Teen 15: arrythmia heart goes 210 beats per min. sometimes for half an hour?

Question

my heart goes crazy fast sometimes for no reason.
im doing checkups with cardiology and stuff.
but these recent arrythmia happend 3 months ago.
and I AM REALLY SCARED.
this has been happening for 4 years now. i get this arrythmia type thing every 4-5 months.
and i am scared to death about it, im taking panic meds now because im so scared of it happening again.

Answer 1

Call your cardiologist because you either need a med adjustment or a new med. Try not to panic when it happens, just sit down and relax--panic only makes the heart rate faster.

Answer 2

it sounds like you have supraventricular tachycardia. SVTs are common in young people. I have SVTs myself and I definitely know how uncomfortable and anxious it is. Even my cardiologist had this condition when he was younger. All I can say is when you have an attack, don't panic. Just relax. The more anxious you get the faster your heart beats. There are measures to make this horrid palpitation stop. One is by doing the valsalva manuever, you do this when you open your bowels. Or you can hold your breath and bear down. The carotid massage will also do the trick but I don't advise it because it is very risky and only those who are trained can do it. Another measure is drink an ice cold water, if this does not do the trick, dunk your head in a tub full of ice. I know this may sound brutal and uncomfortable but trust me this is effective.

The next thing you need to do are the following:
Eliminate caffeine in your diet and drinks.
If you are smoking, stop.
Avoid alcoholic drink.
Sleep early.
Avoid stress.
If you are doing recreational drugs, quit!


I haven't had any attack, or almost two years now, because I gave up caffeine and alcoholic drink. I try to avoid stress and sleep early. You can get over it as long as you a determine to follow those what I have mentioned.

Answer 3

Most likely SVT. When this happens, lay down and try either coughing several times, bearing down as if you are having a bowel movement, drinking ice water to bring your heart rate. You should see your cardiologist. You should be taking a beta blocker or have your current med increased. Depending on what you are taking now and the dosage, your cardiologist might think about doing an ablation. They enter the femoral artery in your groin and insert a Catheter into your heart to ablate the area that is "short circuiting" and firing to rapidly. I know how uncomfortable these spells can be, but they are most of the time just that. The ablation has a high success rate of getting rid of these flare ups. A lot of women experience SVT, myself included. I take Toprol 25mg daily. and it has helped so far, and that isn't much of a dose! I went from 5-15 episodes daily to not having one in the last 2 months! Avoid caffeine and smoking can also improve symptoms

Answer 4

This is most likely" AV node reentrant tachycardia" or "Wolf-Parkinson -White Syndrome". This is something some people are born with. It is only rarely life-threatening, but can be a severe nusience. Go to the Heart Rhythm Society webpage for more information.
Also, find an experienced and recommended Electrophysiologist. A procedure called Radiofrequency Ablation may offer you a cure.
Good Luck :>)

Answer 5

Not enough information. Best guess would be paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, which is uncomfortable but not likely to hurt you, and if you're taking daily medication anyway, I wonder if you're taking something that works more directly, or perhaps you are, and the dosage needs adjustment. Once every 4 months doesn't sound bad, though, so you should just have a little heart-to-heart with your doctor.

Answer 6

Consult a doctor. You may be suffering from a condition in which the electrical path that controls the heart rhythm has a short circuit; this can be corrected by surgery without opening the chest.

Answer 7

Sounds like atrial fibrilation. Do you drink caffine? There are much better medications than "panic meds" to treat your condition. Are you symptomatic when the arrythymia occurs? Do you get light headed or chest pain?

See a cardiologist.

Answer 8

The problem is not your heart it is doing what your brain tells it. Nurons or firing in your brain telling your heart to beat faster. This is or can be caused by a chemical inballance which can be caused by different types of drugs. If you are doing any drugs this should tell you to stop. Other wise your doctor have their hands full figuring out the chemical inballance that is causing the nurons in your brain to fire at this rapid rate.