Within a few months the something heart rates were gone, and usually, my pulse was well in the low to mid 70s, sometimes in the mid to high 60s, whereas prior to cracking down on cardio, it ranged in the 80s to 90s, with only an occasional 70s. Three times a week is plenty for knocking down your baseline heart rate.
Doctor Experts for this Site. Provided by CalculatorsWorld. Previous Next. There are three tricks that will go a long ways in ending your anxiety and obsession over taking your pulse, even if you take it a hundred times a day. There are varying degrees of pulse obsession and anxiety. I can estimate my pulse within a four-beat accuracy just by feeling it for only eight beats. In fact, sometimes I get a good feel after feeling only four or five beats. Bonus Trick for Curing Obsessive Pulse Taking Anxiety My mild obsession was triggered by a resting pulse that would sometimes be in the 90s.
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Fluttering and Thumping Heartbeat Scaring You? BMI Calculator. I need someone to tell me that a fast pulse is a good healthy thing and that is why doctors advise people to walk briskly, climb stairs and go jogging and swimming to strengthen the heart. Some say that my level of anxiety is focussed on the pulse and has gone up and I should take Alprax every night to get a good nights sleep, which I do not get.
So how do I stop this stupidity -- which I known is absolute nonsense. I got into it and have beeen at it for two months now. It seems to get better and then hits me suddenly again. It is a kind of fixation on the pulse with the word fast exuding fear.
I am not taking any medicines so far and once tried Alprax which gave me a broken sleep. I sleep well otherwise if not interrupted by phobias.
I have cut down from 6 cups of tea to 4 cups as I thought the caffeine may be causing this stupid anxiety. A: You have a problem with your pulse, it is true, but not the problem you think it is: A constant pulse of 60 would be a sign that you are inactive, and that your heart is not getting the exercise it needs to stay healthy. The heart is a muscle, and must be exercised vigorously to remain strong throughout life. I do not know your age, but you can find out the estimated maximum for your age from a doctor, or in a medical book about the heart.
For example, when I was a 50 year old doctor my maximum pulse was , and so I exercised to get it up to by running and racewalking for a few miles, for about 30 minutes, in order to strengthen my heart. Now, with age, my maximum pulse is down to , as I am 71 years of age and in perfect health. This set my anxiety into over drive big time.
I ran to Walgreens bought an oximeter measures oxygen in blood and pulse and for three months I checked it so much I went through two sets of batteries. Finally it took numerous er visits because of chest pain, 20 chest xrays, a ct of my lungs, and a nuclear stress test and many ekgs and ecgs before I finally was able to quit worrying something was wrong with my heart or lungs.
Get it checked you will be surprised at how relieving it is to hear a dr say your heart and lungs are fine. Now mind you maybe once or twice a day I'll check just out of habit but at least it's not anxiety induced anymore its just from checking it so much over the past three months.
Know that you are not alone with these types of worries. It is good that you are getting all checked out from an medical standpoint. It is important to rule out anything physical that could be causing or adding to your symtoms. It is great for example that you found out about your low potassium levels, and were able to treat that issue. It does sound like you could also benefit from some therapy as well however, to work on the anxiety.
Have you ever sought the help of a therapist for anxiety management? If not, I highly recommend considering this step. Self-help is something that you can do for now, starting anytime. We have a great Resource section here:. Xxplosive Regular Member. So I've been stuck constantly feeling my heart beat and checking my pulse. If it's going over BPM I feel bad. I know this is not a good habit and I need to force myself to stop doing it, but at the same time when I don't check it after I feel some pain or get a little muscle twitch in my back or something I just get more worried.
Any advice? Scaredy Cat Forum Moderator. Hi Xx, Checking of this nature is ususally an attempt at controlling the anxiety that we are feeling I don't know if you should be concerned about forcing yourself to stop this habit I think instead, that you should concentrate on treating the underlying anxiety In our Resources, we have some great book links of treating health anxiety issues in self-help form.
Give them a look and see if you are interested. Unfortunately if you get a 'reading' that is not optimal If you use the information and techniques in one of these books however, you could be eliminating the need to fall back on this checking crutch It's a win-win! Peace and progress! Shirley Tem Regular Member. BeRock Veteran Member. I have the same habit! At least once, I've come on here and posted like, "ohemgee, my heart rate is too high!
What do I do? My therapist has given me the same advice about several of my "tics" - not to worry about the action, to try and treat what is causing the action. Hope you feel better soon. Jojanxiety Regular Member. You should be assured that your heart is normal so you'll feel less anxious about it.
For me having 2 normal EKG helps me lessen my fears about heart problems. Constantly worrying or feeling anxious about your heart will keep your heart rate high or will make you feel you're having skipped beats.
Once you've lessened your irrational fears about how your heart is going to stop or how it will explode on a fast heart rate you'll be confident enough not to check your pulse every once in a while because your fears are unlikely to happen.
It will return to its normal state once you've managed your anxiety. I've read that there is a thing called nats negative automatic thoughts. They are simply negative thoughts that you feel compelled to respond to before you feel relief. When you get these negative thoughts, try to remember they are nats and force yourself to overcome the compulsion to check your pulse.
After all, you know your pulse will be fine, so there is no need to check it is there. Remember, they are negative thoughts that will make no difference whatsoever to you if you check your pulse or not, but if you let them, they will keep coming back over and over again.
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