Fast Pulse

Has it happened since August? What is your resting pulse now?

There are lots of reasons for a quickie heartbeat, including atrial fibrillation, which is not to be messed with.

If they are checking for potassium, they may have been looking for an electrolyte imbalance. Since it was August, were you very hot at the time, unable to cool down? That might be a part of it.

Talk to your doc again, maybe seek out a second opinion if you don't think you're getting all the facts.

PS If your blood test showed there "was no potasum [sic, you mean potassium]", then I'm pretty sure you'd be dead. So maybe you aren't hearing everything from the doc or not understanding everything. My advice is to ask again. They shouldn't just give you the bum's rush on this. This is your health, and they should take the time to explain things to you properly.

Hope you're feeling better now.

It still goes up high, but it was really high Friday, and it took a long time to go down.

How high? 150? 200? Or in the 90's? Depending on the actual speed, you may or may not need to get emergency help. If it's in the low 100's or 90's, make an appointment with your doctor. If it's 150, get yourself to a hospital.

My sister used to have episodes like this. Like Bella said, if it's really high (or if it lasts longer than a few minutes) then you should go to an ER so they can treat you while it's happening.

Friday it was 120, that day in the ER in August it was 190.

What causes a fast resting pulse, anyway? Anyone with medical knowledge? I sometimes lately have a resting pulse rate of almost 100.

I was recently diagnosed with Graves disease, which causes hyperthyroidism, which causes an increased pulse. There's at least one reason for you. My pulse was 104 resting when I finally went in to the doctor.

Hello CG... I have been where you are exactly....my resting heart rate was 120... until the put me on meds... My active heart rate reached a little over 200 one day, and I was just sitting down at my desk working...

Look into sinus tarcarydia and all the other tarycardia's... all my blood tests and EKG's came back normal so finally they put me on a hollter moniter (don't know if I spelled that right)... which is a moniter you carry on you for 24 hours.... they tape the recordings and have you write down the times your hearts races and how you feel at the time

I am now on atenolol... which I now take once a day (used to take twice a day).. I have to limit my caffeine intake to almost none, I don't even drink caffeinated soda anymore..

My resting heartrate is now anywhere from 72-80 and active it may reach 120 once in a while... but I haven't had any problems since

Let me know how everything goes and if u have any questions...

How are you doing on the atenolol? I am up to 75mg and my pulse is still 90-95. 100mg makes me drugged.

25 mg once a day... 8 am sharp.... When I took 50 mg a day I was tired all the time... my heart races alot once the meds wear off but I have learned to cope with it and I have ways to calm it down...

I find in the morning when I wake up, my heart is going so fast that sometimes I really think I am gonna faint and late at night also, that is why I always stay sober as can be...

But I gave myself the heart problem from my own stupid mistakes...

What changes in the heart cause it to develop a rapid resting rate? Do any nurses, doctors, patients, etc. here know?