Hi I'm just wondering if there is anyone else out there that has this problem? Im 27 usually active quite healthy aside from asthma & for the last month I've had pvcs from the minute I wake up to the minute I fall asleep sometimes it gets to the point of every few beats I'll have one, I literally can't take it anymore I'm so scared to do anything. I've had countless amounts of emergency room visits for it and been told I'm fine but somewhere I don't believe it and I'm expecting the worst. they get so bad to the point I get dizzy short of breath and sweaty. They say my ecgs are fine my bloods are unremarkable and xrays are normal. so don't know what is causing them. I'm so scared I can't live like this much longer.
hello,
So sorry to hear you also suffer with these. I’m a 22 year old who has suffered with PVC’s and PAC’s for over 4 years and it is soul destroying. I have mine very very often and not had a day without feeling them.
They are petrifying and no one will ever understand how much they affect us mentally. I went to my gp numerous of times and was always shut down due to my age. But persevere with it, demand an echocardiogram which is a jelly scan that looks at the structure of the heart for peace of mind.
I had mine a few months back after begging and am still waiting results. I am a nurse myself and know that most people do get pvc’s day to day but we are the unfortunate ones who feel them. But for your own sanity and peace of mind get this scan so that you can put your mind at rest.
Hope this helps. Stress and also worrying about them makes them x10 times worse. I am working on putting them to the back of my mind.
take care.
Hi Ciiahn..I had the same problem for about 3 years ; missing about 10% beats a day…horrendous…no known cause… My cardiologist suggested a supplement of Magnesium citrate … after about two months the problem disappeared overnight… so I still take 200 mg a day .. You can never be sure if the magnesium helped but its worth a try .. good luck
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have you tried eating more foods that are potassium/magnesium rich? ideally you want 4g of potassium a day and ~320mg of magnesium. those are not easy figures to achieve, i still dont hit my targets even when trying. potatoes, avocado, bananas, tomato juice, and magnesium (citrate only) tablets help me.
also if you havent already quit all alcohol, caffeine, nicotine
a good nights sleep is also very helpful
Hi ciiahn, all I can say is I’ve been there too, pretty nearly all of the year 2015 I was suffering continuously, and four different doctors looked at them, took EKGs and Holters, and just shrugged. You can look for a specialist in heart electrical issues - but I’m not sure how much more they can do. Has anyone offered you even a beta blocker? It’s an easy thing to try, and for me it helps quite a bit. Magnesium also helped.
I had a really bad year, but time, and magnesium, and controlling my blood pressure which was a little high, and now the symptoms are under control. Primary physicians - no help. Cardiologists - no help. I have not searched out the specialist, because by the time that was mentioned I was already doing better.
And there is this - the doctors all say that, for as awful as it feels, they are not actually dangerous - well, I don’t know about that, but they are this much correct: I’m still here, and I’ve had no actual heart attacks or strokes - afaik.
heya.. yes I eat a very potassium rich diet and drink a whole lot of coconut water which gives a lot of potassium aswell and I take magnesium daily. it is hard to get a good nights sleep with a little baby but I do try when I can. Im also on verapamil 120mg tablets daily and they’ve seemed to do nothing. it feels like I can’t win no matter what.
Hi, Aw it’s so good to know that I’m not the only one dealing with this. it feels like my life has been ruined. I’m so scared every night that I’m not going to wake up the next morning cause my hearts just gonna give out. I have them constantly and I can’t think of the last time I didn’t get one. how frequent are yours if you don’t mind me asking and do you get any other symptoms?
I definitely will ask for a echocardiogram that’s probably the only thing I haven’t had. no matter what though it still doesn’t feel reassuring enough.
I’m so scared I just wish there was a definite way to stop them 
i hear you on the baby front, ive also had issues with my son!
id highly recommend keeping a food diary here:https://cronometer.com/
youll see exactly how much pot/mag youre getting, its really important to be getting the recommended amount. im not doubting you eat a lot of health foods i just want you to make sure your getting the recommended!
have you tried vagus nerve stimulation? holding your breath with a full chest of air and trying to breathe out can provide some temporary relief. ive noticed things are worse after lunch for me, i suspect its food affecting my vagus nerve…
best of luck, please keep us updated with hoe you get on 
What are pvcs?
Sarah
Premature ventricular contractions, a type of are extra heartbeats that begin in one of your heart’s two lower pumping chambers (ventricles)
hey, yeah i totally feel you, no one can truly appreciates the impact it has on your life unless they experience it, i wish it on no one.
i get them almost everyday for the past 6 months, it feels like my heart is about to give up, my stomach sinks and it leaves you panicking.
i havnt figured out what stops it or even reduces it.
hang on in there i hope it all works out
I have the exact same thing, it started when I was 27 and I would have the odd one here and there but nothing to be concerned about and then it seemed like they’d go away for years and they would come and go in my 30s but now that I’m in my mid-40s it seems like this year they’ve hit me like a ton of bricks I went to the emergency room three times because of it and sent home three times being told that there’s nothing wrong with me after doing EKGs and even sending me to get a echocardiogram which I was told everything was perfectly fine but it’s hard to believe it’s perfectly fine when you get a PVC every third heartbeat and sometimes three or four PVCs in a row, I’m currently dealing with day five of what I’m guessing is called a PVC storm where I’m okay for a few hours and then for a three or four hour period I get hit with PVCs every third heartbeat for hours and then it seems like it just all of a sudden disappears and then it comes back and hits me again and I’m honestly scared half to death even though everybody has told me there’s nothing to be scared of, I’m a big strong guy that likes to work out and I’m in pretty good physical condition, I was even given metoprolol for this and it seemed to help at first but now nothing seems to help, I was recently prescribed antidepressants and I believe that triggered the latest ones because of the norepinephrine reuptake mechanism of the drug that was prescribed but I’m not a doctor so I’m not sure so I’m just here to let you know you’re not alone and I’m honestly shitting my pants I’m so terrified right now writing this and I hope somebody can maybe help me as well.
Hi Mike,
I also get pvc’s and pac’s and have been getting them since i was 34(I’m 41 now). I’ve have multiple ekgs, an echo when i was 34 and 38 with stress test at the same time. I was told everything is fine(frustrating!). I wasn’t officially diagnosed with pac’s til last month after wearing a holter monitor for 1 month. I’ve gotten this flutter that never caught before on the other test, but i kept telling them about this flutter besides the pvc’s which I accepted from the previous monitors. I was worried about this flutter they couldn’t detect until they finally did. They said I wasn’t going to die from it after asking that specifically. I love to lift weights and exercise, but have been hesitant to do this. They said to continue with exercise even though I sometimes get them briefly when working out. I don’t consume any caffeine nor do drugs. I tried to link these to everything under the sun, but since I was told my results over 1 month ago I’ve started to enjoy foods and activities I was avoiding for years. I’ve actually has them, , but they are less noticeable. They tell me they are related to anxiety and I think that factors into it, but I feel like they caused the anxiety. This forum has been great for me to help me realize I’m not the only one going through this. I take cardizem, I use and potassium chloride salt in place of regular salt and after my results I switched from magnesium citrate to magnesium glycinate. Not sure if this helps or it was the results from the cardiologist, but I feel like I’ve been having less pvc’s and pac’s that are less noticeable. My doctor and cardiologists know what I’m taking and are ok with it. Talk to your doc’s of course before adding any supplements. At one time I was on metoprolol and antidepressants, but I stopped those over a year ago after talking to my doctor. I hope you figure something out that works for you. I figure it’s not going away so I’m gonna try to enjoy more things. My wife says she notices I’ve been better since my results.
Will-Salamanca, NY
I have been dealing with PVCS on and off for about 14 years now. No one can seem to figure out the problem. I have had all the major heart tests done and still, here I am, trying to get through another day pretending the next heart beat wont be my last. Every skip sends me reeling, and sometimes, i cannot control the anxiety forced upon me from these flutters. I am currently married to a nurse, and i have seen a doctor recently for my PVCS. I had an echo performed and i do not have any signs of heart disease or heart damage. But as we know, AND WE ALL DO KNOW THIS, it matters very little what the doctor says about our hearts. I feel mine skip repeatedly all day, everyday. (I am under the 10% threshold deemed dangerous by the medical experts). Anyway, my poor wife. I have researched this problem extensively and too no avail. Regardless of how you feel every time your heart skips, you still have to live life. You cant live in the hospital, and you cant obsess over these flutters and still enjoy everything around you. My wife is my safety net. When i feel panicked and unable to function, she reminds me… ITS BEEN 14 YEARS! And that cannot be any more true. 14 years ive lived in fear and ive been tormented. And ive never taken the time to just think to myself, IF THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, WOULDNT I FKN KNOW BY NOW? So dont fear. Relax. Embrace. Enjoy your life. I hope you will all read this and that these words may bring some calm to your life. You are fine, and you will get through another day.
God Bless
Hey everyone, I’m really glad to find this chat room.
I was diagnosed with PVCs about 10 yrs ago. I am now 42yrs old.
This was determined after I complained to my GP about the feeling of a skipped hart beat. After EKG, Halter and Stress test it was diagnosed as PVC’s and I was told nothing to worry about.
I have always dealt with General Anxiety and take an Cymbalta (antidepressant ). I am also very active and enjoy physical activity.
I have always managed with the PVCs other then catching me off guard them quiet easily only having the odd surprise and discomfort when they would happen (maybe 1x per day or every other day)
Over the last week however they have been happening a-lot more frequently and i experience a bit of a fluttery sensation or almost bubbly sensation in my throat that lasts long after the PVC and then eventually goes away just to comeback again. Upon each PVC i check my neck to see what my heart beat is doing. I often feel the large “thud” and then back to normal. I don’t experience an increase in heart rate at all.
Anyway its just super frustrating and all I can think about hoping it will go away…the stress and anxiety just gets worse and in my opinion causes it to happen more frequently.
Does anyone else get the fluttery feeling as well? Almost like the “in love” feeling…
Thanks everyone for the input, i’m sure everything is fine and this will pass…
have you had Covid19?.. I had Covid symptoms last year and since then I have been suffering of PVCs
i also get this. mine is like a random and sudden thump in my throat/neck(?) like in the base of my throat. it is strong and very very noticeable, but the heart rate remains the same, it wont go up or anything. so it isnt heart racing, just the throat thump and it is really scary, strong and uncomfortable. I cant shake the feeling g that something is off and after having one, even if it lasts only a few secs, I will think about it for hours after, because it is so scary. docs also told me nothing to worry abt but it is impossible..
i wanted to follow-up and see how you’re doing now? have your ectopic beats got any better? i’ve been dealing with this for the past 4 months and oh my, its a horrible feeling!
hello,
i started getting the thud feeling for about 4 months now. i do believe it gets worse with anxiety. i do have a long history have anxiety. but i feel like the extra best it self makes me very anxious. has anything helped you improved your symptoms ?
did they tell you it was ectopic beats?