What Is Your Resting Heart Rate

[kclynn]

My son (15) is just being diagnosed. I was just curious about what other people's resting heart rates are (before meds if you know)? I noticed his is around 100 when he just wakes up in bed or is just sitting for a while. Just last summer early fall it was in the low 80's and 60's when he was just waking up.

[lieze]

Mine was around 99-100 in the beginning of POTS.

Now without meds it has come down to an average of 75.

I think it can get better in time.

[sj75]

mine can generally sit around the 100 mark even if im resting in bed. If things are going ok and im not moving about at all i can get it as low as 70 but most of the time it races away. Beta blockers have helped me but ive had to come off them while i have some allergies investigated (beta blockers increase your chances of having allergic reactions).x

[handmadebyemy]

My resting heart rate is 100. The lowest I've ever seen it (since POTS) is 76. Its usually 130-150 when up and about and 170-190 when exerting myself (walking, etc)

[autumn]

On a good day, my resting is about 85-100. I bounce around from second to second, though, and even talking bumps it up a bit. I was told it's a high resting rate, but I've never known it to be any different. My lowest documented was 68, while I was sleeping, but it always climbs as soon as I wake up.

[sue1234]

My resting heart rate is anywhere from 65-85.

[hilbiligrl]

Hi.... mine is usually 91-105 around the clock (which is while laying)... upon sitting, standing, taking shower or walking to the car (which is maybe once a week).... i gets to 140-160..... very rarely is it under 91, rarely, even waking up from sleep, even laying 72hrs straight with adequate sleep.... resting rate is still 91-105

hilbiligrl

[Tuesday]

My resting hr is usually around 45, but when I stand up and walk around it can shoot up to 120-140's.

[kayjay]

My resting hr is anywhere from the high 40's to about 100. I do take a beta blocker. It has gone up to 170 upon standing ( before meds). I ignore it at this point and just pay attention to how I feel not my "numbers".

[potsgirl]

My resting heart rate used to be in the mid-thirties, but with a pacemaker, it won't go below 60.

[crowebirds]

My daughters is between 100 - 130. When she stands up it has been clocked as high as the 190's, but has been too fast to count. It is like a galloping horse.

[janietrudell]

My resting heart rate is between 38-50. It only gets higher when I am working out,sat the doctors office or sometime when extremely nervous. It can even stay in the 40's when I am walking around.

[Christy_D]

My son's is about 100, before POTS it was about 60. He used to be very athletic and had a low resting heart rate of an athlete. Now just walking can bring it up to 160.

[cordellia]

happy holidays all!

my resting heart rate supine: mid/high 40's-- runs lower early morning & late evening.

HR drops when i am still or very relaxed. stairs, arms overhead or outstretched, washing face, brushing teeth

all cause HR to spike: 130's--160's. the tachy has a rapid onset/offset...

cheers!

cordelia

[sandymbme]

My at rest heart rate is around 100-120 without meds, with my beta blocker I am sitting between 70-90. But the beta blocker tends to crash my bp, so it is a very delicate balancing act! Standing w/ meds: 100-130, w/o meds: 120-160.

Sandy

[potsgirl]

Some of you with resting heart rates in the 30s and 40s...have you been checked for bradycardia or other heart issues? When mine was in the 30s, I had cardiomyopathy and bradycardia and got a pacemaker. It has really helped with my energy (although it's still too low) and my heart issues.

[toddm1960]

My resting heart rate pre-POTS was 45ish, today it's 75ish.

[firewatcher]

My resting HR, now and before diagnosis, is anywhere between 45-65 bpm. Any change of position makes an almost instant spike in my HR. I am restricted to taking my BB only once I get out of bed, and never past noon because I have nocturnal bradycardia (low 40s.) No cardiologist has ever expressed concern or done any further investigation.