If my cardiac anxiety cranks up my go to relaxation technique is listening to one of Dr Gupta’s videos . It helps me every time . Thankyou so so much from the bottom of my jumpy heart .
I think for everyone commenting there is another 10 with this issue just reading the comments. My ectopics increase inline with stress. They started from what i believe was burn out or almost adrenal fatigue. But it is very true once they start they can then cause stress about your health and the vicious cycle starts. Sometimes i can go months with out an issue and then suddenly it all starts again. It's comforting that this Doc is so passionate and is reassuring so many people :)
SAME omg... i was already in burnout--just barely scraping by with my stress levels and extremely tired. Then something incredibly stressful happened and then they started up and haven't gone away since, it's been 8 months.
@@sovereignsoulutions6612 SAME! I got Covid September 2021. Had adrenal fatigue since or a little before. Covid made it worse. Then I had a major trauma incident 2 months ago and started getting these type of beats. I’ve had anxiety over my health for the last 2-3 years. And I’ve been stressed and “worried” a lot lately. I have a stress echo scheduled end of September this year.
I'm surprised this only has 14K views! I am a low stress person and recently went through a divorce, and I didn't think I was as affected by it as I was. My ex (a self-righteous, holier than thou "christian") cheated on me with someone who worked for her (who was also "married"), and just when I thought I was over it, I started having PVCs to the point of bigeminy for hours at a time. My PCP caught a few of them on the ECG and they were textbook patterns. What is crazy is my healthy, 17yr old daughter also started having them a few months after me (without me ever telling her about mine)!! We both take magnesium now and I am on a beta blocker, and that has helped a lot. Learning more about this, taking care of our mental health, and ensuring our diet is full of variety has given us our life back! Thanks for putting this out there and helping random people like us!
Wish there were more people in this world like you to take your precious time for helping people with suffering God bless you young man. take care Thank you cheers from Canada.
Trust me... I don't know if Dr. Sanjay Gupta is really a genius or not but trust me he is the best in calming the patients like us... I am Anxiety patient from last 2 years now, initially I never had answers of my questions from many doctors. But after finding Dr. SANJAY and the way he let us understand... trust me once again, anxious mind calms down ready fast. Lots of love and respect to you Dr. ❤
200 mg of magnesium citrate 2x day cured my heartbeat in about 2 weeks. My cardiologist says my my beat is now "perfect". I take it religiously. 70 white male.
Thank you for this post. Working as a First Responder, I've noticed more in the past two years of PVS. I've seen a Cardiologist and was told there is nothing wrong with my heart. But I kept getting PVC. In my line of work, removing stress is complex. But thank you, this video has helped remove some of the anxiety.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping with these debilitating symptoms. I've just had a heart monitor and scan for a racing heart and ectopic heart beats. I had a 10 minute consultation with a trainee heart consultant, but we only had time to discuss my symptoms. Your video explains everything I've been worried about. You are a saint! Thanks so much for your time and kindness. I'm on beta blockers now for anxiety due to the heart problems I have, and they have really helped.
Thank you for your thorough review of this study! Boy could I relate to this and your suggestion that people who are anxious have an enhanced awareness. I remember getting pvcs every once in awhile throughout life, but I never knew what they were, and I ignored them and went on with life. Once they were diagnosed, I got more "paranoid" about them and now I feel like I get them every day or at least a few a week! I am addressing as many aspects as I can but also working on psychological pieces such as mindfulness meditation. Your videos are so validating and I learn so much - I REALLY wish you were my doctor! P.S. thank you for the shout out to cognitive behavioral therapy, I actually am a therapist and a big CBT proponent!
The world need more doctors like you,Im so happy I find your videos.My mom has health anxiety with palpitation,ectopics since I can remember,she always counting her pulse.She is 74 years now so I always telling her why she is so afraid for them when she know she have it since 1960!I also have health anxiaty with ectopics since I was 14 years old,Im 54 now and Im still afraid when I getting them.I saw your videos and I finally understand that my anxiety is my enemy not the ectopics.I decided to change my life,better late and never:)so I will change my thinking path about my health.I dont drink alcohol,dont smoke dont even drink coffee and Im a vegetarian since I was 5 years old,my tests are always fine but I always check myself and I think that something is probably wrong with me:(This health anxiety and palpitation made 40 years of my life a hell but Im hoping to change it now.Thank you for your videos they really help💐💐💐💐💐🌺🌼🌷🌹
Extremely helpful, and thorough response. I have a good cardiologist, but he doesn't sit down and really explain things like this, which is of course exactly when people need. Doc, thanks for posting these, just finding your videos now but they are extremely helpful. In my case, I was someone who had no real noticeable anxiety until I reached around 40 years of age, and then suddenly one day had a heart rhythm disturbance out of nowhere that lasted for a few minutes, and subsided - it felt like my heart was beating randomly, dizzy, and a bit weak, but its so hard to know which symptoms came from the heart itself and which from the panic that immediately overwhelms you when this first happens. In the 5 years since, I have had hundreds of "single skipped beats" that I strongly feel (very tuned in to it), spread out. Probably no more than a 3-5 in a single bad day, and many weeks or months with none at all. During those 5 years, I have had a half dozen "extended" episodes, which were likely doubles, triples or quadruples of pvcs. I have worn a holter monitor, and more recently 5 days a Zio XT patch, but in all monitoring cases I have never been able to capture an extended event (more than a single skip), so I still cannot tell if it's afib, or ectopic. It does correlate with stress (work stress especially as I manage a team of technologists), and also with low levels of testosterone. Caffeine (I love my morning coffee) exacerbates the odds of a palpitation, and having drank alcohol the night before also does. The ultimate recipe for likely palps is: stressful week of work, followed by social alcohol at night and a coffee the next morning. One note that always surprises me ... my heart rate is very calm when these happen, before and after. I've checked my pulse (manually and with a device) many times right after these happen, and it can be as low as 58-68 bpm right after an episode, which has me feeling terror (so one would think it would spike my heart rate). I am not a marathon runner, but my blood pressure is 110/80, and I do exercise and go jogging. So i think the bradycardia rates I see in the high 50's at time are likely not an issue. But I do find it odd that I will feel out of nowhere flutters and flops for 1 to 5 seconds, and then a steady 58 bpm after that. Also, I always have an urge to cough when an episode starts. No idea if it helps or not, but almost always it works, just might be timing in that they were only going to last 2-3 ectopic beats anyway. Lastly, years ago I investigated my testosterone levels with a doctor. They were extremely low (280) at the time. Anxiety is a top symptom of low T, so I worked with a doctor to take clomid, which raised my levels to normal, and my anxiety went away and my skipped beats reduced to almost none. The times I have had issues were the times where I tried to taper off of the treatment, and more recently when I ran out of my meds and tried to half my dose to space them out. I wonder if this whole issue is a cycle of low T, plus work stress constant, causing high anxiety, which triggers palps, which causes more anxiety. So this short thank you post turned into a long-winded explanation of my symptoms and life. Apologies! Thanks again for all of your work and videos!
well same problem i didnt check thyroid yet but i had bad digestion and hurtburn for yesrs,then these ecoptic beats suddenly last year and have them almost every day,what symptoms did you had with with low t,beseide irregular heart beat,did you had any dry skin on legs,or rushes,digestion problems etc?
i agree... being stressed out and anxious/worried makes you definately more aware of any kind of symptom like in this case extrasystoles... thanks a lot Sanjay!! you are really comprehensive and get to explain everything sparkling clear!
estella.yes frightening feeling.i cant breath...i cant walk.my heart races.no one in the medics and tests i have had finds anything wrong.i wish you well.ian.
Dr you make many people feel comforted by your videos! I have suffered for the last year with palpitations and pvcs and pacs. I wasn’t aware of them at first and now i am. Had a run of svt at 199 bpm before I was put on my beta blocker last year. Been doing pretty well but stress defiant is a trigger. I have had an echo with mild mitral prolapse, stress echo which was fine and ekg with pvcs but docs aren’t concerned. The whole thing is scary and we don’t realize how many people suffer from these:( Thank you for taking the time out of your day to make others aware and feel better!
Thank you for this wealth of information. I've definitely noticed the link between stress and my pvc's, but it's even more assuring to know there may be a psychological link that can be overcome in health individuals.
❤ Thank you for all you give so freely ~ you are a gem 💎 I had a team of cardiologists agree that my heart attack was totally due to stress, a week after a stressful event.
I have a delayed reaction to stress. It is when you always had one or two..then suddenly, you look inward and then you notice every single strange beat. Now we become more aware of what we always had, however we are more sensitized to them. I Can say this, but when I get just ONE...it drives me to worry and worry can drive me to get more. It too have anxiety disorder. I had not any of these for many years, or that bothered me. Now...I have a lot of stress since my husband suffered multiple strokes.
I am sorry that you are going through this with your husband ..and your ectopics as well. I can definitely relate to those along with Many other crazy symptoms
I am so blessed to have found you Dr Sanjay! Ive been experiencing palpations for 3 months now. They seemed to appear two weeks after I had a new Mirena inserted during GA. So was put to sleep to get this one in! LOL anyways, not sure really if the Mirena has brought this on? it has been going on now for 3months. I am in the process now of getting some heart tests done. Going to see the Heart specialist this Thursday to find out what they have found. Sorry for the long rant here! just wanted to say it's so nice to watch your videos! they really make me feel more calm and ok about my situation. Feeling very blessed to find you on youtube. thank you so much for being here in this space going out of your way to help people. Thank you.😊
Thanks for info! I'm struggling right now with ectopic beats. I'm currently wearing a heart ZIO rhythm monitor, an have had ectopic beats for years off an on! My echo was good in Jan. My cardiologist said to wear the rythm monitor for 2 weeks. An see whats going on. I know mine is anxiety with my body, lost my brother to a heart attack last year. So my stress is through the roof when I have ectopic beats. So thanks for your knowledge
I wanted to let you all know I had suffered from epcotic bears for several years . I recently turned vegan and I’ve eliminated the intensity to where I do not feel it . Not loud enough to make me wake up ! Dr Gupta you are wonderful by the way
how lovely sahil. So glad you are better and i agree that veganism is a much healthier alternative to other diets It'd mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel. Wishing you a happy new year
Hi thanks for the information on this Dr it's refreshing to hear this. My cardiologist told me I have a strong healthy heart and it is stress causing these eptoics now to learn to control my vagus nerve thanks
I appreciate this. I have been having constant PVCs for two months. I would say 15,000 a day. I waited two months for my VA appointment, and today my doctor called off so I have to wait another two months. I hope it's just anxiety bring this on
I've noticed a large reduction in ectopics from running every single day. strength training is nice, but running seems to suppress a lot of them. I think I went from around 300-400 Noticeable ectopics a day to around 50 on a really bad day, most days they are around 20 or less. I highly recommend moderate cardiovascular exercise! I get around 8-10 during my daily runs/exercise, but MY GOD will I take that over the hundreds while constantly resting. Please guys, give running a try if you haven't already.
Wonderful video. Always extremely happy to see you publish a new video. You always produce such amazing, interesting content in such a thoughtful way. Hope you have/have had a great week!
Indeed so calming explanation Dear Doctor , am doing the slow breathing exercises , in fact I use Stethescope listening to the beats and controlling the breathing rhythm slowly and it works , when breathing slowly the heart beat responds accordingly ...one should remain calm , close eyes and be focussed on deep slow breathing ...i underwent CABG in 2020 March 16 , and been experiencing Ectopic beats ...say 3, 4 or 6 ..varies in a minute ..am on medication beta blockers , respects to you Doctor your kind words are building confidence in me ...in fact I do my daily walk ...moderate and brisk' mixed together ... in morning till 30 to 40 minutes ...no discomfort at all , regards
Thank you very much for another great video! Your advice to try breathing in a more relaxed way is a good one, I actually try to do this when I get a lot of ectopics in a row and often it reduces them. I was wondering whether the fact that I get more ectopics when I am walking at a relatively high pace may also be related to stress or adrenaline. When I first got ectopics a few years ago, they increased in rest after walking or when I went to bed. However, after almost a year without ectopics, they came back and now they get more frequent when I am walking at a relatively high pace or when I get nervous, and I get less of them when I start relaxing after an activity. I would think that a faster heartbeat gives less time for a ectopic beat to be generated, but in actuality it seems to be more complicated than that. It would be great if you could explain more about this. Anyway, thanks again, Dr. Gupta, I'm looking forward to your next video!
Hi, I know your comment is 6 years old now but how are you doing with you Ectopic beats. My symptoms are exactly the same as yours. Especially when exercising. Have you still got yours, any treatment recommendations.. etc. Cheers
Anxiety about the condition could be helped by the medical profession explaining about the condition and pointing the patient to areas where they can find out the details etc. I was given medication and sadly over dosed, told I had A Fib that was it. You can’t get much information from the GPs and I haven’t had one for the past year so get a different locum 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
I’ve had times of increased palpitations over the years ,aged fifty now ,but since the 2nd January 2024 I’ve had them terrible,had normal ecg,I’m waiting for the recorder tape thing but have not heard anything for ages,so I’m just experiencing terrible symptoms every day .its really getting in the way of my life,people think I’m anxious but they are making me anxious.ive been anxious before and not even had these,I’m sure there must be something wrong.went out today to meet daughter for a catch up and just palpitations all day .
Thank You so much for this video. I’ve been suffering from asymptomatic PVCs since a routine Airline Pilot ECG last February. I’ve had the following tests:- Stress ECG (PVCs disappear with exercise), Multiple 24 hour ECGs, 2x Echocardiograms and a Cardiac MRI. I have reduced cardiovascular exercise for around 6 months as the cardiac review pointed towards athletes heart (in the Grey zone but I am extremely fit). At my recent 24 hour ECG the PVC burden increased from 19% to 24% but my resting heart rate increased as a result of detraining. I find that “negative” stress is definitely a trigger for me. If I conduct an AppleWatch ECG after 8 hours good sleep I am in normal sinus rhythm. If I do an ECG later in the day I have a PVC on average every 4th beat. Other than trying to reduce stress is there any way to reduce the PVCs? I tried taking Magnesium but this has only had a moderate effect. Thank you once again 👍
Hey Dr. 11 years ago I was addicted to adderall. That is what started my PVC's. Been totally sober for 10 years. 1 year after quitting I had major PVC issues. And its caused so much anxiety in my life. Whenever in life I face stress or physical stress I get PVC's to this day. Do you think the adderall damaged me or is it the anxiety. My hearts been checked and always looks strong and healthy.
Hi there....Really great info and I was hoping this would help and it will....Strangely enough, even though I have been diagnosed with atrial ectopy I have never had any major incidents..But as I have been reading the comments after having watched the video...I've gotten about 15-20 ectopic beats and my Goodness it's distressing...
How are people reducing their anxiety? I’ve reached a point in my health anxiety where I spend almost every single day, terrified by the sensations in my body and utterly convinced I will soon drop dead from cardiac arrest. I honestly can’t live like this but have no idea how to reduce these fears and feelings?!
Trust me ive been there and im almost recovered now. You just have to stop giving a fuck lmao. This may sound kinda rude or like ive bever experienced anxiety but trust me i have so badly i was about to buy my own aed because i was so afraid of cardiac arrest. But then i watched this anxiety motivation to literally stop giving a fuck. And althought it sounds almost impossible and hard at the beggining trust me its possible. Just dont give a fuxk, if you die you die lmao why care? You're alive at the moment so why care if you die in 5 seconds, just stop hiving a fuxk and start living
I'm 19 yr old healthy male but have had chest pains and short of breath for about 4 months now but all heart test have came back normal ekgs,echo,stress test, and even normal angiogram. Could this be health anxiety?
Great video Dr. Gupta! My condition is different but similar in a way. I was "flagged" for having PTSD coming back from Afghanistan. Anger and lots of anxiety, I went to the ER on three occasions after having an anxiety attack. The first two times they told me everything with my heart was fine. The third time the EKG showed my heart only beating at 28bpm (bradycardia). I have seen some research online linking PTSD and anxiety to bradycardia. I now have a pacemaker full time. I was wondering if you have heard of this "link" and what you may know. Other research has shown soldiers with PTSD have developed bradycardia. Any information would be great. Thank you, Bob.
Iv has them to years ago had lots of tests and echocardiogram scan and was all normal I do get anxiety and stress and leaned mine was anxiety related, but I’m getting them again now cos I have been stressed 😩
Do you know what would be a fabulous idea for that? You could invite a psychiatrist and an endocrinologist, and discuss live the causes of all this and how anxiety and stress can be addressed both physically and mentally.
my family Dr did not have an explanation as to why my PACs increase when I become active doing household chores......climbing stairs......when Im outdoors walking or riding bikes........she said it must just be my trigger point.....very distressing........my condition is calledSupra Ventricular tachycardia..........Im being treated with Bisoprolol........I don't like the way it slows me down........and not really effective.......other than dulling the intensity of the PACs and heart runs......thuds etc!!! ugh!!
Thanks Sanjay, can you please share the link of that study, please Blv me when i ever i have etopic attacks, i see your videos again and again and it really help me to cop
GOOD! NOW, I CAN'T REMOVE THE TRIGGERS OF MY STRESS AND ANXIETY. SHOULD I TAKE MEDS FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION TO COPE WITH IT AND HAVE A RELEASE FROM MY CONTINUOUS ECTOPICS?
Does anyone else here have pvc and pac combined with numbness and tingling in feet/face/hands, and chest tightness, and hot flashes...??? I am four years into this and I feel so alone and like I am dying. I need a support system.
Im so done with these, changed cardiologist. He is my last hope to give me any sort of life back. They just palgue me day after day after day… im like a skeleton as eating anything makes them worse, i would rather have my legs removed than these. Thats not said lightly. Thats the truth, i dream im normal but minutes after waking here they go again.
What does cortisol with the heart? do cause this also ectopic beats?. For me it do is so I have no ectopics on the morning and during the wole day, I get them in the evening, and cortisol does secrete most around this times. I had a big time with stress, even with a lot of anger, I am quite unhandy and drop things on the vloor sometimes, I have now a very beautifull heartbeat of 58 in a quiet nice siunoidal matter, but when etcopics start, and it starts always with a unrest in the body and some feeling of fear.
Sir, you have been extremely helpful in explaining what is behind my pvcs psvcs I am getting. Experiencing occassional palpitations,the sensation in my chest is that the heart is beating extremely fast and hard,but in the end the heart rate is just slightly elevated according to my smartwatch(but it does feel like high intensity workout).Is that normal feeling? I was made aware of my ectopic beat by a nurse, that made an ecg years back as a routine check and she made me redo the ecg,saying that my heart is not appropriate to my age and the values were not good. Since then I am aware of my heart beat and I think I developed anxiety, despite my heart being structurally in good condition and number of ectopics quite low. I dont know how to get rid of the anxiety, but your comprehensive videos are very helpful and comforting.
odd spasms in back of throat , slightly painful. could these be ectopic beats? Almost feels like a sharp quick stab in the throat, not external pain, internal. Like a contraction, sometimes radiates into upper chest. could these be ectopic beats?
When ever i go to sleep i wake up with sinus tycardio, sweating, shivering and kind of feeling sick atleast once a month for 15-30 minutes my cardiologist dont have a clue what it is? anyone else feeling this?
I had this happen once a few weeks ago. I thought it was because of a nightmare. I thought for sure I got the flu and when I woke up again, I felt fine. I been having around 10,000 PVCs a day for about two months now
Hi Peggy ectopics tend to be non sustained. They don’t tend to go on for more than 30 secs. Af is defined as af only if it goes on for more than 30 secs
Hello Dr.Sanjay, I'm not sure if you have ever heard of this issue but I went through a period of intense mental stress. Now I have developed a rapid elevated heart rate (96-110 bpm resting), night sweats and trouble sleeping. I feel like im stuck in this mode and unable to return my heart rate to normal. What could have caused this and is there anyway to fix it?
I have an internal carotid artery dissection and am experiencing severe heart palpitations could this affect my dissection in a negative way? I take an aspirin a day to help thin the blood but at this time I'm not on a blood thinner. I took a beta blocker for a short time but that's when the chest pain and palpitations started so I'm off of it now but the publication's just keep on coming morning noon and night.
I had been having pvcs for months really ruined my Iife I thought that anxiety was the cause, I'm sure it was but 4 days ago I stopped drinking anything with caffeine and for two full days I haven't had one ectopics, is it even possible this was the cause all along ???
Greetings from germany! thank you so much for this and the other videos on your channel. It helps me out. I have ectopics, and its 100% the same what you said. Its a circle. When the Fear comes than the ectopics get more, if they get more, the fear get more too. Its very scary. But the doctor said my heart is strong and fit. It doesnt feel so :D
Please check out the free course called cbt4panic on udemy. App. This really helped me understand the connection between stress,anxiety and various heart related sensations. I had a HA at 42, even though I had been incredibly health conscious most of my life, so it knocked me for six, loads of tests , and all came back negative Cardiology doesn't delve into the power of the mind. Took me 4 years to start to overcome my fears and it was great to find Sanjays videos to back it up from a cardiologists perspective. Btw I "hear" my ectopics too so a double whammy but if I can overcome them so can you
If my cardiac anxiety cranks up my go to relaxation technique is listening to one of Dr Gupta’s videos . It helps me every time . Thankyou so so much from the bottom of my jumpy heart .
are you also feeling ectopics beats . if yes then what's the condition now.
I think for everyone commenting there is another 10 with this issue just reading the comments.
My ectopics increase inline with stress. They started from what i believe was burn out or almost adrenal fatigue. But it is very true once they start they can then cause stress about your health and the vicious cycle starts. Sometimes i can go months with out an issue and then suddenly it all starts again.
It's comforting that this Doc is so passionate and is reassuring so many people :)
SAME omg... i was already in burnout--just barely scraping by with my stress levels and extremely tired. Then something incredibly stressful happened and then they started up and haven't gone away since, it's been 8 months.
@@sovereignsoulutions6612 SAME! I got Covid September 2021. Had adrenal fatigue since or a little before. Covid made it worse. Then I had a major trauma incident 2 months ago and started getting these type of beats. I’ve had anxiety over my health for the last 2-3 years. And I’ve been stressed and “worried” a lot lately. I have a stress echo scheduled end of September this year.
Dr Gupta, you are performing an incredible service by posting these videos for people suffering from ectopic beats. Thank you so much !!
I'm surprised this only has 14K views! I am a low stress person and recently went through a divorce, and I didn't think I was as affected by it as I was. My ex (a self-righteous, holier than thou "christian") cheated on me with someone who worked for her (who was also "married"), and just when I thought I was over it, I started having PVCs to the point of bigeminy for hours at a time. My PCP caught a few of them on the ECG and they were textbook patterns. What is crazy is my healthy, 17yr old daughter also started having them a few months after me (without me ever telling her about mine)!! We both take magnesium now and I am on a beta blocker, and that has helped a lot. Learning more about this, taking care of our mental health, and ensuring our diet is full of variety has given us our life back! Thanks for putting this out there and helping random people like us!
Whenever I get scared and anxious I pull up one of your videos. Deep breathing and trying to be calm. Wish you were in California. Have a great day.
Candyce Fillmore do you get like a hot flash with your pvc?
Wish there were more people in this world like you to take your precious time for helping people with suffering God bless you young man. take care Thank you cheers from Canada.
thank you so much Ronald... Such kind words...make my day
You are very welcome Doctor you truly deserve all great things come your way for helping all human beings.around the world bless you.take care
Thank you verry much dr
@@YorkCardiology U are gems Sir pranam jaishriradhekrishna 🙏🙏
Trust me... I don't know if Dr. Sanjay Gupta is really a genius or not but trust me he is the best in calming the patients like us... I am Anxiety patient from last 2 years now, initially I never had answers of my questions from many doctors. But after finding Dr. SANJAY and the way he let us understand... trust me once again, anxious mind calms down ready fast. Lots of love and respect to you Dr. ❤
200 mg of magnesium citrate 2x day cured my heartbeat in about 2 weeks.
My cardiologist says my my beat is now "perfect".
I take it religiously.
70 white male.
You are a beast ❤
Thank you for this post. Working as a First Responder, I've noticed more in the past two years of PVS. I've seen a Cardiologist and was told there is nothing wrong with my heart. But I kept getting PVC. In my line of work, removing stress is complex. But thank you, this video has helped remove some of the anxiety.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping with these debilitating symptoms. I've just had a heart monitor and scan for a racing heart and ectopic heart beats. I had a 10 minute consultation with a trainee heart consultant, but we only had time to discuss my symptoms. Your video explains everything I've been worried about. You are a saint! Thanks so much for your time and kindness. I'm on beta blockers now for anxiety due to the heart problems I have, and they have really helped.
Thank you for your thorough review of this study! Boy could I relate to this and your suggestion that people who are anxious have an enhanced awareness. I remember getting pvcs every once in awhile throughout life, but I never knew what they were, and I ignored them and went on with life. Once they were diagnosed, I got more "paranoid" about them and now I feel like I get them every day or at least a few a week! I am addressing as many aspects as I can but also working on psychological pieces such as mindfulness meditation. Your videos are so validating and I learn so much - I REALLY wish you were my doctor! P.S. thank you for the shout out to cognitive behavioral therapy, I actually am a therapist and a big CBT proponent!
thanks for all you do for us, you're an amazing person.
How can we get this incredible man seen and awarded for his thoughtfulness and care for us all god bless you xxx
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge with us! You are a wonderful blessing to many people!
So true!!!! I have much much more PVC when i am in a stressful environment or when i have to rush or do something that i don't want to do.
The world need more doctors like you,Im so happy I find your videos.My mom has health anxiety with palpitation,ectopics since I can remember,she always counting her pulse.She is 74 years now so I always telling her why she is so afraid for them when she know she have it since 1960!I also have health anxiaty with ectopics since I was 14 years old,Im 54 now and Im still afraid when I getting them.I saw your videos and I finally understand that my anxiety is my enemy not the ectopics.I decided to change my life,better late and never:)so I will change my thinking path about my health.I dont drink alcohol,dont smoke dont even drink coffee and Im a vegetarian since I was 5 years old,my tests are always fine but I always check myself and I think that something is probably wrong with me:(This health anxiety and palpitation made 40 years of my life a hell but Im hoping to change it now.Thank you for your videos they really help💐💐💐💐💐🌺🌼🌷🌹
thank you!!!!!!
How you doing now
@@Rob-dh3rp have you also have ectopic .
And how are your ectopic now.
Extremely helpful, and thorough response. I have a good cardiologist, but he doesn't sit down and really explain things like this, which is of course exactly when people need. Doc, thanks for posting these, just finding your videos now but they are extremely helpful. In my case, I was someone who had no real noticeable anxiety until I reached around 40 years of age, and then suddenly one day had a heart rhythm disturbance out of nowhere that lasted for a few minutes, and subsided - it felt like my heart was beating randomly, dizzy, and a bit weak, but its so hard to know which symptoms came from the heart itself and which from the panic that immediately overwhelms you when this first happens. In the 5 years since, I have had hundreds of "single skipped beats" that I strongly feel (very tuned in to it), spread out. Probably no more than a 3-5 in a single bad day, and many weeks or months with none at all. During those 5 years, I have had a half dozen "extended" episodes, which were likely doubles, triples or quadruples of pvcs. I have worn a holter monitor, and more recently 5 days a Zio XT patch, but in all monitoring cases I have never been able to capture an extended event (more than a single skip), so I still cannot tell if it's afib, or ectopic.
It does correlate with stress (work stress especially as I manage a team of technologists), and also with low levels of testosterone. Caffeine (I love my morning coffee) exacerbates the odds of a palpitation, and having drank alcohol the night before also does. The ultimate recipe for likely palps is: stressful week of work, followed by social alcohol at night and a coffee the next morning.
One note that always surprises me ... my heart rate is very calm when these happen, before and after. I've checked my pulse (manually and with a device) many times right after these happen, and it can be as low as 58-68 bpm right after an episode, which has me feeling terror (so one would think it would spike my heart rate). I am not a marathon runner, but my blood pressure is 110/80, and I do exercise and go jogging. So i think the bradycardia rates I see in the high 50's at time are likely not an issue. But I do find it odd that I will feel out of nowhere flutters and flops for 1 to 5 seconds, and then a steady 58 bpm after that. Also, I always have an urge to cough when an episode starts. No idea if it helps or not, but almost always it works, just might be timing in that they were only going to last 2-3 ectopic beats anyway.
Lastly, years ago I investigated my testosterone levels with a doctor. They were extremely low (280) at the time. Anxiety is a top symptom of low T, so I worked with a doctor to take clomid, which raised my levels to normal, and my anxiety went away and my skipped beats reduced to almost none. The times I have had issues were the times where I tried to taper off of the treatment, and more recently when I ran out of my meds and tried to half my dose to space them out. I wonder if this whole issue is a cycle of low T, plus work stress constant, causing high anxiety, which triggers palps, which causes more anxiety.
So this short thank you post turned into a long-winded explanation of my symptoms and life. Apologies! Thanks again for all of your work and videos!
well same problem i didnt check thyroid yet but i had bad digestion and hurtburn for yesrs,then these ecoptic beats suddenly last year and have them almost every day,what symptoms did you had with with low t,beseide irregular heart beat,did you had any dry skin on legs,or rushes,digestion problems etc?
Thanks for writing this down. It teaches me I should talk to my doctor and get my testosterone levels checked! Thank you!
i agree... being stressed out and anxious/worried makes you definately more aware of any kind of symptom like in this case extrasystoles... thanks a lot Sanjay!! you are really comprehensive and get to explain everything sparkling clear!
Does anyone feel like their pvc's are like a "shock" in the chest ?
Yes
What kind of shock? Is it like your heart got squeeze?
Yep it lasts a split second and is scary
estella.yes frightening feeling.i cant breath...i cant walk.my heart races.no one in the medics and tests i have had finds anything wrong.i wish you well.ian.
Yes. I get the shock of adrenaline feeling all the time.
You are a god send to me. I listen to you on facebook and find ur voice alone soothing. You are an angel sent to help us anxiety sufferers.
You are a very nice person. May God Bless You. You are an angel Sanjay sir
Thank you for excellent video ! Dr. Gupta, you are so special in many ways. Please keep educating us.👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️
You are so reassuring and your advice is so valuable. Really a wonderful doctor.
Dr you make many people feel comforted by your videos! I have suffered for the last year with palpitations and pvcs and pacs. I wasn’t aware of them at first and now i am. Had a run of svt at 199 bpm before I was put on my beta blocker last year. Been doing pretty well but stress defiant is a trigger. I have had an echo with mild mitral prolapse, stress echo which was fine and ekg with pvcs but docs aren’t concerned. The whole thing is scary and we don’t realize how many people suffer from these:( Thank you for taking the time out of your day to make others aware and feel better!
Shannon Ashley I feel for you.. I get SVT as well.. do you feel you get PVCs more when your bloated?or around your period?
U still get the ectopics.?? Plz rply.. How r u doing now
Thank you for this wealth of information. I've definitely noticed the link between stress and my pvc's, but it's even more assuring to know there may be a psychological link that can be overcome in health individuals.
❤ Thank you for all you give so freely ~ you are a gem 💎
I had a team of cardiologists agree that my heart attack was totally due to stress, a week after a stressful event.
I have a delayed reaction to stress. It is when you always had one or two..then suddenly, you look inward and then you notice every single strange beat. Now we become more aware of what we always had, however we are more sensitized to them. I Can say this, but when I get just ONE...it drives me to worry and worry can drive me to get more. It too have anxiety disorder. I had not any of these for many years, or that bothered me. Now...I have a lot of stress since my husband suffered multiple strokes.
I am sorry that you are going through this with your husband ..and your ectopics as well. I can definitely relate to those along with Many other crazy symptoms
I am so blessed to have found you Dr Sanjay! Ive been experiencing palpations for 3 months now. They seemed to appear two weeks after I had a new Mirena inserted during GA. So was put to sleep to get this one in! LOL anyways, not sure really if the Mirena has brought this on? it has been going on now for 3months. I am in the process now of getting some heart tests done. Going to see the Heart specialist this Thursday to find out what they have found. Sorry for the long rant here! just wanted to say it's so nice to watch your videos! they really make me feel more calm and ok about my situation. Feeling very blessed to find you on youtube. thank you so much for being here in this space going out of your way to help people. Thank you.😊
Thanks so much for sharing this and for your hard work helping patients. That´s what I call a great doc!
Thanks for info! I'm struggling right now with ectopic beats. I'm currently wearing a heart ZIO rhythm monitor, an have had ectopic beats for years off an on! My echo was good in Jan. My cardiologist said to wear the rythm monitor for 2 weeks. An see whats going on. I know mine is anxiety with my body, lost my brother to a heart attack last year. So my stress is through the roof when I have ectopic beats. So thanks for your knowledge
Mine started after I lost my Dad
I wanted to let you all know I had suffered from epcotic bears for several years . I recently turned vegan and I’ve eliminated the intensity to where I do not feel it . Not loud enough to make me wake up ! Dr Gupta you are wonderful by the way
how lovely sahil. So glad you are better and i agree that veganism is a much healthier alternative to other diets
It'd mean a tonne to me if you'd consider subscribing to the channel. Wishing you a happy new year
Hi thanks for the information on this Dr it's refreshing to hear this. My cardiologist told me I have a strong healthy heart and it is stress causing these eptoics now to learn to control my vagus nerve thanks
Thank you so much for what you do and say.. You are a wonderful person. God bless you.
Wow, how can you be so amazing thank you so much for all the videos i mean if only there were more doctors like you ❤
I appreciate this. I have been having constant PVCs for two months. I would say 15,000 a day. I waited two months for my VA appointment, and today my doctor called off so I have to wait another two months. I hope it's just anxiety bring this on
How are you feeling now?
How are you doing now?
Any treatment recommendations?
This has summed up my condition in a nutshell. Thankyou SO much
I've noticed a large reduction in ectopics from running every single day. strength training is nice, but running seems to suppress a lot of them. I think I went from around 300-400 Noticeable ectopics a day to around 50 on a really bad day, most days they are around 20 or less. I highly recommend moderate cardiovascular exercise! I get around 8-10 during my daily runs/exercise, but MY GOD will I take that over the hundreds while constantly resting. Please guys, give running a try if you haven't already.
What’s your age?
I feel the skipped beat like 15 to 20 times a day... its 1 month now but whwn i ho out i feel.like 3 times
Im working from home
I love the way you talk doc. very calming tone. I need to learn how to speak in that cadence.
Wow! This is totally me. This was so helpful thank you !
Thank you Dr. Gupta. My palpitations are clearly related to stress. Stress on: ectopics, stress off: no ectopics at all.
Have you have ectopic now or you have cured it completely.
And what's your age
Wonderful video. Always extremely happy to see you publish a new video. You always produce such amazing, interesting content in such a thoughtful way. Hope you have/have had a great week!
Thank you so much Neek!!!
God bless you doctor.
I request you to make a video on ectopic beats during pregnancy and effects on fetus...thanks in advance
Indeed so calming explanation Dear Doctor , am doing the slow breathing exercises , in fact I use Stethescope listening to the beats and controlling the breathing rhythm slowly and it works , when breathing slowly the heart beat responds accordingly ...one should remain calm , close eyes and be focussed on deep slow breathing ...i underwent CABG in 2020 March 16 , and been experiencing Ectopic beats ...say 3, 4 or 6 ..varies in a minute ..am on medication beta blockers , respects to you Doctor your kind words are building confidence in me ...in fact I do my daily walk ...moderate and brisk' mixed together ... in morning till 30 to 40 minutes ...no discomfort at all , regards
You are one lovely doctor!
Yes, at least in my case anything is starting to affect my ectopic numbers. Alcohol the next day, stress absolutely!
Thank you very much for another great video! Your advice to try breathing in a more relaxed way is a good one, I actually try to do this when I get a lot of ectopics in a row and often it reduces them. I was wondering whether the fact that I get more ectopics when I am walking at a relatively high pace may also be related to stress or adrenaline. When I first got ectopics a few years ago, they increased in rest after walking or when I went to bed. However, after almost a year without ectopics, they came back and now they get more frequent when I am walking at a relatively high pace or when I get nervous, and I get less of them when I start relaxing after an activity. I would think that a faster heartbeat gives less time for a ectopic beat to be generated, but in actuality it seems to be more complicated than that. It would be great if you could explain more about this. Anyway, thanks again, Dr. Gupta, I'm looking forward to your next video!
Did you ever figure out your pvcs during walking?
Hi, I know your comment is 6 years old now but how are you doing with you Ectopic beats. My symptoms are exactly the same as yours. Especially when exercising. Have you still got yours, any treatment recommendations.. etc.
Cheers
Anxiety about the condition could be helped by the medical profession explaining about the condition and pointing the patient to areas where they can find out the details etc. I was given medication and sadly over dosed, told I had A Fib that was it. You can’t get much information from the GPs and I haven’t had one for the past year so get a different locum 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Hi Dr. Great videos. Can elevated stress cause random chest pains? They dont last very long but can be scary.
I’ve had times of increased palpitations over the years ,aged fifty now ,but since the 2nd January 2024 I’ve had them terrible,had normal ecg,I’m waiting for the recorder tape thing but have not heard anything for ages,so I’m just experiencing terrible symptoms every day .its really getting in the way of my life,people think I’m anxious but they are making me anxious.ive been anxious before and not even had these,I’m sure there must be something wrong.went out today to meet daughter for a catch up and just palpitations all day .
your videos are amazing and are helping so much
thank you!!!
Thank You so much for this video. I’ve been suffering from asymptomatic PVCs since a routine Airline Pilot ECG last February. I’ve had the following tests:- Stress ECG (PVCs disappear with exercise), Multiple 24 hour ECGs, 2x Echocardiograms and a Cardiac MRI. I have reduced cardiovascular exercise for around 6 months as the cardiac review pointed towards athletes heart (in the Grey zone but I am extremely fit). At my recent 24 hour ECG the PVC burden increased from 19% to 24% but my resting heart rate increased as a result of detraining. I find that “negative” stress is definitely a trigger for me. If I conduct an AppleWatch ECG after 8 hours good sleep I am in normal sinus rhythm. If I do an ECG later in the day I have a PVC on average every 4th beat. Other than trying to reduce stress is there any way to reduce the PVCs? I tried taking Magnesium but this has only had a moderate effect. Thank you once again 👍
thank you for all of your videos!
Incredibly helpful video, thank you.
What you have said is exactly the truth
Hey Dr. 11 years ago I was addicted to adderall. That is what started my PVC's. Been totally sober for 10 years. 1 year after quitting I had major PVC issues. And its caused so much anxiety in my life. Whenever in life I face stress or physical stress I get PVC's to this day. Do you think the adderall damaged me or is it the anxiety. My hearts been checked and always looks strong and healthy.
I'm not surprised I've experienced an increase in PVCs caused by my anxiety thank goodness it's not health anxiety though
Very helpful video, you're truly amazing, thank you so much.
Hi there....Really great info and I was hoping this would help and it will....Strangely enough, even though I have been diagnosed with atrial ectopy I have never had any major incidents..But as I have been reading the comments after having watched the video...I've gotten about 15-20 ectopic beats and my Goodness it's distressing...
are you also feeling ectopics beats . if yes then what's the condition now.
U lit the lamp in this field
How are people reducing their anxiety? I’ve reached a point in my health anxiety where I spend almost every single day, terrified by the sensations in my body and utterly convinced I will soon drop dead from cardiac arrest. I honestly can’t live like this but have no idea how to reduce these fears and feelings?!
I am also having the same prolem
Trust me ive been there and im almost recovered now. You just have to stop giving a fuck lmao. This may sound kinda rude or like ive bever experienced anxiety but trust me i have so badly i was about to buy my own aed because i was so afraid of cardiac arrest. But then i watched this anxiety motivation to literally stop giving a fuck. And althought it sounds almost impossible and hard at the beggining trust me its possible. Just dont give a fuxk, if you die you die lmao why care? You're alive at the moment so why care if you die in 5 seconds, just stop hiving a fuxk and start living
Great doctor wish u was in Houston texas
I'm 19 yr old healthy male but have had chest pains and short of breath for about 4 months now but all heart test have came back normal ekgs,echo,stress test, and even normal angiogram. Could this be health anxiety?
Yes
Do you still get them? And what did you do to solve them?
100% its stress or else something would have came up on the echo or ekg
@@elizabethmclean6955 are you also have ectopics heartbeat and if u have then what's the condition now. is it cured.
Thank you, this is exactly a description of me
Great video Dr. Gupta! My condition is different but similar in a way. I was "flagged" for having PTSD coming back from Afghanistan. Anger and lots of anxiety, I went to the ER on three occasions after having an anxiety attack. The first two times they told me everything with my heart was fine. The third time the EKG showed my heart only beating at 28bpm (bradycardia). I have seen some research online linking PTSD and anxiety to bradycardia. I now have a pacemaker full time. I was wondering if you have heard of this "link" and what you may know. Other research has shown soldiers with PTSD have developed bradycardia. Any information would be great. Thank you, Bob.
You are best,Thank you so much,for sharing
Dr.Thankyou for these videos. So helpful
Iv has them to years ago had lots of tests and echocardiogram scan and was all normal I do get anxiety and stress and leaned mine was anxiety related, but I’m getting them again now cos I have been stressed 😩
How are your ectopic now. Is it cured
@@Satyamkumar-ou7evhow are you now
Thank you so much Dr Gupta!!!!!
Thankyou for your videos, there very reasurring
Thank you!! Very powerful info!!
Vicious cycle is correct. Wow it’s debilitating at times :(
V nicely expained 🌴🙏u r a gem 💎
I get the runs of pvcs but no tachycardia it can happen with a regular heart rate
That’s actually a good sign normal heart rate
Thank you dr. gupta!!
Very interesting and important input on stress and ectopic relation thanks 23/12/2019
Do you know what would be a fabulous idea for that? You could invite a psychiatrist and an endocrinologist, and discuss live the causes of all this and how anxiety and stress can be addressed both physically and mentally.
I get exercise induced arrhythmia feels like missed or skipped beats,have to stop for them to go away
my family Dr did not have an explanation as to why my PACs increase when I become active doing household chores......climbing stairs......when Im outdoors walking or riding bikes........she said it must just be my trigger point.....very distressing........my condition is calledSupra Ventricular tachycardia..........Im being treated with Bisoprolol........I don't like the way it slows me down........and not really effective.......other than dulling the intensity of the PACs and heart runs......thuds etc!!! ugh!!
Thanks Sanjay, can you please share the link of that study, please
Blv me when i ever i have etopic attacks, i see your videos again and again and it really help me to cop
GOOD! NOW, I CAN'T REMOVE THE TRIGGERS OF MY STRESS AND ANXIETY. SHOULD I TAKE MEDS FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION TO COPE WITH IT AND HAVE A RELEASE FROM MY CONTINUOUS ECTOPICS?
if someone have heart palpitations ask me I have suffered 3 years and I found why it's simple I am enjoying my life now
Hassan issa how did you fix it
Hassan issa how??
Share with us please:)
Please I have mind for 5vdays how fldo you lived
Does anyone else here have pvc and pac combined with numbness and tingling in feet/face/hands, and chest tightness, and hot flashes...??? I am four years into this and I feel so alone and like I am dying. I need a support system.
Same bro where are u from ..snd your number
@@patelrecords4444yo bro you have a number or do you still deal with this I’m struggling with this bad and I’m freaking out
Thank you, very helpful 👍
Im so done with these, changed cardiologist. He is my last hope to give me any sort of life back. They just palgue me day after day after day… im like a skeleton as eating anything makes them worse, i would rather have my legs removed than these. Thats not said lightly. Thats the truth, i dream im normal but minutes after waking here they go again.
God Bless you
How very kind ..thank you so much!
What does cortisol with the heart? do cause this also ectopic beats?. For me it do is so I have no ectopics on the morning and during the wole day, I get them in the evening, and cortisol does secrete most around this times. I had a big time with stress, even with a lot of anger, I am quite unhandy and drop things on the vloor sometimes, I have now a very beautifull heartbeat of 58 in a quiet nice siunoidal matter, but when etcopics start, and it starts always with a unrest in the body and some feeling of fear.
Sir, you have been extremely helpful in explaining what is behind my pvcs psvcs I am getting. Experiencing occassional palpitations,the sensation in my chest is that the heart is beating extremely fast and hard,but in the end the heart rate is just slightly elevated according to my smartwatch(but it does feel like high intensity workout).Is that normal feeling? I was made aware of my ectopic beat by a nurse, that made an ecg years back as a routine check and she made me redo the ecg,saying that my heart is not appropriate to my age and the values were not good. Since then I am aware of my heart beat and I think I developed anxiety, despite my heart being structurally in good condition and number of ectopics quite low. I dont know how to get rid of the anxiety, but your comprehensive videos are very helpful and comforting.
M too suffering from the ectopics.... Plz tell me... Does your ectopics resolved???
Thank you!
thanks again!!!
Brilliant.
rat ko 1 baje jab me sone hi wala tha mujhe thand me b pasina or chakkar aane laga or meri dhadkan 100 se jyada ho gai Aisa q hua sir Please explain
odd spasms in back of throat , slightly painful. could these be ectopic beats? Almost feels like a sharp quick stab in the throat, not external pain, internal. Like a contraction, sometimes radiates into upper chest. could these be ectopic beats?
When ever i go to sleep i wake up with sinus tycardio, sweating, shivering and kind of feeling sick atleast once a month for 15-30 minutes my cardiologist dont have a clue what it is? anyone else feeling this?
Also had a eco, and 7 day monitor which showed sinus arrythmia and sinus tyca
I had this happen once a few weeks ago. I thought it was because of a nightmare. I thought for sure I got the flu and when I woke up again, I felt fine. I been having around 10,000 PVCs a day for about two months now
How are your pvcs now?
I also feel Like this! Please let me know what happened and your diagnosis.
Sanjay, are Ectopics Heartbeats and AFIB the same thing? Triggered by the same things? Treated the same way?
Hi Peggy ectopics tend to be non sustained. They don’t tend to go on for more than 30 secs. Af is defined as af only if it goes on for more than 30 secs
Dr gupta,i have tried to contact u with no luck.would be good to talk with u
Hello Dr.Sanjay, I'm not sure if you have ever heard of this issue but I went through a period of intense mental stress. Now I have developed a rapid elevated heart rate (96-110 bpm resting), night sweats and trouble sleeping. I feel like im stuck in this mode and unable to return my heart rate to normal. What could have caused this and is there anyway to fix it?
Magnesium, potassium,cbt. Getting rid of stress and fears
I have an internal carotid artery dissection and am experiencing severe heart palpitations could this affect my dissection in a negative way? I take an aspirin a day to help thin the blood but at this time I'm not on a blood thinner. I took a beta blocker for a short time but that's when the chest pain and palpitations started so I'm off of it now but the publication's just keep on coming morning noon and night.
I had been having pvcs for months really ruined my Iife I thought that anxiety was the cause, I'm sure it was but 4 days ago I stopped drinking anything with caffeine and for two full days I haven't had one ectopics, is it even possible this was the cause all along ???
Caffeine and also alcohol can make your heart rhythm irregular so it’s a strong possibility
are you also feeling ectopics beats . if yes then what's the condition now.
Greetings from germany! thank you so much for this and the other videos on your channel. It helps me out. I have ectopics, and its 100% the same what you said. Its a circle. When the Fear comes than the ectopics get more, if they get more, the fear get more too.
Its very scary. But the doctor said my heart is strong and fit. It doesnt feel so :D
thank you so much
Dr Gupta would you be willing to send me this paper?
Please check out the free course called cbt4panic on udemy. App. This really helped me understand the connection between stress,anxiety and various heart related sensations. I had a HA at 42, even though I had been incredibly health conscious most of my life, so it knocked me for six, loads of tests , and all came back negative Cardiology doesn't delve into the power of the mind. Took me 4 years to start to overcome my fears and it was great to find Sanjays videos to back it up from a cardiologists perspective. Btw I "hear" my ectopics too so a double whammy but if I can overcome them so can you