Premature Ventricular Contractions!

PVC

by SMITTY - 2009-02-16 06:02:25

Hi James,

I get PVCs, PACs, and skip beats. How they affect my lifestyle depends on several things, but mainly it depends on what I'm doing at the time. If it is something physical, they can be anything from a nuisance to making me stop because of SOB. However, none of these has ever kept me from falling asleep.

I will venture a guess about the number of members of this club that have them. My guess is that anyone, that goes for members and nonmembers, with a pacemaker has PVCs or PACs and probably skip beats as well.

Good luck with your study.

Smitty

Doesn't everybody

by BillMFl - 2009-02-16 09:02:38

Cardiologists have told me that most people with or without a pm have at least occasional PVCs, etc. usually of short duration and not symptomatic. The other extreme is patients who have frequent long runs that are very symptomatic. Mine are long enough to get my attention and cause some mild anxiety, but not long enough or severe enough to interfere with my lifestyle (racing thru life faster than a turtle, slower than a rabbit). Like many others, I have a hunch that some of it is pm related. Never yet had a Tech or Cardiologist concur except one ER doc who dx'd me with "pacer syndrome" after a very brief exam.

Drive me Crazy

by Rachel316 - 2009-02-17 02:02:12

Hi James.

I get PVC's too. When I am having them they drive me crazy. I do not have them all the time. I know exactly what gives them to me and it never fails:

1) Drinking Alcohol
2) Caffeine
3) Stress
4) Cardio Exercise

I can live without alcohol and caffiene and wish I could live without stress, but the one thing I cant live without is exercise. I use to be a runner, so it's extremely hard on me. I do continue to exercise on occassion and I always get the PVC's about 3-4 hours after the exercise. And they last for about 48 hours, I usually wake up on the second night and they are gone. Many times the PVC's throw me into SVT. I never noticed them as much until I got the PM. Is the PM the cause? I have found a few things that have helped my PVC's.

1) Spirulina (Not sure if spirulina should actually get the credit, but they did improve after I started taking it.)

2) Increasing my pacing rate. I'm set at 60 b/p/m and that seems to bypass most of the PVC's. If they lower my PM to 50, then I am constantly getting PVC's and I can't stand them.

Also, I'd like to share with you some other things that I am currently trying.

1) Seeing a chiropractor. When your spine isn't alligned perfect, it can effect your nerves, those impulses that keep your heart beating on or off rhythm.

2) Getting a Chemisty Blood Screen done. Lots of time a hormone imbalance can cause PVC's. Usually an overproduction of adrenaline, which would explain why most of us get the anxiety that comes along with the PVC's.

3) Check out this website, people write about the remedies that helped thier arrhythmias.
http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/arrhythmia.html

4) Accupuncture - I am meeting with an accupuncturist for the first time tomorrow. While doing research I came across this case study which turned out to be extremely successful in treating PVC's. Check out the link. http://www.bluepoppy.com/cfwebstorefb/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/1259/index.cfm

I hope this information helps you. If you need any help with your research project, let me know. I am determined to find the way to eliminate PVC's. I turn 24 next month, these PVC's have taken too much life from me already and I refuse to let them take anymore.

Rachel

PVC's after PM

by rozybud - 2009-02-17 03:02:41

I'm three weeks post op-dual chamber pm. Had long heart pauses while sleeping...waking me up confused, syncope, vomiting etc.
Since having the pm I notice evenings and after waking up I have pvc's almost daily...wonder if this is normal in the beginning???? Should I call the NP?

I had PVC's recorded 4 yrs ago and was told to quit my job (stressfull enviornment). After doing so my pvc's were gone...now back again after pm surgery.

PVCs

by dairyprincess - 2009-02-17 09:02:06

Hi James,

I live with PVC's constantly. It completely controls my life. I get light headed, dizzy, tired, wake up during the night having to sit up and breath through them...ALL THE TIME!!! If I move my arm, afib or PVC's start. I can lay still and do nothing, and still have them.


My doctors have always passed them off as "just PVC's". I told them that they may be "just PVC's", but I feel every one of them.

They can control my life completely.

Debbie

I used to get them bad

by bobad - 2009-02-17 12:02:12

I had nasty, frequent, hard PVC's that made me stop and catch my breath for 3-4 years leading up to getting my PM's. They did indeed make me fidget and kept me from falling asleep. Strangely, after I got my 2 PM's and getting them removed shortly afterward, the PVC's lessened tremendously. They seem to be much less frequent, and don't thump nearly as hard or make me catch my breath like they used to.

I'm delighted the PVC's are much improved, but it leaves me wondering what they did to me in surgery.

To everyone

by Christmmpace - 2009-02-19 05:02:56

To Debbie and the rest of us here, I wanted to say to you all that there is hope for all of us. I know things seem so out of our control, but, we must keep supporting each other in our struggles. I don't quite know why we're suffering with having these PAC/PVC's, but I know that we must find hope in the simpliest form. I wanted to ask you all to keep your hopes up. I've been working so hard to find a way to help us with these PVC and PAC. My studies are coming to a close, and I'm hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel for us all. Take care and God bless you and your families.

James

Thank you all so much for your input on PAC's and PVC's. I hope many more will tell there side of having these unwanted disruption to our hearts and lives.

I think so...

by uvagershwin - 2009-02-19 07:02:37

When I was in the ER for chest pain, the monitor said something about PVCs, but the doctor never did anything about them; he didn't even mention them!!!

Good luck with your study!!! :)

Thanks James

by sophiesnuggler - 2009-02-20 08:02:55

I am just new to this club. I have had my pacemaker for almost 13 weeks now. I get PVC's quite a bit. Especially if I am stressed. Usually during and after exersion. Thank you for looking into this for us. I am constantly told not to worry about it, it's common, it will go away in time, try not to think about it. That is all well and good for someone who doesn't have heart problems to say. It is very unnerving sometimes. I am learning to breathe my way through them now. I guess in some ways I am getting used to it and they don't frighten me as much anymore. It still feels like there is something wrong though.
Kathy

PVC's before and after ICD

by rrentschler - 2009-03-04 01:03:11

I am new to this club as well! I wanted to drop a line and tell you that when I went into the E.R. prior to them implementation of my ICD they were reading PVC's. After they implemented my ICD they a different doctor performed a stress test on me and noticed that I have numerous PVC's as my heart rate goes up but once I reached my peak heart rate they stopped. The doctors could not explain the reasoning behind this. I have since discredited that doctor and his opinions/diagnosis because he seemed more interested in proving my current doctors (I have 2 E.P. doctors) wrong rather than correctly diagnose me. The PVC's that I have are terribly annoying but I have experienced them all my life and didn't realize that it was abnormal.

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PVC's

by KHammond - 2024-04-04 14:39:36

I notice this is an old thread but I will post and revive it. 68 y/o very active male, I am 6 months post op dual lead Medtronic pacemaker.  100% right ventricle pacing, 38% rt atrium pacing with a VVI algorithm and 150 BPM top and 60 BPM bottom.  Started having PVC's a week ago for no apparent reason, no change in lifestyle at all I can point to as a contributor.  Sent a pacemaker transmission through my App and my cardiologist set me up for an appointment this afternoon to discuss.  My PVC's are constant, skipping beats, pounding chest, some shortness of breath, some difficulty falling asleep because it is so noticeable.  I am hoping to get some diagnostics (EKG, Echo, Bloodwork etc) done to figure out what is going on and hopefully get some relief.  I will post as I go through this process and hopefully learn from others. 

KH

KHammond

by Gemita - 2024-04-04 15:55:38

Please repost as a new message.  Your message won't be seen because messages do not automatically get bumped to the top of the pile!  I picked it up because I have Admin privileges but other members won't see it.  Thank you