pvcs while trying to sleep Posted: 08-30-08 16:54pm
hey
i dont know if anybody can relate to this
but i suffer from pvcs and have had an
ablation for svt which was considered a
success.but i still suffer from the pvcs
which can be multiple at times and while
generally during the day i can go about my
normal day to day activites at night time
esp when going to sleep mt heart goes all
over the place.my pvcs really flare up and
i find it very difficult to sleep cause my
heart feels like it is going to stop.their
is no panic here ,if i turn on my left it
will beat erratic and the same on my right
--if i lay on my back it is not as bad but
i can feel my heart thumping in my head or
out through my back --my heart rate at
these times would be 60-75 give or take
.......i am seeing my cardio in a few
weeks but i was wondering if anybody can
relate esp when lying down or lying on the
left hand side
It is hard to say what is wrong with your
heart rate during the sleep without ECG
recording. You need to wear a holter
monitor to see what exactly is going on
with your heart rhythm during the sleep.
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Mr_Del
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 58
Posted: 09-14-08 20:46pm
I have the same thing happen from time to
time. not a nighty or even monthly event.
When the PVCs do occure it will last for
about a week then go away. When I have
them they are random but rarely back to
back to back. The sensation is as if my
heart missed a beat. As they continue to
go on they are accompanied with pain on
each PVC. Not a sharp pain more dull or
blunt and my whole heart area feels like a
BIG pound.
I talked with my doctor about this and
wore the holter for 24 hrs. Of corse the
PVCs dont happen when you want them to.
Meaning the machine picked up nothing. Not
even one. It was determined I am fine and
have nothing to worry about. Also contact
my doctor as soon as they start up again
to try another test. So as for me, I don't
know why they happen. Unfortunatly the VA
is not quick enough to resond when that
week attack starts. So by the time the
holter is ordered I am 2 weeks since first
attack and they are done. For now I just
live with it. May be a bad choice but VA
does not want to look further into it.
