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My heart rate increases at doctors office and is normal at home, is this a sign of anxiety, at anytime in a day my heart rate is less than 75.

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Heart rate: Heart rate is closely related to emotional state and often it goes up when anxious such as many people are when visiting the doctor

Dr Southard agreed

Answered 3/4/2015

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