Does anyone in this group have SVT?

I had originally been drinking 4-5 cups coffee daily. I discovered that 1/2 cup coffee affected me the same. Drank none for 50 years but discovered Haagen Daz coffee ice cream where I live. I got hooked in 3 minutes, but shortly started heart arythymia. I was eating only 1/4 cup the day I had a bad episode. Finally realized, duh! it is coffee from the US and therefore my problem.

I know you love it. I do too. But when it comes to heart problems, I will do without. In time, you forget about it.

Thanks for the input! I will give coffee up for a bit. I have been hooked on Ben & Jerry's until I went to an event and someone told me the ice cream maker uses a petroleum product as a filler. So I no longer buy that.

That’s interesting about the caffeine. I drink coffee in the morning. Only 2 cups but it has caffeine. I’m switching to decaf and see if it helps. My family doctor doesn’t think I need a cardiologist and I’ve been debating about that.

I am going to cut all caffeine from my diet. I have heart arrhythmia but it’s not afib says my doctor. On line they said to keep a log of when your heart starts beating really fast and write down what you were doing. They also said there are breathing exercises to control your heart beat. See my family doctor doesn’t tell me any of this. I think I need to go to a cardiologist.

I quit because I read in a news column someone had same symptoms as me. The doc said that some people are extremely sensitive to caffeine. That was when 21 years old. I think if I were to have the episodes I had then, it could very well push me over the edge.

Let me know how it goes. The coffee in the US is worse than where I live. I also had a problem with the decaff. I had no problem for a few years here as I was told it is pure. I sipped on one cup all day. I don't even like it black, so had all the garbage sweeteners in it. But I have quit it also after having the problem with the coffee ice cream.

I am so sensitive that I have even a problem with decaf. It still has some caffeine in it.
Another thing that has helped me is drinking water. I still am not up to the 8 glasses a day, but before drinking very little. I am really working on it. I have never drank much and my parents didn't either. My mom had alzheimers real bad. So I am doing all I can to avoid that. And I read that not enough water can affect your heart and also dementia.

If you are having heart issues, try eliminating the coffee and drink water. Of course, no colas, chocolate or anything else with caffeine. Mountain Dew has more than colas. Let us know what happens.

I was diagnosed in 2021 with PSVT after my symptoms (lightheaded) led me to a battery of tests in the cardiology office. I was put in a low dose beta blocker. That med has helped control my symptoms, but as the doc told me that is all it does. It is not a “cure” for PSVT. I was also told to stop ANY form of caffeine. I never drank coffee or black tea which ate highest in caffeine, but I was a green tea connoisseur. Not anymore. Are you seeing an internist who made the diagnosis? Usually, one is referred to a cardiologist. You may want to ask for a referral and see how your physician reacts.

Sorry for my typos. I do want to concur with others who mentioned hydration. Hydration is particularly important according to my cardiologist. Keep drinking water throughout the day. First thing when you wake up, have some water too. Your organs including heart love it after 6-7 hours without it. It helps one’s skin too.
I am curious what symptoms you were having that your doc ordered the tests. By the way, I was diagnosed at age 65 and have no additional health issues.
If you ever feel like you are going to faint which happens occasionally with PSVT, immediately strain—as though you were on the toilet. It does something to the vein in your neck which helps blood flow or something. Anyway, it works. Good luck to you.

Definitely see a cardiologist, eventually possible that you will have more reason to see one, e.g. the arrhythmia can become more frequent or intense so important that you have a cardiologist who is familiar with your history.
AND I would be way more concerned about the right and left bundle branch block. If that is correct that both were noted on your monitor then that is very serious but rare to have both so maybe the diagnostics were unclear. But best to get a specialist to look at it.

Thank you. I think I will see a cardiologist and a Electrophysiologist. I never even heard of that field. But I’m going to check. Thank you.