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What is your resting heart rate?
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I just found this link: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4736
It says that at my age my max heart beat is 201 BPM (220 take away your age), although I can sustain 200-220 BPM quite comfortably for 15 minutes and a couple months ago when I was fit, I could sustain it for 30-40 minutes at 190-210 BPM. This is when I am jogging and not sprinting. It says that my running rate should be at 85% or ~175 BPM.
I'm really worried now?
It says that at my age my max heart beat is 201 BPM (220 take away your age), although I can sustain 200-220 BPM quite comfortably for 15 minutes and a couple months ago when I was fit, I could sustain it for 30-40 minutes at 190-210 BPM. This is when I am jogging and not sprinting. It says that my running rate should be at 85% or ~175 BPM.
I'm really worried now?
DeSnousa,
If my suspicions are correct and Australia has a national health plan (or you yourself have health coverage) I certainly wouldn't hesitate to see your doctor about it.
The OP is between a rock and a hard place because he's without health coverage.
Both of you should probably avoid putting additional stresses (physical or emotional/mental) on yourselves until you get this checked out.
If my suspicions are correct and Australia has a national health plan (or you yourself have health coverage) I certainly wouldn't hesitate to see your doctor about it.
The OP is between a rock and a hard place because he's without health coverage.
Both of you should probably avoid putting additional stresses (physical or emotional/mental) on yourselves until you get this checked out.
Yeah I'm covered and being a student, seeing a GP will cost about $10-20. I will see I GP soon I think, thanks.
1) how are you checking your heart rate?
2) 120 is normal if you're walking around. It's abnormal if you're resting. My RHR is in the 40s, and my max HR is a little above 200 (I can sustain 95% of MaxHR for over an hour, mostly due to certain medications I take). Hitting max heart rate usually means you're burning oxygen so fast you'll start getting tunnel vision.
3) A low RHR and high max HR are signs of fitness.
The doctor will prolly give me Propranolol, like they did with my mom, a non-selective beta blocker, as I have a fast heart rate, yet VERY low blood pressure.
This is dumb.
EDIT- She says it makes her groggy. I dont want to be groggy.... But I also want to live.
This is dumb.
EDIT- She says it makes her groggy. I dont want to be groggy.... But I also want to live.
With a heart rate monitor, the ones that strap around your ribs and a watch displays your beats. Are they inaccurate? Would it be much?
It looks like my resting heart beat is ~70 to ~80 and when I walk 120.
Thanks for your input
My resting heart rate is somewhere between 120-135 BPM.....
People tell me it is ridiculously high yet provide no other information.
Is there any dangers, or anything to worry about it being so fast?
Is there things I should avoid or changes I should make in my lifestyle?
I walk about 2 miles a day.
I am a (just about) 15 year old male, 6 foot tall and I weigh 115 lbs.
im about the same as you, except for the heart rate. mine is around 70 BPM. im also ridiculously skinny. i try to put on weight but i just have a quick metabolism.
My resting heart rate is somewhere between 120-135 BPM.....
People tell me it is ridiculously high yet provide no other information.
Is there any dangers, or anything to worry about it being so fast?
Is there things I should avoid or changes I should make in my lifestyle?
I walk about 2 miles a day.
I am a (just about) 15 year old male, 6 foot tall and I weigh 115 lbs.
Its ridiculously high. I'm giving you no other information.
Seriously, though, that is very high. Have you been to a doctor lately?
By the way, walking doesn't do anything good for you body -- although it may be good for your soul to get out of the house for a while. Start running two miles a day and I think you'd see your resting heart rate drop down.
edit: by the way, I was always a skinny kid too (although not quite *that* skinny)...one day (probably in your 20s) your metabolism will slow way down and you'll put on weight. Take advantage while you're young and get in the habit of exercising now.
edit2: just noticed you're near clearwater. you think there's a bad part of town there? I don't know the area too well but my brother moved there last year and I though it was really nice.
The doctor will prolly give me Propranolol, like they did with my mom, a non-selective beta blocker, as I have a fast heart rate, yet VERY low blood pressure.
This is dumb.
EDIT- She says it makes her groggy. I dont want to be groggy.... But I also want to live.
this must be similar to what i take. i also take a beta blocker. yes it will make you groggy and a bit dizzy at first. but you get used to it. being sleepy/dizzy is better than dying?
Yeah... I live in the suburbs of Dunedin/Clearwater.
But down in downtown clearwater its not completely scary, just someplace I would rather not be...
Just thought I'd bring this up again since I'm in a similar situation.
I had a little health worry that turns out is nothing, but it gave me a little dose of anxiety. My heart rate jumps all over the place from 90-140bpm. The doc did prescribe Propranolol whilst I get a racing heart.
I don't know if it's just my general tiredness recently (through not eating and sleeping little) but it hasn't affected me too badly.
Did you go to the docs in the end? I'm quite interested to see how all this turned out.
I had a little health worry that turns out is nothing, but it gave me a little dose of anxiety. My heart rate jumps all over the place from 90-140bpm. The doc did prescribe Propranolol whilst I get a racing heart.
I don't know if it's just my general tiredness recently (through not eating and sleeping little) but it hasn't affected me too badly.
Did you go to the docs in the end? I'm quite interested to see how all this turned out.
Doctors are useless in my opinion. I've been having weird symptoms for over a year and they still tell me there's nothing wrong. BS I say. If there was nothing wrong I wouldn't be having these symptoms!
Everyone's entitled to their opinion, just remember that such sweeping statements are likely to be offensive to others who use the forum and leave them somewhat disinclined to offer advice in a situation such as this where it might be useful.
Right, I need to go and be useless again.
i want to say..based off your TocoBell Comment, that you consume way to much sodium. I have the same problem as you(well did) and the doctor made me cut my sodium intake by 70%.
How often do you eat fast food?
changing your diet will help drastically
How often do you eat fast food?
changing your diet will help drastically
In terms of your "tiredness" get your doctor to refer you to a sleep specialist. Sleep apnea has a direct effect on BP. I know, because I have it and am now on a CPAP machine as well as BP meds. Caffeen is also a no no.
I didn't mean to be offensive and I don't think I is. I'm not attacking anyone just stating an opinion. And, by the way, I have two parents that work in the medical field if that matters. If you're a doctor and my comment hit a nerve then I apologize. I'm just annoyed with my experiences is all. In no other profession would someone get paid for not doing anything. That's all.
Out of curiosity, what type of doctor are you if you don't mind me asking?
I work in Paediatric Cardiology at present but I'm a junior and will continue to move through paediatric sub-specialities before settling on my chosen career. Your perception that someone is paid for doing nothing is evidently based on a consultation ending with you not getting what you wanted. Doctors often act as gatekeepers for the access of further services, their whole purpose is to use clinical acumen to decide what is and what isn't indicated. If your doctor has taken a thorough history and exam and made a decision based on this then he hasn't done nothing. If you are "on-call" and are never called upon then you are, in effect, paid for doing nothing. However, this is not unique to medicine except in medicine you'll rarely get to do nothing.
In the UK General Practitioners are encouraged to consider a consultation in terms of the patient's "Ideas, Concerns and Expectation". Hence the reason they'll ask what someone thinks is wrong which is why people often complain their doctor knows nothing because he asks them what's wrong with them. We're not expecting you to come with a diagnosis but just trying to check that you haven't rocked up with a bruised toe because you think it's cancer. It seems in your case that you expected further investigation and didn't get it. Your choices would therefore seem simple, learn to accept that the doctor felt no further investigations were indicated or seek a second opinion. In this instance google is not your friend.
The points in this thread are interesting because people tend to come at it with their own experiences and that inevitably changes their take on the original, and subsequent posters, complaints. Some of the things said here are valid and some just make me chuckle!
The original poster clearly describes a tachycardia but that is not a diagnosis just another way of saying that his heart beats faster that it should. He should definitely have an ECG performed in addition to a full history and examination in addition to some basic bloods including thyroid function. Whilst a beta blocker would undoubtedly slow his heart rate it wouldn't treat the underlying cause.
Sodium in your diet can be a problem but a healthy individual has an incredible capacity to use what they need and get rid of the rest. The problem comes when their health deteriorates and their sodium handling suffers. It doesn't hurt to get into good habits but that is not the issue you here.
Similarly sleep apnoea is rare without certain risk factors. Obesity, collar size greater than 17 inches, alcohol before bed all contribute. Tonsillar hypertrophy and neuological problems leading to hypotonia are contributing factors in infancy. Given the OP has been described as slender sleep apnoea seems very unlikely and if no-one has ever told him that he snores it wouldn't be something you'd investigate further.
That's enough for now I think.
In the UK General Practitioners are encouraged to consider a consultation in terms of the patient's "Ideas, Concerns and Expectation". Hence the reason they'll ask what someone thinks is wrong which is why people often complain their doctor knows nothing because he asks them what's wrong with them. We're not expecting you to come with a diagnosis but just trying to check that you haven't rocked up with a bruised toe because you think it's cancer. It seems in your case that you expected further investigation and didn't get it. Your choices would therefore seem simple, learn to accept that the doctor felt no further investigations were indicated or seek a second opinion. In this instance google is not your friend.
The points in this thread are interesting because people tend to come at it with their own experiences and that inevitably changes their take on the original, and subsequent posters, complaints. Some of the things said here are valid and some just make me chuckle!
The original poster clearly describes a tachycardia but that is not a diagnosis just another way of saying that his heart beats faster that it should. He should definitely have an ECG performed in addition to a full history and examination in addition to some basic bloods including thyroid function. Whilst a beta blocker would undoubtedly slow his heart rate it wouldn't treat the underlying cause.
Sodium in your diet can be a problem but a healthy individual has an incredible capacity to use what they need and get rid of the rest. The problem comes when their health deteriorates and their sodium handling suffers. It doesn't hurt to get into good habits but that is not the issue you here.
Similarly sleep apnoea is rare without certain risk factors. Obesity, collar size greater than 17 inches, alcohol before bed all contribute. Tonsillar hypertrophy and neuological problems leading to hypotonia are contributing factors in infancy. Given the OP has been described as slender sleep apnoea seems very unlikely and if no-one has ever told him that he snores it wouldn't be something you'd investigate further.
That's enough for now I think.
So you work as a surgeon? I have the utmost respect for surgeons. Perhaps my "doctor" comment was too generic. But I also see you're in London. Have you experienced the healthcare system in the US? I'm not as familiar with how it works in the UK but here in the US it's a joke (My opinion).
Again, with parents that work in the medical field I grew up listening to stories. I understand doctors that do check ups and general practice have a hard time because people perceive pain and symptoms differently. What I don't like is being told over several months that nothing is wrong when my body says otherwise. Hot flashes, numbness, pressures and nausea don't happen for no reason.
Perhaps I'm cynical because I don't like being talked down to which is what it feels like most of the time.
In any event I didn't mean to hijack the thread nor turn it into a debate. Let me say not ALL doctors are useless... just mine. How is that?
To the original poster... hope it all works out. To all the doctors, keep up the good work. (Unless your mine.)
The time to check your resting HR is before you even get out of bed in the morning.With a heart rate monitor, the ones that strap around your ribs and a watch displays your beats. Are they inaccurate? Would it be much?
It looks like my resting heart beat is ~70 to ~80 and when I walk 120.
Thanks for your input
Doctors are not miracle workers, nor do they claim to be. Not everything has a specific set of symptoms and is easy to classify. I think you need to have a bit of respect and patience.
The first appointment I had with my neurologist was THREE hours long. She did not leave the room one time, nor did she try to rush anything along. When I leave messages re: medication or problems, she not only returns my call, but does so on her lunch break because that is her only free time. She doesn't understand everything about my headaches or curing them, but she damn well does her best. I respect her immensely.
OP: I still think this is tachycardia. A cardiologist can get you set with a Holter monitor for a few days to determine if anything more serious is going on. If not, they'll more than likely just put you on beta blockers.
1. Go to a physician and get an EKG. Discuss your problems in detail, omit nothing.
2. Consider going to a cardiologist.
3. +1 for the Holter Monitor.
4. Don't panic.
5. Read number four again.
My wife has a high natural heart rate, somewhere hovering around 100. She has been to three cardiologists and one electrophysiologist in the last five years. None of them found any problems, although it took awhile and several tests to sort it out. The moral of the story is: sometimes, it doesn't signify a problem to have a high heart rate. Disregard the post about dying at 60, it doesn't happen to everyone. Death from tachycardia more generally results a as a consequence of underlying rhythm disturbance or aberrancy, not necessarily from the rate.
I wish you the best.
Sidenote: why all the hate for doctors? It takes a LONG time before one has the confidence and the training to do what they do. Put yourself in their shoes.
2. Consider going to a cardiologist.
3. +1 for the Holter Monitor.
4. Don't panic.
5. Read number four again.
My wife has a high natural heart rate, somewhere hovering around 100. She has been to three cardiologists and one electrophysiologist in the last five years. None of them found any problems, although it took awhile and several tests to sort it out. The moral of the story is: sometimes, it doesn't signify a problem to have a high heart rate. Disregard the post about dying at 60, it doesn't happen to everyone. Death from tachycardia more generally results a as a consequence of underlying rhythm disturbance or aberrancy, not necessarily from the rate.
I wish you the best.
Sidenote: why all the hate for doctors? It takes a LONG time before one has the confidence and the training to do what they do. Put yourself in their shoes.
yeah, i'm beginning to think most of these people aren't checking their HR correctly. (heck, i might not be either)
what i do, is what i first wake up, before i get out of bed, i start my watch. i sit there and count for a full minute. i don't count for 10 seconds, and then multiple the result by 6. none of that. i don't use a HR monitor or anything.
the last time i checked, mine was 38. i'm 5'11, around 150 pounds, and am a runner