Hi....I've always had a fast pulse...it's not unusual to be 120, resting...my doctor thinks it's no big deal, my BP is close to being high but not there yet...I'm avoiding caffeine...just wondering if you've got this too? Are there any vitamins or herbs that would help? I'm just taking so many pills so far...I'd hate to add another if I don't have to. TIA if anyone has any ideas..my doctor's not worried about it, but it's kinda freaking me out.
i was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome about 10 years ago. A fancy way of saying that if I stand upright for too long that my pulse exceeds twice the normal rate and the result is passing out. I don't know if this is the case for you, but I am on medications to control pulse rate and blood pressure. My enemy is bp since my pulse is high and bp drops rapidly (weird combo). Anyway, just thought I'd lend that info to anyone who may be experiencing the same sort of symptoms.
Yes I have this too. My pulse is also around 120 resting sometimes higher. It's Sinus Tachycardia. OR Inapropraite Sinus Tachycardia. I take a beta blocker when it gets to high or I'm going to do something very athletic so it doesn't get to high. My cardioligist says the reason is unknown and that is why they call it Inapropriate beacuse there is no underlying cause. But I also just started seeing a diet doctor to help me loose some more weight cause cause am at a stand still. She told me that she thinks the fast heart rate is due to the PCOS and my hormones being off and hopes i will see a change as we treat the PCOS more. Hope this helps.
Heart rate is not often monitored. When you go in for a physical, your blood pressure is always measured, but not your heart rate. I believe that if we monitored heart rate more, we'd find that an elevated heart rate is another sympton of PCOS. Mine is typically high (usually over 100) despite the fact that I am fit and get plenty of exercise.
This topic comes up on here every once in a while. I once saw elevated heart rate mentioned in a PCOS research document, but can't find it now. If anyone out there has seen this, I'd really like to read about it again.
Mine isn't particulary high, when I'm fitter its better (for obvious reasons!) but I notice I'm very sensitive to caffeine and I only need a little to set my heart rate racing.
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If your pulse is noramlly high (but not over like 120-130ish) then you're prolly ok. Normal is anywhere b/w 60-100 but well trained athletes can have a much lower normal & tolerate it fine & vice versa: everybody has their own baseline.
As far as BP: it works inversely to heart rate. As your BP increases (the force of the blood pumping thru your body) the heart does not have to pump as fast, to circulate blood & supply your organs with oxygenated blood. Thus with increased BP, heartrate will NORMALLY drop. The opposite is true: as BP drops (say somebody is losing blood somewhere) the heartrate will increase...because there is less blood circulating & the heart needs to pump faster, to supply the organs with oxygenated blood.
Hope this helps. As long as your doctor isn't worried, I'd say your ok. But, as with anything...second opinions are always welcome
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I had episodes with a very high heart rate back in 2004. It was related to stress, I had a burn out back then. (The funny thing about it is that you will actually be more likely to have ahigher heart rate when you are in a "relaxed" situation.)
I don't know if that is the same in your case, PCOS can certainly put stress on a person's life. I got rid of it by doing autogenic training (you sort of force your body into relaxation for 5-10 minutes at a time, 2-3 times a day - or more often if you need to). My GP advised me to do that, and besides learning that training, I went on a course to learn what exactly stress does in your body. Quite an enlightenment, let me tell ya!
But seriously, you could try that, it's fairly easy to learn although you do need to get into it and keep it up. let me know if you want more info about it.
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I always have a high pulse, it's normally inbetween like 100-110 and the average is 60-100. It worries me a bit because I think the long term effects of having it won't be the greatest. But it's been really high for quite some time. A doctor has never said anything to me about it.
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I've had a high rate since I was a baby; I was born with juvenile pericarditis (inflammation or fluid in the lining of the heart) and was told that's why I have a fast heart rate. The pericarditis usually resolves itself, and did in my case, but my fast pulse stuck around, even when I was thin. I have noticed, though, that the heavier I am, the higher it gets. I also don't fit into the high pulse, low blood pressure category. Seems they both increase and decrease with each other. I was dx with borderline hbp a few years ago and lately, I've been having a problem with it being borderline on meds. And my rate has been WAY too high lately. I ended up buying a heart monitor for exercise since it was scaring me. This way, I can watch it and don't overdo it.
Doctors don't seem too concerned either. Now the people who check me in? They kind of freak if I don't warn them ahead of time, lol, but the doctors hardly even mention it.
Interesting how many of us have this. I thought it was just me.
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When my pulse was fast 100 beats a minute, I kept getting migraines. My blood pressure went up too. the doctor put me on beta blockers which helped calm the pulse down and my blodo pressure went down. The migraines got less frequent. I then lost some weight and my blood pressure is now normal and the fast pulse went away.
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Anyone have a chronically fast pulse? 
