heart palps and feeling faint?

CANEY GIRL · 03-31-2006, 01:38 PM

anyone feel faint when they get palps,pvc's,pac's etc.?anyone caught more than two pvc's in a row on holter monitors or other test? thanks.

zosolizard · 03-31-2006, 02:48 PM

Yes, I get dizzy/woozy at least half of the time when I get palps!! I HATE THEM SO MUCH.... (sorry, had to just vent for a second, lol)

I wore a 30 day event monitor and did catch 2 & 3 in a row a couple of times. The cardio & electro both said that since it was occassional, they were not concerned. (Well it still concerns me and freaks me out every time I have one, two, three.......) I get them every single solitary day for the past 10 months.

I'm going for a 2nd opinion before I start beta blockers.

Are you trying any meds for them??

CANEY GIRL · 03-31-2006, 06:17 PM

I Take Toprol Xl 25 Mg. At Bedtime. I Wonder If You Had The Runs Of Two Or Three More Often What They Would Do. How Often Is Too Often Anyway. Tthanks

Jennsie · 03-31-2006, 06:45 PM

My monitor supposedly caught about 8 in a row. As scary and uncomfortable as these things are, and how ill they make you feel, they are harmless. The only reason you need to worry is if you sustain the arrhythmia for a LONG LONG time or if your heart is damaged by some sort of serious underlying condition like heart disease. You might feel faint during them because a) for the second your heart isn't doing as good of a job pumping blood to the rest of your body, including your head b) they are also probably simultaneiously making you anxious and scared, which causes you to feel faint as well!

I was on 25mh Toprol XL for a little while and it wasn't as effective for me, so my doc switched me to Metoprolol 25mg twice a day. I have only felt flutters about twice in the last month.

CANEY GIRL · 03-31-2006, 07:07 PM

Thankyou. I Thought I Was The Only One That Felt Faint.