Just wondering if anyone has been diagosed with psvt? If you have...do you have panic attack symptoms with it? I guess I am just trying to find out if that is what I experienced. About 2-3 weeks ago, my heart did a thud type of thing,..my heart began to race so fast I don't think I could even count it. During the racing, I was in a panic state. After 20 minutes or so, my heart did another thud, then the racing stopped and the panic ended...just as quickly as it came on. I have read MANY aticles where PSVT is mistaken for panic attacks 'cause they have the same symptoms. The same thing happened to me about 6 months ago also. Only I bent down to pick something up, my heart did a thud, raced, panic etc... If you have been diagnosed with this...is there a treatment..do you just live with it or what? About a week before this last episode, I had worn the monitor, bloodwork, ekg's etc.. because my heart was skipping, fluttering etc.. more than usual. Everything came back normal. BUT..this happened after the test. Please help me out here someone. How could this be caught on a monitor when it happens so infrequently? (6 months apart) Thanks in advance : )
I had the exact same problem many years ago. During the first "thud type of thing" I would feel like I was going to pass out. It was like my heart would stop beating for a second, and then BAM! I never got a panic attack with it. I found out that cigarette smoke was the main cause of mine kicking off. BUt, there are also many other things that cause my heart to go nuts.
During my tachycardia, my heart would beat a constant 160 beats per minute, and I would sweat more during the tachycardia, and feel light headed and tired. It would do it for a while, sometimes up to an hour, and then suddenly stop.
I found out a way to stop the tachycardia, and it worked for me for about twenty years until one day, after a bad cold, I felt that first "thud type of thing" and then my heart went into the 160bpm tachycardia, but then it never stopped. I take heart meds to control it now.
How I got my tachycardia to stop was, I would lie down on my back and relax. I would take a deep breath, hold it for a second, and then very slowly let it out all the way. Then I would repeat this over and over again until finally, I would feel that second "thud type of thing" and the tachycardia would stop. I once did this in a parking lot, and it worked there. Not fun, but it worked.
I had the exact same problem many years ago. During the first "thud type of thing" I would feel like I was going to pass out. It was like my heart would stop beating for a second, and then BAM! I never got a panic attack with it. I found out that cigarette smoke was the main cause of mine kicking off. BUt, there are also many other things that cause my heart to go nuts.
During my tachycardia, my heart would beat a constant 160 beats per minute, and I would sweat more during the tachycardia, and feel light headed and tired. It would do it for a while, sometimes up to an hour, and then suddenly stop.
I found out a way to stop the tachycardia, and it worked for me for about twenty years until one day, after a bad cold, I felt that first "thud type of thing" and then my heart went into the 160bpm tachycardia, but then it never stopped. I take heart meds to control it now.
How I got my tachycardia to stop was, I would lie down on my back and relax. I would take a deep breath, hold it for a second, and then very slowly let it out all the way. Then I would repeat this over and over again until finally, I would feel that second "thud type of thing" and the tachycardia would stop. I once did this in a parking lot, and it worked there. Not fun, but it worked.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for your reply...were you diagnosed with PSVT... or just SVT or something? I wonder if not everyone who has this, experiences the panic attack during it. I went to google search and typed in PSVT and panic attacks..I couldn't believe all the articles on it. All of them said it's NOT life threatening.I drove myself to the ER during my episode. Of course as soon as I pulled into the parking lot, I felt the other thud and it stopped racing. I went into the er anyway. They hooked me to the EKG machine..said e'thing was fine. They told me they had no idea what type of tachycardia it could have been because it wasn't caught on tape. I remember when it was happening that my chest felt light and airy (don't know how to explain). What med. do you take for it? Was it happening all the time? They say the PVST stands for "paroxysmal supraventricle tachycardia"..which means, fast heart rate but not all the time.I find myself, always waiting and wondering when the next episode is going to happen and wonder "what it" it doesn't stop on it's own next time
Thanks for your reply...were you diagnosed with PSVT... or just SVT or something?
I self diagnosed myself with PSVT. I had a medical book and my symptoms corresponded exactly to PSVT. I didn't seek medical treatment for twenty years. It only happened to me about once every two weeks or so, so I wasn't concerned about it. In my research, I found that it wasn't life threatening. Not being a doctor, or going to a doctor, was probably pretty stupid on my part, but , in between episodes of PSVT, it really didn't bother me that much.
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I wonder if not everyone who has this, experiences the panic attack during it. I went to google search and typed in PSVT and panic attacks..I couldn't believe all the articles on it. All of them said it's NOT life threatening.I drove myself to the ER during my episode.
I was a little worried about the PSVT at the beginning because I was afraid of passing out. After it started, it was fairly easy for me to stop the tachycardia, and get back to normal rhythm. I am not a good person to ask about panic attacks because I don't get them.
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What med. do you take for it? Was it happening all the time? They say the PVST stands for "paroxysmal supraventricle tachycardia"..which means, fast heart rate but not all the time.I find myself, always waiting and wondering when the next episode is going to happen and wonder "what it" it doesn't stop on it's own next time
My primary medicine for my PSVT is Lanoxin (digoxin).
My primary interest is finding what irritates my heart to cause the PSVT. After living with it, and with complications caused by it, for over thirty years, I have found many combinations of things that cause my heart to start beating badly, like high pollution or pollen levels in the air, certain types of clothes that I wear, dust, certain inks on documents, certain chemicals, car exhausts, alcohol, smoke, certain foods, etc.
If I avoid the various irritants to my heart, which isn't easy, my heart beats pretty good.
If I was starting all over again, and I knew what I know now, I would avoid medicines and just try to find what irritates my heart the most. In my youth, if I had realized what was irritating my heart and causing it to go into PSVT, I could have avoided it happening most of the time. But, I didn't know.
I was surprised to read your note. It was the first note that described what I had experienced.
If they can't find out what is causing your heart to go nuts, then you might have a similar problem as I had, and you need to find out what irritants are causing your heart to go nuts.
I self diagnosed myself with PSVT. I had a medical book and my symptoms corresponded exactly to PSVT. I didn't seek medical treatment for twenty years. It only happened to me about once every two weeks or so, so I wasn't concerned about it. In my research, I found that it wasn't life threatening. Not being a doctor, or going to a doctor, was probably pretty stupid on my part, but , in between episodes of PSVT, it really didn't bother me that much.
I was a little worried about the PSVT at the beginning because I was afraid of passing out. After it started, it was fairly easy for me to stop the tachycardia, and get back to normal rhythm. I am not a good person to ask about panic attacks because I don't get them.
My primary medicine for my PSVT is Lanoxin (digoxin).
My primary interest is finding what irritates my heart to cause the PSVT. After living with it, and with complications caused by it, for over thirty years, I have found many combinations of things that cause my heart to start beating badly, like high pollution or pollen levels in the air, certain types of clothes that I wear, dust, certain inks on documents, certain chemicals, car exhausts, alcohol, smoke, certain foods, etc.
If I avoid the various irritants to my heart, which isn't easy, my heart beats pretty good.
If I was starting all over again, and I knew what I know now, I would avoid medicines and just try to find what irritates my heart the most. In my youth, if I had realized what was irritating my heart and causing it to go into PSVT, I could have avoided it happening most of the time. But, I didn't know.
I was surprised to read your note. It was the first note that described what I had experienced.
If they can't find out what is causing your heart to go nuts, then you might have a similar problem as I had, and you need to find out what irritants are causing your heart to go nuts.
Regards, and best of health to you.
I guess I'm trying to self giagnose myself also. I have read some many articles on Psvt..because it starts and ends abrutly..just like what happened to me..I figure that is what I have. BUT....on another message board site..the people were telling me it sounds like A-fib too.
I don't know what would make this start happening all of a sudden. I don't have allergies, I don't drink but I do smoke. But I have always smoked, so I can't see where that would be the reason for it. I have had skipped beats, flutters, thuds etc..for over 10 years now..everyday of my life! I was told they were all benign. Just stress.
Did your heart flutter, skip etc..before you had your first PSVT episode? I told my family dr. about what happened and all he said was "the cardio. said my tests were all perfectly normal". If only I had the monitor on when it happened.My dr. then prescribed atenolol, 25mg. he said here,take one a day and it will make your heart go at an even pace and not tach. Well..I never got the med. filled. I have read where it can actually make skips, flutters etc.. worse.
There has to be a reason for what happened. I just can't seem to find an answer.
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