heart rate almost triples when walking is this normal.
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »annaskiski wrote: »https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/elevated-heart-rate-most-likely-caused-by-medical-condition/
"We see patients who are concerned because their heart rate stays elevated in the range of 100 to 130 beats per minute. Almost always, there is a medical reason that the sinus node keeps signaling for the faster rate. Possibilities include anemia, an underlying infection, elevated thyroid hormone, or reaction to medication. Addressing those conditions would likely bring the heart rate back to a normal rate. Other factors may be involved, too, such as overdoing caffeine. For example, I saw one patient who was eating several chocolate bars a day. The caffeine in the chocolate was elevating her heart rate."
Im not anemic,I dont have an infection,thyroid levels are fine as for reaction to meds it may be but I have to be on those meds. and as for the caffeine. I usually have one drink with caffeine a day.I dont eat a lot of chocolate due to my GERD. but I had a bai supertea today for my caffeine which its low in caffeine. I stopped drinking hot coffee due to haing issues with gastritis off and on so I avoid hot coffee altogether.
The bolded might offer an explanation. The oesophagus runs very close to the vagus nerve, one of the nerves giving signals to the heart. Reflux can trigger this nerve to mess with your heart. One possible reflux trigger is movement.
have had GERD for more than 10 years. never had an issue before. I know new things can pop up of course. but nope never had an issue like this before. Im not sure if it is me or my fitbit being out of whack though. so I walked the dogs fasted,no food, no meds. polar said max 115-fitbit said 174 max(heart rates). resting right now fitbit says 71 manual is 78.
Can you not take it manually while walking? I used to have spikes into the 170s when I was obese and a heart rate that high is very obvious when taking it manually. The holter should pick it up too if it's not just a Fitbit error.
well im not obese. im overweight according to bmi chart(I know not to take stock in that). I dont look overweight though but the only way I can take it while walking manually would be if I was walking without the dogs. no other way to do it with them,i could try but I want to avert any disaster that may happen lol. next time I go for a walk I will try. dont know when that will be as its too hot and humid to do it for long. I can climb hills and stairs with no issues or big spikes as well.
I guess the dogs would make it tricky! Seems worth it to try, maybe with a friend along.0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »annaskiski wrote: »https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/elevated-heart-rate-most-likely-caused-by-medical-condition/
"We see patients who are concerned because their heart rate stays elevated in the range of 100 to 130 beats per minute. Almost always, there is a medical reason that the sinus node keeps signaling for the faster rate. Possibilities include anemia, an underlying infection, elevated thyroid hormone, or reaction to medication. Addressing those conditions would likely bring the heart rate back to a normal rate. Other factors may be involved, too, such as overdoing caffeine. For example, I saw one patient who was eating several chocolate bars a day. The caffeine in the chocolate was elevating her heart rate."
Im not anemic,I dont have an infection,thyroid levels are fine as for reaction to meds it may be but I have to be on those meds. and as for the caffeine. I usually have one drink with caffeine a day.I dont eat a lot of chocolate due to my GERD. but I had a bai supertea today for my caffeine which its low in caffeine. I stopped drinking hot coffee due to haing issues with gastritis off and on so I avoid hot coffee altogether.
The bolded might offer an explanation. The oesophagus runs very close to the vagus nerve, one of the nerves giving signals to the heart. Reflux can trigger this nerve to mess with your heart. One possible reflux trigger is movement.
have had GERD for more than 10 years. never had an issue before. I know new things can pop up of course. but nope never had an issue like this before. Im not sure if it is me or my fitbit being out of whack though. so I walked the dogs fasted,no food, no meds. polar said max 115-fitbit said 174 max(heart rates). resting right now fitbit says 71 manual is 78.
Can you not take it manually while walking? I used to have spikes into the 170s when I was obese and a heart rate that high is very obvious when taking it manually. The holter should pick it up too if it's not just a Fitbit error.
well im not obese. im overweight according to bmi chart(I know not to take stock in that). I dont look overweight though but the only way I can take it while walking manually would be if I was walking without the dogs. no other way to do it with them,i could try but I want to avert any disaster that may happen lol. next time I go for a walk I will try. dont know when that will be as its too hot and humid to do it for long. I can climb hills and stairs with no issues or big spikes as well.
I guess the dogs would make it tricky! Seems worth it to try, maybe with a friend along.
yeah not sure when that will be but hopefully soon will have to walk with my daughter as I dont have friends.(Im a loner really).1 -
If your thyroid hasn't been checked yet, you could try that. My heart rate was always in the 50's but when my resting heart rate started hitting 40, and setting off alarms every time I was hooked up to a machine, I was referred to a cardiologist. No problems there so doc checked my thyroid. I have Hasimotos thyroiditis. Untreated thyroid problems can cause heart problems. Mitral valve prolapse is associated with autoimmune thyroid disorders, both Hasimotos (underactive) and Grave's Disease (overactive), although how they interact is not understood.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/10560950/0 -
If your thyroid hasn't been checked yet, you could try that. My heart rate was always in the 50's but when my resting heart rate started hitting 40, and setting off alarms every time I was hooked up to a machine, I was referred to a cardiologist. No problems there so doc checked my thyroid. I have Hasimotos thyroiditis. Untreated thyroid problems can cause heart problems. Mitral valve prolapse is associated with autoimmune thyroid disorders, both Hasimotos (underactive) and Grave's Disease (overactive), although how they interact is not understood.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/10560950/
yep as above I stated my thyroid is fine. I get tested every 3 months for another health issue and that is one panel they take as well. so nope. no issues. I have RA thats the only autoimmune disorder besides epstein barr that I have. but never had issues before like I said. they think my mitral valve prolapse was caused from scarlet fever yet my mom said I never had it. I wasnt diagnosed with MFP until my early 30s. They never found it before then.0 -
Op with a pre-existing heart condition, spikes in heart rate with just walking needs to be checked by a cardiologist to make sure everything is okay. The cardiologist may do an exercise stress, even possibly order a halter monitor to monitor your cardiac rhythm for days. You should be able to just call your primary care doctor and request a referral as soon as possible. It’s a basic document that he/she signs then you go find a cardiologist or he/she can find one for you. You don’t have to wait for months just call the doctors office tell them you are having frequent spikes in heart rate and they need to expedite the request. If you start having any symptoms like chest pain , breathing problems, dizziness with the extreme high heart rate go to the ER. Definitely get that checked. Also you can go to Walmart or Amazon and order a blood pressure monitor for under $30.0
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MrsPinterest34 wrote: »Op with a pre-existing heart condition, spikes in heart rate with just walking needs to be checked by a cardiologist to make sure everything is okay. The cardiologist may do an exercise stress, even possibly order a halter monitor to monitor your cardiac rhythm for days. You should be able to just call your primary care doctor and request a referral as soon as possible. It’s a basic document that he/she signs then you go find a cardiologist or he/she can find one for you. You don’t have to wait for months just call the doctors office tell them you are having frequent spikes in heart rate and they need to expedite the request. If you start having any symptoms like chest pain , breathing problems, dizziness with the extreme high heart rate go to the ER. Definitely get that checked. Also you can go to Walmart or Amazon and order a blood pressure monitor for under $30.
past posts state I am waiting on an appt with a cardiologist,I saw my dr a little over 2 weeks ago and she is working on the referral. I cant request it to go through sooner(it wont be expedited) as it has to go through my insurance first and be approved,I cant just get the dr to sign a paper and look for a cardiologist, my insurance doesnt work that way!.
so yes it can take months for the insurance to approve it or they may deny it and then my dr will have to keep trying to get it approved which she will. as for the blood pressure monitor you have to have money to buy one. Im barely keeping my head above water with bills and other things.. as for the holter monitor I have an order for one but I have to call the hospital(they are the one that does them) and hope they have one ready and get an appt to get it put on. the order is only for 24 hrs,not days. maybe one I see a cardiologist that will change.
have had several other appts that the insurance took months to approve and my dr has had to keep working at them to get it approved sometimes. I had one take 6 months to get approved. same with meds it can take a month of my dr trying to get the insurance to approve it and some they wont approve so I have to have the dr to find something they will approve.
as for calling my dr she is only in certain days and they will tell me to go to the clinic. I dont have a vehicle so I cant just jump up and go. If it gets to where I need to go to the ER or I think I need to go I will call and amublance for sure.0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »MrsPinterest34 wrote: »Op with a pre-existing heart condition, spikes in heart rate with just walking needs to be checked by a cardiologist to make sure everything is okay. The cardiologist may do an exercise stress, even possibly order a halter monitor to monitor your cardiac rhythm for days. You should be able to just call your primary care doctor and request a referral as soon as possible. It’s a basic document that he/she signs then you go find a cardiologist or he/she can find one for you. You don’t have to wait for months just call the doctors office tell them you are having frequent spikes in heart rate and they need to expedite the request. If you start having any symptoms like chest pain , breathing problems, dizziness with the extreme high heart rate go to the ER. Definitely get that checked. Also you can go to Walmart or Amazon and order a blood pressure monitor for under $30.
past posts state I am waiting on an appt with a cardiologist,I saw my dr a little over 2 weeks ago and she is working on the referral. I cant request it to go through sooner(it wont be expedited) as it has to go through my insurance first and be approved,I cant just get the dr to sign a paper and look for a cardiologist, my insurance doesnt work that way!.
so yes it can take months for the insurance to approve it or they may deny it and then my dr will have to keep trying to get it approved which she will. as for the blood pressure monitor you have to have money to buy one. Im barely keeping my head above water with bills and other things.. as for the holter monitor I have an order for one but I have to call the hospital(they are the one that does them) and hope they have one ready and get an appt to get it put on. the order is only for 24 hrs,not days. maybe one I see a cardiologist that will change.
have had several other appts that the insurance took months to approve and my dr has had to keep working at them to get it approved sometimes. I had one take 6 months to get approved. same with meds it can take a month of my dr trying to get the insurance to approve it and some they wont approve so I have to have the dr to find something they will approve.
as for calling my dr she is only in certain days and they will tell me to go to the clinic. I dont have a vehicle so I cant just jump up and go. If it gets to where I need to go to the ER or I think I need to go I will call and amublance for sure.
Could it simply be stress? Anxiety? Panic attacks? Psychosomatic?2 -
Next time you get a fast HR but feel fine otherwise, maybe try some breathing exercises to see if you can bring it down. This is an excerpt from a NYtimes article:
“A temporarily elevated pulse caused by panic attacks, anxiety or sudden heart palpitations can affect resting heart rates. To relax your heart, try the Valsalva maneuver: “Quickly bear down as if you are having a bowel movement,” Elefteriades says. “Close your mouth and nose and raise the pressure in your chest, like you’re stifling a sneeze.” Breathe in for 5-8 seconds, hold that breath for 3-5 seconds, then exhale slowly. Repeat several times. Raising your aortic pressure in this way will lower your heart rate. Yoga, meditation and other relaxation techniques also provide relief. Chronic stress, which can lead to an overactive sympathetic nervous system (the one that produces flight-or-fight reactions), can be detrimental over decades. “If the rapid heart rate is related to anxiety,” Elefteriades says, “treat the anxiety.”0 -
monkeefan1974 wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »MrsPinterest34 wrote: »Op with a pre-existing heart condition, spikes in heart rate with just walking needs to be checked by a cardiologist to make sure everything is okay. The cardiologist may do an exercise stress, even possibly order a halter monitor to monitor your cardiac rhythm for days. You should be able to just call your primary care doctor and request a referral as soon as possible. It’s a basic document that he/she signs then you go find a cardiologist or he/she can find one for you. You don’t have to wait for months just call the doctors office tell them you are having frequent spikes in heart rate and they need to expedite the request. If you start having any symptoms like chest pain , breathing problems, dizziness with the extreme high heart rate go to the ER. Definitely get that checked. Also you can go to Walmart or Amazon and order a blood pressure monitor for under $30.
past posts state I am waiting on an appt with a cardiologist,I saw my dr a little over 2 weeks ago and she is working on the referral. I cant request it to go through sooner(it wont be expedited) as it has to go through my insurance first and be approved,I cant just get the dr to sign a paper and look for a cardiologist, my insurance doesnt work that way!.
so yes it can take months for the insurance to approve it or they may deny it and then my dr will have to keep trying to get it approved which she will. as for the blood pressure monitor you have to have money to buy one. Im barely keeping my head above water with bills and other things.. as for the holter monitor I have an order for one but I have to call the hospital(they are the one that does them) and hope they have one ready and get an appt to get it put on. the order is only for 24 hrs,not days. maybe one I see a cardiologist that will change.
have had several other appts that the insurance took months to approve and my dr has had to keep working at them to get it approved sometimes. I had one take 6 months to get approved. same with meds it can take a month of my dr trying to get the insurance to approve it and some they wont approve so I have to have the dr to find something they will approve.
as for calling my dr she is only in certain days and they will tell me to go to the clinic. I dont have a vehicle so I cant just jump up and go. If it gets to where I need to go to the ER or I think I need to go I will call and amublance for sure.
Could it simply be stress? Anxiety? Panic attacks? Psychosomatic?
nope its not stress, I dont have anxiety and dont have panic attacks. pyschosomatic? nope.4 -
monkeefan1974 wrote: »Next time you get a fast HR but feel fine otherwise, maybe try some breathing exercises to see if you can bring it down. This is an excerpt from a NYtimes article:
“A temporarily elevated pulse caused by panic attacks, anxiety or sudden heart palpitations can affect resting heart rates. To relax your heart, try the Valsalva maneuver: “Quickly bear down as if you are having a bowel movement,” Elefteriades says. “Close your mouth and nose and raise the pressure in your chest, like you’re stifling a sneeze.” Breathe in for 5-8 seconds, hold that breath for 3-5 seconds, then exhale slowly. Repeat several times. Raising your aortic pressure in this way will lower your heart rate. Yoga, meditation and other relaxation techniques also provide relief. Chronic stress, which can lead to an overactive sympathetic nervous system (the one that produces flight-or-fight reactions), can be detrimental over decades. “If the rapid heart rate is related to anxiety,” Elefteriades says, “treat the anxiety.”
I have tried the valsalva manuever when I do have palpitations and it doesnt work. my heart rate isnt elevated by any of the above things. when I have the palpitations my heart rate isnt high and vice versa.ad the palpitations arent all the time. they arent concurrent they come and go and it can be months before they show up again after I have had them. one thing about the article. how in the heck are you going to breathe in with your mouth closed and nose plugged? aint no way unless youre a fish0 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »monkeefan1974 wrote: »Next time you get a fast HR but feel fine otherwise, maybe try some breathing exercises to see if you can bring it down. This is an excerpt from a NYtimes article:
“A temporarily elevated pulse caused by panic attacks, anxiety or sudden heart palpitations can affect resting heart rates. To relax your heart, try the Valsalva maneuver: “Quickly bear down as if you are having a bowel movement,” Elefteriades says. “Close your mouth and nose and raise the pressure in your chest, like you’re stifling a sneeze.” Breathe in for 5-8 seconds, hold that breath for 3-5 seconds, then exhale slowly. Repeat several times. Raising your aortic pressure in this way will lower your heart rate. Yoga, meditation and other relaxation techniques also provide relief. Chronic stress, which can lead to an overactive sympathetic nervous system (the one that produces flight-or-fight reactions), can be detrimental over decades. “If the rapid heart rate is related to anxiety,” Elefteriades says, “treat the anxiety.”
I have tried the valsalva manuever when I do have palpitations and it doesnt work. my heart rate isnt elevated by any of the above things. when I have the palpitations my heart rate isnt high and vice versa.ad the palpitations arent all the time. they arent concurrent they come and go and it can be months before they show up again after I have had them. one thing about the article. how in the heck are you going to breathe in with your mouth closed and nose plugged? aint no way unless youre a fish
I think they mean to close mouth and nose to bear down, then AFTER that moment of “bearing down” take a breath in & then out. I agree they worded it poorly
I don’t have a problem with my heart rate but if I want to slow it down (for example after exercise) I can use my breathing to slow it down. I know many people use this technique in meditation. I’m surprised it doesn’t work for you. Definitely continue working with your doctor to find out what’s going on and good luck
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YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY STAY ON TOP OF THIS. It's no joke. GPs, even good ones, are not specialists. Things get missed, or misunderstood. Tachycardia and/or arrhythmia can be life-threatening -- at the very least your body is talking to you, so keep listening. And don't fool yourself that you're relatively healthy. Heart disease comes in all sizes and shapes.
BTW, you can get a less expensive bp monitor ($30-40) They vary from one unit to the next. What you want to do is track (bp and heart rate) on a regular basis so you can look for trends, not necessarily specific values. Go do it at a pharmacy while you save for your own.
In the end, if it turns out you don't have a serious issue, well won't that be a day to celebrate!
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I think we can all agree that a spiking heart rate during walking is not normal.
While you wait for a specialist referral would you mind providing a daily check in on this thread? For my own peace of mind.
I had occasional heart palpitations through premenopause. It happened while at rest with no apparent cause. It’s calmed down now.0 -
YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY STAY ON TOP OF THIS. It's no joke. GPs, even good ones, are not specialists. Things get missed, or misunderstood. Tachycardia and/or arrhythmia can be life-threatening -- at the very least your body is talking to you, so keep listening. And don't fool yourself that you're relatively healthy. Heart disease comes in all sizes and shapes.
BTW, you can get a less expensive bp monitor ($30-40) They vary from one unit to the next. What you want to do is track (bp and heart rate) on a regular basis so you can look for trends, not necessarily specific values. Go do it at a pharmacy while you save for your own.
In the end, if it turns out you don't have a serious issue, well won't that be a day to celebrate!
Please take care of yourself.
the nearest pharmacy is 10 miles away its a long walk. and Im not joking I am taking it serious.0 -
I think we can all agree that a spiking heart rate during walking is not normal.
While you wait for a specialist referral would you mind providing a daily check in on this thread? For my own peace of mind.
I had occasional heart palpitations through premenopause. It happened while at rest with no apparent cause. It’s calmed down now.
yes I can check in everyday(as long as I dont need to go to the hospital as it gets no signal for cell phones). I am in perimenopause so that could be one factor0 -
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well Im off to the er having chest pains and muscle weakness and muscle fatigue.will update as soon as I can. not sure when that will be.13
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update. I got home at am. I was hooked up to the heart monitors,oxygen(for precaution) pulse oximeter,and had 2 ekgs done,chest xrays and they took blood to check cardiac enzymes,etc. all came back normal. my blood pressure was monitored too in intervals. its was normal but would vary but all in normal ranges. it wasnt low like it normally is..
I was sent home with a holter monitor for 24hrs. I have to follow up with my dr in 2-3 days. of course the er dr which is a really good one(hes been around for years) said see a cardiologist and I tolld him my dr is working on it.so he said that was good.
other than that all tests came out normal. he said I was the most normal person to come in with these issues,but it does happen from time to time. so we will see from here whats going on. today so far so good just tired and worn out. having issues like this drains your energy
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Thanks for the update. Have an easy weekend, if possible, and try to relax.
Cheers, h.
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I have no advice to give but I am following as having seen you in the forums I feel like I know you (In an MFP family kind of way) and I am concerned. Hope you get to the bottom of this soon. xx
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I'm glad they got you into the holter monitor, hoping they figure something out and it turns out to be no big deal.0
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No potassium, deficiency. That's good. Keep us posted. We care.0
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thank you everyone. I also hope this thing gets figured out. these sticky things on the leads to the monitor are itchy.will keep updating when I can
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Glad you are okay and are following up. Sounds like you got good advice...see a cardiologist! Proactive is ALWAYS better! 0
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Just checking to see if you've gotten any answers?0
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Just checking to see if you've gotten any answers?
nope not yet still waiting for the referral to go through for the cardiologist. but started taking my magnesium again and its gotten better. so we shall see.heart rate hasnt been over the 140s. so thats better compared to the 170s.3 -
update so far -so the nurse from my drs office called I have a heart rhythm disorder that the holter monitor detected for the first time ever. not sure what kind or the cause so when I get to see the cardiologist maybe they will be able to tell what kind. but yeah at least I have some idea of the issue. I KNEW something wasnt right. good things I went to the ER that night. now to sit anad wait until I get an appt.
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I am so grateful you keep checking in. I’m thinking when it’s all said and done you might need a pacemaker.1
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