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I have been taking Carvedilol for 21 years and had to stop abruptly.
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I cannot answer you directly as my arrhythmia is different, but are you sure it's PVCs and not simple PACs? Have you a formal diagnosis? The heart monitor will tell.
Secondly, and I'm not in a position at all to question your advice from a professional (I am untrained), but the normal range for hearts in sinus rhythm is between 60 and 100 BPM. Yes, all the way up to 100 BPM is considered within the 'normal' range when at rest. It's bizarre, I know....but that's what the literature says.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/heart-rate
So why do you suppose you have instructions to monitor and to squawk when your rate exceeds a mere 60 BPM?
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@gloaming and heartvalve2
Regarding normal sinus rhythm (NSR), normal heart rate, and what might be normal for an individual:
1. Talk to your doctor?
2. NSR, with normal EKG including pqrs electric waves might be 60 to 100 at rest, however a "normal " resting rate of 90 or 100 might be unusual (high) and perhaps your doctor will have an explanation if/when 90 or greater is the usual rate at rest? Normal for a resting healthy athlete might be 50 beats per minute, as long as the PQRS on EKG shows normal electrical activity.
3. Your normal and clinically acceptable rate might be a function of your heart, rhythm, and physical health - again perhaps something to discuss with your cardiologist if you are fortunate to be able to do so.
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@gloaming Maybe I should clarify. Taking the Carvedilol if the resting heart rate was in the 60s, That was the initial information from the Nurse. She later called back after hearing form the doctor who said to suspend the medication. They wanted my heart rate to be in the 50s, but not to exceed 100. I can only assume she was being cautious. My Carvedilol has turned volume control down on adrenaline spikes for 21 years. I think, but do not know, they didn't want my heart to freak out now the volume control is turned way up. I am assuming they PVCs, but not sure. From what I have learned online, PVCs can show as a downward spike after an upward spike on my Apple Watch's ECG app. That is what I see if I run it while having them. Also what I found on a google search "PVC causes a long pause followed by a very noticeable, heavy thump or empty "skip" sensation in your chest". That is what I am feeling. Like you said I will know more once I have the heart monitor.