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To: Sans-Culotte; V_TWIN

I get those PVC’s occasionally, PAC’s (pre-atrial contraction) sometimes more than occasionally. Feels like a skipped beat when taking your pulse. This was happening sometimes every 4th beat or so. Very unnerving, makes me a bit lightheaded. Combine that with stress and not much sleep... The worst occasions have been difficult to catch on a holter monitor or at the office.
They did a couple stress tests, echo, and the dye and found it all normal for a 48 year old guy. Cardiologist prescribed a very low dose of metoprolol just before bedtime which I tried to convince myself was helping but didn’t do anything for me. Three years later we’re still trying to sort it out. They keep saying it’s nothing to worry about, so I figure by now if it was anything I wouldn’t be here anymore!
Best of luck to you, Sans.


38 posted on 11/01/2017 2:56:45 PM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: jughandle

As I understand it, the stress may be what’s triggering those. Have you tried tracking when they occur in relation to what your doing at the time? relaxing, at work or in traffic for example. keeping a log of that may be revealing. Just a suggestion. Take care.

V_TWIN


55 posted on 11/02/2017 3:45:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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