Hi,
I'm so thankful for this forum as I've read many posts where people have had similar experiences as me and it helps me from going crazy with worry! I'm 29 and recently (4 weeks ago today) had a baby. Within this 4 week time period I've had 3 SVT episodes and had to call the medics each time. The first time my heart rate was 230, second time 215, and third time 164 (I believe because I had been taking a beta blocker, metropol, perscribed by my doc). Still each time I felt like I was going to pass out and couldn't convert myself. I tried baring down and rubbing my neck artery..but neither worked to slow my heart. All three times I had to be converted by adenisine via IV from the medics. It's so scary because I'm home alone with my baby and don't want to pass out. I have an appointment in 2 weeks to see a special cardiologist. My regular doc said I'm probably gonig to need an ablation.
I saw on a few postings that Hormones play a big part in SVT...since I just had a baby my hormones are obviously crazy so I'm wondering if this will go away when eventually. I have felt my heart "skip beats" in the past but never anything like the SVT's until the pregnancy. I'm the primary bread winner in my family and don't know how i'm going to go back to work knowing this can happen at any time. I'm so scared all the time. I just want this to go away. I don't see how some of the people on here have dealt with this for years. I am also scared to exercise or do anythign strenuous, as I'm scared it will trigger an attack. It's weird too because all of my attacks have happened between 11-1pm during the day after I have got up or sat down on my couch. It's so weird.
could someone tell me what PVC stands for? I've seen in on alot of posts but don't understand the difference between PVC and SVT.