svt on waking or wakes me up from sleep
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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone else suffers from svt when waking up or wakes them from their sleep?
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Notes on svt on waking or wakes me up from sleep
brandy2222 gillian95988
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Yes it did happen to me. My SVT became more frequent in my 40s and it wasn't unusual to wake up to an episode. I didn't know what the trigger was at night but I did have a low magnesium level so that could have caused it. Just a heads up to anyone who takes medication for acid reflux. Many PPI (proton-pump inhibitor) medications can cause low magnesium levels. I didn't know this until they did blood tests at the ER and advised that it could have triggered my SVT attack.
heather25764 gillian95988
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Yes, in fact most episodes I've had wake me up from sound sleep. Also it usually happens very soon after falling asleep. Sometimes I've noticed it happen more frequently when my room is hot or if I've eaten something "heavy" or on my trigger list before bed (I've learned not to eat after 8pm) .
I used to have them last for awhile until I discovered putting ice on my chest stopped them almost immediately. I used to get the exhaustion after an attack and now with the ice no more . No doctor told me to do this. I found out years later it was a treatment. Why this isn't told to patients is baffling. I don't even have to take medicine for this condition any longer though i have one prescribed just in case.
kay25551 heather25764
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same thing happens to me. holter monitor says atrial tachycardia.. happens exactly one hour into sleep and never at any other time. I notice I get very hot when it happens. Goes away immediately almost after I wake up but fee funny for a minute or two then I go back to bed. I notice it happens more when I sleep on my right side. My dad had the same thing happen when he was younger but it was a low blood sugar issue... I got a glucose tolerance test and it was normal although I am not sure how accurate the test was because this only happens at night (could be isolated nocturnal hypoglycemia) . Let me know if you find anything out. My dr won't order me any tests. I was on metoprolol but went off because it still happens when I'm on it anyways. Happens to me every few months.
Kaylafran30 kay25551
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Its comforting to hear other peoples stories. Mine sounds very similar, always from sleep after being asleep maybe 1/2 hours. I wake then it seems to kick in lasts 10-20 mins. Cardioligist is unsure if its AT or AVRNT. How often do you have episodes is it just 1 every few months or clusters ?
kay25551 Kaylafran30
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mine doesn't really last long. The first time it ever happened to me was december of 18' . I went to the ER my stomach was upset my pulse was so high and it was scary it lasted forever but I was panicking . I notice sometimes it can happen in clusters when I'm not feeing well but I have been feeling better the last year since I got a job. I would say the last year it has happened maybe 10 times or less and by the time I wake up I am hot and feeling panicked and my chest feels weird but I am ok a minute later. I notice if I skip meals throughout the day and then eat a meal before bed it happens more often.. or if I don't eat much that day and workout I will wake up with it that night. I have not ruled out low blood sugar even though my glucose tolerance cane back somewhat normal. Some people get isolated cases of hypoglycemia that happens only at night ( called nocturnal hypoglycemia). I am not sure if that's whats happening to me but I notice patterns with my eating that leads me to believe it's a blood sugar issue.
s22122 gillian95988
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I have somewhat frequent episodes, but only about once a year is it an episode that wakes me up from sleep. When this happens, these episodes seem to take longer to stop than ones that occur at other times, but it eventually does stop.
Kaylafran30 gillian95988
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Hello,
I have just been woken with an episode. Most of my episodes start upon waking from a vivid dream & over the last year i have linked it to my menstrual cycle. I have clusters of episodes usually a week or 2 before my period which upon my own research (usually in the early hours after an episode) i have found is quite common. I was lucky & caught my svt after 2 days of wearing a holter monitor. Cardiologist said mine is either avrnt or at but with my age (30) and being female with no other heart problems or defects he thinks more avrnt. How many episodes do yous have ? When i have clusters it actually makes me scared to go to bed in fear of an episode.
paul62903 Kaylafran30
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i don't know what you mean by clusters but i got one and now they are a nightly event
s22122 Kaylafran30
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I have had SVT since birth but recently (also around age 30) made the connection between episodes and my menstrual cycle. I do also get episodes that are not triggered by hormones, but I have found that I also get "clusters" of episodes approx. 7-10 days before my period starts. Overall, I usually experience 5-10 episodes a month with them lasting anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. After a 14-day holter, I was told that the type of SVT I have is probably PAT.
craig09860 gillian95988
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Mine has been logged on ECG at 240 i have never passed out from it and it started on the 27th dec. 2020 and since then i am having an episode atleast once a week but i have never woken up by it. Mine normally happened in the afternoon but today it was about 10mins after i woke up. Normally when it happens i lay on the floor and put my legs up on my bed but this morning that didn't stop it, so i had to blow into my thumb for around 10-15secs then i put my legs on the bed and that slowed my heart down. When my heart went to 240 i didn't no about the hanging upside down trick so i had to call an ambulance my heart was racing like that for 45mins. I have been to a specialist and they said mine isn't frequent enough to have the burning done but if i have an episode and can't slow it down i need to call an ambulance within 2mins of the episode.
paul62903 gillian95988
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yes this has been happening nightly waking me from sleep i am afraid to go to bed
paul62903 gillian95988
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gillian this started about 2 weeks ago every night at least 3 or 4 times a night
Simon34356 gillian95988
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Yes I've had this a few times... its unsettling not being able to know how long the episode was.