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I hear the withdrawal symptoms are terrible as well and I'm not sure if i'll be able to tell the difference between the withdrawal and the original problem. I don't know exactly what it is that I'm asking, except for any more information or experience anyone has on either the palpitations from the cocaine or on the use of metoprolol. If you have any information at all it would be greatly appreciated.
There are pluses and minuses to both cryo and RF -- cryo is less thrombogenic, the lesions are more controllable and, as you noted, can sometimes be reversed so is often used near the "natural" pacemaker areas of the heart. I believe cryo is also less "painful" both during the procedure and in recovery than RF. However, cryo generally takes quite a bit longer, which adds to procedure times and has a slightly lower overall long-term success rate.
My TEE was not a normally scheduled appointment, it came just 3 months after my last one because of a sudden onset of symptoms when I had never had any before. There was a stark difference between the 2 tests (echo and TEE) but my Dr told me it may have been like that for some time but just not picked up by the echo.
Jjc2005 - thanks for the response. We have no family history of heart related issues on either side of my family. Not sure where I got my wonderful genetics from.
Hey antsy. I'll tell you... I wish I had a dollar for every time someone asks this question. For me, someone who had a near lifetime of SVT, 54 years, it's easy to discern the difference. But for someone who's feeling this for the first time, or is not familiar with SVT symptoms, it can easily be mistaken for a panic attack. Of course, I can't be there when you get one. I can only tell you what SVT feels like and how if differs from anxiety or a panic attack.
Unfortunately the refill arrived as 50MG Metoprolol Tartrate. Now as I understand it, the difference between the two is Metoprolol Succinate is Extended Release and Metoprolol Tartrate is Immediate Release...is this a big deal? Not sure if this was planned or an oversight.
Long story short, I was put on sliding scale to pay for my physical exam through the hospital ER and then I was given an appt for the endocrine clinic for 3 months down the line, I am still very angry and extremely in tears because when everyone I spoke to that has Graves disease is telling me to get treated ASAP I can't get an appt earlier enough to save my own life.
This is such a good thread. Yarrow, you are correct and I like your approach. I have Lexapro sitting in my kitchen waiting for a decision from me. My doctor prescribed it a couple of weeks ago. He sat me down and said, "Ok Debra, enough of this anxiety. You have a recurring anxiety disorder that you medicate with an occasional Klonopin, why don't we treat your anxiety every day so that you don't need a drug that is addicting. This approach is not working". I know he is right.
When you stand up, gravity becomes the enemy, and is pulling the blood towards the lower parts of your body, and your heart has to pump harder to move the blood through the vessels.. It sounds complicated but its a simple concept. This is also why people have increased pvc's after eating. Blood flows to the stomach and intestines to help with digestion, this shift in blood flow has an effect on the heart, making it work harder, which is why some people experience pvc's during this time..
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