SVT struggle.

Have you ever considered an ablation to correct it?

Hi. Unfortunately, SVT tends to get worse as time goes on. Some folks manage reasonably well on medication, but for others like me SVT impacts very badly on their lives. I had an ablation 5 years ago and have not had SVT since. I would strongly recommend one for you if the Cardio says you are suitable. My experience was that the ablation procedure was no worse than just one SVT episode of the same duration. 

Is your resting heart rate over 100?  That's a little high. I've been on a beta blocker for my SVT for a couple years now and I'm doing great. Mine does go down in the 50's when I'm lying down and being very still but that's not really too low.  Top athletes have theirs go that low or sometimes even into the 40's.  Talk to your doctor about your concern over it going too low.  I take a very low dose and have even seen mine go into the upper 40's when I'm in bed at night.  I do understand your concern and how it almost makes you "freak" out. I don't really like mine going into the 40's even though it's probably just fine.  What I have been doing is when I take my evening dose I scrape a tiny bit off and that way my heartrate usually stays in the 50's or upper 60's when I'm lying down.  I'm not recommending that for you but I would just talk to you doctor about your concerns of your heart rate going too low.  Also, I exercise a lot and feel great.  I was very tired the first few weeks on the beta blocker but I'm happy to say that it went away and I have lots of energy now. 

Brooke, lots of us understand quite well your experiences.  My first tip would be to read as much as you can about SVT.  The overall story seems quite encoraging to me, and it keeps getting better and better.  Next, find the best medical people you can, and work with them as completely as you can.  And, choose the most promising treatment(s) and give it (them) a chance to work.  You may well have an actual cure in your future, and that would be a wonderful place to be.  Take care 

Hi Brooke.

I have been diagnosed as well with Svt since Dec 2016. My resting heart rate used to be 65 but I take a beta blocker and now at resting it's in low 50s. Occasionally it will drop to 40s..on days where I haven't had much sleep. It doesn't stay there steadily but drops to low 40s and then goes back up. I try to keep busy during it but sometimes I just need to lie down and rest until it returns to normal. I have low blood pressure normally so I take a half of beta blocker only so it doesn't get any lower. I have not had ablation basically because it worries me and makes me anxious. I thought I'd try the beta blocker first to see how I managed. I have been doing well with them but probably once a month my heart shoots up and I lie down and it comes down. Usually around pms time. It used to be everyday all the time so for me it's an improvement. Anyway that's my experience..i may eventually do ablation but for now I can deal with it. I did a lot of reading and learned what I could. So find what works for you. It has taken me a while just to process having Svt..something I had never heard of before. I had to wrap my brain around that...and accept that my life was different. I can still enjoy life and it's taken me since December to start feeling more like myself. Good luck to you.

I'd highly recommend looking into an ablation, my SVT got worse and worse to the point I couldn't exercise because it would instantly trigger and episode which got really severe in the end heart rate reaching 290's. Ever since my ablation have had no SVT symptoms.