REALLY NEED YOUR HELP COMMUNITY

[lgrass94]

HI GUYS,

I AM REALLY STRUGGLING TO RELAX HERE ABOUT WHATS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING.
I NOT LONG WOKE UP, AND FELT WHAT FEELS LIKE A SKIP BEAT/PVC, BUT FOR MULTIPLE SECONDS!
ITS VERY SCARY AND FEELS LIKE ITS NOT GOING TO STOP
IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, WITHIN 5-10 MINUTES OF STOPPING EXERCISE, AND ALSO ONCE WHEN I WAS AT WORK RELAXED!


IVE HAD HOLTER MONITORS TWICE FOR 48HRS, AND ONLY CAUGHT THE SINGLE PVC/PACS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

I AM REALLY SCARED OF IT BEING NSVT. MY GP SAID IT WAS PROBABLY BIGENIMY PATTERN. WHICH I ALWAYS THOUGHT BIGENIMY IS A PVC EVERY OTHER BEAT 24/7.

ANY HELP IS MASSIVELY HELPFUL.

[lgrass94]

thank you for your reply,

i spoke to a doctor last week who explained a few things to me and ultimately what you have said, whatever it was it was non sustained. my heart altered itself to stop it. he also said if it was an urge to cough the chances are it was a atrial pac couplet or run. who knows, i try to ignore it now.

[MichelleP_3811]

Oh, interesting.  I didn't know that about feeling the need to cough in response and it being atrial triggered.  I will have to remember that.  I am glad you are doing better.

[MichelleP_3811]

I don't know that anyone can really say what is going on without it being captured but even if it happened to be nsvt if your heart is healthy it still isn't a huge concern for doctors especially if it stops on its own within seconds.  I think it is only considered sustained if it lasts for at least 30 seconds.  I would suggest if you feel them fall into a pattern to cough and try and get them to break up.  But try to more focus on being heart healthy then overly worrying about what your heart is doing if you are functioning well.  It's good to contact your doctor if anything concerning to you happens but if your heart is healthy overall, the symptoms on are not sustaining and you are functioning well then odds are your heart will be able to handle a few blips, even in a row just fine.  take care.