Hi Jewlez, after reading your post I feel compelled to reply. I am so sorry you feel so desperate and overwhelmed. I am no expert, and I imagine you will have many on this site more knowledgeable than me with advice, but thought I'd just offer a few hints. I was diagnosed with atrial tachycardia a year and 3 months ago. I am on metoprolol succinate 50 also. It has been important to me to try to control the episodes doing the following. I take the metoprolol the same time every day with food. If I don't get enough sleep I'll get episodes throughout the day. Trying to minimize stress has helped too. It sounds like between your parents, kids and high stress job you probably don't take much time for yourself. I worked as a 911 dispatcher for 35 years so have a bit of experience knowing how hard it can be to just STOP. Try to find just a few minutes a day to breathe, listen to some calming music and close your eyes, taking some time for yourself. I also stopped all caffeine and alcohol, and cut back a lot on sugar. Several people on this site seem to have had some good results upping their magnesium intake, some using Heart Calm. Having this condition is difficult and scary. Finding some ways to help yourself deal with it is a process. I wish you the best.