Re: any nurses have SVT or IST? Originally Posted by travelnurse28 
Hi there,
I am on 100mg of Toprol Xl. I was on 50 and still had breakthrough tachycardia. It took awhile to adjust to the beta blockers, but now I am fine. I was really tired at first. You need to drink more fluids and check your BP frequently if your dizzy often. I can tell once I feel dizzy to increase my fluids. Have you worn a Holter? or an event monitor? I have had episodes while in telemetry and they told me it's "only sinus tach" kids of odd to me to get sinus tach for no reason up to 150's just sitting still and not have it be SVT.
I am thinking 100mg is going to be better for me as well. My EP told me to drink 3L of water a day and increase my salt intake, but that honestly hasn't helped at all. I have worn an event monior and Holter monitor. 99 % of what was captured was NSR. I notice mine the most when I'm standing, but it still goes on when I'm sitting or laying down. My EP said it definitely wasn't SVT.
Did they make you do a 24 hour urine? I know they are checking for catecholamines and a few other things.
I think it's so strange that IST is common with female health care workers. I wonder why that is. I read something that said that nurses are more likely not to dismiss their symptoms. My PCP was very dismissive of my problems, so I kept pushing forward to a cardiologist and electrophysiologist. I'm glad I did because my PCP thought I was just very deconditioned (which isn't true because I'm in good shape).
any nurses have SVT or IST?
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