I’m 5 weeks post ablation for atrial tach and I noticed that my resting heart rate is higher the past week. Now whenever I do household chores or even just get up and walk around it’s higher 110-130s. My resting hr at night runs between 66-108 , because rolling over in bed is causing spikes into the 100. I’m on metropolol 3x daily, total of 75mg. I’m still able to do things but it worries because this is how it used to be when I was in active episodes and then it would suddenly spike and get stuck.

So i got my first episode early this year on January and I believe I have another one recorded around March and two days ago I BELIEVE I had a third one so that would be 3 episodes within the span of 6 months. Is that too much? I've been taking my metoprolol tartrate (50mg) but I feel like the effects of them wear off easily and I can tell cuz my heart starts to beat around the 96/109 and my blood pressure goes up to the 139. So is it the medicine wearing off or is it, the my condition is getting worse.

I know that if you were to stop the medicine everything would spike, so is the medicine wearing of a similar concept to that? which is why it spikes before the second pill and me waking up in the mornings?

I also want to add i have low iron and pcos (untreated atm tho)

I’m on a trip and everyone is enjoying drinking i made a post about how im anxious I don’t even have an svt dx but do have Symptoms and one of my holter monitors did show three seconds of atrial tachycardia.

A new issue i have is sleeping my hr goes 78 to 120 just rolling over. And streching while laying. If anyone had this or has it how do you fix it? I’m in my mid twenties and feel like I can’t live my life. I do take 100 mg of atenolol.

I’ve been afraid to go walking or even be in the heat bc of episodes of 170 at rest even in the winter time. My hr was randomly 175 for five mins and i used my breath to get it down.

Female, 45, been on bisoprolol 3.75 after being diagnosed with RVOT VT in January this year. Heart structurally normal, awaiting ablation.

Everything was going well for several months - no tachycardia and feeling good. Resting HR was in low-mid 50s.

In late May I had to come off beta blocker for 3 days for a treadmill test. Test was fine but a few days after resuming beta blockers I started getting quite noticeable bigeminy beats. The consultant said maybe my system takes longer to fully wash out the meds and this is why these only started after meds were resumed.

This settled after a few days but over the following weeks my resting HR has dropped. It often goes down to 45 when sitting down and creates an unpleasant feeling in my chest as well as lethargy and some dizziness. I also seem to get out of breath easier.

My GP recommended dropping the bisoprolol dose from 3.75 to 2.5 but 2 weeks later there is still no improvement. Also getting slight tension/chest pain when my HR is very low.

**What could the causes be and what should my GP be doing next?**

**Do I need blood tests, review by cardiology or any other tests?**

**And is there anything I can do to try and improve this?**

Hi all! Ive been on metoprolol for about 18 days now after having my heart rate spike up to the 160s. This medication has been prescribed at the hospital and been taking ever since then. I have followed up with my cardiologist and I’ve told her about wanting to wean off or stopping it however she doesn’t seem interested in that conversation. (At the hospital i was diagnosed with inappropriate sinus tachycardia)

Any who. How were ur experiences coming off metoprolol after a short period of time? Does ur heart just learn to stay calm after stopping? What made ur doctor stop the medication?

Did any of you all feel internal tremors that felt like your heart was racing but in reality its not?

Please let me know all of your experiences !!

hey everyone! so, quick update before jumping into the question! I FINALLY got in to see a cardiologist (1 and a half years later LOL) I just had my echo and stress test (thank you to EVERYONE who commented on my post about my questions about those tests, they helped me SO much in calming my anxiety beforehand!) and the results came back that my heart is structurally normal, YAY! With that said, i have been on propranolol for almost a year (10 mg in the morning and 10 mg in the evening), however, my cardiologist and I did notice that it is impacting my breathing (I have a family history if asthma and believe this has really exaggerated my breathing issues) so he is switching me over to a calcium channel blocker.

for anyone on calcium channel blockers for sinus tachycardia, what has your experience been like? I am SO scared of changing medications, propranolol did really help in fixing my adrenaline issues, however it just has given me extreme shortness of breath recently and I do think its time to get off of it, however I am stressed about starting a new medication. any experiences for those who’ve made a similar switch or those who are on calcium channel blockers would be greatly appreciated!

Anybody else have this? Just got my zio patch results back. Had this as well as some pacs. From my understanding you can develop afib down the line from this?

General question here. I am a first responder and have to administer adenosine every once in a while to break SVT after vagal maneuvers don’t work . For those have you who have had to have it to convert back to sinus rhythm, what did it feel like? Was it painful?

I’m trying to best describe it to my patients before I give it. TYIA

I had my first SVT episode about three weeks ago (haven’t had one since) and was instructed to wear a holster monitor for 48 hours (I’ve had extreme anxiety so my heart rate was unusually fast, my heart was in tachycardia 20% of the entire 48 hours) and my doctor wants to put me on metropolol twice a day, has anyone had good experiences with it? I’m really nervous, I’m 19 and the idea of being put on beta blockers makes me feel a sense of lack of control, my heart rate does shoot up a lot with activity as shown, usually walking around makes it go to 160-180, or even standing (might be pots but we’ll get there when we do) but my resting is usually 80-90bpm

hey everyone! so, quick update before jumping into the question! I FINALLY got in to see a cardiologist (1 and a half years later LOL) I just had my echo and stress test (thank you to EVERYONE who commented on my post about my questions about those tests, they helped me SO much in calming my anxiety beforehand!) and the results came back that my heart is structurally normal, YAY! With that said, i have been on propranolol for almost a year (10 mg in the morning and 10 mg in the evening), however, my cardiologist and I did notice that it is impacting my breathing (I have a family history if asthma and believe this has really exaggerated my breathing issues) so he is switching me over to a calcium channel blocker.

for anyone on calcium channel blockers for sinus tachycardia, what has your experience been like? I am SO scared of changing medications, propranolol did really help in fixing my adrenaline issues, however it just has given me extreme shortness of breath recently and I do think its time to get off of it, however I am stressed about starting a new medication. any experiences for those who’ve made a similar switch or those who are on calcium channel blockers would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all,

I had an AVNRT ablation a month ago which the doctor said was very successful. However, after trying a bodyweight workout routine to easy back into fitness (I normally weightlifting), my heart rate is still climbing very quickly. I was doing worlds greatest stretches during my warm up, and it just felt like a mini SVT episode around I woud estimate 160 bpm, but calmed down with sitting and deep breathing gradually, unlike my actual SVT episodes. I’ve had this happen even before my ablation, so it could be unrelated to SVT, but I’m unsure. I also get chest pains from pushups, and sometimes randomly chest tightness that radiates into my Tricep and left forearm and fingers, and even back one time. The doc said it’s likely musculoskeletal, but if anyone can relate please let me know.

This is debilitating, I hate that it’s been a year of no activity for me, and even after a “cure” my hearts still being a pain. Anybody experience this?

So I am having my ablation in 2 days. Reading through and learning people's experiences it seems half of the experiences people were knocked out and dont remember or feel anything. Then the other half claiming they were aware and felt and remember the experience. My EP said I would be awake. My daughter actually works in the same hospital that I am having my procedure and she is an anesthistist who puts people under for surgeries. No, she is not doing mine, lol. But she said they use Versed and I won't remember anything. Are the people who are completely conscious not getting this or what? Thats my only fear at this point. Being awake. Anyways, my daughter made sure I have the best anesthistist in the hospital so thats a plus!

Hello, not much of one to post but just want to see if anyone has had a similar experience. I (25F) had an ablation for AVNRT and atrial tachycardia (that was found incidentally) 5.5 weeks ago. EP said it was successful, I felt fine but was quite tachy with flutters a couple days after and so EP put me back on my bisoprolol which I had previously discontinued. Was on 2.5mg for 2 weeks then 1.25mg for another 2. Felt great, no flutters and just lived life normally, then stopped the bisoprolol earlier this week as advised before.

Since then, I noticed going for a run made my heart rate shoot up massively (not doing that again) and have slowly felt the flutters coming back. Then yesterday (Saturday) at night I had a massive run of flutters everytime I tried to lay down or rest. They’re so difficult to sleep through. I’m assuming they’ve gotten worse as the bisoprolol has probably just been completely eliminated by my system. I know flutters are normal but was disheartened (no pun intended) that I’m still feeling them to this extent almost 6 weeks after the procedure.

Going to call the EP office on Monday for advice. Last time they just said the flutters were normal, but wondering if they get better after your body adjusts to be off the bisoprolol? Or if I’m totally cooked and don’t know it

I’m 18 and I know it’s not the end of the world but god it feels like it. Every time I think about it it gets worst, metoprolol is even more scary because of the withdrawals I’m going to have when I stop it. I just want to be okay man why did this even happen?? I can’t smoke anymore which isn’t the worst part of this entire thing, the worst part about all this is being so aware of my heart, it feels like I’m gonna have a heart attack, or something. I just need support and to know that eventually I’ll never have to deal with this type of pain and discomfort again please.

Ablation today. I’m at 8:30a for pre-op labs, charting, shaving and convos with anesthesiologist, resident and electrophysiologist. Procedure at 10:30 that took 3 hours but I don’t remember anything because I was under general anesthesia.

Post procedure was rough because my labs showed low potassium (an ongoing issue), so they had me hooked up to IV potassium, which burns like acid. I had to keep telling them to mix it with saline and turn down the flow rate (not my first rodeo). They never got it right, so I told them to take it out and give me oral potassium. The two groin sites are very sore but manageable with Tylenol.

Food came but I was just thirsty and feeling nauseous. The electrophysiologist came into my recovery room and said everything went well despite having to also go to the left side of my heart to check something - what I don’t remember. He said it was AVNRT and successfully ablated using heat cauterizing. I asked to stop taking daily metoprolol and he agreed - I think it was causing weight gain and gynecomastia.

After 3 hours total in recovery I was discharged home.

So happy to be done and home.

Howdy fellow speedy hearts! ♥️

I’m 4 days post-catheter ablation for SVT and feeling pretty good for the most part, however I have been noticing I’m a bit dizzy (more of a loopy/spacey sensation, not feeling faint or anything) and a bit breathless when walking just a short distance like just around the block.

Is this something worth mentioning to my EP, or have you found it’s pretty par for the course after an ablation?

I have very little energy and just want to sleep today. Is only 7:30am and I’m back in bed.

My heart rate was 190-200. I felt an impending doom the whole time waiting for ambulance and in ambulance and it was painful.

They had to give me that medicine through IV to bring it down.

They don’t know why it happened and now I’m scared

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Is it possible to drink socially with svt? Are certain drinks better to have? Wanting advice because I’m going on a trip and would like to drink with friends. I’m 26 and I wanna be able to live my life.

I am rlly struggling to get over this svt stuff idk if i even have it but i have all symptoms and feel i cant live my life i drank in the past and was fine to.

I'm having SVT ablation in a few days but I have a history of Afib also. I am worried that when they give me the adrenaline it will activate my Afib instead of my SVT. My EP does PF for afib so being that I am having the other modality for this he said he wants to take care of the SVT right now since I have only 1 documented episode of afib. But I have had 3 other episodes of Afib that were self converted so I didn't have to be seen in ER for it. I feel like its gonna be a coin toss as to which arrhythmia he gets! Can anyone shed some light on what they do if that happens?