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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: May 1 1:04pm | Replies (45)

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@jhoy

Hi I'm new the group. I too have anxiety that affected my heart and started horrible PVCs. To the point that I couldn't stand them anymore. As you know the doctors, ER visits and everything that goes with it and they can never find anything wrong. They ended up putting me on a medication along with my beta blocker ( Metaprolol, given for anxiety), I don't know if I can say that here or not but what they gave me was called flecanide. It is an anti-arrhythmia drug usually used for atrial fibrillation and they found that they could use it off label for PVCs. For me it was a miracle. Unfortunately flecanide is a drug that doesn't get along with a lot of other medications. Like I said I don't know if I'm allowed to say that it's not medical advice it's just with the doctor gave me, my arrhythmia specialist, and it worked. But one must be very very careful with what they take in addition to this medication cuz it doesn't play well with others. It did stop my PVCs and it's been a blessing. I take 25mg am and 25mg pm. I hope and pray your PVCs go away and never come back because they are certainly hard to deal with at times and they do affect your life and your quality of life. I hope that you find peace and the doctors can help you 🙏🏻

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@jhoy

Hello and Welcome,

I can certainly empathize with you and the awful experience of PVCs and PACs…. I have had them in and off for many years…as I write or type this post I have had several.. I have morning anxiety as well that contributes to them…am taking several meds to HBP,
CAD, and GAD.. as well GERD…sometimes my PVCs may be irritated or exacerbated by these conditions but definitely with anxiety and digestive issues…if you have been given a good check up and testing by your cardiologist and they have done recent work ups, the thing that I’ve been told to do by scores of cardiologists and electrophysiologist to try to ignore the irregular cadence that these PVCs produce…it’s easier said that done … but you are at a good place here at Mayo Connect..many wonderful mentors and all here support each other…try to be calm and I always try to walk everyday…it does help with these awful pesky skips and multiple runs…please have a peaceful day 🙏 pvctom