I am a 54 yo male. I have Hep C and am currently being treated for that with Chemo drugs. I was just diagnosed with MVP. Now that I have gotten info off the internet I figured out may have had this for years. The Hep C meds I am on make you feel like a DEAD PERSON so getting hit with this was bad timing for me! My PVC's were crazy and then the increased heart rate really freaked me out. For me it may be something I will just have to live with and watch, as most heart drugs can hurt a sick liver. Of course the ones that don't hurt your liver just don't work for me. I gave up coffee, sugar, Candy and am working on quitting smoking. Since nicotine causes symptoms to get worse I can't use patches and am getting ready to just try to stop. While I wait out finding a drug to help, low dose Anti anxiety med help slow my heart down. I have also been taking a pill for sleep 7.5 mg. I dump 1/2 that cap out in the sink and take the rest that is helping also without making me to tired. I drink lots of water all day (if you drink a lot of water you should have your Sodium and Potassium checked every 2 weeks for the first month after starting the increase in water because you can wash them out if you're on a diet or not a big eater.) I stay as busy as possible try not to think about it and keep my attitude positive. I actually went 6 days and felt fine without having to take anything. It seems like most doctors are just too busy to deal with this and I am sure my cardiologist is trying to kill me! LOL Well good luck everyone it's not as bad as you think! Don't freak!

I am now 24 years old and am a second year medical student in the Philippines. I was 19 years old when I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse. I was then a nursing student. I knew there was something wrong with my heart ever since I went to college, where I was subjected to more stress on top of being away from home. But then one day after studying for three long exams, I experienced chest pains radiating to the left medial side of my arm. I was crying then because the pain was really severe. The pain even persisted until that night, which prompted me to seek medical help. Now, I am living a normal life. I am surviving on medicine, even without coffee! My palpitations and chest pains have lessened, though I would still have a feeling of being drowned when I would sleep. Well, I just maintain a positive outlook in life. I remain cheerful and I have tried to minimize my aggressive and perfectionist personality. I also find time to exercise amidst my hectic schedule. And I just try to enjoy what I am doing.

I'm a 62 year old white male. For a few years prior to being diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) at the age of 60 via a stress echocardiogram, I had chest pains, what felt like irregular heartbeat, my heart often feels as though it's pounding. It feels like it's beating hard and in a constant feeling of anxiety. As all the above were/are present on a daily basis, obviously the symptoms have an effect on behavior and mental outlook. I wondered if I was having some sort of mental problems. I received no help or guidance from the first cardiologist I saw. All I got from him was a sketchy call from an assistant regarding whether or not I had blocked arteries and so on. It wasn't until my annual checkup that my regular physician read my report and informed me the test showed I had an enlarged left atrium and MVP. Everything I've learned about the side effects of MVP, I've learned from researching sites like this one. What I've learned has made it somewhat easier to deal with the symptoms, though they still cause concern. If what I experiencing was typical (and reading so much leads me to believe it is), the medical profession really needs to take steps to avoid the type of inattention and unnecessary worry I've experienced.

I'm only 18 and I have MVP. I'm a Female and I found out about 2 weeks ago I have MVP and I have not been able to control it. For the longest time I would go to the hospital because of it and they would say I have anxiety/panic attacks. I cannot stop drinking coffee and tea! I can hardly get any rest, I'm always up late and can never sleep. My heart beat feels like there two more beats added onto one. I sometimes have chest pain that comes and goes and I do not know what takes it away. I've been taking Metoprolol and Naproxen. I currently live in Texas and my insurance is still in California. So I can't go to a Doctors if it's something super serious which I doubt it because I've read a lot about it and most people just take meds for it or do other things. But the meds I've been taking for the past 2 weeks do not help so far. And I always get fast heart rates and it seems like I have more than one heart beat in one. It's weird and I just want it to go away. I feel like I do not have a normal life anymore and it's taken that away from me with all the suffering I've been thru, going in and out of hospitals and not sleeping and having to take meds. I'm only 18 almost 19 and I want my MVP to go away!