What to do if you have a sudden rapid heart rate

Sudden tachycardia may be related to heart disease, hyperthyroidism, hypokalemia, etc. It is necessary to choose the treatment according to the specific cause of the disease, with drug treatment as the main treatment, and surgical intervention if necessary.
1. Heart disease: including coronary heart disease, myocarditis, heart valve disease, etc. Heart disease can cause heart electrical activity disorders, resulting in sudden tachycardia. Usually medication is given, such as amiodarone, nitroglycerin, etc. Surgical intervention can be performed if necessary. During the period of taking medication, we need to pay attention to the emergence of headache, dermatitis, blurred vision and other adverse reactions.
2. Hyperthyroidism: generally take anti-thyroid drugs propylthiouracil, tabazole, inhibit the synthesis of thyroid hormones, iodine iodine solution to inhibit the release of thyroid hormones and so on. But need to pay attention to this kind of drugs may be on the liver function damage, reduce the peripheral blood of white blood cells and other adverse reaction situation.
3. Hypokalemia: intravenous potassium supplementation should be given in time. The process of potassium supplementation can cause pain and should be well monitored to avoid hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest.
4. Arrhythmia: The drugs usually used for the treatment of arrhythmia can be divided into four major categories according to the action of cardiomyocyte action potential, such as quinidine, propranolol, amiodarone, verapamil and so on.
If you have frequent cases of sudden rapid heart rate, you should go to the hospital in time, cooperate with the doctor for electrocardiogram and other related examinations, to clarify the cause of the disease as soon as possible and under the guidance of the doctor to be targeted treatment, to avoid missing the best time for treatment.