sonor52User Since: Sep 2010Posts: 1 | Hi Phil I think it's great you starting up this website.Just to reassure some people out there worried about PVCS,I'm a healthy fit 52yr old male,having episodes since my mid 20's.First tests about the time of onset showed no heart abnormalities,the next visit to cardiologist 10yrs ago same and told me don't worry the're harmless.Then,all of a sudden,about 2 months ago,in the middle of training for a 14km fun run, & after a night out with a few beers,they came on really frequently( it seemed 15-20 a minute).After a visit to the emergency department ( I thought I was really in trouble! ),blood tests,xrays,ecg's,I was told to go & see a cardio and not to worry about them,unless I got chest pain,fainting,etc,etc.I had a Holter monitor test which showed OVER 11,000 PVC'S in a 24 hour period! 3 weeks ago I saw a cardio for the third time,had stress ecg,cardioechogram,all normal. He said they were caused by a bunch 0f "excited' cells in my heart tissue.they were benign,completely harmless & not to worry about them.When I asked him about treatment,he said I didn't need any.A gp prescribed a beta blocker for me about 2 yrs ago for slight hypertension,& the meds seemed to keep the pvc's under control until recently. I've tried eliminating things from my diet,coffee,alcohol.I've tied aloe vera soft gel capsules,cq10,vitamin c,fish oil,you name it.Nothing seems to work.But I don't get them at all when I'm running,only afterwards when my HR slows down. Ialso have suffered from IBS for about the same amount of time that I,ve had the pvc's.Since going to the cardio last time,I don't worry about them as much,but they still bother me a lot, and I'm now on a mission to find that "miracle cure"I'm open to anyone's ideas and suggestions.Thanks for listening. Mark from Australia. |