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I am all healthy, but I feel palpitation in my chest area. Can anyone help me?

I visited a cardiologist and they said, I have minor PVC after going through Holter and Echo. I also need to gasp for air while I am awake. This happened after a month I joined a Gym. Can anyone help me? This palpitation is very annoying and driving me crazy. Please any one
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First, everyone gets PVCs--but many people never so much as feel them.  For those who do, though, they can trigger panic, which is a funny state of affairs.  You don't even have to have any kind of anxiety disorder to experience it, since it can come out of the blue (ask me how I know this).

But once you've had one such attack, the dam*dest little things can trigger it, things like sensing a medically insignificant PVC.  The symptoms often include a feeling of not being able to breathe or get enough air.

This is a medical problem, not something you can just develop will power for.  So you go to the right doctor, and just as you go to a cardiologist for a heart problem, for a problem that involves an inappropriate emotional response, you to to a counselor or shrink.

Studies have shown that the most effective treatment is a mixture of a little bit of medication plus something called 'cognitive/behavioral therapy.'

Not getting a handle on this can lead people into a state of  crippling fear of even going outside, lest the symptoms should occur anywhere but a 'safe' place, like the home.  

Ask your PCP for a referral to a good counselor to investigate the possibility of anxiety or panic, and check out the info here:

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/panic-attacks-and-panic-disorders.htm
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@achillea Thank you so much for the response. I am 26 years old and never had it earlier before these few months. And after I play basketball or work out I get these PVC. I asked my doctor, he says its ok to have it and continue your workout.. But that feeling of irregular heart beat bothers me alot..
So, you understand that your heart is healthy and it's OK to work out.  The problem is the *worry* that the feeling of the PVC gives you.  That's why I suggested you see a doctor who deals with worry.  Talk to your primary care doc about this and get a referral.
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