Re: Pulse rate
Hi Blackie, whilst i think that any medical checks benefit an anxious person from time to time i dont think that self checking your heart rate too often is a reliable indication of how anxious you are. My doctor informed me that it is a medical fact that when you go near somebody with a piece of medical equipment be it a BP monitor needle or even stethescope you get a reaction not because there is something wrong with you but because you anticipate that there is going to be. My problem starts before i even get through the door of the surgery and my heart rate is already off the scale. I once used a heart rate monitor at the gym in the good old days when i could still leave the house and my heart rate was pushing up to 130 on the rowing machine, it scared the life out of me as i assumed that was a dangerous level even though i didn't feel bad but the guy running the gym explained that i had started out with a high resting rate so it was worthless to try and compare myself with someone else, he said the only time i should worry is if after a minute or so of vigerous exercise i get chest pains and can't breath. I now listen to my body rather than rely on equipment and find that my heart rate slows down a lot quicker than it used . I tend to do 1 minute bouts of intense exersise and then 5 minutes of gentle exercise or light weights and repeat for about 20 minutes.
p.s i have just checked my heart rate and it is 87 and i feel quite calm so i don't think that 90 is anything to worry about.
Jacq x
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