Can’t get my HR below 110

[Dogluvr95]

Not sure what to do, can’t get my HR to go below 110 and I’m resting. I had a long work day today and was not able to eat during it, and was probably dehydrated which is why this is happening but regardless don’t know what to do. It doesn’t feel like SVT but it will not go below 100. I’m worried

[belindalore]

Try and relax. Try deep slow breathing. In for 5 seconds, out for 5 seconds. May take a few minutes to slow the heart rate. I have also had good luck massaging below and a little in back of my right ear lobe. A third trick is pinching the tragus part of the ear (the middle part of the front of the ear) between your thumb and index finger for a couple minutes. Hope one of these works for you. Take care.

[Buffafly]

Belinda is right, try not to worry. Your hard day is probably to blame but 110 isn’t very high, 100 is just a number. Maybe you ate and drank a bit too much all at once to make up for the rest of the day?

[CDreamer]

I think you have answered your own question as to why - you overdid things, got dehydrated and had no nourishment. I get irritable when I do that so you can’t condemn your heart for also complaining!

As the other replies - LSD - Long, Slow and Deep breaths and RRRR -Rest, Recuperate, Relax and ReHydrate.

Hope by now you are feeling better.

[The_Lord_is_with_Us]

Last year when my AFIB returned ... I also had periods of rapid sinus heart rate. They diagnosed AFIB with Rapid Ventricular Rate (RVR). Sometimes my heart would beat at 120 to 135 bpm for 12 or more hours a day.

At the hospital, they said I needed a rate control drug, like Cardizem. I took it while there and within an hour the rapid rate subsided. Then ... I received a prescription. They said when I get my AFIB ablation the RVR would go away, too. And that has certainly been the case.

The emergency staff seemed concerned with sustained high heart rate. However, my cardiologist said if the heart is structurally sound ... he's not concerned even if it goes on for weeks ... unless it is extremely elevated like 150 and above.

Good Luck! with it. I hope it gets resolved . . .

[Singwell in reply to The_Lord_is_with_Us]

Glad to see you report this re your high rate and structure. I've noticed a lot of people seem.to think that AF episodes cause damage to the heart's structure. But my EP was emphatic that not the case unless prolonged with severe tachycardial events.

[cuore in reply to Singwell]

If you get to persistent and stay persistent for months, your heart will be remodelled big time!

[Singwell in reply to cuore]

That's something I don't know about. I'm not at that stage. I'm guessing that the whole AF begets AF thing is the reasoning behind the heart bring eventually remodelled since the stats indicate that eventually paroxysmal becomes persistent.

[Axex]

Hi Dogluvr95, I’m in persistent Af and have been for three months ,the last six weeks my heart rate is over 125 measured by Kardia, cardiologist is concerned but not overly worried ( due for cardioversion ...sometime). Deep breathing and meditation really do work , but built into your routine, not just occasionally. Very cold water sipped also helpful .

[cuore in reply to Axex]

I got the same sort of crap from my lousy one -visit cardiologist. In persistent, your heart gets remodelled big time. AF begets AF. The more AF you have, the more you will get. Dr. Michael Haissaguerre wrote about six years ago about the rotor areas that are formed while persistent. At six months, there are up to four, while at one year up to seven, if I remember correctly. I had an ablation at six months persistent, and had I not had it then, I never would have been able to return to sinus. I was one of the most complicated cases at the six month persistent stage. Unless perhaps you are quite young, with three months persistent I doubt your cardioversion will last very long. The more you remain persistent, the more your cardioversion is predicted not to last, unless you really are an exception. That "sometime" is really a concern because it appears to guarantee you to be left in persistent. Sad.

[Singwell in reply to cuore]

Thanks for these details. Helpful

[ILowe]

I hope by now you are feeling better. In the days when I was not taking regular medication for AF, I used to rely on Pill In the Pocket. Sometimes I would get tachycardia for up to an hour. Other times, after a long day at work I would walk home and I just could not get the heart rate down from 110, it was as if I was still working. So I used to take some bisoprolol, (small amount), drink/snack, and then sleep it off. Maybe just sleeping it off would have done the job but I was not taking chances. One of the benefits of bisoprolol that you can ask your doctor about is that it is anti-adrenaline. This means it helps you to calm down. It is sometimes used as a one-off, PIP, for stage fright.