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Low Heart Rate

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Carrie76 · 12/02/2025 08:21

The last 2 mornings I’ve had a low heart rate alert on my watch. It says my heart rate dropped to below 40bpm for 10 mins in the night. Is this something I should be concerned about? I’m in pretty good shape health wise, active and fairly fit

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littleblackcat247 · 12/02/2025 08:23

How old are you and what is your usual resting heart rate?

Carrie76 · 12/02/2025 08:25

I’m 47 and my usual resting heart rate is between 47-54 according to my watch

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H0P · 12/02/2025 08:26

Are you underweight?

Carrie76 · 12/02/2025 08:29

No normal weight

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littleblackcat247 · 12/02/2025 08:30

Personally I wouldn't be especially worried about that if you have no other symptoms. But please note - I'm speaking as a retired nurse - and not as a GP or cardiologist!

EmeraldDreams73 · 12/02/2025 09:43

Please do get checked out, OP.

This story is very rare but v recent in my family so it's worth telling in case it's relevant to you (probably not, I realise).

My 52 year old cousin (healthy, not overweight) had exactly this notification within 24 hours of buying a cheap watch for step counting. She didn't even know it had the pulse rate facility.

She had previously been to GP twice with strange symptoms (mainly fatigue and dodgy eyesight) and been fobbed off.

This notification prompted her to see a third GP. He sent her straight to hospital where they found she was in something called secondary heart block. She ended up in cardiac HDU (first person ever to walk in on their own, she was carrying a latte and feeling she was wasting their time!). Subsequently told her heart could have stopped at any moment and her coffee addiction had kept jump starting it. She had a pacemaker with built in defib fitted - was told it was urgent and would be fitted same day, then ended up waiting on the ward on complete bed rest for 4 more days as other emergencies kept coming in.

She is doing fine now, there are all sorts of reasons this could have happened apparently but they've said hers is sarcoidosis likely due to stress. She is recovering well but having lots of tests to determine treatment plan going forward, is having to take early retirement from work, etc.

Sorry if this is scary but she didn't fit the heart problem profile at all which is why it got missed. Please do get checked out just in case.

Carrie76 · 12/02/2025 09:53

Thank you for the replies @EmeraldDreams73 I had a clot behind my eye last year. They never got to the bottom of the cause but sarcoidosis was mentioned. I am currently undergoing a huge amount of stress so based on your story I will get it checked out. Many thanks

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Mielikki · 12/02/2025 09:58

How fit are you? Resting heart rate of 47-54 and sleeping heart rate below 40 would be normal in someone who does a lot of endurance sport such as a runner or cyclist, but would need further investigation in someone who wasn't an endurance athlete.

Carrie76 · 12/02/2025 10:00

I’m definitely not an endurance athlete. I’m a sports coach so on my feet all day, however in the last 3 months I’ve done little of my own exercise. I’m only just back to working out for 30 mins a day so am certainly not in peak fitness.

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