I have SVT and now im sick, anxiety kicking in.

[Armyguy]

Im at home tonight, i have atrial tachycardia, so im sick tonight and my heart rate has been staying at 108 to 116 all night, went to er they said viral infection with fever. I know my body is fighting the fever but has anyone else expirenced the high heart rate while sick? Im just not wanting to have an episode sick. Cant sleep.

[chevidaniels]

Are you on any meds for your SVT. before I was on bisoprolol if I had any type of illness my heart rate would be about 140 BPM until I recovered. It's natural to have an increased heart rate when you are fighting off an illness it's the heart having to work harder to fight your infection etc . Now I am

On bisoprolol the increase if I am sick goes from about 60 BPM to 80. I would not be too

Concerned my partner gets this too and he isn't on meds but his normal heart rate is 60 and when he is sick it's about 100.

[Armyguy in reply to chevidaniels]

Thanks. Im on Propranolol but it doesn't seem to be doing anything to the fast rate right now im at 105.

[Westy75]

Are you serving? Just wonder how you cope, and do you keep it a secret.

[Heidiki]

Last November I had a second ablation for my SVT. A week later I started having Them again. I was told I will need a third ablation but much more invasive. A month later I thought I had the flu. I was very sick. As the days went on I knew it was more than that. 4 trips to the ER before they figured it was bleeding ulcers. And because of the inflammation I got a plura effusion on my lung. I almost died. No joke. My resting heart rate, just sitting on the couch all day was 95. I was in cardio 23 1/2 hours a day. During that time I had my worst SVT ever. I woke up having it and I couldn’t get it to stop using the normal maneuvers. I waited it out. It lasted 9 minutes at over 245. I was told when my body is weak I would have more and stronger SVT’s. Another reason to have the procedure. Good luck.