Can SVT Go Into Sinus Tachycardia?
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How can you tell the difference between Sinus Tachycardia Vs SVT. I was sitting on my computer and slowly felt my heart rate increasing. As I stood, it began to pound faster. I took my pulse and it was about 178 which is the fastest I've seen it go. It lasted for a few seconds then dropped to about 150. I call 911 because I started getting tightness in my chest and feeling of shortness of breath. When they came my heart rate was then 140 and they called it Sinus Tachycardia. Heart was beating at around 90 - 102 for 2 hours at the ER and still beating a little fast now. It's slowly coming down. I have a history of panic attacks but never remember my heart beating this fast. I was anxious for a while before and was having palpitations before it started. However, I was calm when this happened. Could you have SVT that goes into sinus tachycardia? How can you tell the difference?
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david76205 rchrbl
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More interested that you were sitting at the computer. The heart thing is normal for me anyway when having panic attack. The heart pounding leads to worry and then what are your coworkers going to say? So you worry some more and heart rate goes up, blood pressure shoots fire through your veins, and then you can't breath. Yeah, been there. Scary. I work on the computer all day, 10 hours a day. I have panic attacks too. Wonder if there's a connection with the computer?
rchrbl david76205
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That's interesting. I was anxious for a while before but I calmed down. Then my heart just seemed to randomly start beating fast, it started at 140 and when I stood and it started going faster and it shot up to 178. The highest I've ever seen. The shortness of breath is what prompted me to call the paramedics. I sat for a few minutes and it dropped back down to 150 then 130. When the paramedics came it went back to 140 as they were doing the EKG and checking my pressure. They saw only sinus tach. on the EKG they weren't able to catch my heart at 178 as it only lasted for a short while like a minute or so. It's weird because I usually know when I'm having a panic attack and always have a trigger. This time I didn't have one I am aware of.
david76205 rchrbl
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rchrbl david76205
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Yeah, most of the time I experience some anxiety on the computer which I never really thought about until now. I never had a panic attack while on the computer, just feelings of anxiety and uneasiness. This is the first time a panic attack has happened. I'm still not sure if it was actually a panic attack because I am usually really anxious before it happens. I was actually calm.
david76205 rchrbl
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Nathaniel34 rchrbl
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I've delt with the same thing .. I've went to the hospital with 170-199 BPM . They said it was SVT, ever since I've had problems with panic attacks. I was prescribed beta blockers to slow heart rate down.
david76205 Nathaniel34
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david76205 Nathaniel34
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Thanks for the input. Maybe the phone and surfing the web is in same category as computers? Put out the same light bands? Maybe we are just all bored, maybe we need to run a mile everyday? I don't know the answer, just know I would like to see more studies done on the subject. I hate taking meds but it seems to be the only way to treat these symptoms.