicker they go away! you are not crazy, they suck, but again there are people who get thousands of them daily and are just fine. It sucks though when you are over aware of your heart beating! So again just reassurance...if you have no other symptoms like fainting or passing out than you will be fine! Prayers to you!

take heart everyone, I’ve been where you are and I continue to be. I am living proof that over the last 20 years of suffering from these, I am still alive, I’m still healthy and I have learned to just live with them. I know it’s difficult, trust me! When I was in my late 20s it started and I nearly crumbled at the fear and even having a child and a life and a marriage and job, I battled them. I would feel it mostly in my throat and it would be a big thud and I would have to cough. Sometimes it would be strong to where it scared the living hell out of me and sometimes it would be a little flutter. I can say after 20 some years and going on 56 years of age, that they evolve. They don’t get better but sometimes they get more infrequent. A big change for me was dropping the sugar. I did that six years ago after a terrible bout and a run on PVCs that scared me just after Thanksgiving. I still get them, even runs of them. I can now say that I've made peace with them. they are a part of who i am. still scary? yes, but they no longer consume me. I'm still alive after 20 plus years with these things and with a high risk of heart disease (from my father's side). Just wanted you all to know that you will be fine, just don't look for a rhyme or reason. They are mysterious and cannot be reasoned with. Just know that when you have them, you are feeling the aftermath of them, therefore you lived through them!

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I know this thread is a bit old but I'm new here and just started having PVCs 2 months ago as a side-effect of Covid. I think I did have them before Covid but they were extremely rare and hardly noticeable and they were definitely related to stress/anxiety.

Recently, after a myriad of tests and procedures (that all came back normal), all the Drs I've seen say the same thing...it's anxiety. My cardiologist put me on a beta blocker and that has helped tremendously. I don't have the PVCs everyday or at least I can't feel them, however, last night was the first rough night since going on beta blockers...pounding heartbeat and that dreaded pause...luckily the worst of it lasted 30 minutes and then it calmed down and I was able to sleep a bit more. Right now, I praying to have more good days and the occasional bad one...and hoping the PVCs subside long-term (for everyone!).

Thank you to everyone who has shared their story here...it's tough but please hang in there...keep searching, researching, seeking out help, and connecting with people...and be thankful - this alone can do wonders.