After having COVID started having SVT / heart issues

Your note makes it sounds like COVID damaged your heart. Could it be a coincidence that your “heart issues” started after you had it? Heart arrhythmias show up when they do. One day I had never experienced tachycardia, and the next day I did.

If you had written “after having a COVID vaccine,” I would be concerned. Cardiac damage caused by these unproven vaccines is more than anecdotal. Main Street Medicine does not want to go there though. They are still following government narrative and saying the vaccines are safe and without side effects. However, cases of being documented.

It could be just a coincidence, a case of 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc' (Latin for 'After this, so because of this.') It is fallacious reasoning because it could be that the SVT was gonna happen anyway at that time, or shortly thereafter. The COVID may have brought it on, or may have accelerated the onset due to pericarditis (which is common with both COVID..........AND FROM....the vaccine. In case anyone scoffs at the latter, the State of Kansas is suing Pfizer for misrepresentation on the safety of its vaccine. Others are sure to sue, even if cynically to help cover their costs and overruns during the pandemic.)

You should soon be referred to an electrophysiologist, a heart 'electrician', who specializes in disordered heart rhythms. Ideally, you can do without for a while as long as the drugs work, but like the disorder itself, the drugs wear off their welcome and soon you need more of them, or different drugs, or you'll need an ablation.

You are in a lot of good company. There are many of us that are suffering with heart issues/arrythmias directly after Covid/vaccine. There’s a thousand support groups on Facebook with everyone having the same stuff. Metropolol is def a go-to. There are extended release beta blockers too that may give you better coverage. I’d suggest you see an EP and have it all monitored, but I agree with another commenter, doctors are still mostly ignoring the correlation.

I am not a run to the doctor or hospital person. For me, I would make sure I am eating a really healthy diet with no stimulants in it. Nothing with caffeine - coffee, chocolate, colas. Get more rest than you did in the past. Do what you can to minimize stress. If you are taking any meds, investigate their side effects.

same but my hr has gone up to 224 bpm it’s awful the meds make me tired and lower my already low blood pressure so I don’t take them but watch my triggers
how are you now

After I had several episodes of non-sustained VT running at 140 beats per minute for 15 seconds, a defibrillator was advised. I see a renowned EP at the Hospital of the University of PA .
After reading your much longer duration of SVT and of others on this blog, I realize that my EP is aggressive in not taking any chances of sudden death- the obvious risk in not protecting against it with an implanted device. He has seen it happen too often in otherwise healthy people, regardless of age.
I would get a second opinion from the best and most experienced EP you can find at a major teaching hospital, even if you need to travel. If you’re from Winchester, MA, you will have many to choose from in Boston.
It’s worth the effort for the peace of mind alone. Happy hunting.

Regarding the correlation between the vaccine and arrhythmias, there was a news release last week about our government’s role in suppressing adverse effects of the vaccine as evidenced by uncovered emails. The powerful people at NIH and the administration believed it was more important to push one narrative only (everyone needs the shots to control the pandemic). We now know better. I myself started with NSVT the month after I had my last of three shots in the year 2021. Of course, I now regret my compliance, as the shot did not stop the spread or the likelihood of getting COVID.

I had Covid December of 2025 and my health has never been the same. I developed serious Gerd which led to Afib to name just 2. I now have an appointment to discuss a Walkman. And that was the only time I skipped a Covid vaccine. A hard lesson to learn.

@d050526 The medical community agrees that the COVID vaccine does not and never did prevent a person from getting Covid, despite the government’s claim that it did. The vaccine did, however, help with less severe cases of Covid.

After my second bout with Covid (having been fully vaccinated), I, too, experienced a lengthy Afib episode. I had a minor Afib condition previously (handled with aspirin), but the post-Covid condition worsened my heart, requiring three medications (Flecainide, Metoprolol and Eliquis). I went from aerobics (5 times a week) and line dancing (2 times a week) to chair yoga. Though PT resulted in more leg strength, overall loss of muscle strength has been quite noticeable. I have to use a rollator for walking, due to dizziness/poor balance.

Some of this is likely due to the natural aging process (at 76); some may be due to the long-term Covid damage; but I also suspect some is due to the medications (though my cardiologist doesn’t confirm that.).