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How do you live with SVT

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Aug 24 9:38am | Replies (54)

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@slw7252 I have commented on this before; the SVT "missed beats" are/were driving me crazy at night. I had taken Flecainide before for A-fib (then I didn't have SVT) but stopped it when I decided on an ablation for my A-fib vs medication. Now that the ablation as "given me" SVT instead of A-fib arrhythymia, I decided to take a very small dose of Flecainide at night just to see if it would at least minimize some of the sensations. I am moderately optimistic at this point; after 3 days of taking 1/2 a 50mg tablet at night, I have had a dramatic decrease in the extra beats and the flutter sensation they cause. I don't know if the smaller dose would work for you but the literature states that Flecainide is used to treat SVT, so I don't think I am too far off the mark when I decided to try it. If I can resolve some of my problem with this small dose, I could be happy-- even taking the drug I didn't want in the first place. Good luck. Let us know what the cardiologist says, but don't assume the ablation will "cure" you like I thought it would for me.

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@sjm46 Here’s a suggestion to help with the arrhythmia driving you crazy when trying to fall asleep. My cardiologist last week told me nearly all her patients with arrhythmias complain about this same problem. If you sleep on your left side as I do, try any other sleeping position. The heart, she explained, is loosely attached inside our chests by tissue. It is not stationary but can and does move. When lying in your left side, the heart moves to the left side against the chest cavity, increasing our awareness of the arrhythmias. I tried it and it worked for me!