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About 2 months ago i had an episode of high blood pressure.Went to doctor and had EKG which turned out good for my heart from what they could see.Was prescribed antenolol for condition which high blood pressure now doing well,118-140/69-85 on average.Problem is now pulse rate for 3-4 days been 43-51 rarely out of the 40s.Medication is 50mg,talked to dr and told to cut in half 25mg.pulse rate still in 40s.Maybe should i ask to stop medications if blood pressure follows suit to raise pulse rate?very worried and paranoid.Thank you for your time and opinion. p.s.possible bradichardia? my age is 41,male 234lbs recent smoker quit now.
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By all means, stay off smokes. That is a big win whatever comes of you HR.
If you used to drink regular coffee, tea, or cola (there are other things) the caffeine would likely increase you HR... thus stopping would slow it down. I think that to would balance out over time.
Again, if you feel fine and your HR is regular, and the HR speeds up when you stand and start moving around I'd expect your HR to increase, or your would get dizzy - that's what I think.
I find it hard to measure my HR, so when I really want to know I use a stethoscope (at home) or wear an athletic heart monitor (chest strap detector and wrist watch display). I usually wear the monitor when I'm exercising, hiking, riding my bike. In my case I'm concerned about my HR going too high. Opposite problem.
If you used to drink regular coffee, tea, or cola (there are other things) the caffeine would likely increase you HR... thus stopping would slow it down. I think that to would balance out over time.
Again, if you feel fine and your HR is regular, and the HR speeds up when you stand and start moving around I'd expect your HR to increase, or your would get dizzy - that's what I think.
I find it hard to measure my HR, so when I really want to know I use a stethoscope (at home) or wear an athletic heart monitor (chest strap detector and wrist watch display). I usually wear the monitor when I'm exercising, hiking, riding my bike. In my case I'm concerned about my HR going too high. Opposite problem.
Hello jerry.My pulse rate before meds were started were 60-90s after 2 months started to see decline 1 day after quitting smoking.Was wondering if smoking might of kept pulse rate up due to nicotine?Not saying i'll start smoking again(noooooooo way!!!)Also gave up coffee,tea and soda so these possibly could have contributed to higher pulse rate which is in the 40s now that i don't do them anymore?Thank you for your help and advice it is much appreciated.
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You do have an unusually low HR, but if you are not dizzy or have headaches or other symptoms, the HR may be just fine. Any resting HR below 40 regardless of other symptoms would be a concern to me.
You didn't say what you HR was before you went on BP medication. If it was much higher, it may recover. It takes the body time to adjust to medications such as Beta Blockers, which usually lower both BP and HR.
You didn't say what you HR was before you went on BP medication. If it was much higher, it may recover. It takes the body time to adjust to medications such as Beta Blockers, which usually lower both BP and HR.
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