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Managing and Living With PACs and PVCs

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (187)
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@rr1967

Hi 713j...thank you for the prompt response.

How do you manage your PACs and PVCs all these years, especially when they seem like they are firing off willy nilly for no reason? I have had my potassium levels checked and they are normal. I do drink coconut water and soy milk every day. I have also tried the 4-7-8 and it does really nothing. I just spoke with the nurse who works with my EP and we are going to discuss the magnesium option.

Thanks!
RR

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afibguy | @afibguy | Oct 23, 2023

For what it's worth....magnesium taurate 400 mg daily works best for me. I sometimes take an extra 200 mg if my heart gets "touchy". Mag oxide didn't help at all and had unpleasant GI side effects. I also drink no sodium V8 vegetable juice at least once daily. It has potassium in it for flavor enhancement instead of sodium. Not a cure, but it seems to help. Seems like everybody responds differently to different "remedies". I also take dofetilide and diltiazem for afib. Over the years I also learned that worrying about the PACs and PVCs was sometimes worse than the arrythmias themselves. It took me a while to get to that point.
Good luck to you.

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713j | @713j | Oct 24, 2023

Sometimes they don't bother me other times they do. Why I don't know. I have noticed when I don't eat alot there not as many or bothersome.

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