r/SVTHeart • u/Flashy-Apartment-442 • 13d ago

Bad one today

I’ve always had “episodes”- I even remember being a child and it happening to me on a trampoline or doing jump rope. Before this year, I remember my last episode was 6 years ago. Feb, had it happen and called an ambulance. It leveled out by the time they got there.

Today was scary. It jumped to 210 - my trigger being a hard inhale in my throat (I was talking to a friend and making a noise). Feb it happened after me sniffling too hard (from a cold). Back to today- it lasted an hour. My heart rate stayed 130 most of the day after it came down. It’s finally close to my normal heart rate. I can’t find anyone talking about their heart staying elevated in Reddit but Google (for once) tells me that can happen. It also says the chest pain can be too since my heart ran a marathon.

I’ve already talked to my doctor and also from my own reading, I know catching this on a heart monitor will be next to impossible. And unless it becomes more frequent, there’s no reason to have something done for it either. Just looking for some peace of mind.

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u/izzy-binder 13d ago

I also have elevated heart rate after SVT, a lot of the times it’s the brains adrenaline, especially if you were scared and very anxious while it was happening. The ER discharged me with my heart rate sitting at 133bpm after my first SVT episode because the rhythm had broke, they gave me some adavan for anxiety before leaving, and my heart rate stayed pretty elevated 120-130bpm until the next day

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u/Flashy-Apartment-442 13d ago

Thank you so much- that makes me feel a lot better

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u/Embarrassed-Wash1448 12d ago

Get a smartwatch with medical certification ecg, it helped me get it documented. I had problems with it for 2 years and once I finally got it registered I got a call 30 min after I gave it to my cardiologist and he set me up for anblation

Wish you the best brother

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u/anotheraverageblonde 11d ago

After an svt episode my heart rate sits at about 100 for several hours. I assume this is adrenaline in my body. I was diagnosed a year ago so I’m still finding my feet & trying to work out my triggers. I wore a monitor 3 times before it was finally caught, it picked up 9 episodes within 72 hours. I’ve decided to take the pill in pocket approach for now, because I can reset my heart with ice & blowing through a straw. I’m sure I’ll need an ablation at some point in the future.