Here's some tips for those suffering from
pvc's...
Disclaimer: Im not a doc, just a guy (45)
who has had these all his life.
1) Quit worrying about them. This will
only make them worse, not that they
actually get worse, it's your body tuning
into them and noticing every beat, thump,
etc, your heart makes. I'm sure some of
you can't stand the sound of your heart
beating at night and will sleep with the
tv or radio on to tune out your heart
beat. Sound familiar?
2) Read #1 again. Seriously, one thing you
have to realize is, there really isn't a
whole lot you can do about PVC's. Accept
the fact that you are alive right now and
do something productive with your life
today, tomorrow and beyond.
3) Get off the caffeine, chocolate, candy,
sugar, aspertine, etc. Drink plenty of
water, your body needs it!
4) Work out everyday! For some weird
reason, the majority of people suffering
from pvc's feel better when working out.
PVC's should not stop you from working
out, etc. There could be other factors
that do, but if all you're diagnosed is
with PVC's, then feel free to workout. I
would suggest walking, 30-60min everyday.
5) Accept the fact that you'll go days,
weeks, months, without them and "uh
oh...they're back!". Again read #1.
Usually stress, diet, etc, will trigger
them so find out what's different and
usually you can stop them. In my case it's
almost always "I havn't had any for a
while so why not dig into some candy bars,
cookies, etc" then a few days later my
heart is going wacky for a few days.
6) Sleep. Avoid this and they will get
worse, plain and simple.
7) The "thump" you feel is usually not the
pvc but the heart "resetting" itself
electronically. This is a good thing. The
only time to get remotely concerned is if
you have a "run" of pvcs that you can
feel, if that happens stay calm and cool,
relax, the more you tighten up and get
nervous the more adrenaline you're sending
through your system causing the heart to
beat faster, etc, etc. One Doctor told me,
go ahead and faint, at least that will
calm you down quicker!
lol..
Go into a Hospital
and talk to the cancer patients. They
would trade places with you in....you
guessed it....a heart beat.
This can be a wake
up call for those that need it.
9) The going crazy part. Seems like a
horrible pattern that happens to all first
time suffers. You feel your heart skipping
a few beats, you go to the Doctor, they
tell you "you have pvc's", you research,
research, etc, etc, feel EVERY single pvc,
you start having panic attacks, "im going
to die!!!!!", it takes control of you,
you're convinced you're going to die, you
get all kinds of checkups, tests, etc.
You're probably in the majority if nothing
wrong was found in your tests, but still
YOU'RE convinced something is wrong, you
may be right who knows, you're still alive
though, days, weeks, months go by, you're
STILL convinced something is wrong,
looking back....perhaps you could have
done something with that time instead of
freaking out?
Think about that
one for a while...
10) PVC's, like any heart arrythmia, can
be scary, but the quicker you learn to
just deal with it and not freak out when
an episode happens, the better you'll be
and you can slowly get your life back. The
sweats, nervousness, chest tightness, etc,
that usually follows an episode is 99% of
the time caused not by your heart but your
brain sending signals to your body to
"run, get away from this, we're freaking
out!!!"
Relax, breath, work out, eat right, sleep,
etc. If after all that..you STILL have
pvcs, well guess what...that's your heart.
That's how it works for you and your body.
Live with it, accept it, etc. Continuing
to be mentally negative about your heart
can do all kinds of weird things to your
body and your mind. Good luck, stay
calm...guess what...you're still alive if
you're reading this.
