heart PVC's Sharp stabbing chest pain

Allright, I got to it being too painful to bear, and promised my boyfriend, id take a step to making sure its taken care of- approached the school nurse, who told me everyone my age is under so much stress- and that, that was probably it, but called my mom and said to come back and tell her what the outcome is. *shrugs* I went to my dad when I got home and said “I don’t know if its something to worry about right now, I know we cant handle anything this complicated, and if itll make things easier, I’ll forget any of it ever happened, but you should know” and went on with him about it, he said it was definitely worth getting checked out, we’d get an EKG done to find out, and that hed seen somthign about kids with ADHD having heart disease and he worried- mom agreed, and then we ran into a financial hole… my parents, really, just cant afford to take care of me right now, so as it stands, im not getting it checked out, they dropped the topic. My friends, want to get me hospitalized on my 18th birthday so that I will get checked out. But that’s not happening until January, I had another episode last night, and it was awful, but I didn’t tell my parents- its, really, starting to scare me, like, I don’t like the doctors, but this is terrifying me.

designer30 wrote:

hi jmestevenson, I've experienced this too. I was waiting at a train station and got such a sharp stabbing chest pain that I gripped the chair armrest and it took my breath away. It only lasted about 10 seconds. Since then... I started having heart palpatations soon after that. Surprising ones that would catch me off guard, even just sitting. I noticed that I didn't have the stamina that I had in the past...I tried to play sand volleyball and I wore out in no time. I couldn't believe my need to just sit down and rest. More time passed, and I started getting heart "flutters" in the mornings when i'd wake up. A heart rate at a fluttering speed. It was really scary, but if I'd sit up and just breathe deeply, it would stop. I went to a cardiologist and I was told I have PVCs, or early random heartbeats. I also have a valve that is slightly leaky. I was basically told to ignore it until it got worse and they could actually catch an episode 'in progress." Now my heart has begun the morning flutters on a regular basis and I'd love to get on a heart monitor to figure out whats going on. But anyway, it all started with that sharp deep heart pain you described.

I have had the same symptoms since I was 15. I went to many doctors and they would send me home with an antibiotic one even thought I had valley fever. No one took me serious because to look at me I am a very fit person. I got pregnant and 24, the symptoms got worse pregnant again at 26 symptoms were scary. They said it was because I was pregnant and it would stop after giving birth. It did not stop it got worse, I eventually passed out. I finally had to pass out 3 times before a doctor would take it serouse enought to do more testing. I had a catheter ablation done on my heart. This helped but did not cure it, I was stil on medicine but no passing out. I am now 36 and was just admitted to the hospital because I can not even sit up without a big jump in my heart. We are going to do another ablation and most likely a pacemaker.
This is a very discouraging condition. I used to make excuses all the time because I felt like a hypocondriac. You are not a hypocondriac, these are disabling symptoms. Keep on your doctors, unless you are over 60 a cardiologist thinks you are crazy.

hey, i dont know if this is anything like you guys, but im 16, and at the moment i have a chest infection, i get many chest pains, and i have been told i might have sarcoidosis, but i need to look out for symptoms. about 30 mins ago i was sitting watching a film, not sitting in a weird way, and then i got a sharp stabbing pain below my boob on my right hand side on my rib, and on the back of my right hand shoulder. it took my breath away as it was so painful and i couldnt get it back easily. now the pain has gone, my right hand side feels numb and sort of tingly. its from my shoulder down to my hip. i may be dumb in not knowing why i just had this but i just wanted to see if anyone knows why. i get a lot of migraines as well, and my vision goes when i have that. this pain was so painful that i wanted to call for help but couldn't as i couldnt move without it getting worse. does anyone have any ideas on why this happened? because it has never happened before expect a few sharp pains, but my right hand side is numb and this pain scared me. i dont want to tell my parents because i cause them enough hassle, i dont weigh a lot and so i get ill quite easily. im not anorexic or bulimic or anything, just an extremely fussy eater who isnt fond of food for some reason lol.

I was diagnosed with PVC's. I get them very random but when I do it lasts for a week. Makes me very tired when it happens. Dr's dont' want to put me on medicine because it could make it worse. I also have only one working kidney. With the world in complete turmoil does not help stress levels. No stabbing pain just a heavy double beat of the heart and a long slow breath. Makes u light headed. I am 47 run a warehouse, forklift so I have to be very cautious. Any suggestions from anyone or just deal with it like.

Hi.I am 23 yo and male.sorry for my poor english.
i had chest pains when i was child very rare till now.one or two in a year.
i was going to gym and trained hard and i was healthy.
unfortunately i started using marijuana and it was okay till one day i was alone in the house and used a little amount of it. afterward i felt i am going to die.i felt abnormal in my chest but not pain.and i started to call my friends. suddenly i felt a big pain in my chest and i felt it is heart attack.and happend 2 3 times that day. and my heart beat was high. i went to hospital and they gave me diazepam that makes you relax and go to sleep.
after that every 2 3 days this happened to me.
i went to a very good doctor and he said your heart have an extra electrical wire!
and gave me amiodarone and verapamil.i took them and i still had pain.i told the doctor and he said its nothing take painkiller. i have pain now everyday somedays big somedays small. i stopped using my drugs. i felt better till yesterday that i went some place that every one was smoking cigars and hookahs and felt bad. at night i felt those pains and hotness in my chest.but i've learned that they are not killing. in my worst states the tests do not show heart disease.
i dont know what to do to escape these pains. for a period i was thinking that my life is ruined.but what to do?

and ppl if you have these same symptoms stop drinking tea, coffee and smoking cigars, you will feel much better.

I am a 27 year old super healthy low cholesterol, low blood pressure (100/65) and I never ever experienced chest pain.

However tonight while sitting at the computer stabbing pain so bad I could not think about anything else. It only lasted for a few seconds but it was hard to breath but it was so short and I was fine I didn't really worry. You know where the under part of your braw site. It was on the bone right between my breasts, on the line right below then and slightly to my right.

Do you think I am having pvc too I really cannot see ever going to the doctor I have a 2 year old with no help.

It has happened 4 times now in the last hour so I am somewhat scared which is why I googled it and found this site

I'm a 16 year old male and I get sharp pains every couple of days, sometimes two in one day. It feels like a stab, and then after 10 to 30 seconds, it feels like some blockage has been released. This all happens just below where my heart is. The pain increases dramatically when I move my shoulders, stretching my chest. I do routinely talk through them, explaining my situation to the people around me, without the pain increasing. I also started coughing recently, but I think it's unrelated. I am a physically fit teenager but I eat a lot of junk food. This all happens at random times.

Ok So Im 30, I have had PVC's for over 5 years now. Normally I don't have symptoms. You all should find out if your heart rate is abnormal before you stress out. Everyone has PVC's. When u sneeze it happens, When you jump out of fear it happens. It happens to everyone. Its when they can be named than u should worry... well really don't worry. Stress makes them worse.

Everyone's symptoms I have read here, sounds like people who are in high stress. I know I am. Cut out Coffee and Cigarettes and even Alcohol. take steps to cut stress. Teenagers u got your whole life ahead of u... its not worth it to stress so much.

I am on a beta blocker and magnesium which helps w/ my chest pain but I have not had chest pain until recently. They Have been doing more tests but really stress just makes everything worse. So First things first. Cut out stress. Do things to relax!

I try not to worry about it.. that even makes it worse... Good luck people!

I am a 46 year old male. I started having chest pains, PVC's and heart palpitations back in the spring of 2006, and some pretty good anxiety attacks. They were pretty obviously stress related, and after a lot of research on the web and some head scratching and trying different remedies, I realized that there was a pretty obvious correlation between the heart disruptions and acid reflux from my stomach. It turns out that when the esophagus is in distress, it shoots a lot of nerve impulses out to other places via the vagus nerve -- causing all the fake heart attack symptoms. It can also tickle the heart, causing ectopic heartbeats -- the PVC's. Nine times out of ten, this is what is happening when you have chest pains and irregular heartbeats and the doctors can find nothing wrong with you.

If you are having chest pains and/or heart palpitations, you should get it checked out, but if the doctors do not find symptoms of heart disease, then you should take a serious look at your digestive health, especially if you are prone to panic or anxiety attacks. Also cut out the caffeine, sugar and soda pop from your diet.