Guest CastleWolf Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 Hello everyone. I've got POTS. Do you also notice that when you take a deep breath that your heart gets out of rhythm? My heart will palpitate if I take deep breaths. It's like my breathing throws my heart out of sorts if I do deep breathing. Also, anyone else notice their heart speeds up a lot when breathing in and then settles back down when breathing out? I've read of sinus arrhythmia, but my heart seems to be doing the speed up quite a bit. Maybe this is a POTS thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 @CastleWolf and @FileTrekker - it is normal for the heart to speed up with deep inspiration and slow down with exhalation. It does so for every person. There is a name for it in medicine but I don't remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted March 13, 2020 Report Share Posted March 13, 2020 @FileTrekker - No, Sinusarrhythmia is an irregular rhythm that originates in the sinus node. this is a harmless rhythm. What I am talking about is a normal reflex that causes the heart to slow down with expiration and increase with inspiration. It is not an abnormal rhytm - it is a completely normal occurrence in all people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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