Heart beating fast constantly

[alm85]

Hi everyone,

I'm just wondering if anyone else suffers from a constantly fast heart beat? for the last 2 weeks from i wake up in the morning until i go to bed at night my heart is going really fast around 100bpm. I have told the doctor but they dont seem to concerned, surely it cant be good to have this for weeks!

Thanks

Alm85

[Dahlia]

Mine's not far off that either. Are you taking any meds? Tricyclic and SNRI anti-depressants increase your heart rate. So does being unfit, smoking, feeling anxious.

I told my GP and he said I could have a ECG if I wanted, but he suspected it was my meds.

[alm85]

Not on any meds at the minute, i have tried propranolol 10mg but it gave me a strange creeping feeling in my head that made me feel worse. Is yours constant throughout the day?

[countrygirl]

interesting about the propananol as Dr has just offered me it for my ectopics and pounding heartbeat but I hate drugs. As I had asthma as a child its a bit risky in case it triggers attack - I have been given 10mg tablet as well. can you describe in a bit more detail how it affected you please

[alm85]

It gave me a feeling like something was crawling over my head in waves, and then i started to get it in my chest, it made me feel more panicky.

[alicegreen]

The ideal thing would be to stop checking your pulse, as the more you focus on it the more inclined it will be to speed up.
How old are you?

[Dahlia]

The only reason I know it's fast is becauseI checked my blood pressure one day (as I was on Effexor and I was told to look out for high blood pressure), and the machine gave a pulse reading, which was 95bpm - which was the same over several months. I don't have Health Anxiety, and to be honest I felt a bit ashamed as I thought it was due to doing no exercise, smoking, plus my meds.

My GP wasn't overly concerned - but is quite happy to send me for an ECG if I want one. I'm intending to get fit and quit the ciggies - and then see if it makes a change. I feel like if I have an ECG now, the dr will just say - well are you surprised it's so high given your lifestyle?!

I couldn't tell you if it's fast on a daily basis, constantly, because I don't think about it.

[alicegreen]

The only reason I know it's fast is becauseI checked my blood pressure one day (as I was on Effexor and I was told to look out for high blood pressure), and the machine gave a pulse reading, which was 95bpm - which was the same over several months. I don't have Health Anxiety, and to be honest I felt a bit ashamed as I thought it was due to doing no exercise, smoking, plus my meds.

My GP wasn't overly concerned - but is quite happy to send me for an ECG if I want one. I'm intending to get fit and quit the ciggies - and then see if it makes a change. I feel like if I have an ECG now, the dr will just say - well are you surprised it's so high given your lifestyle?!

I couldn't tell you if it's fast on a daily basis, constantly, because I don't think about it.

Stay that way Dahlia!
Smoking and generally not getting much exercise will definitely make it faster. When I joined a gym, years ago, my resting pulse was 95. Since going regularly and taking up running it has dropped to 50.

[Dahlia]

Stay that way Dahlia!
Smoking and generally not getting much exercise will definitely make it faster. When I joined a gym, years ago, my resting pulse was 95. Since going regularly and taking up running it has dropped to 50.

Oh that makes me feel better, thanks Alice.

[alm85]

I only know its fast because i can feel it in my chest racing like i've just had a work out, it feels lie i've constantly got that butterfly feeling like im worried about something.