Double beats just a pac or couplets

[Nefelie]

So I have a lot of ectopic activity. I have been to a cardiologist. Had ECG, echo and holter. All tests normal but holtet showed pvcs and pacs (on one holter i had 7000 of them) . Actually i had three holtets in a period of six months. I learned to live with the THUD then pause but now i have a new sensation that scares me. It goes like this beat.beat.beat.beatbeat.beat.beat. The double beat is quick and then back to normal. Is this a pvc or pac or maybe a couplet? They scare me so much. I have them all day long. My cardiologist refuses to do another holter since he never picked up something dangerous but i cant stop thinking about them. I'm a mess. Had two panic attacks because of them too.

So my question is do you ever get those quick double beats?

[anxiousalways93]

From what I've read you can actually feel the PAC itself (unlike PVCs) so they present as a double beat. I get this all the time.

[Nefelie]

Really? That's a relief. I was so scared about this but my doctor just brushed me off. He said that I'm only 23 and even the three holtera that I had were too many for someone my age. Espexially with a normal echo

[anxiousalways93]

I think doctors worry when it starts to get between 10,000-20,000 but I'm not sure. I'm only 24 and I spend too much time on this site. It makes me super anxious because I feel like everyone on here tells eachother they are having NSVT (which is my biggest fear!).  These beats have consumed my mental health. I obsess over them. 90% of my day my finger is on my pulse points. If your doctor isn't concerned, then you need to try to relax. They will get worse the more you stress over them.

[Nefelie]

I'm exactly like you. I always take my pulse, always reading about nsvt and the worst thing is sometimes I feel like I have many beats in a row but it hasn't been caught and also doctor said that sometimes a single pvc or pac can feel like a flutter which seema like many in a row vut it isn't

[anxiousalways93]

The most I've ever felt was the double beats and maybe 1 or 2 couplets. I've had a couple flutters here and there but most of the time I just get a thud in my chest or in my throat. Lately I've been getting longer pauses after a pvc/pac, but I seem to only get that when I've been checking my pulse for awhile. I've had many doctors tell me you just don't get vtach (at our age) so I guess I just have to take solace in that. I've found really helpful answers on here, but I feel like someone can say "My arm twitched" and another person will say "sounds like you're having nsvt" LOL.

[Nefelie]

Yeah you're right about the last commenr lol. So the double beats are just ectopics. Maybe what i feel is a run is actually a couplet. Hmm onteresting. Also thank you. Your answers about the double beats really made me feel better

[anxiousalways93]

Single pacs or pvcs can feel fluttery. They can feel all sorts of ways unfortunately! I'm glad you feel better :)