Wishing improvement, I always thought ablation what the real "fix" for error heartbeat signals...I suffer from AFib.
I write mostly to raise a caution on beta blockers. I have never heard of using them as a discretionary or self prescribed dosage. In fact I understand one not suppose to suddenly stop taking them, rather one should/must "ween" them self off. I take high dosage of Topral XL (50 mg twice a day, down from 100 mg twice a day) to hold down high heart rate problems. I too think it makes me tired and I can't get up from a resting position without getting dizzy. I underwent an electrocardioversion 8 days ago and am now in sinus with a rest rate in the lower 60s, so I plan to ask my doctor to reduce further, or to illuminate Toprol from my list of meds.
I had held ablation as a possible afib fix sometime in the future, now I wonder given the problems noted on this thread. I hope to get a couple of years relief from afib from the electrocoardioversion, given I continue to take high dosage Rythmol SR (or XL... there seems to be no agreement on how to designate slow or extended release formulations).
Your case is similar to mine. I am older than you but my SVT started at age 35. My accessory path they have found after four ablation attempts is too close to my node also. I also have left bundle branch block at a heart rate of around 120 (rate induced). I think the last ablation caused it but doc say no way. Anyway my options are zonk it and get a pacemaker or learn to deal. Basically I am waiting for better technology. Meds don't work too well for me. I now take flecainide (low dose) which is very very effective in reducing the pac's/pvc's I get since ablations and also helps reduce any SVT episodes. It kind of aggrevates my LBBB though. If I have an SVT episode (mine are more persistent than yours, sometimes requiring an ER visit) I can take a 50 mg toprol and break it within 2 hours. I keep those handy. The main thing is just press into your head that you will not die. It is an aggravation like a migraine headache, you will not die. Do your thing and deal with it. It is hard to do, trust me I know but you have to do it.
the episodes normally last anywhere between 2 minutes and 15 minutes but the longest was an hour and i went to the ER in that instance. They usually start when i jump or hop up onto something like a stool..what were your episodes like?
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Im a 22 year old female and went through ablation for svt about a year ago. No more svt though i am still plagued with pvcs and nsvt. How long do you episodes last?