Re: pulse rate

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah. Those ranges certainly make me feel better about mine,

which is always in the low 80's when I awake. I thought I had a fast

one considering I have MVP, but it's close to that narrow range, as

well. I also like your theory that if our metabolic rate is going to

be higher on an optimal dose of Armour, then our pulse would be, and

that might be OK.

As far as your pulse, it was recently said that if your resting

pulse is at 90 or higher, you are on too much thyroid.

Janie

> On Medline they say a normal resting pulse rate is between 60-100

for anyone over the age of a teenager. Several other sites, mostly

educational sites for schools, gave the same range. Only one I have

found so far gave for men 70-72 and females 78-82. Pretty tight

ranges. I will keep looking to see if I find something different

from this.

[Guest guest]

That's one of the ways that try to determine hypothyroidism, is by both pulse

rate and body temp, together. In hypo, if the pulse rate drops below 60, then

you definitely need an increase in thyroid hormone. Similarly, the directions

on a bottle of Digoxin, which is used for the pacing of the heart in congestive

heart failure, says to " hold the digoxin, if the heart rate falls below 60 " , and

they are not even talking about thyroid disease. I know that when my heart rate

goes down below 68 or so, my heart starts flip-flopping, palpitating too hard

and off rhythm, with flutters. This last summer, mine went down to 55-58 in my

sleep, and the palps would wake me up. The heart was trying to get more oxygen

and couldn't, but was trying to! Mine now usually stays right at 70-72, and has

even been as high as 80, but when it goes beyond that, I can feel it. With our

patients where I work, we report it if residents' heartbeats go above 80. The

standard, I have ALWAYS read, is around 72 BPM. I don't know who these goofy

people are that said that 100 BPM is normal! The only time that would be normal

is when you started on a brisk walk. In that case, you are wanting to raise the

heart beat in order to aerate the cardiovascular system,i.e., to open up the

blood vessels and exercise the heart muscle, dumping a lot of oxygen into the

system. Where the trouble lies is how soon the heart rate and BP go back down

to normal, AFTER you have stopped exercising. If your heart rate is staying at

100 BPM while lying down resting, this is NOT normal, and it needs to come down

to around 72-80, preferably to 70-72. It is a " tight range " , but it is supposed

to be tight, while in a resting state. If you are frightened and sent into a

flight or fight mode, it's a whole different ballgame. It is supposed to rise

to help get you going. Again, it is how soon it comes down at rest that

determines whether there's a problem there.

pulse rate

To All:

I wrote in a few days ago about having what I thought was a high pulse rate

and the possibility of being slightly hyper. Well, I did some online searches

for pulse rate. This is what I found.

On Medline they say a normal resting pulse rate is between 60-100 for anyone

over the age of a teenager. Several other sites, mostly educational sites for

schools, gave the same range. Only one I have found so far gave for men 70-72

and females 78-82. Pretty tight ranges. I will keep looking to see if I find

something different from this.

My resting this morning was 86. I feel alittle like things are rushing around

inside. Can't think of a better way to put it. Not really anxious or panicky.

No heart palps. I do agree that it is still adrenal problems. My other thought

is could a " normal person " with a working thyroid have a higher pulse rate than

what we have been taught to believe is normal. Afterall, their metabolic rate

is going to be higher so maybe their pulse rates would also be higher.

So what do ya'll think about these ranges?

Deborah

[Guest guest]

do you have anything on the MVP and the cause being thyroid related

Re: pulse rate

Hi Deborah. Those ranges certainly make me feel better about mine,

which is always in the low 80's when I awake. I thought I had a fast

one considering I have MVP, but it's close to that narrow range, as

well. I also like your theory that if our metabolic rate is going to

be higher on an optimal dose of Armour, then our pulse would be, and

that might be OK.

As far as your pulse, it was recently said that if your resting

pulse is at 90 or higher, you are on too much thyroid.

[Guest guest]

MVP is a cause of a changing pulse rate, positional, and I can't find the

article that I posted on another site here awhile back, but I know that when I

was looking, there are plenty of references out there.

Re: Re: pulse rate

do you have anything on the MVP and the cause being thyroid related