I just had a 48 hour holter monitor test, and was diagnosed with PVCs. I'm not usually aware of them except at night. About an hour after dinner, my upper stomach gets very bloated and feels as though someone has pour about a dozen glasses of water into my stomach. I have some gas and belching, increased PVCs, and can't stand anything tight around my waist. It feels as though the food just sits in my stomach. After about two hours, I begin to get some relief. It's the same every night, even though I keep my meals small and more frequent, and even though I try hard to avoid reflux triggers. I also have irritable bowel and redundant colon. I need answers, and my doctors don't have any. They want to put me on a beta blocker, but I've tried those before, and some of them have side effects I don't need, like heartburn, ringing ears, and increased fatigue or dizziness. I already have those and don't need more. Can anyone relate or help me think this through?
Q: I've just been diagnosed with heart PVCs. Can Nexium cause this?
The "Big List" of side effects for Nexium does not list PVCs as a side effect.
I'm really sorry you are going through this. It is very hard to not be getting any answers to your concerns. My docs have suggested beta blockers for my occasional palpitations. Like you I have opted not to take them due to the various side effects. Instead I just have learned to deal with them (well actually I ignore them). I do keep up with my regular appointments for cardiac checks to make sure they are just benign and not truly a problem. If they became more of a concern then I would have to reconsider the meds.
Your other symptoms such as the bloating and such definitely sound like reflux but unfortunately reflux and cardiac issues can often times seem simliar. It's good that while you aren't getting answers you are sticking with the docs and trying to an answer.
Stephanie
I am surprised given the number of PVCs and your continued sensation of PVCs that the doctor does not want to follow you.
I am followed by cardiology for Mitral Valve Prolapse. I do have periods when I have the sensation of more PVCs but of course there's no way that'll ever happen when I'm actually at the doctor :)
You may want to consider a second opinion or at least make sure your primary care doctor is monitoring your heart. I know that my primary does an EKG in the office when I go in to see her despite the fact that I am also followed by cardiology.
Stephanie
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Thanks for the reply. You mention getting regular appointments for cardiac checks. My EP said nothing about my getting future checkups unless "things changed." Does that make sense to you? I think I'd like to at least get a holter monitor thing done every few years or so. Last July I had 17,000 PVCs over a 48 hour period on the monitor. Never had any PVCs before. A recent cchocardiogram showed my heart was structurally okay, and the EP said I didn't have to take a beta blocker, thank goodness. I do notice PVCs, odd heart flip-flops" that aren't too bad, and palps sometimes each day, but I try to ignore them. I really hate this. I'm 68 and seem to get more tired than I used to when I'm active. Hope I'm really okay.