How to treat a tachycardia?
Tachycardia or arrhythmia is a violation of the cardiacrhythm, in which the heart rate increases to 90 or more beats per minute. Often, tachycardia develops against a background of various diseases (pathological), but in some cases it can occur in completely healthy people (physiological). For example, as a result of stress, exercise, excessive drinking or coffee. Therefore, knowing how to treat a tachycardia is beneficial to everyone.
Symptoms of tachycardia
Symptoms of tachycardia depend on the cause of itoccurrence, strength and duration of an attack. In the first place, this spasmodic increase in heart rate, as in fright. There may be pain in the heart, shortness of breath, lack of air.
Pathological tachycardia is often accompanied by increased weakness, dizziness, insomnia, decreased appetite. In some cases, the patient may lose consciousness.
Treatment of tachycardia
Physiological tachycardia does not need treatment. It is enough to exclude provoking factors. Pathological tachycardia is very dangerous, as it can lead to the development of heart failure.
Medical treatment of tachycardia appointsonly a doctor. As a rule, antiarrhythmic drugs only eliminate symptoms. If the attack of the tachycardia is neurogenic, you need to drink 40-60 drops of Corvalolum and ensure peace.
How to treat tachycardia folk methods
Opponents of doctors can try to get rid of tachycardia with the help of folk methods:
- within 3 months to take infusion of flowers from cornflower 100 ml 3 times a day;
- drink juice from the green part of oats to 50 ml 3 times a day;
- brew tea from mint and lemon balm;
- 3 times a day for 1 tbsp. spoon to take the infusion of Adonis.
If a sudden heartbeat began: what should I do? Independently to remove an attack of a tachycardia vagal receptions will help or assist. To do this, you can hold your breath, wash with icy water, lightly press on the eyeballs, induce vomiting reflex.
