Weird Incident this morning

[Dogluvr95]

Hi all, I’m 6 weeks post ablation for SVT today. I had a weird incident happen this morning. I was taking my dog out to go to the bathroom and I sniffled and I felt my heart start to race, so I brought him back inside and it didn’t feel like SVT (thank god!) but my HR was around 180. I was shaking and having anxiety which probably made it worse but I sat on my bed and started deep breathing through it and luckily it slowed down and is now back to normal. I don’t know what I would call that though? Because it stayed at a solid 180 for about 5 minutes as I was deep breathing and then it started to go back down. It definitely did not feel like an SVT though so I’m not sure. But now I have to go to work and I’m honestly really nervous. Idk I guess I just wanted to vent.

Bryce

[lettingoffsteam]

Hi Bryce, that sounds alarming but could be just a one off.Have you got any follow up planned with the EP? I have SVTs but no ablation as yet.How was this different to your previous symptoms?

[Dogluvr95 in reply to lettingoffsteam]

This was different because it didn’t feel like it was in a loop (if that makes sense), and I could control it, it just felt like I had worked out and I needed to sit for a second.

[Smileyian]

Well vented. In fact strangely enough a strong sniff sometimes does trigger tachy but usually Sinus Tach.

[Alison_L]

Hi Dogluvr. Keep a diary note in case it happens again xx

[Dogluvr95 in reply to Alison_L]

Good idea! Will do

[Sunnie2day]

How are you feeling today, and did you have any more weirdies during your working day yesterday?

Good thinking to take up Alison_L's advice to keep a log. I keep a pad and pen handy during the day then transfer it to a spreadsheet to email my cardiologist once a month - he took some convincing but now says the spreadsheet is the fastest most efficient way for him to monitor me during the pandemic.

[Dogluvr95 in reply to Sunnie2day]

I’m feeling fine today! I didn’t have anything else happen yesterday. Like I said it really just felt like I had worked out too hard (I do have a steep set of stairs to walk up to get to my apartment) and I had taken my beta blockers later than I normally do, I also had just woken up, so it could’ve happened for a plethora of reasons. I guess it just freaked me out bc my heart rate hasn’t been that high in a while due to the beta blockers. But I will definitely keep a log!