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Tell Me About Your PVCs
I have some questions to see how others measure up. Just thought it might be an interesting thread for people to understand each other a bit.
1. How long have you had PVCs?
2. On average, how many per day?
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
I'll answer below too. I think it will be interesting to see how people respond.
1. How long have you had PVCs?
2. On average, how many per day?
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
I'll answer below too. I think it will be interesting to see how people respond.
1. How long have you had PVCs?
- 18 years. Although I had an ablation 6 weeks ago and so far am feeling great with hardly any pvcs. I highly recommend it if your cardiologist suggests it could be beneficial to you.
2. On average, how many per day?
- Before my recent ablation, I was having 31,000 pvcs a day
A recent holter monitor (post ablation) showed only 41 pvcs in one day
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
- No
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
- Caffeine aggravates it - some times more than others
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
- Stress, lack of sleep, lack of exercise, not eating well and any medication with epinephrine or other stimulants - such as decongestants
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
- Had a bout with GERD a few years ago - did not notice any more or less pvcs
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
- No
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
- My pvcs were actually discovered while I was recovering in the hospital after delivering my first child. I was not aware of them before that time. I do notice more pvcs, anxiety, etc. during my pre-mentral cycle.
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
- When I am consistently exercising, they seem to lessen; however, I do notice pvcs during my post-workout recovery time more than when actually working out.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
- Yes, bigeminy and couplets on a daily basis.
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
- No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
- I took a beta blocker for about 5 years from 1998 - 2003, then the doctor took me off. I was put on bystolic for about one month in the fall of 2009. yes, they were affective for controling pvcs, but I was lethargic and it caused my bp to stay too low.
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
- Yes, I have low thyroid (thyroid tumor removed a year ago) and low adrenals. I take natural thyroid and adrenal support supplements and have noticed a big difference. As a side note, after switching to natural thyroid, my overall cholesterol level, LDL and triglycerides each dropped more than 50 points in only 8 weeks.
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
- Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, journaling, prayer, exercise - mostly brisk walking and a new program of vitamins have helped tremendously. Vitamins include calcium, magnesium, B stress complex and a good multi. Supplements include fish oil, vitamin D, adrenal support and DHEA. I have also struggled with anxiety, panic attacks and some depression over these years, which I feel was largely due to the fear of the pvcs and lack of information I would get from my doctors. There were times I took xanax for the panic attacks and and celexa and lexapro for the general anxiety and depression. All were very successful in treating the anxiety/depression and even helped me to worry less about the pvcs. I just really wanted to be able to live without being on those meds. I finally decided to see a naturapathic doctor to address some of these issues and feel like she has made many connections in my overall health that my "regular" doctors were not. Talking with others who have similar conditions -such as through this website - is a tremendous blessing.
I'll answer below too. I think it will be interesting to see how people respond.
- 18 years. Although I had an ablation 6 weeks ago and so far am feeling great with hardly any pvcs. I highly recommend it if your cardiologist suggests it could be beneficial to you.
2. On average, how many per day?
- Before my recent ablation, I was having 31,000 pvcs a day
A recent holter monitor (post ablation) showed only 41 pvcs in one day
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
- No
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
- Caffeine aggravates it - some times more than others
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
- Stress, lack of sleep, lack of exercise, not eating well and any medication with epinephrine or other stimulants - such as decongestants
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
- Had a bout with GERD a few years ago - did not notice any more or less pvcs
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
- No
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
- My pvcs were actually discovered while I was recovering in the hospital after delivering my first child. I was not aware of them before that time. I do notice more pvcs, anxiety, etc. during my pre-mentral cycle.
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
- When I am consistently exercising, they seem to lessen; however, I do notice pvcs during my post-workout recovery time more than when actually working out.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
- Yes, bigeminy and couplets on a daily basis.
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
- No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
- I took a beta blocker for about 5 years from 1998 - 2003, then the doctor took me off. I was put on bystolic for about one month in the fall of 2009. yes, they were affective for controling pvcs, but I was lethargic and it caused my bp to stay too low.
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
- Yes, I have low thyroid (thyroid tumor removed a year ago) and low adrenals. I take natural thyroid and adrenal support supplements and have noticed a big difference. As a side note, after switching to natural thyroid, my overall cholesterol level, LDL and triglycerides each dropped more than 50 points in only 8 weeks.
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
- Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, journaling, prayer, exercise - mostly brisk walking and a new program of vitamins have helped tremendously. Vitamins include calcium, magnesium, B stress complex and a good multi. Supplements include fish oil, vitamin D, adrenal support and DHEA. I have also struggled with anxiety, panic attacks and some depression over these years, which I feel was largely due to the fear of the pvcs and lack of information I would get from my doctors. There were times I took xanax for the panic attacks and and celexa and lexapro for the general anxiety and depression. All were very successful in treating the anxiety/depression and even helped me to worry less about the pvcs. I just really wanted to be able to live without being on those meds. I finally decided to see a naturapathic doctor to address some of these issues and feel like she has made many connections in my overall health that my "regular" doctors were not. Talking with others who have similar conditions -such as through this website - is a tremendous blessing.
I'll answer below too. I think it will be interesting to see how people respond.
1. How long have you had PVCs?
16 years
2. On average, how many per day?
10-50 (bad days to 100)
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
Use to, now it's daily.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
Caffeine, MSG, Sugar, Chocolate but I won't stop that, pasta, white rice. Who the heck knows, sometimes it seems anything and everything starts them.
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
Menses, anger, sudden excitement, sudden activity, cold weather, very hot weather, lying on left side, bending, sitting down, or for no reason at all.
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
NO.
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
NO.
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
YES, hormones affect them greatly, but I did not have any arrhythmia with my pregnancies. It all started 2 years after my last pregnancy.
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
Depends, I can exercise and have nothing, other times, I'll have PVC's which makes me stop exercising immediately. Rarely, I get a couple after I finish the workout. If I do sporadic types of workout, with short bursts of intensity, it will set them off. I do not get them if I do consistent, even effort type of exercising, like elliptical or treadmill, maintaining the HR the same, without significant ups and downs.
During certain times, all I have to do is go upstairs and I'll get PVC's, meaning a quick change of heart rate has taken place resulting in pvc's.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
couplets, triplets occasionally.
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
NO.
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
Have taken Toprol 25 mg. for years and stopped it 2 months ago since I am palpitating the same when I'm on the drug as opposed to being off. WHat's the point of being on it?
Shortly took Verapamil which caused me to go into tachycardia. Sucked and stopped it immediately.
I take Ativan as needed when the arrhythmia is throwing me for a loop.
Fish oil is supposed to curb arrhythmia, I have the feeling that I get more when I'm on it.
Not noticing any difference when taking mag. or vitamin D. B-complex aggravates them.
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
Tests indicate NO.
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
Being more still without sudden spurts of excitement or activity. Eating less of the things that start me up. I meditate daily, yet palpitate daily. Ativan really helps tone down the anxiety which in turn turns down the palps. This site.
16 years
2. On average, how many per day?
10-50 (bad days to 100)
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
Use to, now it's daily.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
Caffeine, MSG, Sugar, Chocolate but I won't stop that, pasta, white rice. Who the heck knows, sometimes it seems anything and everything starts them.
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
Menses, anger, sudden excitement, sudden activity, cold weather, very hot weather, lying on left side, bending, sitting down, or for no reason at all.
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
NO.
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
NO.
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
YES, hormones affect them greatly, but I did not have any arrhythmia with my pregnancies. It all started 2 years after my last pregnancy.
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
Depends, I can exercise and have nothing, other times, I'll have PVC's which makes me stop exercising immediately. Rarely, I get a couple after I finish the workout. If I do sporadic types of workout, with short bursts of intensity, it will set them off. I do not get them if I do consistent, even effort type of exercising, like elliptical or treadmill, maintaining the HR the same, without significant ups and downs.
During certain times, all I have to do is go upstairs and I'll get PVC's, meaning a quick change of heart rate has taken place resulting in pvc's.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
couplets, triplets occasionally.
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
NO.
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
Have taken Toprol 25 mg. for years and stopped it 2 months ago since I am palpitating the same when I'm on the drug as opposed to being off. WHat's the point of being on it?
Shortly took Verapamil which caused me to go into tachycardia. Sucked and stopped it immediately.
I take Ativan as needed when the arrhythmia is throwing me for a loop.
Fish oil is supposed to curb arrhythmia, I have the feeling that I get more when I'm on it.
Not noticing any difference when taking mag. or vitamin D. B-complex aggravates them.
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
Tests indicate NO.
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
Being more still without sudden spurts of excitement or activity. Eating less of the things that start me up. I meditate daily, yet palpitate daily. Ativan really helps tone down the anxiety which in turn turns down the palps. This site.
1. How long have you had PVCs? I am 36 now and I've been having them at least since I was 18 or 19.
2. On average, how many per day? I'd say one, since some days I have none and some days I have up to 3.
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all? The longest I went without any was 3 weeks that I was aware of, that was only after I started to become more conscious of them.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers? I am not sure if anything I eat triggers them, they seem to come anytime, regardless of if I've just eaten or not.
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers? I usually get them a few minutes after laying down in bed at night. Most of the time I get them when I'm not even doing anything, when I'm just sitting calm and relaxed.
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs? No
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
Not that I know of.
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs? Yes, I noticed I get them worse right before my period, and hardly at all for a week after it starts.
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing? I have never had one while exercising, 90% of them happen when I'm at rest, the other 10% happen when i'm just going about my day like normal.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
Most of the time it's just one skipped beat, sometimes it's two and a few times it's been 3 but thank God those don't happen very often!
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD? No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change? No, I told my doctor about it once and she said it's normal and didn't even want to do any testing or anything.
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)? Not that I know of.
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal. Distracting myself (usually by flipping through the tv or going on the computer or going for a walk down to my mailbox), deep breathing seems to help although anything that brings more attention to my body still makes me nervous so I'll usually breathe while I'm distracting myself!
2. On average, how many per day? I'd say one, since some days I have none and some days I have up to 3.
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all? The longest I went without any was 3 weeks that I was aware of, that was only after I started to become more conscious of them.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers? I am not sure if anything I eat triggers them, they seem to come anytime, regardless of if I've just eaten or not.
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers? I usually get them a few minutes after laying down in bed at night. Most of the time I get them when I'm not even doing anything, when I'm just sitting calm and relaxed.
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs? No
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
Not that I know of.
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs? Yes, I noticed I get them worse right before my period, and hardly at all for a week after it starts.
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing? I have never had one while exercising, 90% of them happen when I'm at rest, the other 10% happen when i'm just going about my day like normal.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
Most of the time it's just one skipped beat, sometimes it's two and a few times it's been 3 but thank God those don't happen very often!
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD? No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change? No, I told my doctor about it once and she said it's normal and didn't even want to do any testing or anything.
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)? Not that I know of.
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal. Distracting myself (usually by flipping through the tv or going on the computer or going for a walk down to my mailbox), deep breathing seems to help although anything that brings more attention to my body still makes me nervous so I'll usually breathe while I'm distracting myself!
I am "Bumping" this to the top, there are alot of folks that will be helped by reading this post.
1. How long have you had PVCs?
About 35 years (I'm now 41). I noticed my first one when I was very young, perhaps 6 or 7 years old. Back then it was very very rare. I knew I felt something rather odd. As the years went by I got them more and more. They were first caught when I was 35 during a stress test (during recovery). That's when I tied it all together.
During my 30s I would get 2 or 3 episodes/year of about 200 per day that would last 2 weeks or so. I went 4 years in my late 30s with none. Then in January 2009 I got my worst ever, pretty much constant in the 1000s for about 9 months so far and mostly at night when I laid down. That kicked off all my recent testing and med trials.
My father had an acute MI when he was 42, transplanted in 1988. He's still doing well. Ever since then, I've been hyperaware of my heart and I will be 42 in November.
Recently I stopped getting recovery PVCs, right around when I started taking a statin (zochor 10mg). There was a recent study that suggested this relationship. Before starting zochor I was at 240 for cholesterol. At only 10mg zochor once per day I'm down to 165!
2. On average, how many per day?
From 0 to 1000's
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
I used to, they seem to be a part of everyday life now. In the past 6 weeks or so much improvement and right around the time I got off all BP meds and started taking a quality mag supplement.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
Chocolate and red wine :`(
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
Lying down
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
Yes. I went as far as to get a colonoscopy and endoscopy. Everything was normal except for a Hiatal Hernia. Not even any erosions or barrets from the gerd.
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
No. Confirmed on EKGs, 2 stress Echos, 2 nuke stress tests, and most recently on a cardiac MRI workup. I had the tests from when I was 35 (very little PVCs) to now (very many) to compare, and myself nor my doctors can see any structural or electrical changes in my heart. The cardiac MRI was ordered to rule out ARVD due to family history of CAD and I'm Italian. No ARVD detected.
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
I'm a dude... :)
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
They disappear with exercise. Confirmed during a stress test. In my mid 30s I used to get recovery PVCs but no longer the case since I started a statin (zochor 10mg) in March. Recovery PVCs are more worrisome according to more recent studies (funny, just a few years ago it was the opposite).
10. Have you ever experienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
yes, couplets scare me the most. Have not had any nsvt ot vt...yet
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
Inderal beta blocer - worse
Verapamil calcium channel blocker - much worse, also made GERD worse which is a known side effect
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
None
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
Xanax helps me to sleep when they are bad at night, at my worst I was taking 1mg before bed. Now that they are better at night I'm finding it difficult to taper off the Xanax. I made it down to .5mg OK. Last two nights tried none and couldn't fall asleep (rebound anxiety).
Since starting a good magnesium supplement, much improvement. not sure if related or typical waxing and waning. using Mag Glyscinate and Mag Turate in combonation
Strangely enough, when they wake me up at night, Maalox will make them go away in 20 minutes. Standing up also made them go away but trying to sleep like that wasn't much of an option :-)
About 35 years (I'm now 41). I noticed my first one when I was very young, perhaps 6 or 7 years old. Back then it was very very rare. I knew I felt something rather odd. As the years went by I got them more and more. They were first caught when I was 35 during a stress test (during recovery). That's when I tied it all together.
During my 30s I would get 2 or 3 episodes/year of about 200 per day that would last 2 weeks or so. I went 4 years in my late 30s with none. Then in January 2009 I got my worst ever, pretty much constant in the 1000s for about 9 months so far and mostly at night when I laid down. That kicked off all my recent testing and med trials.
My father had an acute MI when he was 42, transplanted in 1988. He's still doing well. Ever since then, I've been hyperaware of my heart and I will be 42 in November.
Recently I stopped getting recovery PVCs, right around when I started taking a statin (zochor 10mg). There was a recent study that suggested this relationship. Before starting zochor I was at 240 for cholesterol. At only 10mg zochor once per day I'm down to 165!
2. On average, how many per day?
From 0 to 1000's
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
I used to, they seem to be a part of everyday life now. In the past 6 weeks or so much improvement and right around the time I got off all BP meds and started taking a quality mag supplement.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
Chocolate and red wine :`(
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
Lying down
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
Yes. I went as far as to get a colonoscopy and endoscopy. Everything was normal except for a Hiatal Hernia. Not even any erosions or barrets from the gerd.
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
No. Confirmed on EKGs, 2 stress Echos, 2 nuke stress tests, and most recently on a cardiac MRI workup. I had the tests from when I was 35 (very little PVCs) to now (very many) to compare, and myself nor my doctors can see any structural or electrical changes in my heart. The cardiac MRI was ordered to rule out ARVD due to family history of CAD and I'm Italian. No ARVD detected.
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
I'm a dude... :)
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
They disappear with exercise. Confirmed during a stress test. In my mid 30s I used to get recovery PVCs but no longer the case since I started a statin (zochor 10mg) in March. Recovery PVCs are more worrisome according to more recent studies (funny, just a few years ago it was the opposite).
10. Have you ever experienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
yes, couplets scare me the most. Have not had any nsvt ot vt...yet
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
Inderal beta blocer - worse
Verapamil calcium channel blocker - much worse, also made GERD worse which is a known side effect
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
None
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
Xanax helps me to sleep when they are bad at night, at my worst I was taking 1mg before bed. Now that they are better at night I'm finding it difficult to taper off the Xanax. I made it down to .5mg OK. Last two nights tried none and couldn't fall asleep (rebound anxiety).
Since starting a good magnesium supplement, much improvement. not sure if related or typical waxing and waning. using Mag Glyscinate and Mag Turate in combonation
Strangely enough, when they wake me up at night, Maalox will make them go away in 20 minutes. Standing up also made them go away but trying to sleep like that wasn't much of an option :-)
1. How long have you had PVCs?
5 Years
2. On average, how many per day?
From 1 to 1000's
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
Yes, its episodic, random.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
One day I can drink 3 coffee and be fine, the next half a cup and sever PVC's
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
Hot Shower, Bending, severe stress (anxiety), emotional shock
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
YES YES YES YES !!!
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
No
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
I'm a man :P
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
Worst AFTER exercise.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
Scary huh ? !!! Oh yea
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
Beta-Blockers (Monocor) keeps my HR down after PVC's
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
Mitral Prolapse
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
They come and go no matter what I do, but recently I've read alot about the link between GERD and PVC's im goign to try this approach.
5 Years
2. On average, how many per day?
From 1 to 1000's
3. Do you have episodes where you have absolutely no PVCs at all?
Yes, its episodic, random.
4. What is your list of food/beverage triggers?
One day I can drink 3 coffee and be fine, the next half a cup and sever PVC's
5. What is your list of non-edible triggers?
Hot Shower, Bending, severe stress (anxiety), emotional shock
6. Do you have GERD, and if so, do you think it aggravates your PVCs?
YES YES YES YES !!!
7. Do you have or have you ever had any structural heart problems or heart disease?
No
8. For women, do your PVCs increase with shifts in hormones? How did pregnancy affect your PVCs?
I'm a man :P
9. Do your PVCs disappear with exercise, become worse with exercise or are they about the same no matter what you're doing?
Worst AFTER exercise.
10. Have you ever exeprienced bigeminy, trigeminy, couplets, triplets, NSVT or VT?
Scary huh ? !!! Oh yea
11. Do you have a pacemaker or ICD?
No
12. Do you (or have you ever) taken medication to help control your PVCs? If so, did it help, make them worse or cause no change?
Beta-Blockers (Monocor) keeps my HR down after PVC's
13. Do you have a non-cardiac condition that causes or irritates your PVCs (thyroid, hormone problems)?
Mitral Prolapse
14. What have you found that HELPS your PVCs (symptoms/anxiety)? This can be meditation, vitamin supplements, anxiety medication, exercise - anything that helps you deal.
They come and go no matter what I do, but recently I've read alot about the link between GERD and PVC's im goign to try this approach.
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