My heart rate is normally anywhere between 90-120 BPM, and I go to the gym regularily.....My heart rate jumps to 150 right away, and stays at high 170-180's, and I never break a sweat until it is atleast 180. It has gone off the monitor at times, which means it is over 200 when I am running, but I can still talk and am not gasping for air. I am 27 female, and have always had this problem, had cardiograms and doctor does not seem worried, but I am scared of dropping dead...anyone know anything more about this?
2007-05-07 15:51:27 · 13 answers · asked by vega_five 3 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I do not, nor have I ever smoked (or done any drugs for that matter), or drink any caffeine. I am very healthy eater, drink tons of water every day. I had 2 personal trainers and they saw no isue, and I saw a cardiologist, had 2 cardiograms, and monitor ovre night in the hospital..... as well as an ekg. I heard about the "so many heart beats in your life" thing, and that is why I am worried.... oh, and I have low blood pressure.
2007-05-08 08:36:03 · update #1
My resting heart rate is typically around 90BPM, and stays that way irrespective of my level of exercise, stress, etc. I, like you, can get to 200 and not gasp for air. I had never been concerned about this until today when my results from the doc came back. Much to my surprise, the cardiologist wants me to start on a beta blocker (Normodyne) for 30 days and then redo the halter heart rate monitor for another 24 hours. He said that it's not healthy for the heart to be working so hard. If I were you, I'd get another opinion. You may want to request wearing a halter heart rate monitor to see what things look like over the course of a full day - not just a moment in time during a doc visit.
2007-05-14 18:02:00 · answer #1 · answered by My N 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-14 02:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Zella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-19 20:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, this is VERY concerning. Sorry to say but any doctor who is NOT concerned about this is a quack.
There is one theory, with much increasing research to back it up which says that everyone's heart has a maximum number of beats and then it stops. I can't remember of the top of my head but if this is true, you'll be dead in your 50's.
Generally a high heart rate like this is a sign that your heart is in BAD shape. The first two most obvious things are if you smoke STOP RIGHT NOW and if you consume any caffeine STOP RIGHT NOW.
It seems that you have cardio fitness accounted for in your life. I would want a doctor or VERY qualified trainer to assess my stroke volume and blood pressure if I were you.
Few things are caught in an EKG; if it doesn't happen IN that second, it doesn't happen. You can have an EKG look good walk out of the hospital and die of a heart attack in the parking lot. It has happened. Demand a 24 hour holter monitor test.
If your blood pressure is not LOW with a heart rate this high, I'd be afraid of stroke if I were you. Just the amount of pressure that could be in your brain! Sorry, don't mean to scare you.
No, this is NOT normal. And don't stop getting answers until someone can tell you WHY your cardiac system behaves this way. EXACTLY what is causing it.
2007-05-07 16:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by Noota Oolah 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-02-15 05:36:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-01-27 14:02:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-02 23:04:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-11 17:14:07 · answer #8 · answered by Lindsay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-02 09:10:31 · answer #9 · answered by todd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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