Pulse Rate

[Barewolf]

Out of Intrest whats everyone elses Pulse rate at rest? Mine seems to be 105 per minute at rest and doesnt seem to go down, been this high for ages now and its becoming a worry!!

[nomorepanic]

I just did mine on my blood presure monitor and it is 101.

Nicola

[lin]

my pulse rate is 66 thats because i am calm usually when i am panicky its in the 90's.

lin x

[nomorepanic]

Found this on the net.

It should be between 60 and 100 beats per minute.

Abnormal resting heart rate
Resting heart rates above the levels indicated on the chart may be due to activity, fever, stress, an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), anemia, stimulants (caffeine, amphetamines, decongestants, asthma medications, diet pills, and cigarettes), and various forms of heart disease. If your heart rate is consistently high, consider seeing your health professional for a complete physical examination.


Nicola

[fran1888]

Barewolf,
Your heart-rate should be somewhere in the region of 65-95 bpm. being stressed out or doing phisical activities can, and will increase your beats per min. The overall average for this, and I say this lightly, should be around 72bpm. Once you exceed 95-100 bpm you are in a state of "hypertension" This means that your systolic blood pressure is rising. sit down, try to relax and breathe slowly and deliberatly... if you can. This can be an early sign of High Blood Pressure, but unlikely. Doctors will prescribe you a "downer" ie, Diazapam or other similar drugs. these do work to lower heart rate but also can give you some rather nasty side affects, and they can become extremely addictive if used for prolonged periods.
Get youself a B.P. machine from the Pharmacy, around £22::00/$42:00 (for our american friends) This also comes with a good little book that explains a lot, and explains the min/max levels you should be having.
Hope this helps and post back to let us know how you get on. seeing as it's Sunday, take a trip to ASDA... they sell the one I have and it's a clever little Gizmo! take Care and try to Chill...

Fran1888


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[lin]

Barewolf

Forgot to say in my last post beta-blockers lower heart rates down i had some from my GP they really do work not on any now. Do u suffer with asthma? as they r not really good for asthmatics. If your heart rate doesn't go down try your GP for some they r in different strengths i was on 30mg a day. I hope that gives u some help.

take care

lin

[kairen]

hi I would neva start checking it cos i know i would do it all the time,, LOL


kairen x

[Barewolf]

I am calm though, i dont feel anxious or stressed, its just high all the time.

[nomorepanic]

What is your blood pressure like?

Nicola

[Barewolf]

Appears normal according to the BP monitor