[Joey]

Male 51 run for 30 + years. I feel depressed before I check my pulse and sure enough, chest pain and skipped beats because of the ectopics, the cause of the depression, mild not any worse than if your puppy died (just trying to give a level of discomfort). I know now why I start getting down, and notice when I wake up, no skipped beats.

I feel for all of you, no longer feel that I will die, but man when the bad days hit... I went through months of isolation and fear and found solace in running and biking, when the symptoms are better.
It didn't help that a peer reviewed paper I read showed increased mortality in those of us PVCs.

I feel for you and am willing to offer up suggestions or try anything that is working for you.

[Jampot1084]

Is that true there is a higher mortality rate in people with PVCs?

[DaniRae]

No higher... No. I have asked this question over and over and over..... We are at no higher risk. I know its scary either way, but trust in your heart.

[dr461]

Originally Posted by Jampot1084

Is that true there is a higher mortality rate in people with PVCs?

NO. Stop googling the nonsense that is on other message boards. It is misinformation.

[lisad77]

i know how u feel. i to am 34 years old lady with 3 kids for many years now i have sufferd chest pain. dizzy spells. passing out. numbness in face arms. feeling or being sick. i have had loads test done that come back ok i have got a heart arrtythmia now fast/slow i canbe sitting down and will start to feel ill. i often phone for ambulance or go to hospital with fear for my life thnking im dying. i get chest and throat tightness my eyes go all funny. i do suffer from panick and anxiety attacks. i feel ill every day i want to cry all the time.

[Katie]

Lisad I'm so sorry it's hard on you. Have you tried any meds or supplements like magnesium to help with the anxiety?