Superventiculartachycardia aka svt

LaDawn74

Does anyone else deal with this? Mine is very mild. Lately, my heart hasn't been feeling well (yes, I can tell when its not right...get a funny feeling)......and with my SVT, I'm scared of getting it up a rapid beat.....It can get a rapid beat on its on when I'm just resting....

Any suggestions?

natskedat

My son had this when he was super tiny. Very scary stuff. When he went to the ER, they did a shock treatment of an ice bag over his face in an attempt to "reset" his heartbeat. I recall the doctor saying something about a similar effect by jumping in cold water.

However, be in touch with your cardiologist in order to have coping mechanisms for attacks. My son took propanelol (generic for Indurol) for 1 year to help the second electrical impluse line atrophy, and thus become ineffective. But, have a convo with your cardiologist.

Good luck!

wanttogetskinny

I don't know how this differs from IST (inappropriate sinus tachycardia) which I have. I take a beta-blocker to get my heart down to a somewhat more normal (though still a bit high) heart rate. I personally can't work out very long however, because it gives me palpitations.

brocantrs

Does anyone else deal with this? Mine is very mild. Lately, my heart hasn't been feeling well (yes, I can tell when its not right...get a funny feeling)......and with my SVT, I'm scared of getting it up a rapid beat.....It can get a rapid beat on its on when I'm just resting....

Any suggestions?

The correct term is supraventricular tachycardia. You can try bearing down (like trying to have a bm) or sometimes drinking something very cold like a fruit slush can convert this to a normal rhythm. Have you ever seen a Cardiologist for this condition?

LaDawn74

Yes...since mine is so sparatic, he said the side effects of the meds are worse than dealing with it right now.....it doesn't happen very often....

I think a lot of it is from stress.......and anxitey (sp).........


No ins so I can't go see a cardo right now.......

TK421NotAtPost

I had it when I was in college. I believe it was caused by stress, dehydration and consuming too much caffeine. This combination caused the initial incident. Subsequent incidents, which were much milder, seemed to happen partially because I was so worried it would happen. I was on beta-blockers for a while to control it.

My cardiologist recommended I do cardio-exercises....which I was scared to death to try. However, eventually it got to a point where I decided I didn't want to take beta-blockers for the rest of my life. I decided to start doing some light exercises and slowly wean myself off the medication. At first, it was tough because my heart would beat so fast, but after a while my cardio routine progressed in difficutly and my resting heartbeat went down....way down, almost to the point of bradycardia. I cut my BB dosages in half the next day and the next and then stopped taking them. Haven't had a single episode for the past 15 years....

Balishdear

I hope you still check this topic and all. In 2007 I was initially diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I was taking flecainide and toprol. I had heard about cardioversion, but it doesn't help those of us who arent in an abnormal arhythmia all the time. I chose to have a "catheter ablation" which will destroy that abnormal pathway in your heart. I was under for 5 hours while they tried to find the problem area. they at that point figured out I indeed had an idiopathic SVT. I was having bouts of atrial fibrillation brought on by the SVT. After having the cath ablation (at age 21) I have been cured. I am not on any medication and I am SVT free!! So I suggest you look into a cath ablation. Just as SVT changed my life so quickly, the ablation returned my normal life I had before.

Lori_menorahlover

I live with PSVT. My first episode was a rate of 288 beats per minute. I usually end up in the ER and they restart my heart with adenisone. Not fun. Sadly vagal manuevers rarely work for me to stop it. When I had my first episode I weighed my heaviest at 247. Now I am down to 139 and trying to lose my last few lbs. Being in shape has helped me deal with PSVT but losing weight doesn't make it go away. I hope when I get great insurance again I can have an ablation done.

I belong to a SVT group on FB for support if you would like the info.

Stay strong and getting fit and losing weight will help you get through a SVT episode better.

I will send you a friend request too.

Blessings
Lori

Proverbs 3:5-6

Mamakatspokane

I hope you still check this topic and all. In 2007 I was initially diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. I was taking flecainide and toprol. I had heard about cardioversion, but it doesn't help those of us who arent in an abnormal arhythmia all the time. I chose to have a "catheter ablation" which will destroy that abnormal pathway in your heart. I was under for 5 hours while they tried to find the problem area. they at that point figured out I indeed had an idiopathic SVT. I was having bouts of atrial fibrillation brought on by the SVT. After having the cath ablation (at age 21) I have been cured. I am not on any medication and I am SVT free!! So I suggest you look into a cath ablation. Just as SVT changed my life so quickly, the ablation returned my normal life I had before.

Did you have any problems on Flecainide? The Dr just prescribed it today...I've had an ablation (Fail), been on Verapamil & Toprol (Fails). Thanks!