yogini Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 This may seem like a silly question, but since we have been discussing PACs, PVCs, etc, I was wondering what kind of symptoms you have when you are experiencing these kinds of heartbeats? I know I have had arrythmias sometimes, because it is noted in my medical records. But I can't really tell if/when I am having them. I know when I am tachy because I feel dizzy and can feel my heart pounding in my chest, but I am not sure about PACs, PVCs, etc. I've been having these vibration feelings in my chest lately and am wondering whether they are PACs, PVCs, etc. It's probably not something I should worry too much about if I can't tell, but just thought I'd ask.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi, for me it's just something that if I am having them I know. I had PVC's show up on the Holter Monitor that I was wearing for months. Maybe someone here can better explain them. Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4cem Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 For me I just feel like my heart stops for a second, or it makes me jump. Sometimes it feels like a rubber band type snap in my chest or my heart just flips or flutters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganjan Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 People do not always know when they are having PACs or PVCs. You can be unaware of them. I have had silent ones show up on the monitor during a stress test and on a holter monitor. I also have ones that I can feel. To me PACs feel like a soft flutter in the left side of my chest (heart area) and PVCs feel like a giant boom! One day, many years ago I had intermittant PVCs for several hours and it was like an explosion in my chest each time. It was impossible not to feel those! I went to the emergency room and was told they were harmless PACs and they sent me home. I was not happy and went straight to my doctor who caught one on tape and said they were really PVCs with a funny variation that made them look like PACs to the emergency room doctors. He, too sent me home. The only one worried was me! Boom! Boom! Boom!Sometimes I can "feel" a silent one while taking my pulse--it feels like a missed beat. Actually PACs and PVCs are premature beats, but they feel like a skip when taking the pulse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Belinda Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 For me and I have them alot they feel like a flip-flop in my chest.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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