heart rate almost triples when walking is this normal.
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ITUSGirl51 wrote: »Did you do a stress test? That will show changes to your heart when not just sitting.
nope never had one. never had a need for one. might be a good idea but will have to call my dr and see if I can get one done. hard to tell though if other tests show normal results they may not.0 -
Do you think your Fitbit might be inaccurate? Do you physically feel like your heartrate has shot up that high when it does? Have you taken your pulse manually to check these results? Just throwing it out there since that's definitely quite extreme.
My heartrate when I'm sitting around is also high 50s/low 60s, and I can push it up to about 90/100 with a brisk enough walk, but I need to be running for ten minutes at least or cycling up a huge hill to get it anywhere near 170, and when it's that high I can definitely tell, so I'm just wondering if it might be the equipment, since we all know that the optical trackers like Fitbit, while useful, can certainly malfunction or not work perfectly.
Other people have offered better advice about what to do if it IS really happening, but I just thought I'd bring it up since no one else had that I saw.
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The heat and humidity will definitely cause you to have to work harder than normal. A good gage is the Dew point. Over 75 dew point any activity is stressful.
I agree with the cardiologist / stress test thing just to make sure.
Also, you can try putting your fitbit on your other wrist or tightening or loosening it just to make sure it's reading ok. Or clean the back of it where the sensors are. Sometimes it just seems to be low or high and the more you are "watching" it probably the more you are stressing about it. Today at work mine jumped up to 155 when I was just walking. Normally it will be around 110 to 120. And sometime when I am walking up a hill it reads only 80 when I "think" it should be closer to 130's.
I also found that my resting heart rate while in dietary deficit was in the mid 50's. Now that I am maintaining and eating more it hangs out around the low 60's. When I had the flu it jumped up to the 70s rhr. When I was injured it jumped also. I correlate the rhr jump with maintenance because my night sweats came back when my intake increased also. sigh. And of course fitbit calculates your rhr based on a bunch of stuff but mostly during your sleep.
I am almost temped to go back to a deficit just to get rid of the night sweats again. jk.
Let us know how things go... good luck.1 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »ITUSGirl51 wrote: »Did you do a stress test? That will show changes to your heart when not just sitting.
nope never had one. never had a need for one. might be a good idea but will have to call my dr and see if I can get one done. hard to tell though if other tests show normal results they may not.
They might do one when you see the cardiologist.0 -
Do you think your Fitbit might be inaccurate? Do you physically feel like your heartrate has shot up that high when it does? Have you taken your pulse manually to check these results? Just throwing it out there since that's definitely quite extreme.
My heartrate when I'm sitting around is also high 50s/low 60s, and I can push it up to about 90/100 with a brisk enough walk, but I need to be running for ten minutes at least or cycling up a huge hill to get it anywhere near 170, and when it's that high I can definitely tell, so I'm just wondering if it might be the equipment, since we all know that the optical trackers like Fitbit, while useful, can certainly malfunction or not work perfectly.
Other people have offered better advice about what to do if it IS really happening, but I just thought I'd bring it up since no one else had that I saw.
yes I mentioned in a past reply or even my post tht I did it manually. this time I walked a bit slower and it said 140 and I came in and sat down and gave it the 2 min and it was back down to 71. I dont feel like its that high. when I do a workout I feel it when it gets over 120. so its possible for some reason maybe its not picking up correctly? I dont know0 -
SummerSkier wrote: »The heat and humidity will definitely cause you to have to work harder than normal. A good gage is the Dew point. Over 75 dew point any activity is stressful.
I agree with the cardiologist / stress test thing just to make sure.
Also, you can try putting your fitbit on your other wrist or tightening or loosening it just to make sure it's reading ok. Or clean the back of it where the sensors are. Sometimes it just seems to be low or high and the more you are "watching" it probably the more you are stressing about it. Today at work mine jumped up to 155 when I was just walking. Normally it will be around 110 to 120. And sometime when I am walking up a hill it reads only 80 when I "think" it should be closer to 130's.
I also found that my resting heart rate while in dietary deficit was in the mid 50's. Now that I am maintaining and eating more it hangs out around the low 60's. When I had the flu it jumped up to the 70s rhr. When I was injured it jumped also. I correlate the rhr jump with maintenance because my night sweats came back when my intake increased also. sigh. And of course fitbit calculates your rhr based on a bunch of stuff but mostly during your sleep.
I am almost temped to go back to a deficit just to get rid of the night sweats again. jk.
Let us know how things go... good luck.
I have cleaned it and I have had it 2+ years and had no issues with it but its possible its not right.I have tried the other wrist as well.IM not really in a deficit though. I have been maintaining my weight for the last 4 months. I went back and looked at the last several days and its went from between 140s to 170s with brisk walking. my resting rate for the last months was between 61 and 67. yet the stupid thing is if I do say circuit training or something like insanity I have a hard time getting it over the 140s if that makes any sense. I may have to put my polar and chest strap on when walking and see what I get for awhile just for the sake of numbers. the weird part is Im not having any other symptoms. so will keep an eye on it. and try the chest strap tomorrow and see what info I get.0 -
I just looked and I did circuit training on saturday. the higheste registered heart rate is 157 and let me tell you that was a TOUGH workout. I definitely struggled and was out of breath. but now if I walk for any length of time and speed its in the upper 160s and 170s. makes NO sense. unless someone here has any idea why that may be?0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »ITUSGirl51 wrote: »Did you do a stress test? That will show changes to your heart when not just sitting.
nope never had one. never had a need for one. might be a good idea but will have to call my dr and see if I can get one done. hard to tell though if other tests show normal results they may not.
They might do one when you see the cardiologist.
would be nice whenever that is. I will suggest one and let him/her know and show the data I have. that may help too0 -
I get like this if I'm doing any kind of upward climbing. Ie, altitude changes via hiking or stairs. I have to take it slow as I'll go from about 110/120bpm to 170-180bpm and get real sick feeling. I used to attribute it to my lack of personal air conditioning (because I noticed it mostly when hiking). As in, I don't really sweat much. I puff up, turn red, and just get hotter and hotter until someone splashes me with water. I have to rest a lot on upward climbing hikes. But I can run down the mountain no problem!
I've noticed it with stairs, but it's a little easier (as in I can do about 3-4 flights before the jump happens). I have no idea what causes it, but it's been that way for as long as I can remember it. And I've never had it happen when exercising on non steep hills.
Not sure that this is helpful! I would try to get a stress test done (my aunt has a lot of heart problems and she suggested it couldn't hurt for me to get it looked at and that was her suggestion too). Other than that, my cousin has some issues like this -- and it's due to his sodium and how his body processes sodium. My aunt's strange heart problems have to do with her potassium and how her body handles potassium, so it might not hurt to get blood work to look at your sodium/potassium levels before/while/after a stress test.
Good luck!!0 -
Are you on or have you changed high blood pressure meds? I've been on a few different ones, and there were 2 that shot my heart rate up, it felt like my heart was racing.0
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dhiammarath wrote: »I get like this if I'm doing any kind of upward climbing. Ie, altitude changes via hiking or stairs. I have to take it slow as I'll go from about 110/120bpm to 170-180bpm and get real sick feeling. I used to attribute it to my lack of personal air conditioning (because I noticed it mostly when hiking). As in, I don't really sweat much. I puff up, turn red, and just get hotter and hotter until someone splashes me with water. I have to rest a lot on upward climbing hikes. But I can run down the mountain no problem!
I've noticed it with stairs, but it's a little easier (as in I can do about 3-4 flights before the jump happens). I have no idea what causes it, but it's been that way for as long as I can remember it. And I've never had it happen when exercising on non steep hills.
Not sure that this is helpful! I would try to get a stress test done (my aunt has a lot of heart problems and she suggested it couldn't hurt for me to get it looked at and that was her suggestion too). Other than that, my cousin has some issues like this -- and it's due to his sodium and how his body processes sodium. My aunt's strange heart problems have to do with her potassium and how her body handles potassium, so it might not hurt to get blood work to look at your sodium/potassium levels before/while/after a stress test.
Good luck!!
had blood test a few weeks ago. all levels are fine. they check those levels due to a few health issues and meds I have to take never had a problem with sodium/potassium..
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Are you on or have you changed high blood pressure meds? I've been on a few different ones, and there were 2 that shot my heart rate up, it felt like my heart was racing.
I dont have high blood pressure so no meds for that. my blood pressure most of the time is a little low but nothing severe. today was the first time I noticed it read so high(I was tapping my fitbit for the time). I then looked back and have had quite a few days like today. just didnt realize it. maybe its a good thing I did.0 -
I was recently diagnosed with low blood pressure and low sodium but when my blood pressure drops suddenly my heart rate goes through the roof. How is your blood pressure?
Glad you are seeing a specialist and I hope you get some real answers1 -
You should also have them do a echocardiogram, that may show something2
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I was recently diagnosed with low blood pressure and low sodium but when my blood pressure drops suddenly my heart rate goes through the roof. How is your blood pressure?
Glad you are seeing a specialist and I hope you get some real answers
blood pressure is on the low side at times, but normal otherwise.velvet4899 wrote: »You should also have them do a echocardiogram, that may show something
have had several actually showed nothing either it showed that my MVP improved to the point its not an issue,it supposedly healed itself yet I was told you cant heal MVP0 -
My sister has POTS, which sounds similar to what you are describing. I hope you are able to find out what is wrong and get it corrected.1
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Also, a blood pressure machine. You can buy one at a drug store for about $50 and they’re automatic and easy to use. I had to take my mom’s a couple of times a day before she went into the nursing home. It’s another piece of info to take to your doctor. If your BP is normal when your heart rate is up that high, that can be something to tell your doc; if you can get a read when it’s high.0
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Also, a blood pressure machine. You can buy one at a drug store for about $50 and they’re automatic and easy to use. I had to take my mom’s a couple of times a day before she went into the nursing home. It’s another piece of info to take to your doctor. If your BP is normal when your heart rate is up that high, that can be something to tell your doc; if you can get a read when it’s high.
I cant afford $50 to be honest.3 -
My doctor told me he suspected that I had Mitral Valve Prolapse. (Past tense because I rarely get the heart skips any more so it must have mostly resolved itself.) He also said that for the vast majority of people that have MVP, it requires no treatment. He even recommended that I forego getting tested for it in case I DID have it (because it can negatively affect health coverage in the future to be diagnosed with a pre-existing condition like that.) That being said, if you're having symptoms that are concerning you, take it to your doctor asap. Better safe than sorry.
they arent really too concerning(I may sound like an idiot) because I have no other symptoms.If I had even one symptom I would definitely get it checked out. thought I would ask in case anyone else had these issues and what it possibly could be so I know what are some possible things to look for and so I can tell my dr
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My sister has POTS, which sounds similar to what you are describing. I hope you are able to find out what is wrong and get it corrected.
its possible but the only thing I have is low blood pressure(its normal after I eat though which is weird,im a faster and its low when I fast-ive always done 16:8 fasting all my life as eating breakfast doesnt work for me and often makes me feel bad) and the higher and lower heart rates. but no racing . my sweating is normal I dont sweat too little or too excessively. all the rest of the symptoms I dont have. but I wont rule it out unless the drs say otherwise.0
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