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A 19-year-old female asked:
19 y/o female, generally healthy, not very active (not overweight though). been anxious about my heart lately, as my resting heart rate feels slow/i feel tired often. resting bpm is usually around 55-60. it'll go up with exercise, but i'm worried?
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Dr. Krishna Kumaranswered
Psychiatry 57 years experience
Anxiety: I understand your concern.
“I feel tired often” indicates feeling overwhelmed with stresses in your life.
Stress can cause anxiety and depression.
Heart rate going up with exercise indicates good functioning heart.
Feel the Wonder of 3 Billion muscle cells in Heart working together to send blood with Oxygen to every part of body due to which we are alive.
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