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Rapid heart rate (pulse), made worse by exercise or physical activity
Rapid heart rate (pulse), made worse by exercise or physical activity
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 27-year old female asked:
My heart rate is in the 40 something when Im sleeping. I just looked at my Fitbit and seen it. I just checked with pulse ox it was 52 with me laying here. Is that normal? Im overweight. And dont exercise regularly. I take kholnopin for anxiety?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am 25 years old, 5'9 and about 185 pounds. I do have anxiety and panic attacks from time to time... I check my pulse and heart rate frequently. During exercise (and sometimes while resting) I feel a vibrating/whooshing pulse in my carotid arteries.
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A 36-year old female asked:
Resting heart rate 90+ for last 2 weeks *Tachycardia, on verapamil to slow down pulse *Exercise 5x/week *on Clobetasol for alopecia *thyroid good ???
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A 27-year old female asked:
My resting heart rate while awake can be as low as 40. Per Apple Watch and radial pulse self check. Sometimes I do get dizzy or lightheaded. Otherwise Im ok rarely ever notice. Heart rate increases normally when I exercise. Should I see the doctor?
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A 19-year old female asked:
After activity, i had a shooting pain down my left arm, pulsing in two fingers and lightning like pain in both jawsides that went away quickly. Heart?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Do I have excess adrenaline? Feet and hands easily cold, even with little activity, heart races, strong bounding pulse all the time. Ekg ok. Labs ok.
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A 31-year old male asked:
It possible to create something you don't have ? Been to every doc heart lung cancer stomach ent past 7 months feel lump sticky my throat , diffnt breathing patterns, can't feel pounding heart feeling w activity, confusion , weak pulse shallow Breath
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A 54-year old male asked:
Ask again. With a b/p of 166/92 and pulse pressure of 74, could that signal my diastol heart failure is getting worse?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I sometimes notice my heart rate speeds up very high. I was just cleaning and my pulse was 160. This doesn't happen all the time just randomly. Why?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can I lower heart pulse rate after weeks of spinal tap procedure?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What causes bounding pulse? Started happening 3 mo ago, getting worse. Feel pulse everywhere,visible heart beat.
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A 42-year old asked:
Can having a fast pulse rate increase you risks of having a heart attack?
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A member asked:
I have a normal bp, but rapid heart rate (chronic). Bp typicall 110/76, pulse 100.?
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A 40-year old asked:
What if there is no pulse but there is a low heart rate in a person, do I have to do a cpr?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible to monitor your internal body temperature by monitoring your pulse/heart rate?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Why is my breathing really slow, almost to the point where i feel like I am skipping breaths, and my heart rate really fast when i take my pulse?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Can a xray tell if your hearts in good shape? And can pulse rate to? Im worried about my heart but i have chest xrays for every 3 months for a year
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A 27-year old male asked:
After working out for 45 min is it ok for your heart rate to be in the 80's two hours later?I freak out about my pulse all the time. Also have GAD.
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A 19-year old male asked:
What would cause a very fast heart rate when standing or walking even at a slow pace? It doesn't happen every day but when it does my pulse is 120+
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A 46-year old female asked:
My heart rate is irregular for 3 days. Thought it was anxiety, but even at rest my pulse rate is over 150. Can anxiety do that on an ongoing basis?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Pulse OX and HR, if oxygen level is 98% normal but HR is 98 off oxygen, should the oxygen be used to bring heart rate down to 65, normal resting HR?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Why is my apical pulse much stronger and almost beating thru my chest when my heart rate is slow? Because when it speeds up like 80 BPM you don't feel it??
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A 35-year old female asked:
35 year-old female, resting heart rate 95-98, BP at rest 142/99: exercising to lose weight...Took 3 hours to recover resting pulse...So should I decrease my intensity a bit, just to be safe?
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A 59-year old male asked:
I have congestive heartfailure and have + - 45%heart function left i started exercising again for +- 5 days since last week felt tired after exerc sleep1h30 today couldn't train very tired sleep fday h rate 122/73 pulse 55 so tired???
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A 27-year old male asked:
Does heart rate in the upper 40s indicate heart trouble? I'm 27 and always had a resting pulse rate of 54-68, until now. I'm not athletic.
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A 49-year old female asked:
I was sleeping and my heart woke me up. When I checked my BP is 83/56 with a pulse of 78, This has been happening, low BP and High heart rate, Im sca?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have panic/anxiety when im panicking insted of fast heart rate my pulse feels really faint and i feel drained why is this?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it norma to see pulse in wrist, palms and fingers? my heart rate is normal (70) but i can see my pulse in my wrist side of fingers
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A 30-year old asked:
Why does the pulse rate increase and heart pound after sprinting?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Does heart rate change every minute? Is it normal?I am always checking my pulse like obsessively. Very anxious about it.
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