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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Feb 13 6:00am | Replies (9)

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I had same Hx, but my SVT started ant ange 19 and at 57 I had it for 4 hours before went to ER. Before that it usually lasted seconds to a minute or two. I do have a few really fast flutters that even made me dizzy; that wasn’t a good sign, They gave me IV Adenosine in the ER which was scary. Stopped my heart beat literally! I saw my heart flatline for a couple seconds and felt the feeling of “ Impending Doom” as they say! Thank God it came back to Normal Sinus rhythm within seconds. I tried metoprolol after that and had all the Cardiac test possible and all checked out. On the Metoprolol it dropped my BP very low. I already have low BP. So since I couldn’t tolerate the Beta Blocker I had to have a Cardiac Ablation and they burned the spot in my right atrium that was causing the PSVT. It’s like a Cardiac Cath under anesthesia of course. I’ve been fine ever since. I enjoy my cofffee every morning and my Diet Coke when I eat out. Only suggestion regarding meds is maybe taking a magnesium supplement. Talk to your Dr about that. There are different forms of it.

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@bb03 That's great to hear. I've thought about the ablation but so far haven't been able to bring myself to go forward with it as long as there seem to be alternatives that work for me. If I continue to have episodes I can't resolve on my own, that may change, though.

I do take magnesium. Is the ablation basically done in a hospital outpatient setting?