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Episodic PVCs and exercise....
I have read many posts regarding episodic PVCs...I have been suffering from PVCs for years, but only experiencing long lasting episodes with higher frequency of PVCs for the last few months...The odd PVC is manageable, but the runs of PVCs every few beats for hours at a time are very hard to cope with. These episodes seem to hit me out of the blue...sitting, standing, sleeping...morning, noon or night!! The sensation is alarming, and I can feel them through my whole upper body, especially in my chest and throat...Has anyone who suffers from longer lasting episodic PVCs ever tried to exercise during an episode? Does this sound a little crazy?? My PVCs seem to usually occur when my heart rate is lower...I have had occasional incidence after working out, or the odd PVC while running or biking, but they usually happen at rest. I am wondering if getting the heart rate up may jolt the system into "resetting" itself, and break the episode...Any thoughts?? If the PVCs are actually benign, then I can only assume there is NO risk to exercise during an episode??
I did find what I was looking for with one of your questions.
When our heart rates are low, we tend to feel pvc's more because of the early beat not giving the heart enough time to fill adequately =)
When our heart rates are low, we tend to feel pvc's more because of the early beat not giving the heart enough time to fill adequately =)
I've fainted since I was 9 and started having arrhythmia's around the same time, but I can't remember exactly the time frame, but fainting was the primary thing esp with exertion or exercise.
Dr's checked me out and I was told it was for attention when I was younger, then later as an adult, they said it was no big deal as long as I didn't faint on a daily basis - it was all stress related or I was exaggerating the symptoms.
So when this happened in 2009, I started questioning what did they miss? what is there that was normal and then suddenly malignant? does your heart really do that? I can't even imagine that happened - somewhere they've missed some crucial piece of the puzzle and dismissed symptoms...what and why?
I've asked questions after questions hoping to find answers so others don't go through what I have, all I've come up with is more questions.....If I didn't have the test results in front of me, I would question what I'm going through lol it seems impossible but it happens and there are no answers.
what's interesting is, my echo shows no structural problems and my ef was perfect at 55-60% yet a few short weeks after, my ef was 40%, my dr's were quite amazed that I had polymorphic VT and said they did not have any warning from my tests - I think it's coined - cardiologists worst nightmare
Dr's checked me out and I was told it was for attention when I was younger, then later as an adult, they said it was no big deal as long as I didn't faint on a daily basis - it was all stress related or I was exaggerating the symptoms.
So when this happened in 2009, I started questioning what did they miss? what is there that was normal and then suddenly malignant? does your heart really do that? I can't even imagine that happened - somewhere they've missed some crucial piece of the puzzle and dismissed symptoms...what and why?
I've asked questions after questions hoping to find answers so others don't go through what I have, all I've come up with is more questions.....If I didn't have the test results in front of me, I would question what I'm going through lol it seems impossible but it happens and there are no answers.
what's interesting is, my echo shows no structural problems and my ef was perfect at 55-60% yet a few short weeks after, my ef was 40%, my dr's were quite amazed that I had polymorphic VT and said they did not have any warning from my tests - I think it's coined - cardiologists worst nightmare
Reading between the lines I sense that you are searching for a reason for your palpitations even though you have no coronary heart disease - been there and done that. Sometimes we have to accept that for no reason out-of-the-blue we get episodes of PVC's. Yes a slower heart rate allows PVC's to occur more frequently and increasing your heart rate discourages them from occurring. That doesn't change the fact that for some unknown reason they occur. I have decided that I must trust my doctors and accept the fact I have benign episodes of PVC's. Sorry if I am preaching to the choir.
Interesting. I am sure many would agree that your situation is somewhat alarming, as it puts a benign diagnosis into question. Were you experiencing the additional symptoms (fainting, dizziness etc) on a regular basis? was that the primary issue?? I am trying to understand how doctors would know that there is something potentially more serious going on... most PVC sufferers aren't referred for an EP Study. I think everyone on this site shares the same dark concern that the doctors have missed something, as in your case. Fortunately you caught it. I am sure it is rare that this happens, but concerning none the less...
=) that's why I started the other thread; ...sorry for the rambling
exercise pvc's and patients being scared of exercise is kind of on base with some of your questions/concerns in some of your posts; especially since I've been told different things....I tried to answer some of them like these:
"Has anyone who suffers from longer lasting episodic PVCs ever tried to exercise during an episode?
My PVCs seem to usually occur when my heart rate is lower...I have had occasional incidence after working out, or the odd PVC while running or biking, but they usually happen at rest.
I am wondering if getting the heart rate up may jolt the system into "resetting" itself, and break the episode...Any thoughts??
If the PVCs are actually benign, then I can only assume there is NO risk to exercise during an episode??"
my treatment was an ablation which didn't work, meds - only Inderal works for me and a defibrillator in case my heart stops again.
My polymorphic vt and cardiomyopathy did not show up until I had an EP Study and then a cardiac cath 3 days after, until that time I was told I had no structural heart problems and benign pvc's :P
exercise pvc's and patients being scared of exercise is kind of on base with some of your questions/concerns in some of your posts; especially since I've been told different things....I tried to answer some of them like these:
"Has anyone who suffers from longer lasting episodic PVCs ever tried to exercise during an episode?
My PVCs seem to usually occur when my heart rate is lower...I have had occasional incidence after working out, or the odd PVC while running or biking, but they usually happen at rest.
I am wondering if getting the heart rate up may jolt the system into "resetting" itself, and break the episode...Any thoughts??
If the PVCs are actually benign, then I can only assume there is NO risk to exercise during an episode??"
my treatment was an ablation which didn't work, meds - only Inderal works for me and a defibrillator in case my heart stops again.
My polymorphic vt and cardiomyopathy did not show up until I had an EP Study and then a cardiac cath 3 days after, until that time I was told I had no structural heart problems and benign pvc's :P
Sorry for my sloppy post - typed very quickly..."accept" not "except". "likely" not "like".
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