Frequent PVCs natural remedies?

A blood assay would help to establish sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium levels. However, those only show a snapshot at what is currently available in your blood serum. There are more sophisticated tests, usually costly, to establish the bioavailability of each of those in your tissues, which is where they do the most good...not in your blood. For example, the EXA and RBC tests can more accurately determine what level of magnesium your tissues have.

So, in case it isn't obvious from my preamble, electrolytes play a key role in heart rhythm and myocyte function. Some with arrhythmias take supplemental Mg, and really the salt version you choose at the drug store should be whatever is on sale. Just be aware that the 'citrate' formulation, which happens to be the easiest to assimilate for the body, is also the salt that will increase stool production and flow...meaning you could develop diarrhea if you overdo it. I have taken glycinate, bis-bligycinate, malate, and citrate, and never had any problems.

I don't know if you're the type of personality who wants to know about, and to research the bejaysus out of something (I am) coming his/her way, but if you do a google search like 'formulations of magnesium for supplementation', you should find several hits listing the various formulations and what the science, or anecdotal evidence, suggests is good for a given condition.

I take a mixture of different magnesiums and use low sodium V-8, which is rich in potassium. I also take calcium and D3. I separate calcium and magnesium by two hours at least because they compete.

Your PVC situation sounds severe and symptomatic. What does your cardiologist suggest?

Is there any possibility that your 4 blood pressure meds are contributing to your issue? I have no idea- just asking!

I had not thought of V-8 for potassium. My cardiologist did say I needed apple, avocado or banana each day but I like the idea of V-8 better. It does seem more than mild PVCs but he wants to keep me on meds for awhile and see if it works itself out. Thank you for the suggestion.

@marinemom225
For me I will be careful with recommending supplements to you and or medications. What is good for me may not be for you. I want to give an example: Many posters were recommending potassium for reducing PVCs. I wrote a message to my EP about it. He immediately responded to me not to take potassium supplments as I was already at the high level of postassium per my blood test.

Now I post this because you have to be careful adding supplments to your diet without having test done to see what you might need or not need. One poster did suggest doing a blood test for your electrolytes. That is good advise. Whenever I have really bad PVCs my doctors do an electroylyte blood tests.

What really helped me and will again emphasize me, was magnesium and a specific medication. The magnesium was recommended by my EP (Mayo Jacksonville) and it did help. I also asked him about ablations (had one many years ago on RV) but he stated wanted to try medication for the LV PVCs first. He put me on a low dose of medication to help with PVCs.

It reduced my PVCs by almost 75%. The only draw back was it does not stay in body like Amiodarone (which can be toxic to body over time) and has to be taken every 8 hours (3 times a day 8 hours apart). So talk to your doctors about supplements and medications that are specifically appropriate for you.

I am big on mental health also. Doing exercise or hobby that brings joy to you or helps you feel better you should try to do or find something you like doing physically or hobby wise. Always again check with your doctors. My HF, EP, PCP all confirm doing something enjoyable is going to help you both physically and mentally.

I tried water aerobics and became an adict. It is so much fun exercising to music with other enjoying themselves. I get exercise but I am smiling the whole time. It is not what you see on T.V. with people waving their arms above water. It is done in the water as the water creates resistance. You use water weights of the size you can control. Many men come to the same classes I do. I always laugh when the do it the first time and then come back another day saying how sore they got the next day.

It like any exercise is what you put into it. What ever your can find that helps your mental health whether it being enyoing a sport, extercise, hobby will help you reduce stress and axniety which my EP and HF say are big factors in reducing PVCs.

Thank you for your thoughts! I will check with my drs.

Luckily routine blood tests include potassium, sodium etc. Even with supplementation my potassium is low normal due to another medication I am on, so I feel safe with the low sodium V-8 and may be avoiding lower levels of potassium that way.

Tai chi helps me!

Just want to add that when we describe our own experiences and approaches here on this forum, it is not supposed to be a suggestion, just sharing!

@marinemom225 if you decide to try V-8 make sure it is low sodium V-8! It uses potassium sorbate instead of salt 🙂 I originally got the idea from afibbers.org and my doctor agrees. Make sure it is okay based on blood testing .

Thank you!

Thank you. I definitely am open to different ideas but I always discuss with my drs.