low blood pressure rapid heart rate?!? ADVICE NEEDED

lenamae23

If you are drinking plenty of water it is likely from lack of exercise or increased body mass. When I was pregnant, my pulse was 120+ and my sbp was around 80.

IIIset

I know what you're worried about... this.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2309717/How-high-resting-pulse-triples-risk-early-death-Chance-increases-fit-healthy.html
I have two predictors of early death: resting heart rate that hangs out around 80, and abdominal fat out of proportion with my otherwise skinny frame. Neither of these factors have shown any change in response to attempted lifestyle changes. They remain stubbornly exactly as they are.
Something I think you and I just have to work with and accept is yes, we are most likely going to die a little younger- late 60s or early 70s instead of 80s or 90s. And in a way, that is alright. Kind of helps you feel committed to making the most of every day.
Rather than having anxiety about it, accept that it is probably in the cards, largely out of our control (though of course, never miss an opportunity to make a good health decision), and no one makes it out of life alive anyway.

KatherinesRiver

I had this condition for awhile too!

My doctor told me that I was low in potassium and at the time I was pushing the water and not getting enough potassium. I had to cut the caffeine too.

My parents lived to age 98 (mother) and 92 (father). They had occasional rapid heart rhythms too. No matter what age you are, most of us want to live a full and healthy life. It matters how we take care of ourselves.

Just sit and watch the sunset occasionally or get up early to watch the sunrise! It makes me grateful to be alive! I do this! I want to live a long, long time.

JacquiKerzman

Your heart is working awfully hard. My RHR is 45, it used to be like 80 when I was overweight and unhealthy. I recommend cardio sessions (if Dr approves), work that heart some. Put it this way, my heart works half of what it used to......scientifically/medically speaking that is going to make my heart go a lot longer and be healthier! Just keep doing the good stuff and you will change it all up!

chapklc

Text book blood pressure is 120/80, with text book heart rate at 80-100. So i'm thinking, you're ok. The only time we starting worrying about heart is if the heart rhythm is not normal, or if the heart rate is sustained at higher levels, 140's and higher for longer periods of time. As long as your recovery heart rate comes back down to normal, 80-110, you should be good.

kbmnurse

Stop talking yourself into a health issue.

CharRicho

I have the same issue and my doc tells me I'm just at one end of the normal scale. Apparently a resting heart rate of 100 bpm is the high end of the normal scale. Everything within that is still normal, just personal quirks.

I try to stop worrying about it now because that tends to make my heart rate even faster!

I think it's just something that's good to be aware of about yourself, but not stress over. If it generally stays the same and never gets tooooooo low (or too high with regards to heart rate) then that's probably just your normal body rhythms. If it gets worse, bring it up again.

IIIset

The scientific research referenced in this article does not support the healthist ideology: get fit and you'll be well, no excuses, just doesn't explain what we see here. There are natural differences between humans when it comes to several key factors of their health, and WE DO NOT HAVE CONTROL over all of them. It's hard to accept, but that doesn't make it untrue. Also, doctors will correctly tell you that it is normal to have a resting heart rate in the 80-100bpm range, because statistically it is- the middle quartiles in RHR probably fall around 62-95. What they will not tell you is that, on the continuum of normal RHRs, those with the lower values get heart disease later and on average die older, and those with the higher ones on average get heart disease earlier and die younger. They don't tell you that because there's nothing you can do about it apart from the general guideline of eat right and exercise, which applies equally to the lucky and unlucky ones, and there's no point in wigging you out.