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I’ve got premature ventricular contractions which basically means that every once in a while, my heart goes early and then there’s a longer pause.

Being aware of my heart beats basically gave me panic attacks which makes the pvcs worse, which makes my anxiety worse and so on.

I had to work at not noticing my heartbeat, per my cardiologists advice.




I have the same issue. My favorite part is the sleepless nights: PVC -> anxiety about PVC -> can't sleep -> extra anxiety about missing sleep -> panic attack.

Anecdotally, daily calcium and magnesium supplements seem to reduce the frequency.


I have the same issues. Combined with that I'm hypothyroid, which can then compound the PVC symptoms when my dosage of thyroxine is off.

I'm sitting here reading this article thinking "My gods, I wouldn't wish this on anyone, forget about your heartbeat before it drags you into panic attacks!"


30 minutes on a treadmill stops them for me. Even while they’re really bad, force yourself to do it (only if they are really pvcs and not afib).


Potassium can also help. Sadly, caffeine is a major contributor to PVCs for me and I miss it.


curious how breath control may/may not fit into this..

if one is mentally focusing strictly on the heartrate without thinking of breath/thought control, I don't see it working out too well..




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