| PotassiumAddictUser Since: Jan 2020Posts: 1 | Winenut, you are right...and I am not exaggerating when I say you have probably saved lives with your post. I first started noticing my PVCs about a year ago. It was like a sudden spasm I could feel in my chest accompanied by a cough. At first I thought it was just my lungs being a little irritated, but over time I could start feeling this noticeable fluttering / skipping beat sensation, and that's when I knew it wasn't my lungs anymore.
Anyways long story short, went to get checked out at the hospital a couple months ago, had all the usual tests done (echo, ekg, chest xray, blood test) everything came back normal.
Shortly after I stumbled upon your post, figured out what the issue was on my own, the doctor later confirm they were most likely PVCs.
Been upping my potassium intake a lot since I discovered the issue, and in a matter of weeks I feel like practically a brand new person. PVCs are gone, even during strenuous exercise which is what used to trigger them quite a bit.
One tip I wanted to add which I found a pretty easy way to get a nice dose daily, is dried apricots (each 100g contains over 1000mg of potassium). I try to eat an assortment ofcourse (bananas, oranges, spinach, avocado, nuts, seeds, beans etc.), but a cup of dried apricots a day during your potassium loading phase to get your levels back to normal really helps a lot. Make sure to get the organic unsulfured kind.
Thanks a lot for sharing, god bless.
-Brian |