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@jeffjaguar4

I just tried the xanax also. It did help. I have had PVC's since March 2024. It seems once they start they are very hard to stop. I have the KardiaMobile card and check often. I had a heart attack in 2006 and have been told I have no damage to my heart muscle. Over the years I have had stents put in (4 at the time of the heart attack and 2 over the years) I am 67 and very active around the house. Plant large shrubs 10 at a time, break out concrete patio's and walkways, yard work, washing waxing cars. I never sit down, but the PVC's are driving me crazy. The test showed me at 24%, that's 24,000/day. Now i have them at every heart beat, I believe its called Bigeminy. They gave me a couple of medicines to try and if they don't work they will do an Ablation. It definitly has a lot to do with the slightest amount of increased adrenaline. Even just a thought, conversation, TV show, eating, physical activity can trigger them.

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Dear lord...what am I griping about. I can imagine how scary that all is. I do not want these to progress but they have gotten worse over the years. I get them more often and in a row. I had a Zio heart monitor on in June and the doctor told me I'm at less than 1%. It doesn't feel like that to me. Then I start imagining if the heart monitor was accurate. I'm my own worse enemy. Because I have these thoughts/doubts I'm wondering if an anti depressant will help. I'm rooting for you Jeff!! You responding to me as you go through what you're going through shows me that I'm actually pretty lucky and need to stop being a cry baby.

I had bigeminy first when I was 40, for an entire year. I thought I would lose my mind. I have had PVCs all my life and worse the older I am. They can precipitate panic attacks in me. I have also nearly passed out when there is a long interval before the next beat. It is terrifying to live with, even if mostly benign. What it does to your life is anything but benign.

Jeffjaguar4
To start I hope you are feeling better. I have been dealing with PVCs PACs since my early 20s. I’m in my late 40s now. For years I seem to have a few hundred a day now I seem to have thousands. Earlier today for about 30 minutes it was about one every other beat. I drove myself to the emergency room, but they started to subside on my way there, so I sat in the parking lot And then drove back home. Do yours tend to flare up at times meeting some days they almost seemed tolerable, but never gone away completely and other days just seem very out of control. This is scaring the crap out of me definitely bringing on more anxiety and with it potentially a vicious cycle of The skipped beats reading a lot of posts I do see there’s a lot of assault there that fight with this daily really wish there is some cure. Let us know how you’re doing thoughts and prayers.