The best way to stop an SVT attack
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2018
- In this video i discuss a way which can increase your chances of terminating an SVT attack by yourself from 17% to 43%. For a FREE one on one consultation with me please visit www.hearthealthweekend.com.
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Laying in bed and started having SVT attack. I got on RUclips and searched up how to stop an attack and found this video. It worked so well! Ended my attack almost immediately by raising my legs after doing valsalva!! Thank you
Exactly how u did that .. Like perpendicular to the floor?
You lay down against a wall and put your legs up against a wall not 90 degrees but 45. It helped me too but I had to raise mine for more than 5-10 mins. I was panicking so forgot to blow into a balloon or closed syringe. Hope it helps
Dr Gupta you are such an altruistic person. I am constantly in awe of all the ways you strive to reach so many people with your videos. You don’t HAVE to do this and your time is so precious and in demand as such an eminent specialist in your field.
Not only do you deliver incredible information, you do so in such a kind, compassionate, thorough and patient manner. It is clearly a passion you have - to inform, educate and reassure.
Anyone who is lucky enough to have you as their doctor is blessed.
I hope more people find out about you and what you do. Millions of people could be the benefactors of your knowledge and generosity.
How lovely thank you so much!!! Glad to have you as a friend on Instagram and really appreciate how generous you are with your kindness towards me
Was having my usual SVT attack for about an hour. Stopped instantly. Thank you!!! 🙏🏻
Man im sorry to hear that your last about an hour. My last anywhere from 1 minute to 10 minutes max.
Yep same here, lasts for an hour every time. Happened 4 times. Went to hospital twice and they treated me like shit and acted like it was an anxiety attack. Only got diagnosed with this last week. Thought I was going nuts. Thought it may just be in my head. Starting to think it’s the vaccine as I never had any of these problems in my life.
@@danielakie950 i swear me too i think its the damn vaccine
Hi did you guys manage to take ablation for the SVT ?
I literally just had catheter Ablation surgery to cure my SVT yesterday. Everything mentioned here works. I just wanted my life back: running, standing up fast, bending over with no worries, roller coasters, etc. Please talk to your doctor about permanent treatment options to stop them from ever happening. It's worth it and I feel great!
Can u tell me please if u don't mind more how it was ablitation and recovery?bcs I'm booked in for mine in 20 days this month
Thank you
@@vinetanikolovska9885 sure. I was nervous mostly about being put under general anesthesia. However, everything went smoothly and I woke up to nurses telling me everything was a success. It's about a one week down time--no lifting heavy objects, etc. However, your doctor can release you the same day if all goes well. Good luck and God bless. You'll be fine and feel great after! 🙏🏾👌🏽
@@MichaelLesesne they told me I will be a wake for all surgery bcs like that they can find where SVT is exactly and they told me I will have to stay all day and night in hospital,how long yours lasted?
Thank you so much
@@vinetanikolovska9885 yea. The original plan was to have me sorta awake but apparently, I was trying to get up from the table according to the nurses. 🤣 My procedure from start until they wheeled me into recovery was about 2 hours.
@@MichaelLesesne omg I hope I will stay still🤣🤣thanks for information
You really are a hero, focusing on some of the greatest anxiety/panic inducing symptoms/conditions. These videos are a great resource for many anxiety sufferers. Understanding the underlying facts are paramount to coping. Many thanks, Dr. Gupta.
Dave Scholz well said.
I fully agree. Dr. Gupta is an incredible resource.
I woke up during my sleep with arrhythmia. I remembered watching this video, so turned on my computer and watched it again. I followed your instructions for the first time and it worked like magic. I am forever grateful.You are a wonderful human being. God bless you
Had my 3rd SVT attack in february this year, the one before just 4 month before that..always had to call the paramedics, but it suddenly stopped after about 45-60 mins...was taken to the hospital anyways for a checkup, but everything was finde with my heart in EKG and ultrasound...the evening i got home it seemed to start again, i was in panic right away, so i drank fuzzy water, blowed with my nose and mouth closed and put a bag of ice on my chest, i dont know wich of these helped, but it does, so the attack couldnt "break out". Since then I am dealing with extra systolia but hadnt have an SVT since...will try the modified valsalva maneuver the next time the SVT hits...thank you so much for your video! 💜😀🌻
It is also calming to read, that i am definitely not alone with this and that there are many out there who deal with this sht, too
Whenever I get an SVT episode, I take 400mg Sun Warrior liquid magnesium mixed with a little water. I swish it around in my mouth a few seconds before swallowing so it enters my bloodstream sublingually. It makes the SVT go away within 10-20 seconds and it works for me every single time.
Good tip!!!! I take magnesium as well to prevent episodes- hadn't had one in 2 years. Then I went on vacation and did not take any magnesium- what do you know- had an episode! Luckily it converted on it's own. :)
@@heatherrudynski7341, what kind of magnesium do you take and how much per day?
@@heatherrudynski7341 how often did you have episodes of svt
I had 2 epi in span of 5 yrs
Did you get ablated?
Is it electrolyte imbalance that causes it to trigger
@@annemoulton9300 it could be but I don’t think it was in my case. My almost daily SVT attacks were when I was vegan. Now that I am no longer vegan, I don’t get SVT attacks anymore.
This worked for me the first time. I was 2 hours into my SVT I tried this twice and it worked great. Thank you so much.
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I have SVT. The last time I had it, which was like four days ago, I lay on the floor, put my legs up against the wall (sometimes only this manoeuvre helps) and pushed air against my closed mouth, which created pressure in the chest and suddenly my heart was back to normal. From the beginning of SVT, it took me like 2-3 minutes until I stopped it. Now I see this video, and you speak about pretty much the same thing. Cool!
I got it for the first time at 17 working my typical job at a pizza place. The worst part about that is I was serving a customer and had to quietly panic before excusing myself to tell my boss about it. He called an ambulance and the paramedics didn't find anything wrong with my heart, as it had already returned to a normal rhythm at that point.
So far I've gotten it a total of 4 times over the last several months. I've noticed that hard exhales to lung depletion are the trigger. I actually had one today while playing a VR game and exhaled hard to exagerrate a jump. I immediately put the headset down, retrieved my phone, and measured my heart rate, since I was curious about how fast it was. It was around my estimation, 194-ish. It may not be totally accurate as I have a rather old phone.
At this point I'm pretty accustomed to it. I don't panic anymore. If I panic, it lasts longer.
I just sat on my bed and chilled for a bit while breathing slow. I felt my heart start to slow down until it paused for a couple seconds before resuming at my regular controlled heart rate.
I'm assuming the pause is either the electrical signal resetting or my heart trying to fill up.
I managed to stop it in record time this time around. A little over a minute.
My health anxiety is at an all time low since I learned what I was experiencing and how to deal with it.
Thank you! Your comment just helped me through a one hour PSVT attack. One of my longest ever since childhood. Nothing else worked this time that usually works (coughing, Valsalva, raising my legs (Revert method), ice on face, cold water in face, etc...). I started to panic and came here to this video for help. So after reading your comment I just sat and chilled and it left immediately. Never underestimate the power of sharing your experience!
@@deidrabrey4043 You're welcome. I'm glad that helped! SVT is pretty scary when it happens and it can be hard to calm down. I just tell myself that it's happened before and isn't anything to worry about.
Thank you! I was in the middle of an SVT episode and I could not come out of it by coughing or deep breathing. The episode went on for longer than normal and I found this video and the method helped immediately.
Just had a SVT attack and tried everything from a cold shower, bearing down, and coughing uncontrollably. I didn’t have a syringe so I just sat on the ground and blew as hard as I could instead. It worked!!!!! I’ve been to the hospital before and the medicine was not fun. Thank you so much!
Holding your breath will help too if you don’t have anything else
I take apart a writing pen, and use the writing side/piece. Works good! :)
I just did this held my nose and blow put with mouth shut and instantly stopped
You know what else works , magnesium supplementation , works every time ....these doctors don't tell you that magnesium is critical in keeping a regular heartbeat and it's in such defiency in most people
@@Mr99RICH99yeah, this is important
I just found this video after being in SVT for over an hour where none of my usual techniques worked. This stopped it immediately- THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you for sharing this additional info to help stop SVT. Its SO scary when it happens but having to get the medication is even worse in my opinion. So anything that can be done to avoid that is appreciated!!
You are the real MVP for this info !!! I’m 31 and the anything info to get out of a uncomfortable situation is very much appreciated. Thanks my fav doc 💙💙
Thank you so much I have these periodically and the sitting down technique completely worked. Thank you and bless up!!! These always scare me
I've had svt for about 10 years and what I usually do is I lay down and put my legs up at a 45-degree angle and take deep breaths and I can actually feel my heart sort of twitch for a second and it comes back to normal. The key is to feel relaxed and calm or else it doesn't work, I usually picture a beach or quiet forest. If it doesn't work the first time, I stand up again for 5ish minutes and try it again. This is the only way that works for me. The only issue now is that if I'm at work or outside and have no place to lay flat, I can't get it to stop until I get home.
Did you get ablated
How often did you get episodes
I do about the same.Best advice is don't be afraid..
Cannot possibly thank you enough for this video. Just had an attack and it took about 5 or 6 times of doing that method for it to work... but it DID work! I have had sporadic episodes SVT for 10 years. If I don't catch them within the first 2 seconds and 'bear down', they usually last several hours, no matter what I try. This worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
Just had SVT episode tried this and it worked absolutely fantastic thank you so much
Gareth Cooke me too
glad to hear! went to the hospital the other day for SVT episode and they did this. worked like a charm.
Hey Gareth, What usually triggers your SVT. Mine seems to come almost exclusively from Cardio.
@@mrmcclear I can’t have any kind of caffeine or like any kind of medicine that can speed my heart up . My heart rate was 190 after taking cold medicine 🤦🏻♀️
@@ablair33556 I know this was posted awhile ago. I have the same problem.. everything seems to raise it. My meds, what I do/don't eat, if I don't eat (every 2 hours now), caffeine, normal day life. It's really getting in the way of living! I hope you're doing ok! 🙏
Thank you very much.I learned a lot from your kind work. It gave me more confident to deal with my SVT problem.God bless you.
Thank you sir. I had to go to the hospital for an SVT episode and they tried this procedure on me and it worked! The nurses and docs said it was new to them and they have been trying it and it's been a huge success! They let me keep the plastic syringe and if I ever have another episode I'm definitely trying it!
I have had an SVT as high as 240 bpm. Always worried it will return. Very grateful to have this info. I will read the study and watch the video. Thanks!
Mine get up to 240 and 300. I'm normally rushed to the hospital by then.
Had 360 bpm at 13 years old :(
@@aidanmccrae4467 me too
Have you had to have had the adenosine yet? Just wondering how it really felt if you could describe it. Seems likento me anything or any feeling would be worth it to get immediate relief of SVT!!! My last episode was at 242 by the time they hooked me up. I was so scared. So so scared.
MoniMilkShake Momma Sorry to hear you had such as scare. I haven’t had Adenosine. Hopefully won’t need it as I have heard it’s a scary feeling like your heart stops. You’d have to do it if it was the only way to get that heart rate down though. I hope your heart behaves for you from now on!
Thank you so much. I was having an episode as we speak and the controlled breathing wasn't working, I was getting lightheaded. Then came across your video and did exactly what you said and it stopped. Thank you!!!!
I’m so grateful to learn about this modified maneuver for my SVT episodes‼️ Thank you so much‼️😊👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This just worked. I hadn't had an episode for several years, just had one after a run, tried this method that worked and my episode only lasted about 10 minutes. Thank you.
I was in SVT and found you on RUclips. IT WORKED! Thank you so much.
Just had an SVT attack earlier today and suprisingly this method works! Thank you Dr Gupta so much for being a live saviour in this video. I appreciate the method you’ve given. 🙏🏼🙏🏼I’ve always disliked going to the hospital when they injected me with the medication to slow down my heart beat and it’s so uncomfortable. Right now I’m considering to go for the ablation surgery because I’m tired of the unexpected attacks. It’s really making me feel stress and anxious. Basically, I’ve had SVT from a young age. The first SVT I had was when I was travelling overseas and It’s so scary. Me and my family didn’t know what to do. I’ve always wanted to travel to overseas without having to worry about another SVT attack!
I have been suffering from these palpitations last forty years.today I m 60+.I took beta blockers but did not imprive. After listening to dr mandell's video learnt about valsalva manouevre. I practice this exercise for 10 times in the toilet after passing bowel. This has helped me immensely. Now I m much relieved person.if it occurs I massage vagus nerve below the end of the jaw bone.thanks to life saving videos on u tube
Doc., I just followed your instructions in this video. My heart rate almost immediately went from 167 down to 99 (I guess it didn't hurt that our kitten jumped on me and started kneading my robe until she fell asleep.) Thank you so very much for this helpful video. Now I can get up and have a good day. God bless you.
Thank you Dr Gupta! You have helped me more than the cardiology nurses I have seen (they won't let me see the doctors because they think my SVTs/ A flutter is something I just have to live with since I don't appear to have anything wrong with my heart). I wish I could go to New York to hear your talks and ask you questions. Since I can't-please keep producing these videos. They are a tremendous help to me and to so many other people!
He's not in New York. He's in York, UK
He was for a conference, and that is what I had meant at the time I wrote this.
Wish I saw this earlier when I had either SVT or VT this morning :) Thanks Dr S
Thanks for this! I don't have SVT attacks very often, but sometimes I do. I'll definitely try this.
Thank you so much for this video. I’ve never been successful with the “bearing down” method alone and while having an episode I found this video and this instantly got me out of SVT and saved me that dreaded trip to the hospital. Thank you so much!!
thank you!
I have a daily SVT every morning everyday it goes away for a little while but it comes right back I tried a lot of stuff the ablation I'm not too happy with that cuz I hear that comes back to that's all I have to say and I hope you guys do better I tried to blow in and you know the air thing cold water cold ice on your face that kind of stuff all right thank you for letting me
Watching all of your videos for help and reassurance. Thank you so much for all of your healthy resources to try and help us ❤
Such a lovely video. Thank you! I was valsalva-ing as I watched, about to try the new maneuver, when I finally reverted. Your instruction helped to calm me down a bit too!
Doctor you’re an ANGEL in this Earth 🙌🏻❣️😇
Thank you so much man! Worked like a charm. Words cannot express how much I appreciate you
This is exactly what I do, I had an episode in the gym and I just lay beside a wall and elevated my legs for a while till my heart settled. It works fir me all the time. My heart rate hit over 200 in many occasions, and this is the only thing that has helped me.
Thank you Dr Gupta. This is helpful to someone who is recently diagnosed with SVT.
I’m in the same boat Sam......my GI and heart doctors just want to mask the symptoms with drugs.....no thanks!! What I like about listening to this doctor is the reassurance I probably won’t fall over and die...lol....but I get your point ! good luck to you!!!
When I have anxiety/panic attacks, I occasionally find myself lying on the floor in my house with my legs against the wall to calm my heart down. It works -- but it takes a few minutes. Thank you for sharing.
how fast does your heart rate get?
Fuck for me it’s hours currently rn in panic and possible svt heart rate 160s-170
Ok 6 mins into watching the video I finally got my answer and it subsided a bit aggressively. It went from rapid beats to normal beats but hard pounding a minute after that I’m down to 68 pulse. Thank you. This episode went on for about 18 mins
Get the ablation done. Believe you me seems scary but it will stop it and you will never have one again. Most don't anyways. I did mine in Dec and next week I'll be climbing one of the steepest Inclines in the US. Get it done if you want your life back.
I am totally grateful to you as my son has had a lot of problems as he has pots.He is six foot tall and he is constantly tired.His heart often goes fast.This is informative and will be helpful. Thank you for video and blessings and greetings and hugs.xYou are so amazing as you are not only humble but kind as you are always helping. An important specialist who does not charge, amazing. You deserve the best that life can offer!!! You and your family., are so wished the very best.
This is only for people with diagnosed SVT. If you look at the study you will seen the criteria for using it. Tachycardia in POTS is an autonomic issue and is different.
MsBigBlueHouse Thank you so very much for informing me as I do so appreciate. I wish you many good sentiments.x
MsBigBlueHouse He is Both tachycardia and the other one bradycardia. He is very tired had a heart monitor but he is doing gentle yoga. It can be quite distressing over the years for me to watch this . However he is resilient and never complains. When I lost my husband he was definitely worse. Thank you, Are you in medical profession?
Dr Sanjay, i am writing from Kuala Lumpur. This vid and its comments has helped so much. Can't thank you and everyone here enough. Lots of love from the last few days of 2021 👏🤗💕💕
Excellent, thanks. Followed the link, read the article and watched the video too. Very helpful
You just saved me for a trip to the ER. Thank you!
Just had am sitting attack 186 rushed to the hospital they did this maneuver and I instantly reverted back to normal. Thank you so very much.
I came out of svt during your video! Great!
What works for me is bearing down into a fetal position, head to the floor, chin tucked towards my chest. I take very large deep breaths while occasionally coughing in between. It snaps me out very quickly. Longest I've been stuck in SVT while doing this maneuver was maybe 2 mins? Definitely worth a try is valsalva isn't working.
Bearing down is a good addition in explaining this too like youre pushing down going to the bathroom. At my stress test i was having a high heart rate but not SVT and they had me blowing on my thumb while bearing down, helped me!
Oh my goodness, I am having an episode right now. I decided to google ways to stop an svt episode. Your RUclips video come up in the search. I am so grateful to have found you. I am going to see if I have a syringe in the house. It is 5:00 am here in Fl so I won’t be able go buy one right now but I might have one here. Thank you so very much for this video. I just can’t thank you enough. I wish I could come to your seminar. Sounds like something I would be very interested in. Good night
Hi, it doesn't need to be a syringe, you can use the blunt end of a pen, or even just blow on your thumb.
Or just use a straw.
Or use your thumb
My wife had a sudden SVT and as an ex paramedic I knew how to covert it but the blowing into the syringe was brilliant. Worked 2nd time. Thanks!
I can't thank you enough for this. My daughter usually have these episodes at late night and we end up rushing to hospital. This absolutely worked like miracle Doc. 🙏🙏
I got 2 in my sleep in last 6 mo
Why these episodes comes at night
Very helpful beta no words to express my thankful feeling and your helping advice like angel
Thank you so much for sharing this!!! I'm getting an ablation soon (not soon enough!) But just knowing that there are alternatives to the adenosine is so comforting, bc I really didn't like the adenosine and I haven't been right since, so thank you so much!
Thank you so much! My SVT episode really stopped after doing this modified valsava manouvers 👍
I tried your method with the leg elevation and it worked in one minute. Fantastic solution. Saved me a trip to the ER and some very nasty drugs. Thank you for your advice
This is amazing... thanks Doc. I've had SVT for 17 years the normal space apart 5 to15 min episodes, but the pass 8 mouths its gotten worse. Today's episode 13 hours dumbSHIT on my part but doing this maneuver ones worked after doing the others failed to stop it.
I was diagnosed with SVT last year but I've had SVTs since I was around 18 or so. I was in the hospital previously and had to have mine chemically terminated. I really appreciate this information!
Hey, how are you right now.
I will take note on this Doctor Gupta! Thank you so much for sharing!
5 hours into this STV, tried the baring down still trying to kill the attack, going to try the modified valsalver with syringe I've just found and then raise legs. Please work! Here we go................... Thank you doctor again.... Did the manoeuvre heart rate was 134 with arrhythmia now down to 66 and falling... I have the very best consultants and doctors right here on You Tube Earth Angels they are. Much love to you xxx❤️ just to add I am almost 73yrs of age take two and a half mile uphill fast walks every day. My resting heart rate is usually between 44 to 54. So having an attack is horrible. Last one one holiday lasted 48 hours I felt so ill, heart rate was 180.
I'm newly diagnosed. Just woke up sweating in the middle of the night with an episode. Started searching valsalva techniques and stumbled on this.
I know that I'm very fortunate - this doesn't work for everyone, but three cycles of the modified valsalva and it was gone!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I wish I had known you then. I would definitely have gone to NY. I would love to go to a Seminar and watch you give a presentation. I watched a little of it and you did a great job and looked so nice. It was taken on a personal phone and not a quality video so in person would have been better. Maybe in the future, preferably Eastern US. Meanwhile, thanks for the videos. I've learned more from you than my cardiologist.
I’ve suffered with SVT for 36 years. I’m on medication for it and will be for the rest of my life. When my SVT first started in 1986, I was hospitalised at The John Radcliffe Oxford, and had quite a few episodes. I believe back then it wasn’t a common thing, however, they put me on a beta blocker, which did nothing at all. Eventually, when the two Shires joined, Bucks/Oxon, I was taken to Stoke Mandeville. I can’t remember the name of my consultant, but he got my condition under control. My last major attack was back in 2004.
A lot has gone on in my life since then, I moved to the West Country after the death of my late husband, remarried and have a good life. I had a SVT December 2019 and was taken into Truro hospital. It’s all very well being told to relax, it doesn’t work, you feel you’re going to die. There was a senior nurse just getting ready to come off duty, but stepped in as soon as I was rushed in. It was a very calm atmosphere in A&E, all I remember at the time was her giving me a syringe, she and another nurse got me to sit in a position, and as they gently tilted me I had to breathe into the tiny end of the syringe and blow hard.
In all the years I’ve suffered with SVT, this was the fastest and painless remedy. I thank that wonderful nurse who stayed with me that night. I don’t panic now should I get a flutter, I know it’s not life threatening.
Thank you for sharing your story! I’ve recently been diagnosed with VT despite me being in my 20’s and reading your story has giving me great comfort knowing that there’s an affective way to calm these episodes. I’m scared, but at least I’ll know how to deal with it in case I get an attack/episode in the future!
My SVT attacks have mainly been 230-270bpm. First time FREAKED me out, like you said, it is like a light switch, wow!
I have been lucky that my 4 major SVT attacks I had either converted on my own before being injected by EMT's, second time I converted just as they were taking me into the ambulance and again I converted on my own the one I had 4 days ago, but ended up in ER with hypertension stage 2
Simply ,Thank you Dr.
What an amazing Doctor sharing knowledge for all. I get straight in a freezing cold shower and do vegus nerve exercises but for the first time happened in a shopping mall yesterday. I did quiet aaaaghs vibrating body, what vagal exercises I could do and then poured ice cold water down the back of my neck several times. Finally worked but easier at home when I can lie down after a freezing shower. Yes often I'll bend down and whamo it hits or I think if I get really full at a meal. It's a matter of learning the triggers. I also cut back on the Drs. Recommended dose of magnesium and D3. Big mistake joy. I'm going overseas walking for 8 weeks and need to do the best to keep the old heart behaving. I'll be taking a syringe for sure. Good luck with this everyone. Thank you Dr. Gupta. Great to 'compare' notes.
Thank you. Appreciate all your help.
Your the Man! Thank you for your wisdom helped me out heaps God Bless
Your information is so helpful. I wish your video sound was louder though. Thank you for all you do ❤️
I’ve had SVT for 12 years now and valsalva works everytime. I’ve also noticed that certain medications trigger my SVT and when I’m bloated or eaten certain foods. Magnesium gly has helped me so much I take 400mg a day and I obviously worked up the dose. It also helped with my ectopic heart beats and plenty of water with a touch of Celtic salts
Ok so I have been reading many of the comments and watching this wonderful Doctors Video. I have tp say ive been through a hell of a lot. I had Atrial Flutter at one stage and went for an ablation that led me in to a cardiac arrest. That episode lasted a long period of time and I am still very lucky to be alive. Anyway now i find i suffer from SVT where my heart will suddently beat between 129 and 142 bpm. Today after watching this video and reading the comments this is what worked for me. I put my thumb in my mouth and closed it tight trying to breath out causing pressure. I then put my lega apart and lifted them as high I could. Within a minute my heart rate dropped from 130 back to 62 which is where I am normally at in a relaxed state. I did all this about 10 minutes before writing this here.
I now know what to try as these attacks come on about eveyr 1-3 days and usually last anything from 15 minutes to a 3-4 hours and what I did truly worked. So happy that I think I have found something that will work for me. Still feeling a bit heady and my chest still hurting slighty but they are both wearing off.
This you tube page has been more helpful than all the medical sites I looked at!
Thank you!!
Gregory Long, London UK
That's amazing.
Thanks for sharing, I had an episode and nothing seemed to work to convert it until i did the syringe and then raising the legs. Worked on the second try.
Thank you sir!!! You may have just saved me from getting another painful dose of Edisons medicine!!! how amazing are you!?!?! I've tried several maneuvers over the years, ice cold water, bearing down, blowing the syringe and they did absolutely nothing but use up my already short breath and make me hot and achey...I think this just worked easily the first time...I'm still sitting here waiting for it to come back but I want to say I'm in the clear! Thank you so very much
Can you pls hare what you did? I had one two days ago and it went upto 177 I laid down flat on the ground and raised my legs against the wall and after few mins it came down to 147 and then 137 I didn’t try to syringe since I was panicking but then was so scared and took metoprolol tartrate 25 mg. Next 20-30 mins my heart rate came down to 110 and then 80 idk if it was the medicine since it says works within 3-4 hrs of taking. I’m a young mom of 3 and gets so anxious. Coming here and reading all the comments help me a lot
This method you discuss if very effective in stopping my wife’s SVT episodes, as she waits for ablation procedure. It was tried unsuccessfully a couple of times and she had to endure the adenazine. One EMT had a good success rate with your procedure, and I noted 2 important differences: 1). If possible blow into the syringe for 15 seconds, then lay back. The legs are then lifted and held up for about 30 seconds. This seems to ensure a good blood flow, and my success rate is now 9 for 9! 100%!!
Yo thanks for this, I'm actually a student in York and went to the hospital not long ago for this exact issue and they didn't tell me any information about treating the issue in the future
Having just had adenosine for an SVT last night, I was so happy to find this video and I'll be sure to try to this if I have another episode. Since I have severe aortic stenosis (awaiting surgery at this time), I was not happy that I was unable to get the PSVT to stop myself and had to have adenosine for the first time last night. I have been able to get my SVT to stop in the past but this new technique may be just the encouragement that will help me next time. Thank you for posting!
God Bless u Doc.
My second SVT episode (max. 250 BPM) was resolved in the ER by the modified vasalva. I told the doctor do NOT give me adenosine unless it’s a last resort. My first episode (250 bpm) was resolved with adenosine and I’m so glad I don’t remember what that felt like. Only that I felt like I was going to pass out for a few seconds. But both were triggered by bending over and second time I had very low electrolytes.
I found out I had SVT yesterday. I thought I was having a heart attack so I remembered my ECG feature on my Samsung watch. Can you believe it recorded the whole episode. I itvsaid not enough information as aresult but it still recorded the whole episode and my doctor insisted on looking at the result on my cell phone from the app. That is how they found out. I thought I was having a heart attack because my symptoms were lasting so long, so my co- workers called an ambulance. But just my luck my symptoms stopped when the EMT's arrived. I went to hospital, again people very skeptical except for the doctor, these watches really do work! Just wanted to share. I've had these attacks for years and never knew what it was, they were always dismissed because I could never get evidence. I thought I would share and I hope this helps some people.
I call this the Scrunch. Hold my breath, scrunch over and basically do a abdominal crunch. Works every time.
Of everything I've tried doing an abrupt (quick) shoulder stand works best. Not so easy to do at my age, 71, but my wife helps by yanking my ankles up into the air. So far I've pretty much had 100% success with this maneuver over the course of maybe 5 years or so.
That's great.
I'm 50 now. Started having SVTs when I was 30. Sometimes strong and lasting almost an hour sometimes weak and only lasting a few minutes. I've never been able to stop and SVT until lately. When one starts I would try drinking carbonated water and a good belch would get me out of the SVT. However that wouldn't work all the time. My last SVT started very strong and I decided to stand on my head. That worked very well. Only took a moment for the pressure to bring me out of the SVT. I'm hopeful the method explained in this video would work equally the same. It's very liberating to find a way to control the SVT once it starts.
Very informative. Thank you kindly. GBU
Fabulous video. Thank you!
The best way I found is when it initially starts, calmly hold your breath for 45 secs then release semi slowly. Once it clicks back to normal rhythm catch your breath with a whole lot of short breaths until you feel regulated. Maybe this will help. It seems like it has something to do with holding your breath for quite a while.
I had done the adenosine 3 times. This was 2 years ago. You will feel dizzy and chest tightness and u can't breathe a few seconds. They had to do it. Then they give be metroprolol and then I went out out it. Now I am on that med and never felt that fast again. But this year I have had some but not at 300 but 225. I did a good diet. But I messed up this year. Have to go back on my clean diet. Love u doctor for this video.
Before I had my ablation for afib I started having episodes of flutter where the heart would beat regularly but very fast. I began taking vitamin b12 and they stopped . I also found liquid magnesium was helpful in reducing my heart from daily pauses and skipping. The magnesium citrate and taurate did not help.I had my ablation April 12 and have not had any afib since but have had a few days where the heart was skipping for 10 minutes which does not bother me at all.. In the 4 years I have had afib I have tried over 2 dozen things to help, from acupuncture to vitamin C and yoga and CPAP machine, I tried everything. I think magnesium and b12 have been the most helpful, along with keeping a daily log to see what may be triggers in food or activities and also Dr Guptas videos have been helpful in reducing my anxieties which I think played a big part in reducing the duration of my afib episodes as in the beginning I was so afaraid the afib lasted longer than it should have.
I am a 10-year-old child with SVT and I’m very thankful for this advice
Hope your doing well buddy!!! I had it at a young age. Take care.
Thank you so much, this is really helpful
It works. Thank you doctor
You are flipping awesome!
Let me just say , once my heart rate was 190 ... when I was given adenosine it made me feel so much better I was thrilled to have it lol.
I was scared to death of the adenosine because it stops your heart for like 3 secs. It messed my mind up. Sometimes I could truck myself and revert as they would come at me and sometimes I couldn't. I had enough n got the ablation never had episode AGAIN
@@lisamccloud3750 that is wonderful! Thankfully something always seems to trigger mine , like caffeine or sinus medicine, so as long as I stay away from that I’m ok. Usually.
@@lisamccloud3750 It doesn't stop your heart for 3 seconds. Not even for one second. I have a printout of my heart rhythm before and after adenosine, the exact part when it kicked in. There is no pause, just the rhythm goes back to normal. The feeling that your heart doesn't beat is caused by adenosine and it's just a feeling. It makes you feel foggy somehow, like you are losing consciousness.
Thank you for sharing this@@TomeRodrigo
My 13yr old was recently diagnosed with this.
She felt lightheaded, got the hiccups and BAM she was “having a heart attack”. Scared us all to death.
She was at softball practice.
We went to the ER and her HR was 204. They literally gave her meds to stop her heart for a second. (As I hit enter u said the name of it. Same stuff they gave her)
We went to Childrens hospital the next day and got the diagnosis that the ER doc thought it was.
We are grateful it’s not anything too serious. She was put on some meds to try and control it but she Kurt had an attack.
Heart rate was 176 at home….she stood on her head and it went to 111. Mind blown. The Childrens doc said to stand on her head. We laughed about it but dang if it wasn’t effective and fast. She had been sitting there with her thumb in her mouth, eyes squeezed shut and blowing on her thumb. It wasn’t helping. If we have another we will try this.
When she was 10, the only time we ever had a moment of “hmm” was when she passed out on a roller coaster.
We took her to the doc when we got home from Disney and it only happened once….doc said it was just the gforce and wasn’t anything with her heart. They didn’t do a sono of course. I bet a cardio would have caught it sooner.
Great tips, will try it next time when my heart rate goes up. Thank you. I would love to hear more about the Stomach, esophagus and Vegas nerve causing PVC. I have this more than anything
He has videos on all those subjects, just search them on you tube. He’s a great Dr ! I also suffer from pvcs and his videos give such reassurance and he explains things in normal terms. Just a great guy. Also search the one for ectopic beats and fear. I hope they help you like it did me!!!! Pvcs are the worst!
Lou Ann Mulvihill I have seen it. There's just not enough talks about it. There is also no doctor that is specialized in the field of GI and Cardio. Dealing with 2 sperate doctor does not seem to get me anywhere
I have diagnosed PSVT and I have found that blowing into a syringe or sealing my lips around the first knuckle on my fist (easier than carrying a syringe!) and blowing hard without leaking much air for 10 to 15 seconds works 90% of the time and 100% by doing it twice.... it's amazing!! And for me it works without lying down... elevating the legs... or any other maneuvers.
Thank you! Was diagnosed 5 years ago. On Metoprolol but the only thing that helps when I’m SVT is this maneuver. I always know when I’m entering SVT bc I immediately cough. I always know I need to lie down and out my feet above my heart.
Hi how often did you get svt
Did you get ablated
I’ve had SVT on and off for years. They finally put me on daily metoprolol and since then for 6 weeks no episodes. But today I had one anyway (three valsalva attempts fixed it). Did you find that metoprolol reduced the frequency of episodes for you? After only a month and a half it’s too early to tell for me.
@@Sashazur being on metoprolol absolutely decreased the amount of episodes I have. I can probably count on one hand how many times I have gone into SVT in the past year. If I have an episode, it’s easily corrected by bearing down.
@@loriboo7316 what is bearing down?? And how are you doing now!! That put me on diltiazem so 3 days no attach seems like it working
Squatting or lowering myself to a kneeling position and dropping my head helps me. My heart rate has been recorded at 253 bpm while wearing a monitor and at it's worst has continued for several minutes. I have a valve issue that perhaps was caused by my svt. It took so long to get a referral to a cardiologist and a proper diagnosis. The worst is if it happens when I'm driving, can't change position and will start to black out, fortunately, I've been able to pull over! Lack of sleep and stress are definitely triggers.
Yes, lack of sleep is definitely one of the triggers.
@@MerenlongS i slept 3 hours yday and it happened to me first time!what should i do?
@@mitsos1397 you should try lay down or get some rest. Don't get up or walk around.
I have SVT attacks periodically, usually due to stress and also due to bending over. I had one two weeks ago the day after a family loss and I layed down on the floor (which is what I usually do because the SVT attacks make me feel lightheaded) to try and wait it out. After ten minutes, it was still going with my heart at 183bpm. With my back flat on the floor, I put my legs up on a chair with my feet slightly apart and, within a split second, the attack just stopped. I don't know if the leg position did something to stop it, but I guess I will find out when the next attack strikes!
i have SVT attacks as well, and i do the same thing to stop them. when your legs go up it beings blood back to your head and calms the heart down
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Mine got up to 229 when I was sitting down eating and it happens about every day so I’m thinking about a ablation
@@sammigoodwin I have them almost weekly, on the 17th Dec I’m having my third ablation. I control mine at the moment by sitting on the floor with my legs straight out in front of me, I put my thumb in my mouth and blow hard till my head feels not so good with the blood pressure, then I lay back on the floor and lift my legs in the air. Works every time for now. Before that I used to put my face in a bowl of ice water and open my eyes. There is a link from the eyes to the electrical circuit in the heart, (so I was told in a London hospital).
Good luck with the ablation.
YESS!! I've used this technique for about 10 years now and almost 90% of the time my SVT stops. I lay down and put my legs up and take deep breaths and I can actually feel my heart sort of twitch for a second and it comes back to normal. The key is to feel relaxed and calm. If it doesn't work the first time, I stand up again for 5 minutes and try it again. This is the only way that works for me. The only issue now is that if I'm at work or outside and have no place to lay flat, I can't get it to stop until I get home.