Jan- Janni- BallUser Since: Apr 2013Posts: 6 | I have been suffering from PVCs since 1996. I am 47 years old now, a little overweight but not morbidly obese or anything, and I am quite active - or... as much as I CAN be with these blasted things.
I've been to the Emergency Room countless times over the years, worried that something was very wrong, only to be told that it was PVCs and to go home and calm down. They don't want to prescribe meds due to the side effects (and I am not crazy about that idea anyway, I am more into natural solutions if possible) so I just always go home and curl up into a ball and cry. They have been getting worse and worse as the years drag on.
Today they have been at their very worst. Started yesterday after a long run (I did 4.5 miles, about half of it was jogging and the other half just brisk walking.) This isn't new. I do this several times a week as a rule. Anyway, after the workout, they started back up and haven't stopped plaguing me since. ALL DAY today they keep hitting me. I think the longest I've gone without one is about ten or fifteen minutes. I cannot get into a position that helps. They do it whether I am sitting, standing, lying down on my back or sides... no matter what I do, they are there.
I have tried everything I know to try. I've tried homeopathic anxiety remedies to try and "calm" the suckers out of me - those don't work for that. I've tried drinking lots of G2 because the last E.R. visit I had, I was told it could be because of an electrolyte insufficiency... I thought drinking water would help but the nurse said no - it needed to be either juice or sports water.
Aaaaaand, just as I was typing this, I had yet another PVC.
I am honestly about to scream. :-(
I'm glad I found this website though. At least I know there are other people out there with the same affliction (and for that, I am truly sorry for all of you...) |