What's your resting heart rate?

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I'm worried my heart rate is too high, it seems to have changed after birth.

If I'm lying down dead still, it will go into the 70s (75-78) but as soon as I sit up it'll generally sit between 90-110 ish. Even if I'm just sat in the car, earlier it was 99.

Is this too high? I have had an echocardiogram last year and my heart was structurally normal but I'm concerned my HR is too high!

You're only 10 months post partum so your body still isn't back to normal as it were. Give it another 6 months and it might be back to normal

Mine also seems fairly high, with my average resting at around 90. I thought anything up to 100 was normal but perhaps I should be more concerned? My Garmin watch told me to calm down and do breathing exercises the other day, but I was only doing my make up. My HR will go up to around 120 when I’m moving around.

Mid 60s generally. If it goes up to
70 I expect to be ill in the next few days.

@Cheersmedears123 I think resting heart rate is normal between 60-100.

But sleeping heart rate i think should be below 60?

Why did you have an echocardiogram last year, why is your thyroid getting tested twice a year ("but it's fine") ?

What chronic health condition are you diagnosed with and being treated for that requires the other monitoring to happen routinely?

@lljkk because I developed tachycardia in pregnancy and post partum hypertension. I had blood tests to monitor for post partum preeclampsia.

Then this year I had another health scare which warranted w tests

*further blood tests

So you are being treated for the hypertension now, what medications are you on?
Which health system are you in, btw, is this USA or Italy or France?

ps: are you being treated for tachycardia now?
Are you being diagnosed with and being treated by the other thing that you had as health scare for?

What medications are you taking routinely now?

Yeah I think from memory the cardiologist was wanting 50-60bpm overnight, which mine was. And yes re your other post; it is supposed to come down lower overnight than your daytime resting heart rate.

Mine is 72. I have mild POTS linked to hyper-mobility, so it will increase on standing.

My husband’s resting heart rate is 55.

It’s a really individual thing. Mine hovers around 48-50 but I run lots and have an active job.

I would say it’s the stress of pregnancy, giving birth and the hypertension all having a bit of an impact. Sleep goes out of the window with a young baby. All these factors contribute. Plus any medication you are taking?

It’s hard to find time to exercise with a baby but walking is great. And anything to de stress like yoga. Maybe have your thyroid checked if you haven’t already.

How’s your sleep? If you’re not getting in to a deep, restful sleep then that could also be a reason.

60-90 is normal - 50 if you are really fit! 100 or more is tachycardia if consistently at that level. How fit are you?

48-50. I am 50, with slightly impaired electrical conductivity in my heart. But completely well and healthy, so no one is very concerned.

I have always had a fast heart rate. I've had cardiac checks for different reasons twice in my life, 20 years apart, and there's nothing behind it. Just the way I'm made.
When I'm on the gym treadmill etc, I don't put my hands anywhere near the heart rate reader on the handles. I'd never exorcise again if I did, as it's so high!

I'm 61 and not particularly fit and my laying down heart rate is usually around 76. After a bit of physical activity it's around 90.

90

Between 50-55, but I'm on beta blockers after a cardiac ablation 18 months ago. In addition to AF I did have episodes of inappropriate sinus tachycardia for months during COVID times, I could barely function at worse as my hr would shoot up with basic activities around 130 and higher. Ended up under a cardiologist.

Thanks all. I saw doctor today who did an ecg - tachycardia. Being referred.

55 resting
40-45 sleeping