PVC'S

Posted by kerileea @kerileea, Nov 14 2:12am

I recently started having an increase in PVC'S. Especially at bedtime and can hardly sleep. The doctor says I can increase my dosage of Metoprolol ER succinate. Does anyone have any help with PVC'S in HCM? I also wonder if they are hormone related but anything I feel with my heart freaks me out!

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rebaheizer | @rebaheizer | Nov 14 7:39am

They say they’re benign but if nothing else they cause ANXIETY!!!

walkinggirl | @walkinggirl | Nov 14 8:10am

Please ask your doctor how he/she thinks an increase in Metoprolol will help PVCs. (For those who are new to this, we do not have plastic pipes in our hearts, PVC in cardiology is Premature Ventricular Contractions.) About 3 weeks after a septal myectomy, I developed dizziness and giddiness, and some caregivers thought it was due to PVC. These negative symptoms were eventually diagnosed as arrythmia, and I have an ICD.