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Q: Diagnosed with SVT
asked by: jagenigma on November 13th, 2008
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Hello everyone!!! I am new to the forum 18 years old, and I have recently been diagnosed with a supra ventricular tachycardia on 10/29/08.
I was put through stress tests, EKG's an ECG, a breathing test, blood tests, and urine tests. Basically I have been in and out of doctors offices and hospitals for the past month. Now throughout the past 3 1/2 weeks, after my diagnosis, I have been feeling progressively worse.
I have muscle spasms, and I mean that my muscles twitch randomly throughout my body , I get cold very fast, I have had bouts of either constipation or diarrhea, Nausea, general body weakness, frequent urgency of urination, radiating pain throughout my back, chest, arms, legs, head, stomach, and neck, My skin also gets sticky when wet, fatigue, just this morning, I woke up with a very fast heart beat, around 140 BPM, I had trouble staying awake, and I was trembling throughout my torso.
I have also been on Propranolol 10 mg (Beta Blockers) ever since 11/03/08.

I have my blood work and urinalysis back from my cardiologist, Most things were normal. My cholesterol is perfect, but there were off numbers like My uric acid was high, my ketone was abnormal, my testosterone levels were below normal, My IgE levels were 8 times the normal amount my haptoglobin was high. I just don't know what could be wrong with me. I do not suffer from anxiety, nervousness, or seizures. Any help would gladly be appreciated.
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MandMs
replied on November 17th, 2008
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Have you been checked for your thyroid gland function?

Fast heart rate, trembling hands, inner trembling, muscle weakness, warm moist skin are some of the symptoms due to overactive thyroid gland.
Diarrhea, or frequent loose stools can be a symptom of hyperthyroidism, too.
Alteration of bowel habits, changing from constipation to diarrhea, might be a reason to be suspected for irritable bowel syndrome.
However, having frequent bouts of diarrhea, lead to magnesium loss, and this Mg deficiency is manifested with fasciculations, or, muscle twitches all over the body.
Chest pains, tightness, feeling of fatigue are caused by tachycardia.
Thyroid gland over activity can lead to high levels of uric acid in blood and urine and positive testing for ketones in urine.
Uncontrolled diabetes can give the same results.
Diet rich in meat, can be a reason for high levels of uric acid, too.
High levels of serum IgE are considered markers of parasite infection.
They are associated with allergic disorders, asthma, skin atopic conditions such as dermatitis, crucial mediators of autoimmune diseases, and connected with condition of glomerulonephritis (kidney disease).
Haptoglobin increases as a reaction to illness.
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kfkohio
replied on November 17th, 2008
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Wow, those don't sound like all typical symptoms of SVT. Have you talked to your cardiologist in the past 3 1/2 weeks, since you've felt worse? Do you have any plans to have a implantable cardioverter-defibrillator put in? I have to wonder if some of your symptoms aren't caused by the Propranolol. Here is some information I found that lists some of the symptoms you are having:

Propranolol may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

dizziness or lightheadedness
difficulty sleeping
excessive tiredness
upset stomach
vomiting
rash
diarrhea
constipation

Here is the website where I got the information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginf o/meds/a682607.html

Hope it helps!
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jagenigma
replied on November 17th, 2008
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kfkohio wrote:
Wow, those don't sound like all typical symptoms of SVT. Have you talked to your cardiologist in the past 3 1/2 weeks, since you've felt worse? Do you have any plans to have a implantable cardioverter-defibrillator put in? I have to wonder if some of your symptoms aren't caused by the Propranolol. Here is some information I found that lists some of the symptoms you are having:

Propranolol may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

dizziness or lightheadedness
difficulty sleeping
excessive tiredness
upset stomach
vomiting
rash
diarrhea
constipation

Here is the website where I got the information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginf o/meds/a682607.html

Hope it helps!

Thank you for your response. I have talked to him but since he is extremely busy, there is a limited amount that I could talk to him.
By the way, some of these symptoms that I described i was going through before the beta blockers.
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jagenigma
replied on November 17th, 2008
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MandMs wrote:
Have you been checked for your thyroid gland function?

Fast heart rate, trembling hands, inner trembling, muscle weakness, warm moist skin are some of the symptoms due to overactive thyroid gland.
Diarrhea, or frequent loose stools can be a symptom of hyperthyroidism, too.
Alteration of bowel habits, changing from constipation to diarrhea, might be a reason to be suspected for irritable bowel syndrome.
However, having frequent bouts of diarrhea, lead to magnesium loss, and this Mg deficiency is manifested with fasciculations, or, muscle twitches all over the body.
Chest pains, tightness, feeling of fatigue are caused by tachycardia.
Thyroid gland over activity can lead to high levels of uric acid in blood and urine and positive testing for ketones in urine.
Uncontrolled diabetes can give the same results.
Diet rich in meat, can be a reason for high levels of uric acid, too.
High levels of serum IgE are considered markers of parasite infection.
They are associated with allergic disorders, asthma, skin atopic conditions such as dermatitis, crucial mediators of autoimmune diseases, and connected with condition of glomerulonephritis (kidney disease).
Haptoglobin increases as a reaction to illness.

Thank you for your response. I have been researching based upon my symptoms and bloodwork results. I came to discover that the first week of these symptoms, my sodium was higher than normal and so were my LDLs. My HDL's were below normal. Now I am thinking that it was a heart attack. A minor one at that because it has been 4 weeks and 3 days since I felt like this. Too bad my cardiologist didn't tell me anything and the hospital didn't tell me anything either.
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