Has anyone's PACs just disappeared?
Mine started randomly in February. I have suffered from anxiety for years. Has anyone been treated for their anxiety and the PACs disappear? Or do we have them forever...
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@gloaming thank you 🙂
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1 ReactionMine started over twenty years ago, that is some variety of arrhythmias including frequent PAC and PVC, and some moderately high blood pressure. No particular stress and anxiety, anymore than everyone has, lol. Outside of some BP meds including beta blocker, doctors just shrugged. Got much worse about eleven years ago but a series of doctors all continued to just shrug. I tried various supplements that sometimes helped, somewhat.
Then about five years ago I was again reviewing my diet and discovered I was probably short of at least two nutrients, iodine and vitamin A. I started taking a multivitamin, a little extra iodized salt, and some baby carrots! Also tried beta carotene briefly that did not seem to help over a month so I stopped it. Something worked or random chance, but the very serious assorted arrhythmias did not entirely disappear but the worst were reduced 99% and the rest were reduced about 95%. If a doctor had been responsible I'd have nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
So read it as you will but apparently yes, it's possible for them to go away.
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They can go away just like they can start at anytime. Mine came on dramatically with stress and anxiety I suffered recently.
You did not mentioned taking magnesium. My electrophysiologist (EP) recommended I take 400 mg of magnesium to help with my PACs, and PVCs.
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1 ReactionI haven't seen an EP or Cardiologist
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Yes, 400mg of Mg helped, some, but not enough to clear.
Also tried taurine, that might have helped a little, too.
The beta blocker helps, and still helps, but did not clear.
I still take some Mg supplement, though I probably already have enough in my diet, and occasionally some taurine.
As best I can determine either that vitamin A in a couple of baby carrots per day did the job, or something in the multivitamin, which also has some vitamin A, and I took for the iodine, or it was just one heck of a coincidence.
I had PAC's after my ablation for awhile and I was concerned but my cardiologist told me it was no big deal; he said he sees PACs in young people, old people, almost everyone and that I was so much better with an occasional PAC vs A-fib! I learned to relax and although I still feel one or two occasionally, I have had no problems! Afib free is a gift and I can ignore an occasional PAC. Good luck.
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Thank you. They seemed to have vanished last week but am noticing some this morning. Waiting for my echocardiogram appointment now
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1 ReactionHusband's EP recommended Mag-Tab SR for PACS.
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What is the name of the multivitamin you take. I liked your see how much iodine is in there and how much vitamin A?
Does anyone take flecainide for pvc's?