SVT attack

[nlkbck]

Hello, I am a 27 year old female. I have just experienced my first Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) attack. I was just walking down the hall at work and became very dizzy, sweaty, and it felt as though my heart was pounding out of my chest. Luckily I work at a hospital so I wired myself up to a cardiac monitor and my heart rate was 168, by the time I was wheeled to the Er my rate had jumped to 223! They gave me an Adenosine injection and within 1 minute my heart was in normal sinus rhythm. But I still felt short of breath, my arms were tingly, and still felt light-headed so they proceeded with an EKG( Normal Sinus), a chest xray-(clear), a CT checking for a P.E.(Clear). My blood work was a bit screwy...the major concers were that my D Dimer was +1592 and My potassium was low. I was also given a Echocardiagram after a day of still feeling a bit light-headed and short of breath, and fatigued. (Normal results). I was given a clean bill of health and was told that another bout of SVT may or may not reoccur. I was also told that my fatigue and SOB was still my body readjusting. That such trauma on the heart releases hormones that will make you feel pretty crappy for a few days. And that I need not follow up with a cardiologist.
It has been 2 days since my SVT occurence and I am still feeling fatigued and like I need more air, like I am short of breath. I feel a slight tightness in my chest.
My question to you is, IS THIS NORMAL, and when will these feelings start to dissipate?
Please get back to me with your thoughts/concerns and or advice.
Nicole

[DebHasPVCs]

Anacyde -- Your posts always make me feel better.  I know you're not a doctor, but can you tell me if this is something you've experienced?

Two times recently, when I woke up in the morning, I was having PVCs every third beat.  This lasted for three hours, with no break.  My heart wasn't beating faster than usual -- about 70 bpm.  

Do you know what this is, and if I should worry when it happens?  The first time it happened I was out on the Isle of Shoals, a 30-minute boat ride to the nearest town.  The second time I was at home, and timed it -- 3 hours, just like the last time.  Every third beat, consistent.

Thanks for listening!

[sb786]

To debhaspvcs: i have experienced something like that too, i was getting missed beats every second heart beat but thank God not for that long, for about half an hour but it felt like forever. have you tried any meds for the pvcs? Do you have svt too?

to anacyde: i have read alot of your msgs and find it very assuring that you are able to break the svt yourself. How long was the longest episode of svt you have ever had? are you on any meds for the svt?

i would really like to know how many of you guys on this forum suffer both from svt and pvcs. i have had svt(undiagnosed) since i was 14 yrs old (27 now) but NEVER had pvcs. just recently i had a bad attack of svt which needed hospital treatment to convert back to sinus ryhthm since then i have started to have the pvcs constantly!

[iAmEllen]

Did they put you on a beta blocker after the SVT? I had shortness of breath after my SVT too, but it turned out to be the metoprolol they put me on to prevent another episode.  SOB is a somewhat common side effect of beta blockers.

[sb786]

Hi iAmEllen, did you find that the beta blocker helped to prevent another svt attack? if you don't mind me asking how often and long do the svt attacks last? i have an attack once every month and it can last for upto half an hour, once i had to go to the hospital and have them convert me back to sinus rhythm. Also do you suffer from missed beats? sorry i'm asking tons of qs! i've just recently been diagnosed with svt and pvcs and i'm really scared :(

[finetilthree]

Add one more of us to the list.  My triggers are EXACTLY the same. Merry Christmas to you all. Take joy that Christ is King!

[sb786]

how do they treat you when you go to ER? i only ended up in hospital once and they administered adenosine...wow! i'l neva forget that day.
95% of my svt attacks happen whilst i am sleeping, sometimes i think i wake up scared in the middle of the night and as i sit up in bed the svt kicks in. When do you have your SVT attacks, does something specific trigger them?
i've been told by one of the best cardiologists in europe that svt is not life threatening. i have even spoken to some of his patients who have had svt for decades and they are doing fine. I'm kind of dealing with the svt now but its the pvcs that scare the life out of me. my cardiologist once told me that a pvc could trigger svt.