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PVCs now getting worse with a higher heart rate
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 11, 2025 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
This is not backed up medical advice but I too have had PVCs, recently a ZIO monitor and Calcium Test Score. The doctor wanted me to start a-medication that, after reading side effects, I felt would kill me before helping me at 77. During this process I did notice that they seemed to be more present when I had indulged in YASSO greek yogurt frozen bars and frozen yogurt & occasional cereal with cinnamon. I believe the problem manifests from “sugar.”. I may be wrong but I hope you will try to eliminate products with sugar for a couple weeks and see if it stops your palpitations, PVCs and whatever else you are feeling like these scary rhythms. Document your diet to keep you on track. Let us know if it makes a difference. Also, on one blood test, I am low on Magnesium & Potassium. 4 weeks later I’m not. Based on a response comment before mine, it very well could be an imbalance of Magnesium & Potassium but I haven’t been able to get my doctors to agree on which type of Magnesium & dosage so I haven’t tried that yet.
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You should have no problem with 200 mg/day. I know a person who, as a scientist, has been highly methodical about controlling his own Mg intake. He says he's a 'mg dumper'. He goes through magnesium like we do water, and pees it out copiously. So, he literally mixes a liter of magnesium water and drinks it each day. Sounds bizarre, too bad to be true, but I know him and he's a regular over at afibbers.org forum. Highly credible. So, how much does he ingest daily? Over 1000 mg!
That's magnesium. I have not researched a safe daily dose of potassium. You should.....SHOULD...get enough in your diet (beets, figs, pistachios, potatoes, oranges, kiwi, etc), but if you aren't, a few mg supplementation with shake-the-bottle potassium chloride salt (your grocers should have it) will suffice. Adults need about 3.5 gm a day...a lot!