What's your sitting V standing heart rate?

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Hello,

I'm intrigued to know what your sitting v standing heart rate is as I feel mine is on the higher side of 'normal?' My average sitting heart rate is around 103 BPM not sure about my standing average.

What's yours?

For reference I'm 27 (F)

Thanks.

Resting heartbeat varies from 39 to 42…i’m a runner, it’s been checked, it’s just an athletes pulse.

Mine is 55 at rest and jumps up to about 100/110 when I stand and everything goes black for a few seconds. I have POTS though and am on Ivabradine to lower my heartrate.

I was referred to a cardiologist because of the way my heart jumps when I stand, I also suffer quite badly from fatigue and shortness of breath especially on warm days like today. Yesterday I ran 10km and my heartrate didn't go above 140, today walking up the stairs left me gasping for breath with my heart racing. I would look for a referral if I were you, even if its just for peace of mind.

In my 40s, sitting rate is usually 60-65 unless it’s very hot.

Im 33 and at the moment it’s about 74bpm although I’ve been unwell recently and my fitness it down. A few months ago it was about 63. I went to the doctors last week and they took my pulse which was 110 and they said that was too high and due to my temperature so I’d say 103 normally is on the higher side!

My heart rate was much worse in pregnancy and by my second pregnancy I was diagnosed with pots. It took a cardiologist who was filling in for my own to diagnose it. The cardiologist I had before didn’t believe in it 🤨

A holter monitor is essentially an ambulatory ECG and an unremarkable holter is great news but it's only looking at the electrical currents of your heart and doesn't rule out structural issues.

POTS and IST are actually considered dysfunctions of the autonomic nervous system with cardiological symptoms rather than a cardiac disorder. IST can be diagnosed by holter but POTS can't, the gold standard for diagnosing POTS is still by means of a tilt table test although some cardiologists will diagnose through what is often termed 'the poor man's tilt' (it involves lying down for 10/15 minutes, taking heart rate, then standing up and taking heart over a period of 10 minutes usually - have a Google, it's something easily tried at home). Either way, my personal opinion is that any neuro-cardiologist or cardiologist worth their salt won't diagnose without carrying out tests (echocardiogram, cpet etc.) to rule out a structural issue with the heart.

As for whether it's just normal for and you should just accept it, my personal opinion is no. You don't know from an ecg/holter that it's not structural and if the fatigue you're experiencing is related then it will have an impact on the quality of your life.

POTS and IST aren't life threatening but they can be progressive and incredibly debilitating. I think you've hit the nail on the head in pointing out that having a baby has worsened and probably highlighted the impact it's having on you and this applies to life in general. In my experience age, stress, common illnesses can all do the same. We can't avoid these things and if you do have an underlying issue, you won't regret having a diagnosis and specialists in place should your condition deteriorate. Also, POTS and IST are treatable for many so why suffer?

More than anything, I would want to know it isn't structural though and repeat investigations now you're not pregnant would be prudent.

Happy to chat any time. x

• Very definitely NOT a doctor

Either way, my personal opinion is that any neuro-cardiologist or cardiologist worth their salt won't diagnose without carrying out tests (echocardiogram, cpet etc.) to rule out a structural issue with the heart.

I had both of these done along with an ecg, blood tests and holter monitor before being diagnosed with POTS. I didn't have a tilt table test, he just diagnosed me by exclusion a suppose. The holter monitor did show ventricular and atrial ectopics but supposedly they are nothing to worry about.

I went to a private cardiologist because I wasn't being taken seriously, I'm not in the UK though so unsure of what it is like there. When I went through the public system I was fobbed off with 'your ecg is fine', it must be anxiety. In hindsight mine started almost 18years ago when I was pregnant with my first, I just didn't do anything about it for years until last summer when it became really bad and I struggled to function.

Resting heart rate over 100 needs to be investigated.

Mine is 51.

I'm overweight & no athlete.

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Mine is 55 resting. It goes up to around 110 doing moderate activity around the house and up to around 140 when I weight train. I don't do much cardio and wouldn't say I am particularly fit.

Thank you.

Will go back to the doctors (who will probably fob me off due to nothing coming up on the ECG) and see what happens.

Wish they'd take me seriously though

My resting heart rate is 58 bpm. I am overweight and 50. However I exercise a lot, HIIT 3 times a week and walking for 1.5 hours a day

But as pp's have said, anything above 100 isn't normal. You need to push for more investigations and not be fobbed off, especially if they dismiss your concerns because you're so young.
You may just need some medication to regulate your heart rate.

Sitting 61 standing 63 just now. I'm late 40s, usually v fit but atm not so much and I've had a large glass of wine, which usually send it up a couple

Resting is 46 but I run alot ! I’m 46 randomly

Yes, please go back to your GP now you're not pregnant. They might have passed it off as some gestational thing before but you're still the same now, if not worse, so it needs investigating again.

Mention about your dad. Mention about being exhausted. Definitely mention the breathlessness. Tell them you don't think this is normal for you and that you're 27 not 97. Don't make up excuses for why you think your HR is so high or why you think you're breathless and exhausted. Just tell them the facts and that you feel rubbish and ask them to investigate the cause.

late 40s and neither fit nor unfit - Pre covid my resting was 43-53 and standing 70ish post getting covid (and before vaccines) my resting is around 80 but can randomly jump to and stay at 110 -120 standing but not moving - it seems to slow slightly if I move around and other times it shoots up to 130 if going up stairs to loo. If I go for a purposeful walk it stays around 110-115. I’ve had a stress test and holter (?) test and told other than a few sves everything is normal. I think I have scarring but no one will pay attention. Been waiting 2 years for referral for CT scans or similar.

my resting is 100, and it always freaks me out. But my BP and ECG is fine and I keep being told its just within range. I am quite fit too so am out of ideas to bring it down. Have stopped worrying about it....until I am reminded like now, and I wonder if I shd do something.

53 sitting and 71 standing just now, which is higher than usual for me but I've been bustling about. I'm 51.

My dd has been diagnosed with POTS. We paid privately as her symptoms were being dismissed as stress. She has an MRI next month to rule out any structural issues.

When your PG blood pumps harder, I was diagnosed with a heart murmur when PG in my thirties. Just today I had a blood test and have an ecg for next week as they think I may have angina. Big history of heart issues in my family. My Mother had 4 heart attacks but lived till in her nineties. I’m now 58 and have tried to live as cleanly as possible, almost teetotal, keep weight down and stuff like that.

what is the treatment once you are diagnosed as POTS?

Sitting around 55-60. Walking around 90-110 depending on pace. Moderate cycling (around 14-15mph) about 140. Max effort for 30 mins around 180. My max is 192. I’m 35 and chunky but athletic. Sleeping RHR is high 40s-low50s.

A lot of HR is what is your normal so you can’t always compare to others, but 103 as a sitting HR does seem quite high. Worth getting it checked out for sure.

Look up POTS.
I have this and sounds very similar

I'm 68 and unfit, with hypothyroidism. Sitting HR = 59, standing = 65.