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Palpitations Very Similar To PVCs, Lips And Fingers Numb, Diaphoretic. Gave Alivan, WNL. Any Ideas ?

I was having palpitations that felt very similar to PVCs where it felt as if my heart would pause then give a slightly forceful beat. I have had them before and told that they were benign PVCs, but this time, they were happening back to back where I was very close to passing out, my lips and fingers were numb, I was diaphoretic, but my limbs were freezing. I went to the ER and absolutely nothing showed up on telemetry despite the fact I caould feel it happening. The doctors were stumped, told me it was anxiety , gave me Ativan (which didn t help) and sent me home. All of my labs were WNL. Two days later, I am still having them and it is pretty scary. I am also very sleepy and could sleep 16+ hours a day if I could. Any ideas?
Fri, 28 Sep 2012
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Dont be scared. If you are feeling that your palpitation are due to frequent VPCs , you consult a cardiologist and get a Holter monitoring and TMT test done .
It will tell about your vpcs frequency both at rest and during stress.
I think B- blockers will be very useful for you.

Best wishes for great health
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Palpitations Very Similar To PVCs, Lips And Fingers Numb, Diaphoretic. Gave Alivan, WNL. Any Ideas ?

Hello... Thanks for writing us Dont be scared. If you are feeling that your palpitation are due to frequent VPCs , you consult a cardiologist and get a Holter monitoring and TMT test done . It will tell about your vpcs frequency both at rest and during stress. I think B- blockers will be very useful for you. Best wishes for great health