Rapid heartbeat - treatment with folk remedies. What to do with tachycardia

Basic information

Tachycardia is an accelerated work of the heart muscle, which manifests itself with frequent contractions (more than 90 per minute).
This condition may be due to various reasons. Often, even healthy people feel their heart beating very quickly, and this is normal. An organ cannot always operate in one mode. He adapts, reacts to the situation, speeding up or slowing down his rhythm as necessary. For example, in a state of increased stress, the body needs to receive more nutrition and oxygen; frequent contractions of the main “pump” for pumping blood allow this to be done. When a person sleeps, he is healthy, all organs rest and do not experience an urgent need for large portions of oxygen and nutrients. At this time, the heart can also allow itself a little rest - it works in a calm, sometimes even slightly slower mode.

Natural causes cause a short-term slowdown and acceleration of the heart rate during breathing. Many people experience a decrease in heart rate when they inhale, and when they exhale, the heartbeats become more frequent. A cup of strong coffee stimulates the nervous system and triggers an accelerated heart rate. Emotions are also often a catalyst for violent heart activity, be it intense anger or excessive delight.

In addition to natural physiological causes, an increased heart rate is also caused by dangerous pathological conditions, not least of which are diseases of the cardiovascular system. Treatment of tachycardia at home with folk remedies, along with a medicinal approach, would be very appropriate in this situation.

Cardiac tachycardia can be short-term and mild. In this case, there is no need to treat it; usually the rhythm normalizes on its own.

But if the attack drags on and brings with it other alarming symptoms, you will have to urgently take first aid measures. Constant monitoring and long-term, thorough treatment will be needed if cardiac excitation recurs regularly and for no apparent reason.

It is worth considering in more detail a number of symptoms that indicate the need to visit a doctor. Everyone should be aware of what to do if danger signs occur.

When do you need to see a doctor immediately?

You can try to eliminate tachycardia yourself. This applies to cases of development of physiological arrhythmia. To do this, just calm down, rest, and take sedatives. To prevent repeated attacks, it is necessary to neutralize provoking factors: alcohol, strong coffee, chronic fatigue, nervous tension, insomnia.

If an accelerated heartbeat occurs at rest for no apparent reason, or the heart rate increases significantly (more than 140 per minute), and the measures taken do not help, then you should urgently seek help from a doctor.

Types of tachycardia requiring emergency measures:

• primary paroxysmal;
• atrial;
• ventricular;
• atrial fibrillation.

Alarming symptoms of tachycardia:

• lack of air;
• feeling of fear;
• a person clearly hears the beating of the heart, it seems to “jump” out of the chest;
• tremor of the limbs, severe weakness, dizziness appears;
• fainting develops;
• heavy sweat appears;
• frequent urination occurs;
• chills begin, body temperature rises;
• cervical vessels pulsate.

Symptoms and danger signs

Alarming symptoms that occur with tachycardia:

• severe weakness bordering on fainting;
• dizziness, dark veil before the eyes;
• feeling of lack of air;
• attack of nausea or vomiting;
• chest pain;
• increased anxiety, fear of dying.

Before treating tachycardia at home, you need to understand that this condition can be very dangerous. Therefore, contacting a doctor should precede any unconventional methods of influence.

If the heart beats at high speed for a long time, its chambers do not have time to fully pump blood, therefore, the body does not receive enough oxygen, which is necessary for normal life.

To replenish the missing blood volume, the heart begins to work even faster, placing an excessive burden on itself, but the situation only gets worse. Hypoxia begins. Another danger in this condition is the increased risk of blood clots.

The heart and brain tissue are the first to suffer. In such cases, coronary disease of these organs or other dangerous conditions develops. For example, it is possible to develop heart failure, stroke, heart attack, and sudden cessation of cardiac activity and death also occur.

How to relieve tachycardia at home if an acute attack occurs? Emergency measures come down to a few simple rules:

• Provide a person with the opportunity to breathe fresh air by opening all windows wide.

• Free him from restrictive clothing.
• Help him to take a comfortable and safe position for him (so that in case of loss of consciousness the person does not fall).
• Give sedatives to drink.
• Wet your face with a cold towel or drink gradually, in small portions, cold water in an amount of up to 4 glasses.
• Induce a coughing fit or gag reflex in the patient.
• Massage the area of ​​the neck in the area of ​​the carotid artery.
• Massage the eyeballs, pressing lightly on them for a few seconds. The eyes should be closed.
• A massage of the point located on the palm between the thumb and forefinger will help.

Why does tachycardia occur and what is it like?

If the heart reacted to stress or excitement, stress, lack of sleep, alcohol and smoking, the pulse became faster for a moment and recovered on its own after the provoking factor ceased its effect, without causing pain in the chest, then treatment is not prescribed. The heart works faster in the presence of malfunctions of other systems in the body or organ diseases.

In these cases, the underlying cause is treated, for example, if the patient is found to have:

• inflammatory process in the heart muscle itself;
• high blood pressure;
• failure of the functional functioning of the thyroid gland;
• low blood sugar;
• bloating;
• hot flashes during menopause in women and men.

There is a separate independent disease with accelerated heart rate - paroxysmal tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmia. In this case, targeted treatment is carried out, the attack is relieved, normal rhythm is restored and measures are taken to prevent the recurrence of these two pathologies.

Otherwise, patients begin to experience severe circulatory disorders, and the heart may stop. Ventricular and supraventricular pathological tachycardias are divided.

It is important to know. With ventricular tachycardia, blood circulation is disrupted due to ischemia, the lungs swell and consciousness is temporarily lost. Due to hypertension, heart disease, thyroid disease, supraventricular tachycardia occurs, the heart muscle works at a speed of 150-200 beats/min and this condition is accompanied by heaviness in the sternum, weakness, stabbing pain for one minute and even several hours. With sinus tachycardia, the pulse is over 100 beats/min, in the presence of paroxysmal tachycardia – over 130 and up to 200 beats/min.

Causes of accelerated heartbeat

Nutrition correction - start of therapy

Diet has been proven to affect heart rate. By adding or eliminating certain foods to the menu, you can normalize your heart rate.

What should be excluded from the diet for people suffering from attacks of tachycardia:

• coffee and tea, especially strongly brewed;
• alcoholic drinks;
• hot spices;
• smoked and canned products;
• mushrooms;
• foods high in fat, especially animal fat;
• dishes prepared by frying;
• salty foods;
• confectionery;
• chocolate, cocoa.

Which products to prefer:

• vegetables, fruits, dried fruits;

• seafood;
• honey;
• fermented milk products;
• cereal dishes;
• nuts;
• lean meat (not fried!).

An important rule of nutrition for tachycardia is frequent meals in small portions. It is forbidden to eat at night; fatty foods in large quantities are especially contraindicated. Food should be prepared by steaming, boiling, stewing or baking.

When should you call an ambulance?

It is very important to understand that an attack of tachycardia is a signal of heart failure. Especially if the pathology occurs frequently. Therefore, during a night or daytime attack, it is worth using the services of an ambulance in such cases (even if the attack was supposedly stopped):

1. The attack is too long (more than 1 minute).
2. Nausea and vomiting in a patient during an attack.
3. A person has severe shortness of breath.
4. Muscle spasms of the face and body.
5. Low effectiveness of the first aid measures taken.
6. The patient has a history of other cardiac pathologies.

Folk remedies

Many plants have mild medicinal properties, their power brings tangible relief for a wide variety of ailments, without causing harm to healthy organs. Herbal medicine is a complementary type of treatment, widely used in traditional medicine, so every city pharmacy always has a rich assortment of medicinal plants and herbs. You can collect herbs yourself, but it is better to rely on the choice of specialists - their raw materials undergo radiological and other types of control. It is almost impossible to ensure such safety at home.

If you have problems with heart rhythm disturbances, as well as other unpleasant symptoms (shortness of breath, dizziness, weakness, heart pain), natural remedies can provide real help in this situation too. The treatment of tachycardia at home is primarily based on herbal medicine.

1. Decoctions and infusions from medicinal plants . Treatment of tachycardia with folk remedies is the use of various decoctions, tinctures and medicinal mixtures. Here are examples of some common and proven recipes that will help effectively eliminate rapid heartbeat, chest pain, and fatigue after physical activity.
2. Hawthorn decoction . This plant has long been known as one of the best helpers for the heart and blood vessels. It calms, reduces blood pressure, and normalizes heart rate. Preparation: pour flowers or hawthorn berries (about a handful) with a liter of water, let it boil, cook for 5-7 minutes. Then cool, strain and drink half a glass 3 times a day.
3. Motherwort infusion . You can use an alcohol infusion. Purchased at a pharmacy, it is ready to use. You can also prepare it yourself. To do this, chop the plant, take the required amount (at the rate of one and a half tablespoons per glass), add hot boiled water and leave until it cools down. For aroma and greater effect, it is recommended to add a couple of drops of mint oil and a spoonful of honey. Drink the infusion three times daily.
4. Bay decoction . Finely chopped leaves are poured with water (take a tablespoon of leaves per glass), it should just boil. You can store the decoction in a thermos. Drink warm some time before each meal.

Treatment of tachycardia with folk remedies also involves the use of various teas.

Often the main reason for tachycardia is strong feelings. What should be done in this case? It is enough for a person to calm down, and all unpleasant symptoms will go away on their own. Regular black teas with the addition of a pinch of lemon balm, mint or linden flowers will help perfectly with this.

1. Adonis based infusion . Boil the required amount of water, add dried crushed adonis to it, simmer over low heat for several minutes. Then leave for half an hour, covering the top with a towel. The strained, cooled infusion is taken up to three times a day, no earlier than 30 minutes before meals. Relief comes after three days. For a glass of infusion you will need a teaspoon of herbs.
2. Cornflowers against tachycardia . Preparation of the infusion: take 5 g of flowers per 250 g of water, pour boiled water over the plant and leave for about an hour, pass through cheesecloth and take before each meal (half an hour should pass). Single dose – 100 g.
3. Treatment with coriander . An infusion from the plant will help not only with tachycardia, but also with indigestion. For preparation, use the fruits, which are brewed for 10-15 minutes. Drink this medicine half an hour before meals. Single dose – 15 ml, daily dose 45-50 ml. You will need 10 g of the ingredient per glass of water.

How to relieve an attack of tachycardia

You should start with sedatives and sedatives: glycine, validol, corvalol, valocordin . The latter, due to its phenobarbital content, best relieves the release of adrenaline and thereby reduces the heart rate.

If the cause of increased heart rate is excitement or anxiety, it is better to take mezapam in a small dosage of 10 mg 1/4 tablet.

In case of an acute attack of tachycardia, you can use small doses (50 mg each) of beta blockers: atenolol, anaprilin , which are quickly absorbed, but their use must be agreed with a doctor.

As for the dosage, it all depends on the pulse numbers. For example, with a heart rate of up to 100 beats per minute, you can take 2 tablets of glycine , but do not swallow, but dissolve. Or drop 40 drops of Valocordin into a small container of water and drink.

If the pulse is elevated 140-180 beats per minute before the ambulance arrives, the patient must be given glycine , 40 drops of valocordin should be dripped in pure form into the oral cavity or allowed to chew 1/4 tablet of anaprilin or atenolol . It is advisable to apply cold to the neck area.

With constant tachycardia, a person always has a consistently high pulse. However, paroxysmal (episodic) tachycardia associated with stress or severe anxiety also occurs. In this case, a person feels a sudden strong heartbeat, when the pulse can jump above 170 beats, lack of air, and sweating. This is the most dangerous situation.

If such attacks are repeated frequently, and even against the background of great physical exertion, the case may end in atrial fibrillation or other cardiac pathology. Therefore, such patients should always have sedatives such as afobazole (take 1 tablet during an attack), alprazolam or mezapam , 1/4 tablet each, in their home medicine cabinet.

As a last resort, the patient can be given 1/4-1/2 tablets of phenazepam . However, the main treatment should be prescribed by the attending physician.

Herbal infusions

Treatment of cardiac tachycardia with folk remedies cannot be complete without the use of herbal remedies. Here is a list of effective plant combinations that serve as a good way to get rid of the symptoms that accompany heart rhythm disturbances.

Collection No. 1. Ingredients: lemon balm, valerian root, yarrow (in the ratio 3:3:2).

Preparation: pour the mixture with water, leave for up to 3 hours (take 20 g of the mixture per glass). After this, the water with herbs must be boiled. Let simmer over low heat for several minutes. The cooled broth is filtered and treatment begins.

A glass of the product should be drunk in small portions throughout the day. If necessary, the course can be continued for up to 7 days.

Collection No. 2 . Ingredients: motherwort, calendula (flowers), viburnum (bark), valerian (root).

Preparation: grind all ingredients and mix, taking equal amounts of each ingredient. For an infusion of 250 ml, you need to take 10 g of the mixture. Boil all this for 20 minutes over low heat. When it cools down, strain the broth.

Consume fresh, drinking a glass a day, taking one or two sips several times. The acute condition is relieved within two days. As a preventive measure, you should drink it for up to 10 days.

Collection No. 3. Ingredients: lovage, motherwort, hawthorn, chicory, calendula. Take 5 g of each plant.

How to cook? Pour the mixture with boiling water in a volume of one liter. After this, place it all in a water bath for 15 minutes. Drink the decoction several times throughout the day, in small sips.

Collection No. 4 . Ingredients: birch leaves (100 g), nettle leaves (100 g), mistletoe herb (15 g), lemongrass (50 g).

Preparation: mix all ingredients and brew like regular tea (a pinch of mixture in a medium teapot). You can drink three glasses a day instead of tea; the benefits will be maximum if you drink the drink fresh. This elixir will help get rid of insomnia and calm your nerves.

Collection No. 5 . Ingredients: rose hips, hawthorn, motherwort, green tea. All this is taken in equal parts.

How to cook? Pour six teaspoons of the mixture into 2 liters of water. Cook the mixture for 5 minutes. Judge and drink. Take the product daily instead of tea. It relieves acute attacks of tachycardia well.

Collection No. 6 . Ingredients: sweet clover, chamomile, bearberry.

Preparation: take all plants in equal parts and brew for 5-10 minutes. The drink must be freshly prepared. Single dose – 100 g, daily dose – 300 g. Full course – 6 months.

All of the listed fees are excellent folk remedies for tachycardia and arrhythmia.

There is another effective medicine for tachycardia. Ingredients: 10 lemons, the same number of garlic heads, a liter of honey. Method of preparation: chop the garlic, extract the juice from the lemons, mix everything with honey. The mixture is placed in a dark place in a tightly sealed container. Store there for 10 days.

Use: some time before eating, this mixture should be dissolved (in the volume of a teaspoon) for several minutes. Helps strengthen the heart muscle.

Forecast

Pathological tachycardia is one of the symptoms of a disease associated with the functioning of the heart or other organs. The prognosis for the further development of rhythm disturbances directly depends on the cause that caused them. In addition, the location of the source of arrhythmia in the organ matters: in the sinus node, atria or ventricles.

The greatest danger is atrial fibrillation (ventricular or atrial fibrillation). It often leads to death. The cause of heart flutters or fibrillations can be paired or group extrasystole (syndrome of premature contractions of one of the organ parts).

Tachycardia that has developed due to myocardial dysfunction, for example, in the case of heart failure, has a poor prognosis.

Arrhythmias that are physiological in nature are considered safe. A favorable course is possible in paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. In this case, timely therapy will allow the person to fully recover.

Treatment of any type of tachycardia should be carried out under medical supervision. A good effect will be achieved with an integrated approach to therapy, an integral part of which is lifestyle correction. However, we should not forget that the main methods of combating severe forms of cardiac arrhythmia can only be medicinal or surgical. Folk remedies for tachycardia and arrhythmia are only an addition to the main set of measures; they cannot replace medical prescriptions.

Alcohol tinctures

Tachycardia can be treated with folk remedies using alcohol tinctures.

A proven remedy – a mixture of 4 tinctures – gives a good effect. To do this, you need to take ready-made alcohol tinctures at the pharmacy based on valerian, motherwort, hawthorn and add Corvalol to them. The proportions should be the same.

You should drink 15-20 drops of the product before meals. The course is a week. The heart rhythm should return to normal.

Another option for a mixture of alcohol tinctures: eucalyptus, mint, peony, valerian, motherwort, hawthorn. All these tinctures are mixed in the following proportions: eucalyptus - 50 ml, mint - 25 ml, peony, motherwort, hawthorn and valerian - 100 ml each. This whole mixture is supplemented with 10 buds of cloves and infused for a week and a half.

You should drink the medicine like this: add a teaspoon to 100 ml of water, this dose is taken three times a day.

The effectiveness of tincture on juices is noted. Mix lemon juice, half a glass of chokeberry juice, cranberry and carrot juice in the same volume with 200 g of vodka. The tincture should be consumed three times a day. You can eat after this only an hour later. Single dose – 1 tablespoon.

Clover in alcohol: meadow clover is taken in the amount of several grains, poured with a liter of vodka or alcohol. The tincture is kept for a month. You need to drink the medicine three times a day, 15-20 ml.

Elecampane tincture is prepared as follows: half a glass of dry elecampane is mixed with alcohol (200 ml) and left for 14 days. When the tincture is ready, you need to drink it before meals three times a day. Single dose – 1 teaspoon.

To treat thorny gorse, its seeds are poured with vodka and infused for about ten days. Take 30 g of seeds for half a glass of vodka. If you drink 30 drops three times a day, the heart will begin to work in a calm mode.

An alcoholic infusion is also made from the gorse herb. It is prepared like this: dry grass (800 g) is poured with vodka (250 g). This tincture should be kept for about two weeks. When using, dilute a tablespoon of the medicine in a small amount of water. Drink in the same way as the seed-based product.

Breathe slowly and deeply

There are special breathing exercises that help with paroxysmal tachycardia.

For palpitations:

1. Inhale deeply, hold your breath for a few seconds, as if pushing the air down, as if straining, and exhale.
2. Take a deep breath and exhale slowly, 3 times longer.

Breathe like this for 5-10 minutes.

1. Press on the eyeballs for several minutes (until the first appearance of pain) in 10-second courses with short breaks.
2. Several times during the day, massage the little fingers on both hands for 5-7 minutes. After this, rub the entire side of your palm, starting from the little finger.

Lifestyle correction

The best way to defeat tachycardia is to prevent its development. How to do it?

1. You need to take care of your nerves. Mental balance is the key to health.
2. Overwork, both physical and mental, negatively affects the functioning of the heart, so it is important to ensure that you get enough rest.
3. A good night's sleep is the best way to relieve nervous tension and restore strength. Daily long walks in the fresh air contribute to good sleep.
4. Everyone needs to play sports, but the load must be selected taking into account your capabilities. Tachycardia is not scary for a trained heart.
5. There is no need to provoke attacks by drinking coffee or other products that excite the nervous system.
6. A good mood, positive emotions, the ability to abstract from problematic situations - all this will help keep the heart healthy.

It is important to know how to deal with tachycardia and apply preventive measures in a timely manner. Folk remedies and recipes that have been proven over the years will always come to the rescue. Herbal medicine is a whole science about medicinal plants and how to use them for the benefit of health. But traditional medicine should remain the main method of combating the disease, and any other approaches should be used only after discussing them with the attending physician - any self-medication is fraught with negative consequences.

Prevention

To prevent attacks of arrhythmia it is necessary:

1. Take medications prescribed by your doctor.
2. At home, it is recommended to use natural sedatives: valerian, motherwort, hawthorn.
3. In emergency cases, attacks of severe arrhythmia can be cured only by implanting electronic devices into the chest that normalize the heart rhythm.
4. Conduct timely and adequate treatment of cardiac pathologies and other diseases that provoke rhythm disturbances.
5. Eliminate from life factors that negatively affect the functioning of the heart.
6. Take care of a healthy lifestyle (healthy lifestyle).
7. Watch your weight.
8. Provide regular moderate physical activity.
9. Adjust your diet by introducing additional vitamin complexes and heart-healthy foods.
10. Learn to control your own emotions.

Answers to frequently asked questions:

Why does your heart rate increase in the evening before bed or in the morning?

Tachycardia in the morning can occur for the following reasons:

• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• anatomical functionality of internal systems;
• insufficiency of development of the nervous system, pathologies of the cardiovascular system and other organs

How can it affect pregnancy?

In the first months of pregnancy, attacks of tachycardia occur extremely rarely, but can still occur. Bad habits and hormonal imbalance can lead to the development of pathology. Tachycardia during this period can cause the appearance of persistent chronic diseases that are harmful to the mother and fetus.

In the second half of pregnancy, attacks of tachycardia are more common. The reason is that the growing baby affects the overall size of the uterus, causing it to become larger and the heart to shift slightly. This process is natural, so there is no cause for alarm.

Why does a heart attack occur in a calm state?

A rapid heartbeat at rest is clearly a symptom of the disease. In this case, we are talking about problems in the endocrine or nervous system, psychological disorders. A similar symptom occurs when poisoned by nicotine or alcohol. When there is a deficiency of magnesium and calcium in the body, the heart suffers and it beats faster. With anemia and bleeding, the pulse also increases.

How dangerous is it, how long do people live with it?

If left untreated, tachycardia can lead to the following complications:

• heart failure;
• impaired cardiac conduction;
• ischemic stroke;
• rapid wear and tear of the muscular system of the heart;
• disruption of the functionality of all internal systems and organs;
• arrhythmic shock.

Anyone with tachycardia can live long and happily if they constantly monitor their heart condition and regularly visit a cardiologist. In addition, you need to eat right and often walk in the fresh air.

Complex treatment of tachycardia

The main therapeutic goal is to reduce heart rate. It must be remembered that the lower the pulse, the less stress on the heart. It rests when it is relaxed. And when the heart contracts at a high frequency, it does not have time to rest.

There are now quite a few modern drugs for the treatment of tachycardia: for example, a group of beta blockers isoptin, verapamil, concor, lokren . However, occasional medication will not cure tachycardia. Therapy should be selected by the attending physician. Monitoring tachycardia is especially important in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

According to many cardiologists, the lower the pulse, the higher the life expectancy.