Is this normal? I'm worried

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Moxxi · 01/07/2021 09:29

So in Jan this year I had to go to the hospital because my heart rate was 172 just laying in bed. They started me on a beta blocker and told me my heart is fine after a 24hr monitor and a heart scan. My cardiologist told me to work out for 45 mins 3 times a week but I do 5 times a week for half an hour - mixture of cardio and weights but mostly cardio.

When I wake up my heart rate jumps from 77 and when I'm getting ready for the gym it's 140 :'( I'm so scared. When I'm working out I haven't seen my heart rate pass 179 but that's with medication to reduce my heart rate too.

I don't understand how nothing can be wrong. Anyone else the same as me or am I going to die young?

I'm 26, 5ft7" female. 80kg

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Chocolateteabag · 01/07/2021 23:20

Hi Moxxi - did you try any of the advice from your thread about this last week? CBT, mindfulness & yoga?
Have you gone back to your GP with your concerns (maybe keep a diary to show them?)

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Moxxi · 01/07/2021 23:36

Hello I'm on the waiting list for CBT. I've been doing/trying mindfulness which had been helping but my heart rate seems to shoot back up right away after I've finished with the will breathing exercises. I'm so scared :(

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Runningquestion · 02/07/2021 17:48

Hi OP,
Have you had Covid or the vaccine by any chance? I’ve had some scary episodes with my heart rate since my first jab. It started about a week after I had it and was stuck at around 170 while I was just sitting down doing nothing. It has eventually settled (but remains higher than it used to be) but took a couple of months to settle.

If you haven’t had either then this is an irrelevant comment that you can ignore, but I have found a lot of people are having heart rate issues since being ill with Covid or having the jab.

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Moxxi · 02/07/2021 18:02

Hello @Runningquestion I've had both vaccines

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Runningquestion · 02/07/2021 18:04

Did the high heart rate start shortly after one of them?

Forestttheout · 05/07/2021 10:39

Was also about to ask if you'd had covid? my resting heart rate is usually about 62. I had covid and it shot up to 85, now a month later its slowly coming back down but even a month later its at 70. Similar increases during exercise, a gentle run would normal see me sat at 140 but since covid its been at 180-190

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