SVT or Cardiac neurosis

[Lousie638]

Hi

I am 27 and was diagnosed with SVT when I was 13, I had an ablation in 2005 and have been fine on a whole it was the best thing that ever happened to me, I probably could do with a few extra sessions in the gym, however my BMI is perfect and I would be classed healthy , I sometimes get a short spell of SVT with my heart going around 200 bpm but it never lasts more than a couple of minutes so I was quite pleased with the outcome.
I had a week in 2007 where I was suffering from ectopic beats a bit similar to what I suffered for 2 weeks after my ablation. This is now back with vengeance and for the past month, I have had 3 outbreaks of this kind. This week has been the longest. My ECG and heart rate are showing some irregular beats but nothing major and I am not as immobile as I would be in my old SVT rhythm. However, this has been going on for a week now, which my old rhythm would have give way by now, I'm tired by mid day, I've given in and took some time off work as I'm dizzy, dehydrated this is giving me severe headaches but I’m drinking twice as much water.
I've got chest and neck pain which my GP thinks is skeletal pain as it is under the left breast with only what I would describe as a pin ***** sting pain in my heart. I think I can differentiate between heart pain as there was tenderness after my ablation which I can relate to. I'm breathless with a lack of energy which has been the biggest effect.
I have just read about Cardiac neurosis and am now worried that maybe this isn’t my SVT coming back to haunt me and maybe I've brought this on myself, I'm a trainee teacher with a busy life but I’ve always been busy even with SVT. I just automatically assumed my heart was finding another pathway. I'm waiting to see my cardiologist again and my GP due to my history is quite patient and isn’t happy just to pass this off as anxiety however I am now even more worried that I’ve brought this on myself, do you have any advice as I’m just following a waiting game, sat at home on hold until it either gives in or I see my cardiologist. Also is there any chance this could be hormonal, I’ve recently stopped having the Depot injection?

Kind Regards

Louise

[Lousie638]

Thanks for your reply Cindy I am re-evaluating everything!

[cindy707]

Good morning i read your post......from what you've described you may be in that situation where you need to go back in and get a "tune up" with another ablation.  The docs can re direct our electrical pathways and you may have had a couple of spots that may have popped up and need to be zapped....all of the symtoms you've listed point to that.  I completely understand what you are talking about and trust me i know from first hand experience that when you burn the candle at both ends so to speak this is the result of that.  You definately need to take better care of you...no caffeine, minimize stress and anxiety, hydrate and most importantly get good sleep at nite because i know for an absolute fact that was what caused my issues 3 years ago when my heart decided to totally go out of whack with me resulting in more issues than i ever wanted in this life.  I was working full time,,,,teaching of all things the workings of the heart to other medical professionals, volunteering, taking care of my family, drinking coffee to keep my energy up, smoking, i could go on and on and on...the result wasn't pretty and didn;t matter that i was a gym rat taking great care of myself, eating great, i basically hurt myself to the point that it was almost beyond fixing but like you fix it they did and now i have adjusted my liife and schedule and am a whole new girl............the bottom line is take care of you and while you are no longer taking the Depot injection you have it give it at least 30 days for your system to readjust back to where it was without them so there are definately hormonal things happening in your body.  You need to find whatever the trigger points are for your SVT and avoid them completely and stress could be one of them....