rapid heart rate - Heart Disorders Message Board

paxy · 01-01-2008, 09:08 AM

i am 26 female. not over weight. been exercising for 4 yrs but heart rate istill abt 85. sometimes when i measure it is 78. there was once when i just woke up, i went to measure it was 98. i read that u shd measure when u just wake up. but maybe it was 98 cos i had to get out of bed and get the machine and therefore my heart rate got up already... if it was 78 at a moment but for e rest of the day it is 85, is it ok?

after drinking coffee it was 98. is it ok? i m scared.

marantz1935 · 01-01-2008, 09:18 AM

Hi,

The only thing I can say with certainty is that normal heart rate measures between 60 and 100.

leisao40281 · 01-03-2008, 04:54 AM

Hi there.

I suffer from the same.
I freak out when my heart rate goes up.
Im actually suffering from rapid heart rate right now. 85 beats per minute. Im normally round 65 70 at rest
I too ofen wake up and suddenly feel my heart beat fast.
Ive suffered from bulimia since I was 16. Im not fully recovered. It has been 10 years now so I know that this could possibly play a big role in my health problem.
i suffer from derpression quite possibly bipolar, heart palpitations, flared glands and rapid heart rate due to panic attacks and anxiety.
Ive been tested on the ecg and I had chest xrays in 2005 they have been cleared of an obstructions.
For the past few days I have been feeling really well and then all of a sudden at lunch time.
Pow my herat rate went up and now I cant slow it. I have a feeling that due to the onset of my period perhaps this has somehting to do it. This is common for girls in there 20's so I have read and been told. Its has something to do with the hormones changin, blah blah blah,
Evening primrose is a herbal remedy so they say that can help or you can use a perscribed anti depressant. I used an antidepressant for 6 months when i was being treated for bipolar/depression and I found that symtoms stopped but after that six months I was depressed because I had to take the meds.
I have noticed though that a week before the onset of my period I do feel a little anxious about normal things. The doctor suggests antidepressants again. but Im yet to find a beter remedy.
speek to your doc.he/she should be able to give a better explination. If you keep letting it worry you it could turn into a full blown menatl issue. such as panic attacks/depression. A feeling heaps times worse.
warmest regards
Leisa

paxy · 01-05-2008, 08:19 AM

so if resting heart rate ranges form 60 to 100, then if u were to measure immediately after u down, b4 tt maybe u walked to get a glass of water....or measure while u are at work sitting down typing, what would be e range?

what abt after driinking coffee?

sam78 · 01-05-2008, 11:50 PM

ok heres some words of wisdom. Your normal RESTING heart rate should be 60-100. Key word there is resting. Obvioulsy doing anything, even such as just a quick walk, your heart rate will naturaly go up depending on what your are doing. Things such as simply eating raise your heart rate to help ensure extra blood gets to your gut to aid in the digestion process. Stimulants such as caffeine (coffeeeeeeee!!!), alcohol, and even chocolate can raise your heart rate, as does exercise and anxiety or stress. So know that if you do or eat some of these things you are going to have a normal raise in heart rate. When you get up from the laying position, especially after sleeping, your heart will increase because it was at this nice resting low. So feel your pulse before you actually get out of bed, or get out of bed and sit on the couch for a few minutes to allow your heart rate to equilibrate and then measure your heart rate. Hope that helps.