[Jampot1084]

I am just wondering how many of you actually get hundreds and thousands of PVCs a day? And has your doc/cardiologist told you that this is ok.?

[jkfrench]

I do and my doctor (both cardiologists that I saw) told me it was completely within normal limits. I had the stress/echo to confirm that my heart was healthy and after that, they told me it wasn't even necessary to repeat the tests for another 5 years or so.
I have had holters on when I have had over 300 and when I have had 15. I also know that I have had days where I am close to the thousand mark. I am told over and over again the the amount doesn't matter unless my heart is diseased.

[Jeff]

As far as I know, I hold the record for PVCs on this site.

In '03 I spent ten months or so where I had 5-10,000 every single day.

Now a really bad day might be even more than that, but they happen about once or twice a year.

And no heart meds.

[dr461]

Originally Posted by Jeff

As far as I know, I hold the record for PVCs on this site.

In '03 I spent ten months or so where I had 5-10,000 every single day.

Now a really bad day might be even more than that, but they happen about once or twice a year.

And no heart meds.

Nope. Beat ya. Try a year with over 25,000 daily. I still have days where my predominant rhythm is bigeminy. During my awake periods, I would have that for 12-14 hours, and it would finally subside when I went to sleep (as far as I know). Had a holter with over 30,000 ectopic beats in one day. Verdict--totally normal. No heart meds, no ablations--all stress related.

[jkfrench]

Seriously David. Your holter showed 30,000 PVCs! You are truly an inspiration! If that doesn't put everyones mind to rest, nothing will!!!

[dr461]

Yupp......it said "30,000 PVC complexes, clinically insignificant, bigeminy sustained, trigeminy, etc." Nowadays, I have occasional days of multiple PVCs, as I have learned to ignore them. The dead giveaway that they were stress was when I was getting tests in the hospital, they went from bigeminy sustained for two hours to 4 skipped beats every 2 min, after an IV of Ativan. Does that not show what the true cause was? Ativan in that dose created a 99% DECREASE in PVCs.

[DaniRae]

wow, that is amazing! I am not sure mentally I could handle 30K a day without having a break down from fear.

[Jeff]

Heh - amazing on the PVC count - I'm happy to crown you the PVC champion.

And interesting on the Ativan. Early on it drove me crazy that when I was being monitored by a doctor my heart wouldn't act up, like my body was conspiring to kill me. Then I realized that it was doing that because someone was there to care for me in case something really was wrong, and I must have relaxed/de-stressed. And then I felt relieved but also kinda silly.

See Jodie? (She never believed me when I'd tell her I had 5-10,000 a day. Told her next time I was having that many I'd figure out a way to record them for her.)

[jkfrench]

I still don't believe you Jeff. You never actually had that many recorded on a holter! So yes, you need to figure out a way to record them next time you are skipping like that.

[Susie]

MERCY!!!! 30 thousand a day, well, that does put my mind to rest, wow, I would be a total basket case.

I usually have, or thought I had, around 5 a day, but since I have worn this 7 day monitor, I have had none, I thought I felt one, but it wasn't. What the heck are the skips then.

LOL Jodie and Jeff, you guys are funny.