Terrifying PVC episodes
I've always had the feeling of skipped heartbeats as long as I can remember. During the last few years I've had a few occurrences (currently experiencing one) where they happen every couple of heartbeats. Every time I've gone to the ER. Every time they hook me up to saline, do an EKG, maybe some other tests, keep me for a couple of hours and send me home. I saw a cardiologist in January and got an echo and stress test. He said my heart looks normal and healthy.
Before now, my most recent episode was a month ago. I finally had my cardiologist follow up appointment a few days ago where we discussed my PVCs further. I was prescribed Propranolol to take as needed if they are lasting for more than 15 minutes. She said a holter monitor likely wouldn't be helpful since my PVCs do not occur on a daily basis. She informed me that some people are just more prone to them, that I can take magnesium, and that they can cause heart damage if the burden is high enough but it seems like mine isn't.
I'm just so frustrated. I don't even feel PVCs daily. Normally if I have one it's just one and that's it. I had a very emotional and stressful day today so I'm thinking that's the trigger. I took Propranolol and I'm currently waiting for it to take effect. It's just so scary. It sends me into a panic attack every time. I feel like I need to rush to the hospital because of how scary it is. It's crazy how unconcerned medical professionals are though. Crazy that something that feels so terrifying is just something I should be okay with and live with.