SVT possible trigger by Vegas nerve

I definitely think there is a connection.  I seem to have acid reflux/heartburn when I have an episode of SVT.  I think the acid irritates the vagus nerve.  Since the vagus nerve runs so close to the heart it just makes sense to me that there's a connection.

I'll let you know if I find out anything. I have been taking a low dose beta blocker since I was diagnosed six months ago.  Haven't been having many SVT's at all under a few days ago now they are back with a vengeance.  I don't really want to up my meds.  Hoping it will get better.  This condition is so frustrating I know.  Wish doctor's could look more for the "cause" rather than just say it's an electrical problem and nothing we can do except drugs or ablation. 

Hi Jerry sorry to see your a sufferer also of svt. Not sure about your theory. I think 60 % of the population probably suffer from indegestion many of them caused  from bad diets. Only a small percentage have diagnosed svt though. Pretty likely that a high percentage of svt sufferers will also suffer heartburn by coincidence. Good luck with your theory though.

They are definitely connected though the doctors wont agree. I was time I had SVT when my pulse shot upto 245 on two different occasions. Other than that I had extend fatigue. General feeling of being emotionally low and very low enthusiasm. I was asked to do a holter test and the cardiologist suggested I may require medication. Then I called my homeopath who told me I had severe acidity. I started taking homeopathy and now all symptoms have disappeared. I am back on energy and emotionally sorted. No more tachycardia symptoms either. Please address your acidity first.

I agree with a few of the fellow posters...cardiologists just seem to refuse to admit that there is a correlation between the vagus (or vagal) nerve and SVT. That nerve runs from the side of the heart all the way down and behind the stomach. Lots of people, myself included, can get arrythmia just by bending over. To me, that confirms that there

is a correlation between the two.  

When I started having SVT, I started reading about the Vegas nerve and I believe it does too. That nerve controls a lot of the heart. I brought that up to my 2 cardiologists and my family doctor and they  all "blew me off".they especially don't like it when you read and try to figure out for yourself what is going on, but they don't have answers either. Did the herbologist suggest doing anything? 

I got horrible food poisoning last year  that landed me in the hospital and my abdomen blew up like an over extended balloon. It was like that for 8 months and I started having frequent bouts of SVT but the doctors wouldn't accept a correlation. I had an ablation and haven't had anymore SVT, but since the ablation my heart will go from 76 to 110 by walking across the room. The doctor told it is because I might be deconditioned. That is so lame!!!!

In searching about this topic on google, I found an abstract of an article entitled GERD Symptoms Linked to Cardiac Dysrhythmias, Sept. 29, 2006 on www.jwatch.org .  So it has been studied!

Hello.. im not sure about that but just wanted to let you know something that has eliminated my SVT.. its been about a year now that i havent had it! Besides cutting out all alcohol and coffee, and low salt i have introduced Chamomile tea and i have it a minimum of 3 times a day after each meal.. then sometimes before i sleep.. it has helped me inmensly!! I cannot live without it! I take on trips too! Just wanted to share with anyone with SVT and hope it helps them as much as it helped me.. hope ur better..