Please can someone give me a solution. My friend who is only 22 years old has a heart condition in which his heart simply beats way too fast. He is a healthy individual who doesn't smoke or drink & he excercises regularily. He doesn't want to go on medication... is there any other way he can cure this. He has already had one "attack" & he always gets nose bleeds & headaches etc. Please could someone let me know what he can do to prevent this getting worse... I'm worried about what might happen if he just leaves it.
2006-12-12 21:06:11 · 13 answers · asked by Hayley V 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Friend, he cannot just leave this alone, you'll lose him if he does. Sounds like he doesn't want to do anything out of fear and that can and just might cost him his life. This could be something very easy to treat RIGHT NOW, the longer he goes the worse it will get, nothing bad just goes away. I have a Chiari 1 which is a brain herniation caused from an accident and for the first few months I just ignored it and went right on working and living life like nothing was wrong. When the headaches got so bad I was pulling out my hair I knew I had to do something and trust my Lord, and my doctors, now I will see my daughter graduate, go to college, marry, have babies! I am so thankful. You sound like a wonderful friend, keep nudging him, you may even talk to your own doctor about his condition and see if he / she can give you some advice. Don't give up on him!! Bless you and best of luck.
2006-12-12 21:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by JazzyLynn 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who had an overactive thyroid, had it treated, and then her heart rate became normal.
He needs someone who will first find out what is causing the fast heartbeat and then treat it. Its possible he wouldn't need medication permanently if the cause of the problem is identified.
On the chance, he just kind of lives in a "high state of frazzle" he could try listening to calmiing music (some kind of pretty, uplifting, or slow music - no rock music) for at least a half hour a day. (Recently a new program talked about a machine that is being used to reduce blood pressure by having the patient listen to music while the machine tells them when to breathe in and breathe. They listen for 20 minutes a few times a weak, and apparently it helps.) My point is music may be a legitimate help for your friend, but if he has a serious condition it may be useless.
2006-12-12 21:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since he had already suffered one heart attack, he may be under anticoagulant therapy. That is why he gets nosebleeds when minute blood vessel in the nose is burst. He should be under regular supervision of a cardiologist till his heart beats normally. He has to take medicines for the rest of his life.
Please see the web pages for more details on Cardiac arrythmia (Disturbed rhythm of the heart) and the drugs used to treat heart conditions.
2006-12-12 21:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Although you do not provide very specific details about the condition, I might guess that it is PSVT. It typically occurs in younger patients, comes and goes without warning. Usually very little can be done by the patient to control it.
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that starts in the upper chambers of the heart (atria). It causes a burst of rapid heartbeats, which are typically felt as heart pounding (palpitations). Sometimes chest pain and shortness of breath occur too - more rarely people feel lightheaded and may even pass out.
PSVT is caused by an abnormal electrical circuit in the heart. It can be aggravated by factors such as caffeine consumption and thyroid disorders. But it often occurs suddenly without warning.
PSVT is generally not life-threatening. First line treatment is to take a B-blocker medication. These are very old medications with years and years of patient data assuring their safety. However, frequent episodes of PSVT may require more aggressive treatment, usually radiofrequency ablation. This is using a laser type device to actually track and burn the pathway. Because it is invasive, it is may not be used as the first choice.
My advice is to take the medication. Why be so resistent about treating a condition? If you had poor eye sight would you balk at wearing eye correction? Your friend needs to buck up, accept his condition, and take the appropriate actions to treat it.
Good luck.
2006-12-12 22:15:35 · answer #4 · answered by c_schumacker 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
He definitely should go to the doctor for meds. Theres no way around it if he wants to live an almost-normal life. What does he got against medications anyway?
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2016-09-03 16:10:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-13 02:20:26 · answer #7 · answered by BRITTANIA 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He needs to see a doctor immediately, there's nothing wrong with having to take medication, only a doctor can tell him whether he has an option to do other things aside from taking meds. Please help him understand that only a doctor can help him....with medication or not. Please get him to a doctor asap!
God Bless you and your friend.
2006-12-12 21:11:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
See a DOCTOR, this is not the place for heart attack advice.
2006-12-12 21:14:54 · answer #9 · answered by anonymous 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
he has to go on medication, ask a doctor's advice ans try convincing him to go on medication, if he doesn't agree, then he is an enemy to his health, also u can pray
2006-12-12 21:12:21 · answer #10 · answered by ♥♥♥shico♥♥♥ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋