How many bpm?

[Ulysees]

How many beats per min does your heart beat? Mine is 71 at the moment but was higher last night. Just curious as read an article where a mum wore a monitor all day and at one point hers went up to 120 bpm

Apparently women should be between 60-80 bpm on average.

70 - but fat and not very fit!

lucykate, my dad has VT - he had two ablations this year. consultant thinks he may have got the nerve (my dad calls it Mr Nasty!) on the 2nd attempt. my dad's on beta-blockers full-time now, which he thinks is keeping Mr Nasty at bay.

how do you manage your attacks? my dad's last one was a v close call as he had shocks and amioderone and had abad reaction to the drugs.

sorry, hijacking a tad.

Jools - yep! I was told I'd be risking more than an insignificant risk of breast cancer if I didn't

Still don't feel much benefit from it, although the racing heart thing has stopped, I think thats due to the beta blockers rather than the HRT!

Keep meaning to change the HRT though, as this one is not ideal - think I might go for the libido boosting ones - DH won't know what's hit him

if you're lucky - it didn't work for me

the cancer thing is a bit of shocker I thought all the data said HRT increased the risk?

dinny - as they don't happen very often, i have tablets at home, verapamil. if that doesn't stop it, then have to go to hosp for injection of same drug, but bigger dose. last check up was 4 yrs ago, just before having dd as i was worried how it would react to labour. had no probs with either labours, however, no home births for me! worst attack was when i was at high school and lasted 5hrs. nowadays, if it happens, its just for a minute or so

It's always sensible that any heart palpitations get checked out, most are benign but worrying about it doesn't help. Sometimes the speed at which the heart beats isn't necessarily a serious problem. It's the type of palpitation that is more important, and can usually be picked up on a 24 hour monitor. If its worrying you Ulysees I'd pop down to the doctor, even if its just to put your mind at rest.

It does raise it - but for my age group by 1 per thousand - from 4 per thousand to 5 per thousand. Which although percentage wise sounds a big risk - absolutely it is still low!

87

can I ask? what are you on? just nosey

I don't take it anymore

Well I joined the gym yesterday and went swimming (only 20 lengths ) this morning so got the old heart rate up a wee bit.

Hope you're all keeping ok

mine is usually aorund 60-70 at resting. dh has been well over 250bpm apparently. he got zapped when that happened.

81... I'm pregnant, does that make a difference?

How's he doing misdee?

flamebat,yes it goes up afaik?

scary incident last thurs, took dd for ten month check, she was peachy, but i said oh i feel a bit odd today, breathless and achey, Dr took my pulse a scary 130bpm! wouldnt let me go home had to get dh to the surgery and into a&e and before i knew it i was staying in for suspected pe!!

So did they find out what caused it buddahmummy? Were u going down with a bug?

All the tests came back negative, but have to go and see chest consultant next week for follow up. Just hoping it was a one off. Havent been looking after myself too well lately, too much cafeine and not enough sleep etc, bit of a wake up call.

glad to hear the tests were ok BM. Hope you're looking after yourself now xx