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Managing and Living With PACs and PVCs

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Dec 1 8:09am | Replies (209)
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@afibguy

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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rr1967 | @rr1967 | Oct 23, 2023

Thank you Afib guy. I am trying not to worry about them so much. It is a challenge when you feel them all day and into the night.

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jc76 | @jc76 | Oct 25, 2023

Agree afibguy, The worrying causes stress. Stress causes more PACs and PVCs.

My electrophysioloigst team advised me even if I had another ablation I would still have PVCs as they are normal even with healthy heart.

I have learned to try and ignore them. I do though have a ICD/Pacemaker. My electrophysiology team told me to think about my ICD/Pacemaker as my own personal EMT responders.

I think finding ways to relax and not concentrate on the arrhythmias is important. But hard to do. I think some yoga poses and breathing is very helpful. Some are very simple and have helped me.

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