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Constant Heart rate average of 111bpm--Looking for Doctor's response only please!
I have an average heart rate of 111bpm, when I am doing an activity that requires exercise, it increases, even just going up or down stairs raises my heart rate. I was told by a cardiologist that this is "normal." Well, it bothers me, and they've done nothing for me (I am 20 years old, and was diagnosed with these problems when I was 18 or 19 years old), I have experienced
Shortness of breath
Chest discomfort
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Changes in vision
Feeling faint
and every time I'm told that I'm simply "fine," I am not satisfied with this answer, but can't find any other solutions/answers. I have a history of heart problems on my Dad's side of the family that just recently started to appear. 3 years ago, my Dad had at least an 80% blockage in one of his valves and had to have double by-pass surgery, several years before then, one his his brothers, my uncle, died of a heart attack after having had several through out his adult life. Another one of his brothers died about 4 years ago after having a quadruple (I think) by-pass surgery, but died a few days after the surgery in the hospital. Just a month or so ago ANOTHER of his brothers had a stent done because he had (I believe) a 98% blockage in his heart...My Dad has told me this is due to their diet, they all smoked and drank, the Uncle with heart attacks, stopped after the heart attacks started, but he still continued to have heart attacks. His mother also died of a brain aneurysm, but I don't know much about it because he never talks about it...he lead on that it had to due with a valve in the heart, but then persisted to say it had nothing to do with her heart...(?) I have had numerous EKGs, I have had my thyroid check twice, once it came back "borderline" (?) and another time, while I was pregnant, it came back normal, I have also had an ultrasound done on my heart and was told that was normal as well. I was told it wasn't necessary for me to be on any medication, and was told to stay away from caffeine, which I had already been doing. I never noticed the rapid heart rate, which is constant and NOT situational, until after I had started smoking pot, which I did for three years ago (at the age of 18, the year following I had woken up having a panic attack-twice-and was told that my body got confused and thought I was having a panic attack because of my heart rate-that doctor prescribed me Toprol, I stopped taking it and was told by a cardiologist that medication wasn't necessary and that it was typical now-a-days for someone to have a heart rate like mine...ghee thanks), and quit at the end of this past year. I had been told by a boyfriend when I was 16 that my heart rate was really quick when we were simply laying down and hadn't done anything strenuous or exercised. But I had never had a doctor tell me that, never in my whole life until after I had a panic attack, at which time my family doctor (who prescribed the Toprol, and told me about my panic attacks) told me that my heart rate while sitting down was normal for someone my age who was being CHASED.
I am just so sick and tired of being told that it's nothing and "okay" when it really freaks me out, and I am constantly having to have my fiancée check my pulse. I'm worried that when I am ready to have children (I had an abortion last time because I had horrible morning sickness-throughout the whole 5 months I was pregnant, and could not financially provide for a child) that my heart rate could cause complications, or be passed on to my baby, and have that child be told the same (what I feel is) ******** about it being "normal."
Also, not sure if this could be in any way related, but 3 years ago, my maternal grandmother died after suffering multiple strokes and seizures, they couldn't diagnose them, so they put her in an induced comma, of which she never came out of so they took her off life support, and when she died, they found cancer. They still couldn't give us any answers as to whether the strokes/seizures were linked to the cancer in anyway or why she had either of them or what caused her to die.
Any new information you can give me?
Other than, it's normal? Or "go see a cardiologist" (who will simply tell me it's normal)?
Shortness of breath
Chest discomfort
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Changes in vision
Feeling faint
and every time I'm told that I'm simply "fine," I am not satisfied with this answer, but can't find any other solutions/answers. I have a history of heart problems on my Dad's side of the family that just recently started to appear. 3 years ago, my Dad had at least an 80% blockage in one of his valves and had to have double by-pass surgery, several years before then, one his his brothers, my uncle, died of a heart attack after having had several through out his adult life. Another one of his brothers died about 4 years ago after having a quadruple (I think) by-pass surgery, but died a few days after the surgery in the hospital. Just a month or so ago ANOTHER of his brothers had a stent done because he had (I believe) a 98% blockage in his heart...My Dad has told me this is due to their diet, they all smoked and drank, the Uncle with heart attacks, stopped after the heart attacks started, but he still continued to have heart attacks. His mother also died of a brain aneurysm, but I don't know much about it because he never talks about it...he lead on that it had to due with a valve in the heart, but then persisted to say it had nothing to do with her heart...(?) I have had numerous EKGs, I have had my thyroid check twice, once it came back "borderline" (?) and another time, while I was pregnant, it came back normal, I have also had an ultrasound done on my heart and was told that was normal as well. I was told it wasn't necessary for me to be on any medication, and was told to stay away from caffeine, which I had already been doing. I never noticed the rapid heart rate, which is constant and NOT situational, until after I had started smoking pot, which I did for three years ago (at the age of 18, the year following I had woken up having a panic attack-twice-and was told that my body got confused and thought I was having a panic attack because of my heart rate-that doctor prescribed me Toprol, I stopped taking it and was told by a cardiologist that medication wasn't necessary and that it was typical now-a-days for someone to have a heart rate like mine...ghee thanks), and quit at the end of this past year. I had been told by a boyfriend when I was 16 that my heart rate was really quick when we were simply laying down and hadn't done anything strenuous or exercised. But I had never had a doctor tell me that, never in my whole life until after I had a panic attack, at which time my family doctor (who prescribed the Toprol, and told me about my panic attacks) told me that my heart rate while sitting down was normal for someone my age who was being CHASED.
I am just so sick and tired of being told that it's nothing and "okay" when it really freaks me out, and I am constantly having to have my fiancée check my pulse. I'm worried that when I am ready to have children (I had an abortion last time because I had horrible morning sickness-throughout the whole 5 months I was pregnant, and could not financially provide for a child) that my heart rate could cause complications, or be passed on to my baby, and have that child be told the same (what I feel is) ******** about it being "normal."
Also, not sure if this could be in any way related, but 3 years ago, my maternal grandmother died after suffering multiple strokes and seizures, they couldn't diagnose them, so they put her in an induced comma, of which she never came out of so they took her off life support, and when she died, they found cancer. They still couldn't give us any answers as to whether the strokes/seizures were linked to the cancer in anyway or why she had either of them or what caused her to die.
Any new information you can give me?
Other than, it's normal? Or "go see a cardiologist" (who will simply tell me it's normal)?
Well, I could tell you a few things, but I'll control myself from telling you, as I'm no doctor.
Hi. I'm sick of being told I'm ok too! 110 pulse may be 'normal' if you smoke and weigh 300lb, otherwise I don't think so.
what does your heart rate increase to during activity? What it if you lay down for a while? What's your blood pressure like?
My doctor tells me I have anxiety and this makes things worse, I do accept anxiety makes matters worse, the adrenaline released has a bad effect, one of which is my pulse going up. I don't believe anxiety is the cause, but treatment for anxiety (counselling in my case) has helped me deal with things slightly better.
what does your heart rate increase to during activity? What it if you lay down for a while? What's your blood pressure like?
My doctor tells me I have anxiety and this makes things worse, I do accept anxiety makes matters worse, the adrenaline released has a bad effect, one of which is my pulse going up. I don't believe anxiety is the cause, but treatment for anxiety (counselling in my case) has helped me deal with things slightly better.
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