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yugokid · 06-25-2004, 04:17 PM

Ok let me start off by saying, i have only gotton 3 1/2 hours of sleep in. went to bed at 6:30 am and woke at 10:00 am. all day i felt pretty fine, the usual pvc here and there, did not bother me even when they were everyother and every two beats. well i finally decided to take a tap and get some rest at 4:30. i went down in my very cold basement and covered up. I just woke up at 6:00 and feeling like crap! My heart was kinda racing and pvc's every second thrid now every fourth beat. my temp is ok and my paulse with the pvc's is 91. Could this be just because of the lack of sleep?

butterflytrans · 06-25-2004, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Yugokid

Ok let me start off by saying, i have only gotton 3 1/2 hours of sleep in. went to bed at 6:30 am and woke at 10:00 am. all day i felt pretty fine, the usual pvc here and there, did not bother me even when they were everyother and every two beats. well i finally decided to take a tap and get some rest at 4:30. i went down in my very cold basement and covered up. I just woke up at 6:00 and feeling like crap! My heart was kinda racing and pvc's every second thrid now every fourth beat. my temp is ok and my paulse with the pvc's is 91. Could this be just because of the lack of sleep?

It sure can!

Yugokid, and everyone else on this board that has "PVCs", I want to ask you a serious question. I've notice in the past year that the most common type of post in this particular thread in the forum has to deal with either PVCs, palps or both....I have a question for all of you (just because I haven't ever experienced it) what is it about the PVCs and palps that upsets you the most? I mean, when I go running hard, I can also feel my heart beating in my chest, or when I'm really scared or stressed, I can feel it pumping too; however, this isn't upsetting for me. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want to understand exactly what it is about the condition that makes it so bothersome.

yugokid · 06-25-2004, 09:57 PM

its fear, no matter how many times the docs told me that i was fine, im still scared. like today when i took that nap. i could feel my pvc and not even touch my wrist or chest, that pause just bugs me. that and everytime i may get a little pain in my arm or chest...goes right back to the pvc...its a pain in the arse

butterflytrans · 06-25-2004, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Yugokid

its fear, no matter how many times the docs told me that i was fine, im still scared. like today when i took that nap. i could feel my pvc and not even touch my wrist or chest, that pause just bugs me. that and everytime i may get a little pain in my arm or chest...goes right back to the pvc...its a pain in the arse

See, I understand you're scared, but scared about what? What are you scared is going to happen?

abbygirl2 · 06-26-2004, 02:50 AM

I'll try to answer your question as best I can. My skipped beats(I simply sum them up as that though I know there are many different kinds that I get), range from mildly bothersome to feeling like I'm at deaths door. It feels like your heart is stopping for a second then you get this big THUD as the next beats starts. I get ones that feel like a flutter, and get some that cause chest pain. If I get alot in a row, or I get one that causes a long pause I will start to feel like I'm about to passout-weak, lightheaded etc.

The ones that bother me the most are the ones with the long pause then the THUD. It isn't the thud that scares me, its the feeling that my heart isn't going to 'kick in' again.

Everyone probably experiences them a bit differently, and many people don't even know they get them, others are more sensitive to them.

As far as the palpitations go, we expect our heart to race after jogging etc, however when you are trying to sleep, or watching tv and you can feel your heart beat without taking your pulse and can hear it pounding in your ears it is quite uncomfortable and scary. Fortunately I don't get this too often.

For those with PVC's, skipped beats etc......
Beta blockers often help, as well as some 'home remedies' for getting your heart back into normal rythym...ie...baring down, sneezing, coughing, rubbing your eyeballs gently, dipping your face in cold water just to name a few. Others have said that a daily dose of magnesium works wonders, I have yet to try it though.

Hope this helps clear this up some.
Abby