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SVT and pvc..........had enough!!!
Hi everyone! i'm sick and tired of being scared of my pvcs and svt. i have decided to do whatever it takes to try and come to terms with everything. i have just recently been diagnosed and before i can i need to understand what SVT really is. i want to know what other pvc and svt suffers are doing to cope. other than this forum there is no-one i know who has svt. i just want to hear other peoples experiences.
do all you svt suffers also have pvcs?
what triggers your svt?
what meds work for you?
does anyone wake up from sleep with svt?
does anyone get weird strong beats like your heart is slowing down just before an svt?????
does anyone get svt whilst eating?
can anyone explain how svt is triggered by a pvc?
how do you know that you are definitely having an svt attack and not something serious? (i always panick when i have an svt because i'm convinced its vt even though my docs and cardios say i don't have vt)
i know its a long boring post and you guys have probably gone through this loads of times but i really would like to hear of your experiences.
do all you svt suffers also have pvcs?
what triggers your svt?
what meds work for you?
does anyone wake up from sleep with svt?
does anyone get weird strong beats like your heart is slowing down just before an svt?????
does anyone get svt whilst eating?
can anyone explain how svt is triggered by a pvc?
how do you know that you are definitely having an svt attack and not something serious? (i always panick when i have an svt because i'm convinced its vt even though my docs and cardios say i don't have vt)
i know its a long boring post and you guys have probably gone through this loads of times but i really would like to hear of your experiences.
em: are your svts relly short?
collegegirl: good point! i never thought of it like that! thanks!
thedwp: thanks for the advice. i know you're right it is not life threatening but its so scary and annoying i'm always waiting for an episode, i don't even go out anymore just incase i have an attack and i pass out or something. i'm even too scared to drive now!!!
i keep worrying that the svt will become another arrythmia such as afib or a/flutter or even vtach. i don't even know if it is possible but someone once told me that i am more likely to get a/fib or a lutter because i have avnrt svt how truth is this??
collegegirl: good point! i never thought of it like that! thanks!
thedwp: thanks for the advice. i know you're right it is not life threatening but its so scary and annoying i'm always waiting for an episode, i don't even go out anymore just incase i have an attack and i pass out or something. i'm even too scared to drive now!!!
i keep worrying that the svt will become another arrythmia such as afib or a/flutter or even vtach. i don't even know if it is possible but someone once told me that i am more likely to get a/fib or a lutter because i have avnrt svt how truth is this??
Considering how often you get svt due to the electrical abnormality in your heart, its reasonable to assume that if you had the potential to have VT like you do SVT, that you'de be experiencing it like you experience the svt.
I totally understand your frustration!!! I've been dealing with all this for years. And even though I've had docs tell me there's no danger, it still FREAKS me out, and I don't know why. Finally in April of 2005 I had an ablation and it pretty much ended my svt episodes. The MAIN KEY with an ablation is you MUST find a doc who can do it right< if you get one from someone who's not very good at it, there's a good chance it will come back and you'll have to do it again.
I still have PVC's and they still cause me to pause and go..."GEEZE WHY WHY WHY? But as my doc says, it's really like someone having a strained knee or bad back...do you know when you strain it? Yes, but it's not going to kill you...it's just who you are. After you've had the tests and they've told you it's SVT and or PVC's and other than that you're ok, you have to accept it and realize they will come and go BUT your NOT going to die from it.
Occasionally I will wake up from a nap with my heart beating fast and could be short runs of SVT but I can say with 100% accuracy that it's stress related...everytime I get stressed, it happens.. I'm on a low dose of toprol XL (good stuff). Stay positive and try to focus on the fact that you won't die from this, thats worse case so take some peace in that. Good luck, do some research and if you cant shake the svt, ablate it!!! It really simplfies your life.
I still have PVC's and they still cause me to pause and go..."GEEZE WHY WHY WHY? But as my doc says, it's really like someone having a strained knee or bad back...do you know when you strain it? Yes, but it's not going to kill you...it's just who you are. After you've had the tests and they've told you it's SVT and or PVC's and other than that you're ok, you have to accept it and realize they will come and go BUT your NOT going to die from it.
Occasionally I will wake up from a nap with my heart beating fast and could be short runs of SVT but I can say with 100% accuracy that it's stress related...everytime I get stressed, it happens.. I'm on a low dose of toprol XL (good stuff). Stay positive and try to focus on the fact that you won't die from this, thats worse case so take some peace in that. Good luck, do some research and if you cant shake the svt, ablate it!!! It really simplfies your life.
Thanks college girl. the reason i worry about vt is because of the pvcs!! also i'm afraid that if i have an electrical abnormality that causes svt i may have an electrical abnormality which causes vt?
all my ecgs show i have no pacs but can get 50 pvcs a day. wouldn't you expect someone with svt to have pacs and not pvcs? i understand that the pacs can trigger svt but how does a pvc trigger svt?
Emilycaitlin: my svt attacks usually happen once every 6 weeks, they last for a minimum of 15 mins. the longest i had was about an hour and i had to have adenosine to convert me back to sinus rhythm. have you ever needed hospital treatment? most of my attacks happen within the first 2 hours of going to sleep. i have no idea why. i have also had attacks whilst eating.i'm not on any meds but i want to start a low dose beta blocker but someone told me that it might increase the svt attacks!!! also i'm afraid the meds may lower my heart rate too much, my ecgs show that at night my hear rate can go as low as 39bpm buy it mainly stays at 44bpm.i asked about the ablation but my doc says try meds first. i wish i was brave enough to try the beta blocker!!
all my ecgs show i have no pacs but can get 50 pvcs a day. wouldn't you expect someone with svt to have pacs and not pvcs? i understand that the pacs can trigger svt but how does a pvc trigger svt?
Emilycaitlin: my svt attacks usually happen once every 6 weeks, they last for a minimum of 15 mins. the longest i had was about an hour and i had to have adenosine to convert me back to sinus rhythm. have you ever needed hospital treatment? most of my attacks happen within the first 2 hours of going to sleep. i have no idea why. i have also had attacks whilst eating.i'm not on any meds but i want to start a low dose beta blocker but someone told me that it might increase the svt attacks!!! also i'm afraid the meds may lower my heart rate too much, my ecgs show that at night my hear rate can go as low as 39bpm buy it mainly stays at 44bpm.i asked about the ablation but my doc says try meds first. i wish i was brave enough to try the beta blocker!!
Hi sb,
No, I've never gone to the hospital for mine, it was diagnosed on holter. I do get them after eating sometimes. Of course everyone's different, but since being on the bb for the past couple months I've only had about 4 episodes, and they were much less severe. My hr has never been as low as yours though! Best wishes to you and let us know how it goes, take care, em.
No, I've never gone to the hospital for mine, it was diagnosed on holter. I do get them after eating sometimes. Of course everyone's different, but since being on the bb for the past couple months I've only had about 4 episodes, and they were much less severe. My hr has never been as low as yours though! Best wishes to you and let us know how it goes, take care, em.
sb, trying to understand every little thing about svt isnt going to help you. The only thing that will help, is understanding it wont kill you
yes, i suffer from palps as well as svt
eating, exersize, and stress induced my svt
Svt during sleep is VERY rare, never had it happen to me.. I used to wake up with a racing heart frequently though, due to anxiety
Those weird strong beats are usually considered palpitations
svt can be triggered by a PAC, because a premature beat is more likely to travel down the re entry loop
Vt ive been told, feels like many pvc's in a row, unstopping. If you dont have a history of vt, why would you think it was a possiblity in the first place? Vt doesnt just happen..You'de need some kind of electrical abnormality, or scarring from a previous heart attack, or congenital heart defect, or something.
yes, i suffer from palps as well as svt
eating, exersize, and stress induced my svt
Svt during sleep is VERY rare, never had it happen to me.. I used to wake up with a racing heart frequently though, due to anxiety
Those weird strong beats are usually considered palpitations
svt can be triggered by a PAC, because a premature beat is more likely to travel down the re entry loop
Vt ive been told, feels like many pvc's in a row, unstopping. If you dont have a history of vt, why would you think it was a possiblity in the first place? Vt doesnt just happen..You'de need some kind of electrical abnormality, or scarring from a previous heart attack, or congenital heart defect, or something.
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