Fast HR

[Hannahbt582]

I was wondering if anyone has a fast heart rate for which the cause can't be found?

My resting HR varies between 75bpm-85bpm. After eating (and drinking wine) it will go up to 100bpm. It's never in the 60s.
I'm 42, slim and relatively active.Normal BP.

Bloods normal, no thyroid issues etc. GP doesn't seem to take notice. But my other half has a resting HR of 60 (I can always see this on his Garmin) which makes me think there's something wrong with me.

Does anyone else have a HR like this without any underlying issues?

what is your heart rate on waking in the morning before getting out of bed?

@MikeRafone I'd say around 75bpm

have you taken your heart rate for a week on waking and not moving out of bed? Then taken the average to get to this figure? Or is it a guess?

also is your other half male or female? As males and females generally have different resting heart rates anyway

No I have done this for a week, but recently measured my HR before I got out of bed and it was 75.
My other half is male

average resting heart rate for a female is 78-82, thats average though - so other things will affect your hr. Do you exercise regularly? Do you smoke, drink alcohol regularly?

@MikeRafone exercise 1/2 week, don't smoke, eat healthy, drink a few glasses of wine on the weekend

if you’ve already spoken to your GP and s/he has told you not to worry, you’re probably find.

All these measures are averages. Think of it like a bell curve. There are always outliers and it doesn’t necessarily mean anything is wrong. I take it you’re not getting any symptoms, such as breathlessness or light headedness?

My resting HR is usually around 45 and has been as low as 37. Technically that’s bradycardia. However, I do a lot of exercise so the GP is happy that’s my normal. However, she did run an ECG as a double-check, so if you’re worried maybe ask for that?

On average men tend to have slightly lower resting heart rate . Yours is still in the normal range just at the higher end of it

My resting was 132

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What are you even worrying about? This is totally normal.

The bare minimum for exercise is 40 minutes daily, possibly look at increasing your exercise, ditch the car every trip you can and walk or cycle instead. Now the clocks have changed a brisk walk for 15 minutes in the evening etc

long term it might not reduce your resting heart rate but would prevent it further increasing as you age

Increasing your exercise and fitness is likely to reduce your RHR but it may not be drastic. I have become much fitter over the last year and gone from 64 to usually 58. Am also quite a lot older than you

@Bolide was there a reason for your high resting heart rate?

@HappyHolidai I wish this was the case my doesn't seem so from most of the comments on here..

yes, inappropriate sinus tachycardia

It's on the high side but, assuming you're otherwise well, it might be normal for you. It's normal for heart rate to increase after eating and especially after drinking alcohol.

It's always been high 70s/low 80s. Would having an ECG help to understand what's going on? The GP doesn't sound interested so I could go private.

What is it your worried about? Anything below 95 is actually considered normal. I have been diagnosed with inappropriate sinus tachycardia and that’s when my hr was sitting at 127 lying down!

How tall are you @Hannahbt582? There's research that shows that shorter people tend to have higher resting heart rates than taller people, but lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

I'm 5'3" and get quite a bit of cardio, but my RHR, over the course of a day, tends to range between 64 and 74, with my average over the last month at 70.

Do you have a fast metabolism?

@lawpluslaw that's interesting, I'm 5'1".

I used to have a very fast metabolism in my 20s/30s, I could eat anything and always stays slim. It's slowed a bit now. Is this related to HR?

@caterpillars27 I'm worried because most people say (and in these comments too) that this is a fairly fast HR and I'm worried because I think it should be closer to 60/70.

My heart rate goes up when I'm dehydrated. It's normally around 55-60 (I exercise quite a lot) but it went up to mid 70s on Sunday because I did a long run and had a couple of glasses of wine. It was back to normal the next day when I was nice and hydrated.

Just something to ponder - are you drinking enough water?

What ‘people’?

Many comments on here point out that your HR is in normal range.

Your GP is not concered, because your HR is working normal range.

The NHS and BHF websites will also confirm your HR is normal.