In my late teens, I was diagnosed with paroxysmal tachycardia and was able to stop it by holding my breath and bearing down. I had no symptoms for many years. Now that I am 84 it has started up again, I wore a heart monitor for two weeks and was diagnosed with SVT and started a calcium channel blocker, which has calmed it down but I'm not happy with the side effect of constipation and just the fact I am taking a drug. I'm wondering if I should just try living with it as I was told to do 10 years ago since a beta blocker might be more objectionable to me .
ideas?