Svt

Don't be scared! I had SVT for years before I ever saw a cardiologist. The racing heart (palputations) were horrible. I would just be doing everyday things, and my heart would start racing. It would last anywhere from 30 seconds to a few hours. At first it only happened every few months, but after my second child it began happening several times a day. They finally decided to send me with a heart monitor so they could record what was actually happening. When I went to get fitted, my heart was racing, so I never had to take it home. My heart rate was over 180 for no reason.
The cardiologist I saw was great. He explained that it SVT is pretty common. I could take medication for life or have abalation. I tried the medication, but it made me so tired. I was only 21 and the thought of being on medication for the rest of my life wasn't all that appeling either. I opted to have the heart study done and catheder ablation at the same time. The cardiologist said it was a fairly routine surgery. It turned out that I had one extra connection in my heart, and that was what would cause the rapid heart beat. The surgery was a one day thing. I went in at 6 in the morning and was home that night. I just couldn't lift anything for a few days, (near impossible btw with a baby). I had this surgery Sept 10, 2001, and have not had any issues since. It has been amazing.

Talk to the cardiologist. Know that he will lead you in the right direction. Trust yourself. You know how much the racing heart is affecting you, no one else does. Know that if you need anything you can ask, I'll try to help. Good luck! I hope this helps.

Nicole-

Don't let doctors scare you. Going to a cardiologist wasn't too bad for me. They just had me wear a monitor for a few days and told me that, although I did have palpatations (racing), the beats were very regular and nothing to worry over. My racing heart problem got seemingly worse with each pregnancy, but still nothing to worry over. I'd even had episodes where the elevated heart rate was lasting over an hour. But everything checked out just fine.

I found that drinking some cold water, going for a walk or just plain ignoring it worked best for me. My heart was going to do what it was going to do and worrying was only making it worse! Nowadays, when it happens I barely notice it at all.

Oh, and don't let a doctor who specializes in allergies scare you about what may not even be needed for your heart.

Don't worry over it, and hang in there!
-B.-

It is electrical and not ventrical. I have had a heart monitor on when it does it and have recordings of 224 beats per minute. Usually lasting less than a minute. Learn what works for you to address it when it happens, put your head between your knees, take a deep breath, drink water... there are many ideas. I went through a pregnancy with no problems. there is not much they can do about it unless it lasts for upwards of 15 minutes at a time. It does not cause a heart attack.

Hi, I don't have any advice about the cardiologist, but I can give you hope of getting rid of your allergies without shots! Have you heard of N.A.E. T.? It really works. Go to the www.naet.com website, put in your zip code to find a practicioner near you. It gives you names & #'s, and how much experience they have. If you don't see one, ask around at your health food store or your chiropractor. My kids have gotten rid of all their allergies and my husband (who didn't believe it worked), got rid of his lifelong allergies to cats. It's SO simple, easy, and inexpensive.
Good luck! Gayle

SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) essentially just means you have a fast heart rate. Without getting too technical, a SVT is a heart rate above 100, with the impulse originating in the atria. It could be from the sinus node (which would be the normal place) or an abnormal area in the atria or AV node (which would be far less common). Technically, running around the block will give you an SVT. How fast is your resting heart rate? Is it regular? Are you having any symptoms? (i.e. lightheadedness, dizziness, palpitations, weakness, etc.) Is your heart rate fast all the time or just in cetain situations? (Such as rising from a chair/bed, etc.)

There are many reasons to have an SVT, and most of them do NOT require surgical intervention. To name a few, casuing the more common sinus tachycardia: Dehydration (are you drinking enough water?), hyperthyroidism (diagnosed with blood test), Anxiety, Pheochromocytoma (diagnosed with blood test), low blood pressure, anemia, POTS - tachycardia caused by sitting/laying to standing movement, medications/drugs (caffeine/nicotine/asthma meds/etc).

The first step will be getting an EKG to determine the type of tachycardia you have. Playing the odds and if you are not symptomatic, it will most likely not be a type requiring ablation, so don't worry too much. Even in the small chance ablation is required, the risks are low, and it is done with a needle into an artery, and they fish a small wire to the area requiring ablation. At the end of the procedure, you'll have a tiny poke at the site of entry, like a blood draw. It is minimally invasive, not open heart surgery. For now, I would just expect the odds are in your favor, and it is relatively benign tachycardia not requiring ablation, until a cardiologist tells you otherwise. I know this is easy for me to say, but worrying about it will just makes your tachycardia worse!

Hopes this helps! Mommy MD

"SVT" means supra-ventricular tachycardia. In english, it means that (usually just) sometimes your heart beats too fast. For some people, this can be a definate problem, for others, they never know they even have it.
There are be multiple reasons for this, anything from too much coffee to a defect in one of your heart valves/
It is interesting that it runs in your family. Is anyone of them being treated for it?
Ablation is the cautery of an "extra electical pathway" in your heart's conducting system, and it's way down on the list of possible treatments, unless your family has a strong history of needing this. (and if you do turn out to need it, it's quick and painless.) Try not to let the thought scare you. In fact I'm surprised your allergist jumped so far down the list to this unusual remedy.
That's basically what I know, in a nutshell. You could also try the American Heart Association on line, or Mayoclinic.com is good sometimes.
Hope everything goes smoothly for you- write and let me know how it goes for you !
Oh, and by the way, this happens sometimes in pregnancy, and goes away after you have the baby. (I've had SVT most of my life, more when I was pregnant, and now I rarely have it.)

Nicole,
No worries on the cardiologist. Consider it a blessing that they are going to monitor it. After the birth of my second child I too had a racing heart. I went to the Dr. because, at the time, I thought maybe I was not eating right. I was breast feeding and having fainting spells with a racing heart. I was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia and spent a week in the hospital. (the week was not because of the ablation the week in the hospital was because they were afraid I was going to have a heart attack) They did an ablation on me that unfortunately did not work...it's not painful at all. during this process they try to "trip up" your heart to get it to "race" so that they can find the exact spot that causing all the problems and then they cauterize the spot; this will keep it from doing it again (highly suggested) only in my case they could not get it to "trip up" anyway now I am on toporol a beta blocker that keeps it under control and has been for 2 years. The procedure it really pretty quick and is an out patient thing 1 day usually. It seems scary but it out weighs the risks! Really no pain...I think the worse pain was the IV. Good luck and God Bless!

Nicole, I have SVT and have even had the surgery to try to prevent it. It is fairly common in older people (50+) and in young kids (16 and under). Mine didn't develop until I was 19 and only last March (2007) did I get the surgery. As long as you aren't having "episodes" to where you have to go to the ER to get your heart straightened out things should be fine. I am supposed to take an antihistimine(sp) everyday due to my skin not producing enough. I have not had any reactions to it. SVT is scary when you have episodes. My eppisodes would come anywhere from twice a month to every 3 months. Most the time I was in the ER to get them to calm it down. My heart would beat up to 240 and stay that way. Please let me know how your does so that I can help you better. If you aren't having episodes then the Cardiologist will only give you a betablocker to try to help. Currently I am not on meds for my heart after the surgery. Please contact me if you still have questions or are scared I will try to help.

HI Nicole
I had a time last year that my hart was racing and I was out of breath and my BP was way to high and BP meds were not helping. I went to the ER and they ASSUMED it was my heart. It was not and I had to figure it out. I had been using some Dog bed stuff that killed flees and made it smell better. After I stopped using this in my home my symptoms went away. Also look at panick attacks or other mental issues like depresion. Do the reserch on SVT on WebMD.com or other sources. I do not take the DR word at face vallue until I do some reserch that backs up the possable diagnosis. DR's are not allways correct and they are definitly not the gods some of them think they are.
Now for your allergies: I have known a lot of people that HAD allergies and by taking the 4 parts of the Bee Hive, Polin,Royljelly, Honey, Propalis. I get mine threw StarrDustPops.com , I suck on up to 4 a day and I have had my allergies go away and I have not been sick at all this year. It is good for babby to.
I suggest that you do reserch on Herbel medicine and be in control of your one health and only use MD's to back you up not take control. Check out the 2 DVD's "What The Bleep Do We know" and "The Secret" Google them and bye them, they are worth owning and viewing over and over again. Remember "THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS"
I hope some of this helps.
One other thing that has helped me in a lot of aerias of my life is EFT (Emoshinal Freedom Teh.) Google it also.
S.

I was diagnosed with PSVT (one of the forms of SVT) about 8 years ago. I haven't had ablation, but it is something that I discussed with my cardiologist. From what I understand of it, it is fairly low risk. Granted, anything to do with your heart does carry some risk and of course fear and anxiety, but try not to stress yourself over it. Especially since you haven't seen the cardiologist yet. (I know, easy for me to say, because I'm not currently in your position...) Also, just a little bit of info, from someone who's been there...don't be too frustrated if the diagnosis takes a little while. I had to go through 4 sets of tests over a 2 month span before we finally figured out what was going on. Good luck! I'll think good thoughts for you! :)

Nothing to be scared of! I had SVT and an ablation, and I worked in a heart monitoring company. SVT is supraventicular tachycardia. That means that you have a fast heart beat in the atrium or the atrial nodes.

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/supraventricular_tachycard...

SVT is VERY common and usually isn't a big deal. An ablation is a big jump at this point and it probably won't come to that. If it does, it is done by going through the arteries in your neck and legs and has very little recovery time.

In the meantime, when you have an attack, there are things you can try to reset your heart and get it back to a normal rhythm. Anything sudden... jump up, have someone startle you, splash cold water on your face, turn the volume dial up on a radio and then turn it on so it blasts at you from silence to LOUD, contract and then release all the chest muscles, hold your breath, etc. For me, holding my breath and sitting still made it last longer, but any sudden noise made it stop. Caffiene, stress,and illness can make your attacks worse and more frequent. If you start getting dizzy or feel like you may pass out, then get to a safe place (sitting or laying down).

Nicole,
My husband had SVT, I highly recommend you see the Cardiologist, and if you are interested in something more natural, watch this video, it has helped MANY people with allergies and heart issues by just giving the body what it needs to heal.

http://www.mymonavie.com/prosperandbeinhealth/opportunity...

Feel free to give me a call! ###-###-####
T.

SVT is common in women in their 20s and 30s. I have had it for almost 15 years, and I do not take medication for it.
SVT is Severe Ventricular Tachycardia. Meaning that out of the blue your heart decides to go really fast, mine goes about 160 a minute. The things that the cardiologist will check for is the cause, which for me is a node. Think of a car engine. I have a spark plug that suddenly misfires and gets stuck on fast for a moment.
The cardiologist will also check that the SVT is a regular, but fast heart beat. Arrhythmia is irregular heartbeat which is a totally different thing.
So, that's what you need to know is exactly what your heart is doing. It could be Tachycardia too, which is just fast heartbeat, which could be panic attacks. Whatever the results, they will go over your options. My cardiologist said he could fix my problem, but has patients in their 90's with it and are fully functional. What it means for me is it doesn't interfere with my life so I don't need to fix it.
Go to webmd.com and research it. Don't get yourself all scared about it, get your real diagnosis, and then research it.

Although I know it can be scary to see a specialist regarding health issues, it's very important to follow up. I have had many health issues, and it's been hard to face my fears at times, but I was always thankful I did. It's also very important to follow your gut instinct. If you aren't comfortable with a doctor or aren't sure about a diagnosis, get a 2nd opinion!
My thoughts are with you!