I am in need of knowing what treatment is out there for tachy cardia?
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Good morning! Aside from the drug therapies that are out there you could be a candidate for ablation therapy. This is a cath lab procedure that basically deadens some of those overly excited signals your heart is getting. In some cases it can be an outpatient thing but you may have to stay overnight for it. Talk to your docs or if you're not happy with them, grab your bat and ball and go play somewhere else. You don't have to stick with those guys. Your insurance company can tell you other people to go see. Ask around. Diet changes will only help marginally in chronic situations like yours. They should be considered but they are not going to fix what is racing your heart. Let me know how it works out. Hope this helps you as you hunt down other options.
oh hun i feel sorry for yu
Forty years ago digitalis was about it. Since then, there's a plethora of rate-controlling drugs widely available, and your primary care physician as well as your cardiologist are well aware of them. Most even work when you're active, whereas digitalis tends to work only on your resting heart rate. They've apparently judged that the risks of any particular one outweigh the benefits, but you should be asking them, not us, about the specifics.
If you've tried beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, etc. it's time to talk to a cardiologist who subspecializes in electrophysiology. Don't get your hopes up, because it may not be possible in your case, but ablation therapy (basically burning to death an over-excitable spot in the heart muscle) may be an option.
Hi. I know how you feel from experience. Has your cardiologist told you that it is just a fast rate which is sinus tachycardia or is it another kind of fast rate such as supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or some other fast rhythm. Each are treated a little differently. There are many other medications out there now besides what you are taking such as Amiodarone, Sotalol, Ibutilide, Propafenone, Flecainide, calcium channel blockers. There are also certain procedures such as cardioversion and catheter ablation, but these provide no guarantee and most doctors will not do them unless it is constant and causing severe symptoms such as severe chest pain, feeling faint or light-headed, actual fainting. Also since you said your other medication is not working can they increase the dosage?
Your doctor could teach you some vagal maneuvers such as the valsalva maneuver (which is coughing) to slow your heart rate. These sometimes work and sometimes they dont. Coughing has worked for me though in the past.
Some more important information also, do not drink anything that is caffeinated, avoid drinking large amounts of alcohol, avoid nonprescription decongestants, some herbal remedies, diet pills. These all have stimulants. Anything containing stimulants should be avoided because it will make your heart beat faster.
Most importantly, talk to your cardiologist again. Try to pin point exactly what is going on and have him/her give you all options. Ask them about other medications and things you can do to help with this. Make them listen to you and your concerns.
Best wishes to you.
If you have already tried beta-blockers then calcium channel blockers would be the next step (Diltiazem, etc), but this is really a question for your doctor.
Simple: ask your doctor about this and you'll find that he agrees. Fish oil & meditation- the fish oil will do more for your heart than any medication can ever hope to. The meditation will greatly decrease your heartbeat and improve your overall feeling of good health (15-20 minutes a day). Stay off the drugs and use what mother earth gave us.do some research on fish oil and see for yourself.
Hi. I was diagnosed with PSVT 4 years ago. Yes, I wore the 30 day monitor, too! My highest recording was 210bpm. I tried different meds but nothing seemed to help like they should. My cardiologist sent me to a "electrophysicologist". 2 weeks later I was in surgery having an ablation done. I now take no medications and feel a lot better. I do experience palpatations at times but not nearly as bad. Good Luck!
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