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Does anyone in this group have SVT?
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I am an active, 81 year old with SVT. I finally have to a cardiologist and pulmonologist appointment...referred from primary care doc. The prescribed Metropolol did not address my chronic fatigue and "fuzzy head". I wish I had gone directly to the cardiologist and/or pulmonologist. Also I wish I had my tests for sleep apnea at first. It seems my organs and brain have been oxygen deprived during sleep over time. Instead I trusted the process. Since there is a dearth of these doctor -- at least in my area -- the wait time for an appointment for these specialists is months. This has been a slow process. I wish I had jumped ahead.
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Dalebout - I find it interesting that there are numerous names of disorders that are more or less the same thing. I am 76. I had sleep apnea fore years. After my husband died, no one to nudge me when heart stopping. My sister also had sleep apnea, and had test and used what I call the snorkel machine and hated it.
She discovered that if she sleeps in recliner, all is well. So I use pillows to elevate me and have no problem.
What eliminates heart rythymn problems for me is, NO caffeine, do not overeat like a pig out, and drinking water, which I had been drinking very little for years. My mother never drank much water, and ended up with alzheimers. SO.... I am drin king more water which is really a chore for me, but I had begun to have heart arythmia for a couple of months although no caffeine etc. and it has whittled down to almost nothing since Jan. 1st when I started.
I am a firm believer from my experiences, that my health issues are almost always something that I am eating, drinking or natural things I should be doing.