PVC’s

[Dogluvr95]

Hi everyone. It’s been 8 months tomorrow that I had my SVT Ablation. I am back to working out regularly, and I also got a new job while being a full time student. I am still taking my metoprolol twice a day, even though I really should start weaning myself off of it. I am scared to do that though because of my ectopics. They have (thankfully) gotten better with time, but I find that after a 7-8 hour shift I have them once I get home and am resting and they are so uncomfortable, I would give anything for them to stop. Any suggestions? I have tried magnesium and it didn’t seem to work for me. Thanks!

[Sakhay]

Is it possible that your PVCs are related to your resting heartrate? Is your heartrate lower than usual when you start having series of PVCs?

[Dogluvr95 in reply to Sakhay]

You know what, it’s funny that you say that because I’ve actually thought that my low HR could be the reason. Is that a possibility?

[Sakhay in reply to Dogluvr95]

Well I had 24 Holter EKG done and my HR dropped to 36 just a second before an AF attack. My normal HR is around 45-55 while inactive.

I feel maybe couple of ectopics during the day, but hell brakes loose when I lie down at the end of the day to go to sleep. As soon as I lie down and try to relax I am starting to have lots of PVCs (sometimes every other beat). If I get up and stand or walk - they go away. My cardiologist said low heartrate may cause sinus node to "overcompensate" because of too long pauses in heartrythm, generating extrasystols or PVCs/PACs.

[Dogluvr95 in reply to Sakhay]

Wow! That’s really interesting. Thank you for the insight. I had never experienced ectopics until after I had my ablation, but I would rather have PVC’s than SVT any day haha. Hopefully coming off of the beta blockers helps with the PVC’s as it makes my HR low.

[Sakhay in reply to Dogluvr95]

My ectopics may aswell be linked to positional changes. As I lie down, I am having a storm of PVCs, but after 5-10 minutes if I remain motionless, they usually disappear even as my HR remains the same and body relaxed. Not even one PVC after that! But thats my theory, cardiologists will probably tell you thats impossible.