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Had extreme stress for a long time now my resting pulse is much lower when i lay down and relax and races when i stand up and walk. how could that be?

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With a racing pulse: Avisit to pcp is necessary to r/o any arrhythmia of other cardiac problem , before you blame stress1.

Answered 3/7/2014

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