HIGH PULSE RATE

[cotton595]

I AM A 57 YEAR OLD WOMAN THAT RECENTLY QUIT SMOKING.  I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE HAD RECENT MINI-STROKES.  I AM BEING TREATED FOR HBP (METOPROLOL).  MY QUESTION IS MY PULSE RATE USUALLY RUNS IN THE 90'S.  WHAT ADVICE CAN YOU GIVE ME,.


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[ed34]

My pulse ran at around 90-98 for about three months when I quit smoking and my bp did increase also. However after three months it seemed to return to normal and my bp was lower than it was when I was a smoker. I believe the body takes quite a while to filter out all the poisons from cigarettes and as the levels of the poisons lessen, the body craves a top up, causing higher bp and pulse. Just hang in there and try to keep things under control using medication prescribed by your doctor.
There are basically two types of smoker, the habitual smoker and the addicted smoker. Both are very different and cause different effects to the body when giving up. The habitual smoker simply has 'triggers' to signal light up time. Such as drinking coffee, having nothing to do, reading the paper. The addicted smoker has a loud shouting voice which shouts "time for more drugs" when the levels in the blood drop below a certain level. I was the latter and giving up was very hard because that voice got very loud after 3 weeks. You are doing the right thing long term which is important and you are simply suffering the short term effects. You have probably smoked for many years and so it will take a bit of time for your body to adjust.