does any one have supraventriculars beats

hi , am really get stressed out here, it started 8 weeks ago i have beats every hour like 5-6 a min, they change my meds to atenolol it ws working some but not enought so i called dr again i had a 24 hr montor and it showed i had more supraventriculars beats than pvc, which i though they were just pac am i right , my fast beat was at puluse at 92 which i dont think thats to bad, so dr now put me on toprolxl which i dont like trying get back off been on 3 days really tired and read lots bad about this med. if you have svt i thought your heart would race like way up in 180-200 mine does not but it does show i had 2892 3% beats in 24 hrs. an on that med but still having them but if they not dangerous i go off that med back to reg that has less side affects can anyone help me out here . thank you

[anacyde]

Supraventricular means they're coming from outside the ventricles.  Yes, typically these are PACs.  I have these as well as supraventricular tachycardia, when the PACs get really out of hand.  I've had PSVT since my teens, so I'm just more prone to it.  Most people with PACs don't have supraventricular tachycardia.  Supraventricular beats can be a pain in the neck, but usually that's all.  Try to hang in there.  Nothing increases them quite like adrenaline!

[yellowrose]

thank you so much it helped me a lot been so scared about them , but do they feel like flutters to you and do you get them lots in a row. what do you take for yours and  does it work, going change meds dont like side effects of toprolxl, thanks you have made me feel much better tonight, i go dr at 8 in morning . one more thing have you heard of swave is , i think thats what the nurse called it she acted like i had it and needed to be treated for it . that scared me not sure if its bad . wish i had listen more i would know what it was . thanks again

[anacyde]

I hope your appointment goes well for you, and puts your mind at ease.  I know what it is like to have this fear and worry.

My PACs and episodes of SVT can feel different and similar.  Typically the PACs can feel like a pause followed by a hard beat, or flutters, or I can get a few in a row, or sometimes a PAC every other beat (this is called bigeminy).  It depends on my heart rate, activity level, stress level, if I have eaten or not (skipping meals messes with blood sugar, which messes with adrenaline, which messes with your susceptibility to ectopics).

I do not take anything for them, my cardiologist says supraventricular extra beats are common and benign, and that for most people with them the medication's side effects are more bothersome than the extra beats.  Now, in the event you're having them extremely frequently or you're having episodes of supraventricular tachycardia that are sustained for several minutes or more, beta blockers are typically prescribed.  Often though if the beats are just bothersome enough to interfere with your quality of life, cardiologists will prescribe the beta blocker to give you some peace.

I'm not sure about S waves, but EKGs and Holters can offer up some wacky readings sometimes.  Let your doctor figure out if this is cause for concern.  If your only problem is the supraventricular ecoptics, you're in luck :)

Let us know how it goes!

[yellowrose]

went to dr only thing i have is a lot of pac so yes am lucky but sure wish they go away thanks for the talk it helped me so much before i went to dr.