Re: Heart rate

[Guest guest]

I dont believe that there is a single heart rate which is appropriate for

everyone; For those who are not athletes or dont have a well conditioned

heart, the normal resting pulse rate, during the day, is 68 to72 BPM; At

night everyones pulse falls below 50 when sleeping;

For athletes, their resting pulse rates are usually between 40 and 50; At

nights, their can go as low as 30; Although I am not an olympic athlete

myself, I must have a well conditioned heart since usually, without

medication my resting pulse rate is around 55, and at night it has gone as

low as 36BPM; None of my cadiologists has expressed concern about that.

Some athletes report an even lower resting pulse rate during the day, in the

upper 20s to low 30s;

The answer ultimately depends on what your pulse rate normally is given

your present weight and lifestyle; If your pulse rate is normally below 60

while resting, and you notice that lately it is around 70 or 75, you might

want to find out why; Although 70 is certainly normal, it is not usual for

you, if you normally are below 50;

Therefore, there is no single answer possible to your question; It depends

on the individual and their lifestyle and what their heart rate is normally.

Heart rate

> Question for everyone. What is your heart rate and what is a safe

> heart rate?

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>Question for everyone. What is your heart rate and what is a safe

>heart rate?

Mine can be as low as 40 bpm at rest (probably lower when I'm asleep!). At the

moment I don't go over around 120 bpm because my AF can be induced when I rest

after exerting myself. (before my AF I could happily exercise hard and go up to

190+ bpm). When I'm in AF I range from around 100 bpm to about 190 bpm and

average around 140 bpm. (off meds my rate went up to 300 bpm but this was

extremely scary and I was inevitably in the back of an ambulance before too

long). I'm sure what's 'safe' varies amongst individuals. For ball park

figures - between 60 and 100 is considered a 'normal' resting heart rate. and

you shouldn't go over around 90% of your maximum heart rate (MHR) when

exercising heavily for too long.

You can calculate you MHR by subtracting your age from 220 (male) and from

226(female). So, for example I'm a 31 year old male so my MHR is around 189

(220-31) so I shouldn't go over around 170 bpm (90% of 189). However I've no

idea what affect taking drugs has on any of these figures - and I'd love to

know! I take a beta blocker which keeps my heart rate lower so whether my

figures should be adjusted downwards or not is anyone's guess. Also, I strongly

suspect that any heart disease/surgery will have an affect on what is considered

to be safe.

I should stress that I'm no medic and if you are at all worried about your heart

rate you should seek

professional advice.

cheers

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D

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I have found that beta blockers in general have lowered my pulse rate

between 10 and 20%, usually 20; For example, if my resting pulse rate is 55,

taking a Lopressor or an Inderal will lower it about 10 beats per minute to

45BPM.

If my pulse rate, without having taken my Lopressor for a few days is around

70, taking a 50 or 100mg tablet will lower it to the mid 50's, again, about

a 20% reduction.

Re: Heart rate

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> >Question for everyone. What is your heart rate and what is a safe

> >heart rate?

> Mine can be as low as 40 bpm at rest (probably lower when I'm asleep!). At

the

> moment I don't go over around 120 bpm because my AF can be induced when I

rest

> after exerting myself. (before my AF I could happily exercise hard and go

up to

> 190+ bpm). When I'm in AF I range from around 100 bpm to about 190 bpm

and

> average around 140 bpm. (off meds my rate went up to 300 bpm but this was

> extremely scary and I was inevitably in the back of an ambulance before

too

> long). I'm sure what's 'safe' varies amongst individuals. For ball park

> figures - between 60 and 100 is considered a 'normal' resting heart rate.

and

> you shouldn't go over around 90% of your maximum heart rate (MHR) when

> exercising heavily for too long.

>

> You can calculate you MHR by subtracting your age from 220 (male) and from

> 226(female). So, for example I'm a 31 year old male so my MHR is around

189

> (220-31) so I shouldn't go over around 170 bpm (90% of 189). However I've

no

> idea what affect taking drugs has on any of these figures - and I'd love

to

> know! I take a beta blocker which keeps my heart rate lower so whether my

> figures should be adjusted downwards or not is anyone's guess. Also, I

strongly

> suspect that any heart disease/surgery will have an affect on what is

considered

> to be safe.

>

>

> I should stress that I'm no medic and if you are at all worried about your

heart

> rate you should seek

> professional advice.

>

> cheers

>

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> Question for everyone. What is your heart rate and what is a safe

> heart rate?

My heart rate (approx.) on atenolol and digoxin is:

NSR - 60

AF - 80

Without meds, my heart rate (approx.) was:

NSR - 85

AF - 180

I'm not sure what a safe heart rate is. I do know I feel much more

comfortable at the lower rates. The only downside to having my heart

rate at 60 in NSR is that when I have premature atrial or ventricular

contractions (not sure which), the time between beats feels endless

and more uncomfortable than being in AF.

Lee

[Guest guest]

....> I'm not sure what a safe heart rate is. I do know I feel much

more

> comfortable at the lower rates. The only downside to having my

heart

> rate at 60 in NSR is that when I have premature atrial or

ventricular

> contractions (not sure which), the time between beats feels endless

> and more uncomfortable than being in AF.

Lee, are the premature atrial or ventricular contractions when the

heart goes THUMP much more strongly than usual, and more slowly than

usual?

[Guest guest]

> ...> I'm not sure what a safe heart rate is. I do know I feel much

> more

> > comfortable at the lower rates. The only downside to having my

> heart

> > rate at 60 in NSR is that when I have premature atrial or

> ventricular

> > contractions (not sure which), the time between beats feels

endless

> > and more uncomfortable than being in AF.

>

> Lee, are the premature atrial or ventricular contractions when the

> heart goes THUMP much more strongly than usual, and more slowly

than

> usual?

Trudy,

The premature beats feel like a slightly stronger thump followed by

an unusually long space before the next beat. If I feel my pulse at

that time is not the " regular irregularity of AF " , rather it is a

regular pulse, then a premature thump followed by the longer than

usual space. The most uncomfortable part of this sequence is the

weak, empty feeling in my solar plexus while I am awaiting the next

beat. If the premature beats and longer spaces continue in a series

it is debilitating. Sometimes these beats trigger an AF episode and

sometimes they don't. They often happen when I try to start a new

medication or supplement (eg. magnesium citrate, calcium, coenzyme

Q10, all the major anti-arrhythmics), and when I stop the medication

or supplement, they stop. Sometimes they occur for no apparent

reason.

At times, I also experience what describes...a series of

wildly irregular beats that feel out of control and usually trigger

AF. If I am awake when they happen and I can " bear down " or go up

and down the stairs a few times when I feel this, I can sometimes

postpone an AF episode.

These two types of irregular beats feel different to me. Hope this

is helpful. It helps me to try to describe my experience and I look

forward to the descriptions of others.

Lee