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  • From Deb on ABOUT

    I had my physical last month, and the doctor said my Vitamin D was dangerously low. She prescribed Vitiamin D3 400 IU, and my hair has stopped falling out, my nails are not breaking anymore, and my PVC’s are nearly gone. Maybe this has been my trouble all along. At least, it’s the only thing identifiable by the medical community that is off. So glad to have someone to vent to and bounce things off of. Debbie

    2013/07/29 at 3:42 pm
  • From Deb on The COURSE

    I had my physical last month, and the doctor said my Vitamin D was dangerously low. She prescribed Vitiamin D3 400 IU, and my hair has stopped falling out, my nails are not breaking anymore, and my PVC’s are nearly gone. Maybe this has been my trouble all along. At least, it’s the only thing identifiable by the medical community that is off. So glad to have someone to vent to and bounce things off of. Debbie

    2013/07/29 at 3:42 pm
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    2013/07/29 at 9:04 am
  • From Laura Ryder on ABOUT

    Thank you. I almost started my daughter on the Beta blocker. I need to research more. Good job. Thank you.

    2013/07/27 at 2:00 am
  • From Laura Ryder on The COURSE

    Thank you. I almost started my daughter on the Beta blocker. I need to research more. Good job. Thank you.

    2013/07/27 at 2:00 am
  • From isabellasmom on My Story

    Hi I am so glad I found this!!! I have a similar story to all of you. I have had heart palpitations since I was 21 and I am now 32. I learned to deal with the skipped beats because eventually they became few and far between. Everything changed when I got pregnant 3 years ago. During pregnancy I bent down and stood up. My heart skipped 3 times and then took off so fast I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t break it and I was so afraid I was dying and worried about my baby girl. After 30 mins my heart paused and reset. IT was back in normal sinus rythem. I went to ER and they didn’t catch it in time so they assumed SVT. Saw a cardio had all the workups done. It’s not a structural problem it’s electrical. I was told probably wouldn’t have it again. Fast Forward 11 months. I have stomach issues, something is wrong there but Dr’s can’t figure that out yet. Bloating, gassy, cramping, etc. Palpitations after eating. Well I was eating 3 slices of pizza which I know will bother me, and then I turned over on my left side. I could feel my food sitting in my throat just not wanting to digest. And then skip skip skip my heart took off again!!! This time my husband helped me and it lasted 5 mins. That was a huge setback for me with my panic and anxiety. I didn’t want to leave the house, always had to have someone with me at all times. They put me on Ativan which I am still on over 2 years later 🙁 not good! They still said it’s probably SVT nothing I can do. I slowly over time started to regain my life back. Still was on ativan and having palpitations but no SVT. Fast Forward again 2 years later to 3 months ago. Again, eating a huge dinner of spaghetti and my stomach was upset. Middle of the night I turn on my left side and skiip skip skip it takes off. I was shocked after 2 years this is happening again!!! My husband rushed me to the firestation behind our house and they called 911. My heart rate was around 240. I couldn’t breathe. That lasted about 30 minutes but my heart was going so fast the paramedics couldn’t see if it was SVT on the monitor. Then all of the sudden it slowed down significantly. But as they drove me to the ER I could feel something wasn’t right. IT was flip flopping and just wouldn’t stop. ONce I was at the ER they said oh you are in Atrial Fibrallation!!!!! I was floored 🙁 They couldn’t get my heart to convert over to NSR with all the medications. I was so uncomfortable. A Fib is the worst feeling 🙁 So they admitted me to the cardiac floor and scheduled a TEE to go down my throat and make sure there wasn’t a clot around my heart, and to shock my heart to convert me back to NSR. well right before they took me to do that, I felt like I was going to pass out for a split second and then the nurse said you are out of A Fib!!! It took 11 hours. I was exhausted, weak, scared and felt like my life was over. I knew now that it was A Fib as well I was never going to get better. So I saw my cardio and an EP dr everyone agrees that it’s most likely SVT that one time went on into an Atrial Fib episode. Which can happen they say. So the EP Dr wants to do a EP study and ablation to see if there is the SVT and get it. He is 99 percent positive I do’nt have A Fib. But in my head I am so confused. I hear horror stories about ablations etc, but then what is my quality of life? I have a 3 year old daughter who I don’t want seeing me live this way. I am scared to be alone and everytime I have skipped beats I panic it’s going into something. I feel lost and don’t know what the right decion is here. I think it is an electrical issue, but everytime it has happened has been after huge meals that make me bloat like I am 9 months prego. Anyway, sorry for the long story. Has anyone ever had an afib episode after SVT?

    2013/07/12 at 2:32 pm
    • From nourishmyspirit on My Story

      Hello my dear, thank you for sharing your story…The beauty of your story…if you re-read your own words…is that is is FILLED WITH CLEAR ANSWERS for you….Clearly you are ALLERGIC to gluten…STOP EATING GLUTEN and you will drastically reduce your SVT’s. The second thing I talk about in the blog is large meals….LARGE MEALS TRIGGER SVT’s. These are things YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER….there are some things you do not have control over…but eliminating gluten, and eating smaller more frequent meals…is something you can do for yourself, your health and for your daughter…I have to run now, but am going to address your story in my next blog post this weekend! Thank you for your courage to share your story and research natural solutions! Have faith and remember YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR OWN HEALTH!!!!!

      2013/07/12 at 4:20 pm
  • From Michael on Adrenal Fatigue

    I found your blog after coming home from the hospital yesterday from an episode, and believing that zapping part of my heart via ablation seems a bit harsh. It is encouraging to see the variety of ideas that you have cultivated regarding SVT.

    2013/07/11 at 1:26 pm
  • From Vic on The INNER circle

    My first SVT was while I was camping out in the middle of nowhere. Talk about scary stuff. That was about 5 weeks ago. Yesterday was my second ‘episode’. Both times I can feel my heart go from normal to warp speed in a nanosecond. My vision is tunneled and it’s the feeling that I know I’m going to pass out. Thankfully, I haven’t passed out yet.

    2013/07/09 at 3:37 pm
  • From Ally on Anxiety and SVT: Feel, Deal, Heal

    I am so happy to find your blog! I recently had an SVT and have been researching ways to heal the body.

    2013/07/07 at 1:06 am
  • From Laura on My Story

    HI I get the SVT too but I seem to be able to stop them by holding my breath, I havent been formally been told I have them but had a incident in the GP’s surgery last week and she put the monitor on me and it appears to be SVT. Also find it worse on my left side or even if the kids hug me it can set it off, today at work I had them every time I sat down a real pain to deal with especially when you are trying to deal with customers. However, one thing I have found is that when I am on natural progesterone they seem to get a lot better, I did a little experiment about 2 years ago I had a good period with no palpitations and could not figure it out. Then I stopped the progesterone and they came back, I wasn’t sure if it was a fluke so I did it again . And I stopped progesterone in April and my SVT got slightly worse in May and this month it has been really bad – daily short episodes. So I am going to go back onto the natural progesterone and hopefully it will help it again. I also find dairy can make it worse. Hope this helps. God bless Laura

    2013/06/28 at 9:12 am
  • From jarvis on Heal SVT Naturally, My Early Years

    hello all, will I visited my heart doctor and he says I have AVNRT which isn’t life threatening. so he wants to put me on propafenone for one month, but this drug doesn’t sound good after reading side effects, etc. guess i’ll try it and see the outcome, other than that he liked my Qt rhythms he says and my blood pressure looked good. even thinks my condition will subside as the years go by, like in my early 40s which isn’t too far away. its all good news but im learly of taking the prescribed meds after reading what I read online and from reviews of other people. anybody with any insight with this drug??

    thanks!

    2013/06/26 at 12:29 am
  • From jarvis on Heal SVT Naturally, My Early Years

    hello all, june 13th of this month is when I experienced my SVT episode and last time I had one was two years ago in the summer time (which I rarely drank water on a daily basis, unlike these days). I had 4 bud lights the night before and when I woke up I had one slice of cold pizza with half a coke, all while I was helping my girl-friend with here air conditioning. I climbed into her attic after that delicious breakfast, tho I wasn’t sweating at all just very casual look-see and as soon as I hopped down I felt like a hiccup of some sort in my adnominal or stomach area which lead to my heart racing up to 230 bpm! I splashed water on my face, it did not help so my girl-friend took me to the local fire station where they helped me and almost gave me adensine, but after four attempts of the “bear down” method it gradually decreased in minutes.

    Tomorrow is my follow up with my heart doctor and he’ll probably put me on meds or offer me the cather ablation surgery, which neither I like. Personally I feel I can cure this naturally so I got online and googled ‘curing svt naturally’ then it lend me here to this site. I’m glad I found this cause I know I haven’t been doing good with my overall health, just recently I introduced Green juice with lots of veggies and fruits in it and shed about 20lbs in one month! Been suffering from anxiety again too, which lend me to the green juice and weight lost. I’m a worrier and very cautious of disturbing my SVT so the anxiety is been great these days, so with that said…I’m glad I found this site and wasn’t aware of the “Gluten Free” diet which I will start immediately after my doctor visit to help cure to rid this disorder. I’m missing out on exercing and hiking which I love, I want to go camping this summer with my kids but this dang SVT and anxiety is preventing me, but thanks for this site and I hope to be out there with my kids as soon as I can.

    Jarvis

    2013/06/25 at 12:04 am
    • From nourishmyspirit on Heal SVT Naturally, My Early Years

      Hi Jarvis, Thank you so much for your comment! I love that you are so easy and willing to look at exactly what you ate and were doing and can see the exact connection with your SVT. You were not well hydrated, you were pushing yourself, you ate gluten and caffenine….The thing about SVT is that we are prone to it when we are depleted. My theory doesnt CURE you of your SVT it just helps us be crystal clear about the “set up”. If you want to depelete yourself once in a while…then it has to be ONE thing (depeletor) at a time and maybe only once in a while…so for example…it you have to have a few beers….then thats it….no coke and pizza on top of it. If you have a few beers, follow up with lots of Vit B, water, greens, and balancing foods like quiona, and veggies….let yourself recover…then a few weeks later something else….We just put ourselves at risk when we pile on the things we are allergice to and are not good for us….We are sensitive and so those things really matter! All the best, You are on a great path…dont forget to “follow” the blog so you see all my latest posts!

      2013/06/25 at 1:45 pm
  • From Jarvis Cly on one year later...

    Hello One Year, how are things going to date for you? I was wondering if you did research on this then went on this one year journey or you just did it? Just curious and thanks!

    2013/06/24 at 11:13 pm
    • From nourishmyspirit on one year later...

      Hello! I did not do any specific research…just followed my intuition and decided that my body needed ample time to clean out, and replenish and become more nourished.

      2013/08/14 at 4:00 pm
      • From Jarvis on one year later...

        How are you doing so far, any svt symptoms lately? Thanks

        2013/08/14 at 4:39 pm
  • From Anna on My Story

    Just want to add that I have been doing a lot of research, and it seems it is important to keep up the potassium levels in the system, as low potassium can trigger arrhythmias. Potassium is depleted by diruetics such as tea and coffee and over the counter versions, another good reason to stick to water. Also, aside from the naturally occurring electrical impulses in the heart myocardium that fire signals for the heart to beat (which don’t work too well with SVT situations), the sympathetic nervous system speeds up the heart rate, while the sympathetic nervous system slows things down. A long period of a high stress levels can put this balancing system out of whack, and the sympathetic nervous system doesn’t get a chance to work properly. So monitoring the stress levels is vital to reducing the incidence of SVT in my opinion. I also found evidence to support the idea that fluctuations in hormones plays a part, one piece of research stated women are more likely to get an SVT while they are menstruating. Hope this helps. 🙂

    2013/06/24 at 2:08 am
  • From Lindsey on My Story

    I just wanted to thank you for sharing your story. I was officially diagnosed with PSVT on May 21, 2012. I had my first ablation on June 5th, 2012. I went on vacation about 3 weeks later and found myself in 2 ERs in one day due to multiple episodes. Upon returning from vacation, I has my 2nd ablation on July 31st. I had one major episode following the second ablation and was put on metoprolol. I went 8 months without any issues (except random flutters/skipped beats). I weaned myself off the metoprolol at the end of May 2013. Its now a month of no meds and today I had 2 SVT episodes. Luckily I was able to stop them on my own (versus before ablation- I could NEVER get them to stop myself. I was a regular at the hospital). I am currently *trying* to get pregnant and I am wondering if I am indeed pregnant and the SVT is acting up with the changes. I guess time will tell. It gives me a sense of relief that I will be able to have children because I was starting to think I wouldn’t be able to with SVT. Glad to know I am not alone. Again, thank you for sharing your story.

    2013/06/22 at 7:05 am
    • From Cindy on My Story

      I am scheduled for my first ablation on November 12th. I am on a gluten free diet but I still get them about a week before my period. I always have to visit the ER and get adenosine. I am praying the ablation works. I am so nervous about the surgery but I want my life back….I don’t drive for fear of passing out and killing a family or a person! I am in constant fear of another one when my heart does the flutter or skipped beats I panic immediately! I am hoping one surgery works for me and praying I don’t back out of the surgery like I did a year ago… Most people tell me after the surgery they are not quite as bad if it would not work, is this true? I just want my life back… I am 50 and worry about these continually controlling my life!

      2013/09/30 at 11:26 am
      • From Sam on My Story

        I am having the procedure done at the end of July, I am very nervous and was wondering how your eperience with it was.

        2015/06/30 at 11:01 am
    • From nourishmyspirit on My Story

      Hi Lindsey, Thank you for commenting! Your story is not the first that I have heard about ablation “not working”. Try some of the other things listed here…like cutting out gluten, figuring out your allergens and avoiding them, increasing water intake etc….SVT’s definitely seem to have a major connection with our hormone fluctuations…I was always more likely to get them around menstruation etc…I also had them when I was pregnant. (they should not stop you from getting pregnant) Try to keep a diary of what you eat so you can start to make some solid connections to what you were eating, drinking etc prior to an SVT. Note your sleep patterns and bowel movements as well. Make sure you are eating quality salt like pink himalayan mixed with iodized sea salt. REST throughout the day and take a look at the state of your adrenals….No doubt when your well rested, well fed, and well hydrated you are least likely to have an SVT….Keep me posted, all the best!!!

      2013/06/22 at 10:32 am
  • From Dr. George Blagoue on ABOUT

    Dear Deb,
    I’m back to cover a few points I didn’t have time to address. First, thank you for your frank admission that the protocol you’re following may not be the total answer. This will go far in helping others choose the right path to wellness. Second, you’re absolutely correct….I should have said “gluten allergy” rather than the more archaic “wheat allergy” since it appears gluten is the offending allergen. I appreciate any criticisms as I want to put forth the most correct, concise, and clear information possible.
    After my last post it dawned on me how I discovered this website. I was researching superior ventricular tachycardia to see if there were any clues to whether it needs to be treated holistically any differently than other forms of arrhythmia. I employed the same methods in the above case, which I incorrectly stated was atrial fib and now recall it was actually SVT. (I’ve had a other arrhythmia cases and got her confused due to a “senior moment” or, as we prefer to call it, an “intellectual interlude”).
    I’d like to make one final suggestion to those diagnosed with SVT. I wonder if the time,
    effort, and money necessary to capture an actual event via EKG may be better spent
    having an HTMA done and following the diet/taking the recommended supplements?
    I also feel that the “lower threshold” the Dr. described to you is simply another way of saying your mineral reserves are borderline, and when you have a stressful situation and your body must call up these reserves, the stores of minerals necessary for a regular heartbeat are temporarily depleted, provoking an episode of arrhythmia. (I always look for underlying causes and try to explain the body’s reactions/symptoms in terms of common-sense physiology and then cooperate with it.)
    At the conclusion of an excellent two-day seminar on nutrition in 1976, the main speaker closed with a quote from the Journal of the AMA (Aug. 1973, I believe). The editor wrote a column concerning the need for his profession to spend more effort investigating problems from the standpoint of mineral balance and ended with, “Gentlemen, we are at the mercy of the minerals.” It’s been forty years and his admonition is still being ignored.
    A final thought—-before you submit to treatments/testing/etc. ask yourelf if the underlying causes are being addressed or if they’re only chasing symptoms. There are many rabbit trails one can go down that may delay recovery and leave you destitute.

    2013/06/18 at 6:21 am
  • From Dr. George Blagoue on The COURSE

    Dear Deb,
    I’m back to cover a few points I didn’t have time to address. First, thank you for your frank admission that the protocol you’re following may not be the total answer. This will go far in helping others choose the right path to wellness. Second, you’re absolutely correct….I should have said “gluten allergy” rather than the more archaic “wheat allergy” since it appears gluten is the offending allergen. I appreciate any criticisms as I want to put forth the most correct, concise, and clear information possible.
    After my last post it dawned on me how I discovered this website. I was researching superior ventricular tachycardia to see if there were any clues to whether it needs to be treated holistically any differently than other forms of arrhythmia. I employed the same methods in the above case, which I incorrectly stated was atrial fib and now recall it was actually SVT. (I’ve had a other arrhythmia cases and got her confused due to a “senior moment” or, as we prefer to call it, an “intellectual interlude”).
    I’d like to make one final suggestion to those diagnosed with SVT. I wonder if the time,
    effort, and money necessary to capture an actual event via EKG may be better spent
    having an HTMA done and following the diet/taking the recommended supplements?
    I also feel that the “lower threshold” the Dr. described to you is simply another way of saying your mineral reserves are borderline, and when you have a stressful situation and your body must call up these reserves, the stores of minerals necessary for a regular heartbeat are temporarily depleted, provoking an episode of arrhythmia. (I always look for underlying causes and try to explain the body’s reactions/symptoms in terms of common-sense physiology and then cooperate with it.)
    At the conclusion of an excellent two-day seminar on nutrition in 1976, the main speaker closed with a quote from the Journal of the AMA (Aug. 1973, I believe). The editor wrote a column concerning the need for his profession to spend more effort investigating problems from the standpoint of mineral balance and ended with, “Gentlemen, we are at the mercy of the minerals.” It’s been forty years and his admonition is still being ignored.
    A final thought—-before you submit to treatments/testing/etc. ask yourelf if the underlying causes are being addressed or if they’re only chasing symptoms. There are many rabbit trails one can go down that may delay recovery and leave you destitute.

    2013/06/18 at 6:21 am
  • From Dr. George Blagoue on ABOUT

    I firmly believe that if you give the body what it needs (i.e.; balancing the minerals, for instance) most conditions fade into the sunset.
    Although I’ve offered what I believe to be sage advice on how to go about ridding yourself of SVT, I’m amazed to see that most of these posts continue to contain stories about going to various “specialists” for this or that test which will do absolutely nothing to cure the condition.(Definition…”specialist”: One who knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing.) If you have a problem concerning nutritional balance why would you see someone who’s had little or no education in the subject and whose profession has pooh-poohed the idea that what we eat has little to do with our ailments? Believe it or not, I’ve helped people get over everything from atrial fib to infertility. A common problem with many these days is frequent urination. Men are led to believe the problem is an enlarged prostate but balance their minerals and presto, the problem disappears. Had an R.N. (teacher of nutrition courses to aspiring nurses ) with “interstitial cystitis” of several years’ duration. She had to urinate every twenty minutes, went in for painful cortisone shots every six months, and traveled by car wearing a diaper so she didn’t have to stop so often. I didn’t know much about the condition but DO know how to interpret what the body is lacking in general. Long story short, she was over her problem in less than six months. My most recent case of atrial fib was a lady who, while driving, had an attack serious enough to pull over and call her husband. He took her to the “best” cardiology hospital in the area and called me for my opinion. I told them that the heart requires certain minerals to beat regularly, and if one or more are lacking or out of balance, arrhythmias result (don’t have to be a genius in this field, do you?!) They saw the wisdom in the advice and checked out a day later with a diagnosis but no treatment. They tried giving her two medications that night but she refused stating, “I’m only here for observation, and I haven’t had time to research these medications”. They brought in the prescribing Dr., who was also unsuccessful in convincing her. Later, the head cardiologist made his rounds, noting aloud “I see that such-and-such medication was ordered for her”. He was told, “Those meds are on hold”. (no mention of refusal by the patient being the reason) His reply was, “Well, that’s probably better because this one could cause complications and could even be fatal.” Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? BTW, it’s been nearly three months and she’s had no further episodes since beginning the “GIVE THE BODY WHAT IT NEEDS AND IT WILL HEAL ITSELF” program. I’ve had many interesting cases, some quite exotic, but the treatment follows a similar path. Sometimes it’s detoxification (try telling your typical M.D. you think your problem is due to accumulated toxins). And BTW, you don’t have to have numerous letters behind your name to be educated. One of the wisest people in the field of natural healing, IMHO, was T.C.Fry. Read his writings and ideas. The initials T.C. stands for Thunder Cloud, as he was a native American. May have had an honorary degree or several but had more common sense and genius than most medical school faculties. I’d like to tell you how an optometrist became interested in holistic healing, but I’m out of time. (forgot to mention that I think your SVT episodes following intestinal upset are due to the diarrhea, which would logically deplete essential minerals such as magnesium, potassium, copper, etc. G.B.

    2013/06/17 at 9:09 pm
    • From nourishmyspirit on ABOUT

      Dear GB, I would welcome the idea of you writing a blog post for svt sufferers about how to find a Dr. that tests for balancing the minerals, how to balance the minerals, what type of DR.s do this, what to look for etc….Please email me off line at Lmadrigano@aol.com if you are interested…thank you!

      2013/08/29 at 12:56 pm
  • From Dr. George Blagoue on The COURSE

    I firmly believe that if you give the body what it needs (i.e.; balancing the minerals, for instance) most conditions fade into the sunset.
    Although I’ve offered what I believe to be sage advice on how to go about ridding yourself of SVT, I’m amazed to see that most of these posts continue to contain stories about going to various “specialists” for this or that test which will do absolutely nothing to cure the condition.(Definition…”specialist”: One who knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing.) If you have a problem concerning nutritional balance why would you see someone who’s had little or no education in the subject and whose profession has pooh-poohed the idea that what we eat has little to do with our ailments? Believe it or not, I’ve helped people get over everything from atrial fib to infertility. A common problem with many these days is frequent urination. Men are led to believe the problem is an enlarged prostate but balance their minerals and presto, the problem disappears. Had an R.N. (teacher of nutrition courses to aspiring nurses ) with “interstitial cystitis” of several years’ duration. She had to urinate every twenty minutes, went in for painful cortisone shots every six months, and traveled by car wearing a diaper so she didn’t have to stop so often. I didn’t know much about the condition but DO know how to interpret what the body is lacking in general. Long story short, she was over her problem in less than six months. My most recent case of atrial fib was a lady who, while driving, had an attack serious enough to pull over and call her husband. He took her to the “best” cardiology hospital in the area and called me for my opinion. I told them that the heart requires certain minerals to beat regularly, and if one or more are lacking or out of balance, arrhythmias result (don’t have to be a genius in this field, do you?!) They saw the wisdom in the advice and checked out a day later with a diagnosis but no treatment. They tried giving her two medications that night but she refused stating, “I’m only here for observation, and I haven’t had time to research these medications”. They brought in the prescribing Dr., who was also unsuccessful in convincing her. Later, the head cardiologist made his rounds, noting aloud “I see that such-and-such medication was ordered for her”. He was told, “Those meds are on hold”. (no mention of refusal by the patient being the reason) His reply was, “Well, that’s probably better because this one could cause complications and could even be fatal.” Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? BTW, it’s been nearly three months and she’s had no further episodes since beginning the “GIVE THE BODY WHAT IT NEEDS AND IT WILL HEAL ITSELF” program. I’ve had many interesting cases, some quite exotic, but the treatment follows a similar path. Sometimes it’s detoxification (try telling your typical M.D. you think your problem is due to accumulated toxins). And BTW, you don’t have to have numerous letters behind your name to be educated. One of the wisest people in the field of natural healing, IMHO, was T.C.Fry. Read his writings and ideas. The initials T.C. stands for Thunder Cloud, as he was a native American. May have had an honorary degree or several but had more common sense and genius than most medical school faculties. I’d like to tell you how an optometrist became interested in holistic healing, but I’m out of time. (forgot to mention that I think your SVT episodes following intestinal upset are due to the diarrhea, which would logically deplete essential minerals such as magnesium, potassium, copper, etc. G.B.

    2013/06/17 at 9:09 pm
    • From nourishmyspirit on The COURSE

      Dear GB, I would welcome the idea of you writing a blog post for svt sufferers about how to find a Dr. that tests for balancing the minerals, how to balance the minerals, what type of DR.s do this, what to look for etc….Please email me off line at Lmadrigano@aol.com if you are interested…thank you!

      2013/08/29 at 12:56 pm
  • From Deb on ABOUT

    Well put doctor. One thing I have learned there is a vast and wide universe that each person has which they obtain from their study and experiences. I couldn’t possibly tap into all that you know, and you couldn’t possibly tap into all that I know, even if I don’t have letters behind my name.

    This page is not for medical advice it is for sharing what we have experienced. The amount of solutions out there are also vast and wide, and it doesn’t hurt for someone to look into your ideas.

    My chiropractor for instance, is an ART specialist, and a functional medicine doctor. He told me to deal with my adrenal fatigue by getting my cholesterol up to a higher level. I took his advice and ended up with my gallbladder removed with four of the largest stones the surgeon had ever seen and my husband ended up, following the same diet, with two emergency stent put in. He has many letters behind his name, and takes many classes, and I chose to follow his advice without doing my own research and paid for it. I am now going the opposite direction and feeling better.

    Now, with all of that, my solution of last week, I humbly admit, did not work, and even if you hadn’t pinned me on your last post, I would have reported it here for the benefit of Laura’s readers. We want to help each other out with this unnerving condition. I ended up having an SVT I had the day after my comment to you. The first one in sixth months.

    I had no sleep the night before, had a stressful day with my five remaining children at home, and as far as my comment to you, I feel like I am now eating crow.

    One thing you are misinformed on is celiacs disease. It is not just an allergy to just wheat, it is an allergy to gluten. Many, many grains have gluten, and several other foods grown next to gluteny grains, like lentils, and split peas have gluten due to cross contamination.

    The day before my SVT on Friday, I had been glutened and suffering from diarrhea. This messed with my vagus nerve. I know when my vagus nerve is irritable because I can feel it from my lower abdomen right up through the center of my head.

    With this sixth SVT in my life, I have now solidified the triggers, no sleep, being glutened, having diarrhea, and stressed out. The SVT’s despite my desire to get proper nutrition, are random, and I’m learning that I can’t always prevent them, although they are becoming less frequent, but I can learn how to deal with them, which my support team, i.e. cardiologist, family practice doctor, and family are helping me with.

    So what if my minerals are not off, and it’s just the gluten causing irritation of the vagus nerve through the stomach causing the trouble? If so, and I think so, than we are off track.

    The Urgent Care doctor said that all people are at risk for SVT, but there are some who have a lower threshold for them. This made me realize that there could be tantamount reasons to lower that threshold, not just mineral deficencies, and I need to focus more on learning how to deal with the random nature of these attacks, and get more rest, as well.

    I know that stomach upset has always accompanied my attacks, and my efforts to discover vitamin or mineral imbalances may never change the fact that I must not get glutened.

    I understand what you say that going over the limit on magnesium could happen even when your only taking 320 mg. of magnesium, if your magnesium is very high but Carolyn Dean, M.S. says that is very rare. Carolyn Dean, M.D. has written a book called the Magnesium Miracle says that you can also test your magnesium with a blood test that test the level in your red blood cells, not just serum. I have wanted to get that test, but it’s too expensive. Celiacs have a lot medical bills, not only related to SVT. She also helps you to know who to tell if you shouldn’t take it, and when it’s not indicated. And there are symptoms that tell you if you have enough magnesium in your system.

    Celiacs is not caused by just a wheat allergy. It’s caused by an autoimmune disorder that causes leaky gut syndrome and when the gluten molecule from one of the many sources, gets past the blood-brain barrier, it causes all kinds of neurological problems, including problems with the vagus nerve which controls the stomach and the heart, which is why, I’m thinking, after last Friday, I’m having SVT.

    A mineral deficiency may or may not play into that, but I know, for myself, that the days I forget my magnesium, I have more trouble with the heart rhythm. This page is not for medical advice, its for sharing what works and what doesn’t for individuals who are dealing with the same things.

    What drew you to this page and learning about SVT’s anyway? I find that even the medical personnel, except the doctors really even know what an SVT is. I’m intrigued on what got you started on considering the topic.

    On the Internet we can find whatever we advice we want, for and against which is always intriguing to me.

    Laura’s sharing has helped me a lot, just knowing another person who suffers and what is working for her is a huge help. Her posting what she has learned has helped me a lot.

    2013/06/17 at 1:04 pm
    • From Dr. George Blagoue on ABOUT

      I’d like to recount my one experience with an SVT patient (have had several with arrhythmias but only one certified SVT). I was tempted to give magnesium until the trace mineral results arrived, but resisted. Good thing, as her magnesium levels were four times the ideal and I would’ve worsened her condition. She’s followed the diet and supplement suggestions and been free of any episodes for over four months (the last one was also the most severe, resulting in an overnight hospital stay in early April) .
      To summarize my viewpoint on SVT as well as any other medical condition you can imagine, on a cellular level there are many minerals inside and outside your cells which must be present in certain proportions for those cells to perform properly. When an imbalance in your mineral levels occurs, organs no longer function optimally and your body as a whole suffers. Does it make sense that balancing the minerals should be your first priority? Not only does this method address the underlying cause, it is also the safest, most affordable path.
      Many sufferers mention “food allergies” or “stress” as a trigger and, in a roundabout way, they’re right. But it’s the mineral imbalances produced by the diarrhea from eating the allergen / depletion caused by stress that’s the real culprit. If you want to chase symptoms, continue consulting practitioners ignorant of the importance of mineral balancing (including those who use a blood test to check mineral levels).
      Only a tissue sample can reveal your body’s reserves of necessary minerals and the presence of toxic ones.
      One final thought….it may very well be HARMFUL to take any mineral or vitamin that helps to utilize a mineral, such as vitamin D, without first confirming the need for that mineral through trace mineral analysis. Of course, that’s only my humble opinion. But one I can defend. G.B.

      2013/08/18 at 9:02 pm
    • From Deb on ABOUT

      And sorry for the many grammatical and spelling errors in this post. My large family was swirling around me when I wrote it!

      2013/06/17 at 2:00 pm
  • From Deb on The COURSE

    Well put doctor. One thing I have learned there is a vast and wide universe that each person has which they obtain from their study and experiences. I couldn’t possibly tap into all that you know, and you couldn’t possibly tap into all that I know, even if I don’t have letters behind my name.

    This page is not for medical advice it is for sharing what we have experienced. The amount of solutions out there are also vast and wide, and it doesn’t hurt for someone to look into your ideas.

    My chiropractor for instance, is an ART specialist, and a functional medicine doctor. He told me to deal with my adrenal fatigue by getting my cholesterol up to a higher level. I took his advice and ended up with my gallbladder removed with four of the largest stones the surgeon had ever seen and my husband ended up, following the same diet, with two emergency stent put in. He has many letters behind his name, and takes many classes, and I chose to follow his advice without doing my own research and paid for it. I am now going the opposite direction and feeling better.

    Now, with all of that, my solution of last week, I humbly admit, did not work, and even if you hadn’t pinned me on your last post, I would have reported it here for the benefit of Laura’s readers. We want to help each other out with this unnerving condition. I ended up having an SVT I had the day after my comment to you. The first one in sixth months.

    I had no sleep the night before, had a stressful day with my five remaining children at home, and as far as my comment to you, I feel like I am now eating crow.

    One thing you are misinformed on is celiacs disease. It is not just an allergy to just wheat, it is an allergy to gluten. Many, many grains have gluten, and several other foods grown next to gluteny grains, like lentils, and split peas have gluten due to cross contamination.

    The day before my SVT on Friday, I had been glutened and suffering from diarrhea. This messed with my vagus nerve. I know when my vagus nerve is irritable because I can feel it from my lower abdomen right up through the center of my head.

    With this sixth SVT in my life, I have now solidified the triggers, no sleep, being glutened, having diarrhea, and stressed out. The SVT’s despite my desire to get proper nutrition, are random, and I’m learning that I can’t always prevent them, although they are becoming less frequent, but I can learn how to deal with them, which my support team, i.e. cardiologist, family practice doctor, and family are helping me with.

    So what if my minerals are not off, and it’s just the gluten causing irritation of the vagus nerve through the stomach causing the trouble? If so, and I think so, than we are off track.

    The Urgent Care doctor said that all people are at risk for SVT, but there are some who have a lower threshold for them. This made me realize that there could be tantamount reasons to lower that threshold, not just mineral deficencies, and I need to focus more on learning how to deal with the random nature of these attacks, and get more rest, as well.

    I know that stomach upset has always accompanied my attacks, and my efforts to discover vitamin or mineral imbalances may never change the fact that I must not get glutened.

    I understand what you say that going over the limit on magnesium could happen even when your only taking 320 mg. of magnesium, if your magnesium is very high but Carolyn Dean, M.S. says that is very rare. Carolyn Dean, M.D. has written a book called the Magnesium Miracle says that you can also test your magnesium with a blood test that test the level in your red blood cells, not just serum. I have wanted to get that test, but it’s too expensive. Celiacs have a lot medical bills, not only related to SVT. She also helps you to know who to tell if you shouldn’t take it, and when it’s not indicated. And there are symptoms that tell you if you have enough magnesium in your system.

    Celiacs is not caused by just a wheat allergy. It’s caused by an autoimmune disorder that causes leaky gut syndrome and when the gluten molecule from one of the many sources, gets past the blood-brain barrier, it causes all kinds of neurological problems, including problems with the vagus nerve which controls the stomach and the heart, which is why, I’m thinking, after last Friday, I’m having SVT.

    A mineral deficiency may or may not play into that, but I know, for myself, that the days I forget my magnesium, I have more trouble with the heart rhythm. This page is not for medical advice, its for sharing what works and what doesn’t for individuals who are dealing with the same things.

    What drew you to this page and learning about SVT’s anyway? I find that even the medical personnel, except the doctors really even know what an SVT is. I’m intrigued on what got you started on considering the topic.

    On the Internet we can find whatever we advice we want, for and against which is always intriguing to me.

    Laura’s sharing has helped me a lot, just knowing another person who suffers and what is working for her is a huge help. Her posting what she has learned has helped me a lot.

    2013/06/17 at 1:04 pm
    • From Dr. George Blagoue on The COURSE

      I’d like to recount my one experience with an SVT patient (have had several with arrhythmias but only one certified SVT). I was tempted to give magnesium until the trace mineral results arrived, but resisted. Good thing, as her magnesium levels were four times the ideal and I would’ve worsened her condition. She’s followed the diet and supplement suggestions and been free of any episodes for over four months (the last one was also the most severe, resulting in an overnight hospital stay in early April) .
      To summarize my viewpoint on SVT as well as any other medical condition you can imagine, on a cellular level there are many minerals inside and outside your cells which must be present in certain proportions for those cells to perform properly. When an imbalance in your mineral levels occurs, organs no longer function optimally and your body as a whole suffers. Does it make sense that balancing the minerals should be your first priority? Not only does this method address the underlying cause, it is also the safest, most affordable path.
      Many sufferers mention “food allergies” or “stress” as a trigger and, in a roundabout way, they’re right. But it’s the mineral imbalances produced by the diarrhea from eating the allergen / depletion caused by stress that’s the real culprit. If you want to chase symptoms, continue consulting practitioners ignorant of the importance of mineral balancing (including those who use a blood test to check mineral levels).
      Only a tissue sample can reveal your body’s reserves of necessary minerals and the presence of toxic ones.
      One final thought….it may very well be HARMFUL to take any mineral or vitamin that helps to utilize a mineral, such as vitamin D, without first confirming the need for that mineral through trace mineral analysis. Of course, that’s only my humble opinion. But one I can defend. G.B.

      2013/08/18 at 9:02 pm
    • From Deb on The COURSE

      And sorry for the many grammatical and spelling errors in this post. My large family was swirling around me when I wrote it!

      2013/06/17 at 2:00 pm
  • From Michele on ABOUT

    Thank you for doing this blog! I am suffering from svt and so far they have been unable to catch one on an ecg/ekg. I have a stress test tomorrow. Echo was all normal. I hate having these episodes so it helps to know I am not alone! Thank you!

    2013/06/16 at 11:44 pm
    • From Deb on ABOUT

      Michele, I’m sorry you are also dealing with SVT’s. I’m sorry to say that unless you get an EKG while you are having an SVT, you’re doctor won’t be able to tell what kind heart arrhythmia it is, but a stress echo is a very good idea because if you find you have a structurally normal heart, and if you can get the SVT’s on EKG and find you have SVT and not some other type of arrhythmia, it will calm you down to know that your heart can handle them, and that they are “benign”. What I did to find out, was expensive, but when I had my third SVT, I called the paramedics. They put me in the ambulance and got me on EKG during the episode. Then I had the strip sent to my cardiologist. If you can get to an Urgent Care during an episode, you can do the same thing, but I have found that just the very act of distracting myself by getting in the care and traveling to Urgent Care has helped my heart convert to normal rhythm.

      Hence your comment, so far they have been unable to catch one on EKG. If you read my reply to doctor George Blogoue, you will see that I’m thinking my SVT’s are being caused by an irritable vagus nerve and this coincides with what the Urgent Care doctor told me Friday.

      He said, and I quote…..”Some people have a lower threshold for seizures, which are epileptics, and some have a lower threshold for SVT’s. Anyone can have an SVT, but people like you have that lower threshold and any irritation of the heart can trigger it.” That turned on the light bulb for me….maybe it’s vagus nerve irritation from my sick stomach. The vagus nerve travels through the whole torso, and affects many organs, and irritation in one part of the torso could trigger irritation in another part. I’ve written a few posts on the blog I set up to chronicle the experiences my husband and I have had with our separate heart problems. Although mine is not a “heart problem” but an electrical problem. http://www.coronarychronicle.blogspot.com I have several posts on my SVT experiences. Laura’s posts are also very helpful. I would have lost my mind without her sharing her experiences.

      2013/06/17 at 1:15 pm
  • From Michele on The COURSE

    Thank you for doing this blog! I am suffering from svt and so far they have been unable to catch one on an ecg/ekg. I have a stress test tomorrow. Echo was all normal. I hate having these episodes so it helps to know I am not alone! Thank you!

    2013/06/16 at 11:44 pm
    • From Deb on The COURSE

      Michele, I’m sorry you are also dealing with SVT’s. I’m sorry to say that unless you get an EKG while you are having an SVT, you’re doctor won’t be able to tell what kind heart arrhythmia it is, but a stress echo is a very good idea because if you find you have a structurally normal heart, and if you can get the SVT’s on EKG and find you have SVT and not some other type of arrhythmia, it will calm you down to know that your heart can handle them, and that they are “benign”. What I did to find out, was expensive, but when I had my third SVT, I called the paramedics. They put me in the ambulance and got me on EKG during the episode. Then I had the strip sent to my cardiologist. If you can get to an Urgent Care during an episode, you can do the same thing, but I have found that just the very act of distracting myself by getting in the care and traveling to Urgent Care has helped my heart convert to normal rhythm.

      Hence your comment, so far they have been unable to catch one on EKG. If you read my reply to doctor George Blogoue, you will see that I’m thinking my SVT’s are being caused by an irritable vagus nerve and this coincides with what the Urgent Care doctor told me Friday.

      He said, and I quote…..”Some people have a lower threshold for seizures, which are epileptics, and some have a lower threshold for SVT’s. Anyone can have an SVT, but people like you have that lower threshold and any irritation of the heart can trigger it.” That turned on the light bulb for me….maybe it’s vagus nerve irritation from my sick stomach. The vagus nerve travels through the whole torso, and affects many organs, and irritation in one part of the torso could trigger irritation in another part. I’ve written a few posts on the blog I set up to chronicle the experiences my husband and I have had with our separate heart problems. Although mine is not a “heart problem” but an electrical problem. http://www.coronarychronicle.blogspot.com I have several posts on my SVT experiences. Laura’s posts are also very helpful. I would have lost my mind without her sharing her experiences.

      2013/06/17 at 1:15 pm
  • From Deb on ABOUT

    I agree with much of what you have said Dr. Blagoue, but if others who are reading this blog are like me, they have already done what you suggest. My holistic doctor diagnosed me with adrenal fatigue, wanted to throw a bunch of expensive herbs at me and wanted me to increase my fat intake.

    Instead I did the opposite, went on a low-fat plant based diet, and made sure I was drinking plenty of liquids. Fatigue disappeared, anxiety, disappeared, and the ability to sleep returned.

    My healing came from listening to my body, researching the right amounts of minerals that we should take, making spreadsheets of what I am eating, and what the RDA and UL amounts of each vitamin should be, analyzing those amounts against what I am actually taking in, dealing with the damage done by my celiacs disease, and much, much prayer, and listening to inspiration.

    According to the Linus Pauling Institute supplementing with 320 mg. of magnesium for women is harmless, so I started to make sure I took that much everyday, the glycinate type, and made sure, through food, not supplements, to get my RDA of potassium, especially through drinking low sodium V8 juice, and eating bananas and potatoes everyday. Problem solved. SVT’s have not haunted me in six months, and PVC’s are way down.

    2013/06/11 at 7:05 pm
    • From Dr. George Blagoue on ABOUT

      Congratulations on taking charge of your health. Glad you’ve had a positive result. Your remarks regarding my posting, however, indicate you really didn’t understand the cautionary points I was making. My suggestion was to consult with a qualified professional and have HTMA (hair trace mineral analysis) performed prior to taking ANY minerals, and I will stand by that statement unequivocally. Despite the Linus Pauling Institute’s claim (quoting you) that “320 mg.of magnesium/day is harmless”, if one knows ANYTHING about mineral balance and how the level of one mineral will affect the ratios of several interacting minerals, one would have to be a fool to take any mineral on a hunch or recommendation from a best friend/relative/etc., especially if one has an arrhythmia. No matter how “harmless” you think a mineral may be, if your level of that mineral is already elevated in relation to corresponding minerals, you’re going to throw that imbalance off even further by taking something to excess. An excellent example of this is calcium supplementation. If you can defer to a doctor who has reviewed hundreds of thousands of hair analyses, I will quote him here; “Only about twenty per cent of the U.S. population requires calcium supplementation. For the remainder, extra calcium is actually harmful.” How many Americans are told to take calcium daily “just in case”? And is it stemming the tide of osteoporosis? The answer to that is a resounding NO, the reason being your bones need many different minerals, not just calcium.
      You mention you were diagnosed with “adrenal fatigue”. That to me is only a symptom and correctable through HTMA and mineral balancing, preferably via temporary supplementation and long-term dietary changes. You also mentioned having “celiac disease”. In my experience that condition results from a wheat allergy. As far as the “RDA’s” you follow, they’re a joke and should not be taken seriously. The Good Lord didn’t design a body with an owner’s manual requiring a Ph.D. in nutrition.
      Fortunately, though, He did put Good Samaritans on the planet to help us when our bodies are overwhelmed do to our excesses and bad habits. I would recommend you seek one out, for I doubt your recovery is going to be permanent, especially if you continue taking your “harmless” dose of daily magnesium.
      And I would caution anyone tempted to follow your well-meaning advice (unless you can assure them their body chemistry is identical to yours) to seek out a dedicated practitioner As in any “profession” there are good ones and not-so-good ones. Can’t help you there. Do your own thorough investigation before entrusting your precious health to someone. (Hint: If the waiting room is large and full and the practitioner spends little time interviewing you, you’re probably barking up the wrong tree. Also, your chosen health person should walk the walk and appear energetic and younger than their years.) G.B.

      2013/06/17 at 8:16 am
  • From Deb on The COURSE

    I agree with much of what you have said Dr. Blagoue, but if others who are reading this blog are like me, they have already done what you suggest. My holistic doctor diagnosed me with adrenal fatigue, wanted to throw a bunch of expensive herbs at me and wanted me to increase my fat intake.

    Instead I did the opposite, went on a low-fat plant based diet, and made sure I was drinking plenty of liquids. Fatigue disappeared, anxiety, disappeared, and the ability to sleep returned.

    My healing came from listening to my body, researching the right amounts of minerals that we should take, making spreadsheets of what I am eating, and what the RDA and UL amounts of each vitamin should be, analyzing those amounts against what I am actually taking in, dealing with the damage done by my celiacs disease, and much, much prayer, and listening to inspiration.

    According to the Linus Pauling Institute supplementing with 320 mg. of magnesium for women is harmless, so I started to make sure I took that much everyday, the glycinate type, and made sure, through food, not supplements, to get my RDA of potassium, especially through drinking low sodium V8 juice, and eating bananas and potatoes everyday. Problem solved. SVT’s have not haunted me in six months, and PVC’s are way down.

    2013/06/11 at 7:05 pm
    • From Dr. George Blagoue on The COURSE

      Congratulations on taking charge of your health. Glad you’ve had a positive result. Your remarks regarding my posting, however, indicate you really didn’t understand the cautionary points I was making. My suggestion was to consult with a qualified professional and have HTMA (hair trace mineral analysis) performed prior to taking ANY minerals, and I will stand by that statement unequivocally. Despite the Linus Pauling Institute’s claim (quoting you) that “320 mg.of magnesium/day is harmless”, if one knows ANYTHING about mineral balance and how the level of one mineral will affect the ratios of several interacting minerals, one would have to be a fool to take any mineral on a hunch or recommendation from a best friend/relative/etc., especially if one has an arrhythmia. No matter how “harmless” you think a mineral may be, if your level of that mineral is already elevated in relation to corresponding minerals, you’re going to throw that imbalance off even further by taking something to excess. An excellent example of this is calcium supplementation. If you can defer to a doctor who has reviewed hundreds of thousands of hair analyses, I will quote him here; “Only about twenty per cent of the U.S. population requires calcium supplementation. For the remainder, extra calcium is actually harmful.” How many Americans are told to take calcium daily “just in case”? And is it stemming the tide of osteoporosis? The answer to that is a resounding NO, the reason being your bones need many different minerals, not just calcium.
      You mention you were diagnosed with “adrenal fatigue”. That to me is only a symptom and correctable through HTMA and mineral balancing, preferably via temporary supplementation and long-term dietary changes. You also mentioned having “celiac disease”. In my experience that condition results from a wheat allergy. As far as the “RDA’s” you follow, they’re a joke and should not be taken seriously. The Good Lord didn’t design a body with an owner’s manual requiring a Ph.D. in nutrition.
      Fortunately, though, He did put Good Samaritans on the planet to help us when our bodies are overwhelmed do to our excesses and bad habits. I would recommend you seek one out, for I doubt your recovery is going to be permanent, especially if you continue taking your “harmless” dose of daily magnesium.
      And I would caution anyone tempted to follow your well-meaning advice (unless you can assure them their body chemistry is identical to yours) to seek out a dedicated practitioner As in any “profession” there are good ones and not-so-good ones. Can’t help you there. Do your own thorough investigation before entrusting your precious health to someone. (Hint: If the waiting room is large and full and the practitioner spends little time interviewing you, you’re probably barking up the wrong tree. Also, your chosen health person should walk the walk and appear energetic and younger than their years.) G.B.

      2013/06/17 at 8:16 am
  • From angela on My Story

    Hi Ashley I feel things more at nite too.I feel better but I am on medication and one of them is lorazepam.I don’t like drugs and I scared to stop because of the withdrawel .Right now I am only getting 4-5 hors sleep but I feel its because of the meds.Has anyone started meds then stopped and everything went ok?

    2013/06/07 at 2:56 pm
  • From Anna Lakeman on My Story

    I have other arrhythmias at night that I notice when I lie down, worse on my left side, but so far no SVT in bed. I’m currently wearing a cardiac event monitor and have managed to record two “good” sessions of weird arrhythmias. I think they happen more than this, but it is easier to notice them when I’m in bed. Don’t think you are alone on this.

    2013/06/06 at 8:02 pm
    • From Ashley Marks on My Story

      Hi, thank you both for the responses. I really appreciate it. I think the worst part is lying there feeling everything your heart is doing and not knowing if you should be getting yourself to a hospital or not. And the doctor told me SVT isnt dangerous and it cant kill me so i tell myself i’m freaking out for nothing, but at the same time wonder if it could be something else and my heart is literally in trouble and I’m doing nothing about it. Lets hope we all get a good nights sleep tonight 🙂

      2013/06/06 at 9:02 pm
  • From nourishmyspirit on Anxiety and SVT: Feel, Deal, Heal

    Reblogged this on Nourish My Spirit and commented:

    a recent post from my other blog…Heal SVT naturally

    2013/06/02 at 3:37 pm
  • From Mark Farago on Anxiety and SVT: Feel, Deal, Heal

    Nice blog! You can run, but you cannot hide. Covering up inner thoughts and feelings with alcohol, cigarettes, or medications is a cop-out way of dealing with a true life. An individual should meet, greet, and embrace his or her inner thoughts. Make friends with all fears and anger, and cordially invite them to the party called life in togetherness, peace and compassion.

    2013/06/02 at 10:58 am
  • From angela on My Story

    I am 56 and what I believe to be in good health.I am a vegitarian into nutrision and excersise regualry.It has been around 6 wks that things in my life changed.I woke about 3 in the morning feeling very anxious and could not go back to sleep so aroun 5:30 I got up and started to do lots of house work to try and get rid of the anxious feelig.I have never exsperianced anxity.Well this went on for a few day but now I was not sleeping at all and I could my heart beat very strong through out this .I was becoming exausted so went to Dr. and he did an ekg and said he thinks I may have svt.So he sent my results to a cardiac Dr.He also put me on metorprolol and lorazepam to sleep and relax.I never do drugs just natural things.I had lots more test and I do have svt and an other irregular rythm.They are not sure if the svt is causing it or what.So they said my options were stay on medication or also abulation.Well I read about abulation and I really feel my svt is not that bad.I have only exsrianced it this past month where I knew it was there.Well now that I am on medication I wander if maybe I would be ok with out it.I still don’t sleep much at nite 4-5 hours so I am still taking the lorazepam.I feel fine during the day but nite is a bit different.Has anyone been on meds then stopped and everything wwas ok after that?I am also concerned of the side effects of stopping.I would love any input out there Thanks.

    2013/06/01 at 7:06 pm
    • From Andrea on My Story

      I’m 61 yrs old and had my 1st episode where I couldn’t stop it with bearing down when I was 55. Had to go to hospital and was given adenosine . Had all the tests done and was diagnosed with SVT. I was put on metoprolol also. Took it for 1 yr. without anymore episodes so my cardiologist told me I could come off of it f I wanted to. Then a yr. later had some repeated episodes so started back on it. He told me that when I experience an episode to take 2 pills instead of one and see if that helped which it does. I normally take a 25mg pill daily but if I have an episode I take another one that day. It seems to work for me so far. Also I usually have good results when I bear down really really hard a few times. It may not work the first time or the second time but eventually I can get the rhythm back in sync.

      2013/12/16 at 6:13 pm
    • From Ashley Marks on My Story

      Hi everyone, can I just ask if anyone finds they struggle more with this at night? I’ll be fine all day, and then when I lie down to sleep, my heart goes crazy and if I dont sit up, it will carry on till it turns into a heavy pounding feeling which then becomes painful and my heart beat feels erratic. I cant seem to find any articles where other people complain about it being worse at night, which is making me doubt that the doctor has me correctly diagnosed with SVT.

      2013/06/06 at 5:42 pm
      • From christy on My Story

        Yes…laying down seems to kick start them…..have to be propped up some.

        2015/12/12 at 3:39 pm
      • From laura on My Story

        POTS? It’s a postural svt thing. My doctor at the Cleveland clinic wanted me to have a series of tests to see if that might be the cause of mine, but can’t afford the inevitable bills I’ll get from whatever my insurance won’t pay. Plus, nothing ever happens when they are looking for it.
        Grateful for this blog, cutting the gluten and increasing my water intake has helped more than anything any of the 10 doctors I’ve been to have done.

        2014/01/24 at 6:05 am
      • From nourishmyspirit on My Story

        I sleep with at least 3 pillows. Im always propped up. I cannot lay flat….ever…I find that my SVT is positional

        2013/06/06 at 5:53 pm