SVT

[TheForgottenOne 3]

Can anyone get SVT ? And is it dangerous ? Someone felt the need to send me a message on Facebook about it ... Now I'm worried

[Gilly 1086]

Why would you be worried? Isn't that rapid heart beat? You don't have it with great resting HR of 60 ish!

[KMilner71 7]

Hi Justme,

 

 When I had my first full blown panic attack two years ago my husband called the paramedics because we tought that I was having a heart attack. The first thing they did was check my heart rate and it was 100 bpm. They told me that it was probably anxiety and that they would take me to the hosptial if I wanted them to but that they were just going to walk me into the waiting room where I would have to wait to see the Dr. This was at like 9:00p.m. and I had been lying down going to sleep when the attack hit. The paramedic said that some people have a naturally high heart rate.

 

As with alot of people with anxiety it sounds like you focus on your health, I also focus a ALOT on my health. I have found a few things over the years of trying to get my anxiety under control.

 

1.Do not google your symptoms or medications, it increases your anxiety. I speak from experience, I cannot take medications other than xanax or klonopin because I spent to much time researching them and the side effects, so now it is something else that feeds my anxiety instead of being a tool that I can use to help control it. If you just have to do it, than try to remember that anyone can put something out on the internet so take what you do find with a grain of salt don't take it as truth just because it is out on the internet.

 

2. It sounds like at this point in time, your heart is your main worry, the one sure way to ease your own mind and calm your anxiety to a more managable level is go see a Dr. and get the reassurance you need. See a Cardiologist and tell him/her of your concerns.

 

3.See your GP and have a complete physical. I see mine yearly and he does chest x-rays, blood work, and bone density testing. This will help you feel more comfortable about your overall health.

 

 After seeing all kinds of specialists and Dr after Dr. I am now able to understand and accept that my symptoms are related to and caused by my anxiety. There are SO MANY different physical symptoms that are associated with anxiety that  everyone has a variety of symptoms they can and do experience. If you have not already done so, research anxiety and panic and learn all that you can about your illness the saying "knowledge is power" is true. The more you know and understand about your anxiety the easier it will become in time to stop worrying excessively over your health.

[ryan clearwater 0]

You are born with SVT. You can trigger it at any age and its not dangerous.