pvcs at wits end!!

[palpmo]

I am 44 and I think Im going insane...I was diagnosed with PVC's 8 years ago...I had ultrasound doc said everything looks good...I take atenonlol...everything is managable for months at a time then all of the sudden my heart is skipping, flip-flopping, beating fast, beating slow, cant sleep on my right side, cant sleep on my left side, maybe its gas, no maybe its because its the week before my period, no more wine, maybe I need more wine, lose weight, take yoga, dont stress...aaaarrrrrggghhhh!!!!! I cant stand this, I feel like I'm going to die everytime I have a PVC!!! How do I make this stop?????  Can you tell I'm in the middle of a week long episode of 500 PVCs a day....Please someone tell me how to deal with this.....

[PVC man]

I don't run nearly as much as you guys so I'm probably not a good judge.  I do 2.5 miles about 5 times a week...

I would say that if I get skips during my run, it is in the early stages of my run..Starting off by walking DEFINETLEY HELPS...and then I can build up and enjoy the run...

I don't really get too many symptoms after, and I usually feel good afterwards...sometimes they will even "prevent" my PVCs for a few hours.

Your right they are life altering and they can get me depredsed...especially on those 5,000 days.  

But my short runs always give me a brighter outlook.

[sueinns]

To those of you who have kept running with your arrhythmias, have you experienced light headedness and dizziness?  I used to run about 40 miles a week and had to stop the last little while because the Cardizem (calcium channel blocker) stopped working.  Anytime I run I get this awful lumpy feeling in my throat and become very breathless - it is very difficult to run with any kind of intensity.  When I stop, I need something to hold onto in case I pass out.  I can do lighter workouts at the gym but it's definitely not the same and I am missing my "addiction" very, very much.  At rest, my heart is all over the place but at least I'm not feeling like I'll faint.

Runtilidrop, a friend of mine sent me an article from the British Journal of Medicine that stated athletic males are 5.5 more likely to develop arrhythmias than the general population.  The study wasn't done on females but I assume it's the same for us.  The EP guy I saw last week told me they see a lot of runners and arent' sure why but it's speculated to be due to our low heart rate.  Did I read it right that you are having your 6th ablation?  You must be multifocal (as I am).  I'm scheduled to have my first and was told I had an 80% chance of a cure.  I sure hope so because it will feel great to get my life back.

Anybody who doesn't go through this has no idea how life altering it can be.

[Momto3]

Congrats on the marathon!!  You might want to try adding a bit of potassium (not too much) to your daily diet.  If MAY help calm the pvcs.  My doctor suggested bananas and cantelope when my K was off.

[Runman]

Well, I'm back from the marathon....very few pvcs while running, but that's pretty normal for me....however, since the marathon have had many.....that's common for me as well....think it's a combination of extensive exercise followed by extreme tiredness, dehydration and my entire body getting back to normal....are the pvcs bothering me mentally - of course and i TRY very hard to ignore them, but as you all can relate, that's not easy.....have been drinking water and gatorade constantly to see if everything calms down.......i try and tell myself after each marathon or just a daily run that i'm still here so they can't be so bad......hope all of you had a good weekend.

[paaljala]

has anyone had cryoablation for there atrial fibrillation ?

[PVC man]

I'm with runman all the way...although I am MUCH lower on distance than he...runiing will make you feel alive and it is a good way to shove it down the PVC's throat...

Just get a physical first and start SLOW...always walk and warm up before a run...and ENJOY!!