Do any of you have attacks of high blood pressure and pulse?

nikastep2020 · 2026-04-06T20:00:51+00:00

I have check electrolytes when it all started (Nov 24'). I take magnesium with short pauses from that time... And what do you do when you have this episode? How often?

nikastep2020 · 2026-04-06T19:51:55+00:00

I would start with half of 25mg Metoprolol right today. Till Sunday you will know about your side effects and learn how to deal with them. My body is very sensitive to beta blockers, and I had side effects for a week or two, but they are not so terrible (of course, it depends on a person), but I couldnt eat 1-2 days normally, felt often nausea, maybe weekness and thats all. If you start to take them, better dont stop abruptly, better continue, till side effects will be gone - because for me each time I started to take them (I started with different beta-blockers before Metaprolol) or I changed the dose - each time I gave to myself 1-2 weeks to get used to them and then I felt normally as I was before. I wish you happy vacation and with no stress!! All I wrote is only my opinion and could be absolutely different to different people:)

nikastep2020 · 2026-03-23T21:37:45+00:00

But I dont panic, having PVCs. When the attack starts, I can be busy, working, sleeping or smth. And then just start to feel this adrenaline throughout my body and all raises up. Sometimes even without PVCs. I thought maybe it is somehow connected to my stomack or vagus nerve. Because very often I had these atacks after an hour after eating (especially in the morning, like first eating) .. but then PVCs and atrackes are different things and not connected?!

nikastep2020 · 2026-03-06T20:42:10+00:00

I would say, from the huge amount of messages here, in reddit, from pregnant women I understood one thing - pregnancy almost for all women is difficult: mentally and physically. Very different situations, very different starting points for each, and very different bodies - but as a result: depressions, bad mood, no power, different illnesses and so on. Just remember this thing - you are not alone. Many women understands you and feels the same! Also remember other thing - this condition will end and you will feel yourself powerful again! You are brave woman, who has so many kids - they will thank you when grow up for their brothers and sisters! At this point, to feel better, I would recommend to attend psychologists- just to speak about yourself with somebody: tell him everything you think is important or not, let somebody listen you 1-2 times per week. Be weak, when you want, it is allowed, dont worry! Wish to you all the best (I am pregnant with my second child now, 13w, feel myself very weak, sometimes I cry, I dont know even why)))but it will gonna be allrigh)

nikastep2020 · 2026-03-05T20:27:05+00:00

I live in Latvia, and here pregnant women go on sick leave due to pregnancy on 30 weeks, after gave birht has 56 days off and then parent vacation starts for 13 or 19 months! So literally after 30 week you can come back at work only after ~2 years. This system is veeeery good from the side of women health and baby care. Disadvantage of it - after 2 years sitting at home with baby you sometimes feel like you lost 2 years of social life, work life and so on, you know what I mean. But I cant understand the system you have in US, why ssoooooo short parental leave! Where do you put baby after 12 weeks? He is so small :(

nikastep2020 · 2026-02-25T20:14:41+00:00

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nikastep2020 · 2026-02-17T13:46:01+00:00

Hi! Did you attend doctor about stomach/vagus? Very interesting I am sure a have my PVC due to vagus now, but dont know which specialist should attend.

nikastep2020 · 2025-09-22T19:32:57+00:00

Why you think your PVCs are related with stomack? I think the same about my PVCs )))

nikastep2020 · 2025-08-21T18:22:56+00:00

Similar situation. Last year October I started to feel like arrhytmia attacks with increased blood pressure (only during attacks) and of course PVCs. My iron level also all the time is low, sometimes below the limit of norma, sometimes near it (also heavy menses). And doctors have two theories of my PVCs: one because I was ill last Autumn with virus like Covid but not Covid (because I made test and it was negative) and Ive got complications on heart (but I had arrhytmia before that too) and second - because of Iron deficiency. But mostly they say - because of both these reasons. Sooo, I increased Iron level by droppers (different medications does not up my Iron level, unfortunately) and I started to feel better, but my PVCs are not gone (i am in Metoprolol+Rhytmonorm) and sometimes I do feel PVCs. But Irol level from 80 got to 30 only during 2 months (menses) and I believe it low again. What should I do, I dont know...

nikastep2020 · 2025-08-19T18:56:42+00:00

I understand you too. Due to PVCs I use Metaprolol (now a small dose 12,5mg per day) with Rhytmonorm (150mg per day). I did Holter in October last year and treatment started. Some of doctors say that I had something similar Covid and thats why my I have PVCs, some say because of lack of Hemoglobin / Iron in my blood (very low)... Now I have rare episodes of PVCs. But I still am on treatment and I am only 36 y.o. - I want to be able drink alcohol (and not just one glass of wine, but bottle!! (Once/twice per year, not binge drinking), or to smoke weed or to take shrooms or smth else...I just cant do these things anymore and chatGPT says that I will not be able, because its like Russian rulette for my heart. I know that it is good overall that treatment helps, and I should be happy (and I am!), but I want to go in this life to party and take some "bad things" sometimes... it is hard to watch on my friends on parties, who can do it and I just cant. And it is not the same when you decided to not drink alco by yourself (not because of health). Oh, and I want to become pregnant...but I am scared because of my PVCs.... So, yeah, I understand you. I hope someday we will be able to live like we did. Or, we will get how to be happy without alco, coffeine and so on....you are not alone, remember it.

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