I was wondering if any of you think there is a link between MAV and heart palpitations or PVC’s. I suffer from both and it seems like when my MAV is active the PVC’s really flare up. Beta blockers only made the PVC’s worse and I had to go off of them. Just wondering if there is any connection??
Yes, I do. I’ve had weird heart feelings - thumping, racing, zinging, as well as chest-based anxiety. But I think you can get those sort of symptoms from some meds as well.
Victoria
Hi dizzygrl,
I certainly get heart palps with this junk. It started the day I got hit in 2003 and has been happening off and on since then. These days it’s more a product of the meds but when a dizzy aura sets in, it can also produce lots of anxiety and heart palps. I just ignore it like it’s a mother-in-law. :lol:
Scott 8)
This hit me at the menopause. Mostly at night when I try to go to sleep and cant. Feels like one beat is running into another, really fast.
Christine
There is an increased risk of migraines in those with mitral valve prolapse, a common cause of palpitations. MVP is common (I have it) and generally benign. I have had it for years and have never needed any treatment. I just have an echocardiogram every 5 or so years to follow it. I get palpitations sometimes after I eat,walk up the stairs, have a cold or fever or often times just randomly. Cardiologist will ususally just check some lab work, do a Holter monitor ( a device that records your heart rhythm for a day or two) and order an echocardiogram. I don’t know if you have MVP - prevelance is about 10% of the population. Might want to check it out or not… up to you. Kristen
Hi, DizzyGirl.
Tricyclic antidepressants can also cause heart racing in vulnerable people.
palputations can be a symptoms of menopause.
patent foramen ovale, can also cause migrianes.
PFO’s can also cause fluttering of the heart.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migraines_ … art_defect
jen