hi everyone……For the past year or so I’ve been noticing on my watch that (mainly during the night) my heart rate has shown a spike of anywhere between 100-200 bpm. I have no knowledge of this when it is happening and it does not wake me up. I have never been in afib when I test in the morning.
Anyone know what this is and if it’s harmless? Thanks.
I found this and came to the conclusion that it is a glitch on the watch- possibly slight movement meaning the watch/skin contact shifts? I have also had very high - up to 200 but also spike downward to 30. Ignore unless it’s a sustained reading.
thanks Dreamer. Much appreciated. Never thought of that.
My hr has a spike most nights which I have always assumed to a brief Adrenalin boost - something my dreaming brain is processing I suspect!
I get the same thing sometimes and have assumed it’s a glitch on the watch. Once I actually did have a rather longer period of high HR in the night that I noticed, but the doctor said that as it was not sustained it was nothing to worry about.
I have seen an occasional spike on my watch, mostly during the day, and have always thought it was me just moving around, and maybe the watch being loose.
If I see a spike I try to look at the corresponding time on the Heart Variability Rate, if its sustained (i.e. more than one beat) I might wonder if it's a skipped beat and the watch catching up, or if its a sleep apnea event and the HR speeding up to get us to breath. Just thoughts
Mine has blips (high and low) and I havee come to think that it’s likely an artefact that can be ignored.
Steve
I have spikes in the night up to 150bpm, never wakes me up. Nearly all these spikes occur during winter months November to March. Do wonder if some how my wireless connection (not Wi Fi boiler suppliers on system) to boiler is causing interference. I have controller in bedroom.
I wonder if you could be having a nightmare or thinking about some thing like bills. amazing the things that can do that to us stop looking at your watch. Check it in the morning. See what it is. That’s when it should be its lowest before you’re out of bed. Mine is usually around 62 unless I’m not feeling well, even with a cold it can change it, so many variables with your heart rate so unless it is consistent. Heart rate goes up and down for everyone I used to get nervous to see 90 on mine. That’s when my doctor got on me about not checking it and if I know I was doing something it’s normal to have it go up average is in the 60s unless I’m doing stuff
I repeat myself over and over about this because it was the biggest help to me. I am so much more relaxed over everything now and that is to get out of your head about a fib, etc.. I don’t mean if you’re doubled over with pain, but a little flip here and there is normal with a fib you will feel it at times. I have a pacemaker top-of-the-line one of a kind and I can feel them. I only have flutter now. It doesn’t do any harm anymore because of the pacemaker and the ablation done with it. There is no cure we become very wrapped up in what we feel, but as my doctor tells me there are so many other parts inside our body yet everyone blames the heart. He practically stomped his foot at me last time, reminding me that again and telling me there is absolutely nothing wrong with your pacemaker or your heart. He then got on me about making sure my doctor is working with me on my stress and anxiety and you know I know he is right. I was with my primary yesterday. I am on a medication. I have a feeling might come off the market one of these days. It’s so bad for us because it’s habit for even though it’s not opiate they use for chronic pain which I also have hoping to have back surgery soon. getting off this stuff is a nightmare. We tried it once with a day I could not walk almost could not get off my bed within two days of taking it again I was fine.
I don’t know why they put us on stuff like this. It’s gonna be rough. He told me but when I am out of it, I will feel so much better and there are new and better meds for him to try me on for my anxiety. I am blessed to have an EP who believes in mind, body spirit, so he pays attention to all of me.
once we have a fib it seems like we dissect ourselves be good to yourself unless you’re feeling something really bad please live your life. You’re wasting it on a fib running it.
76 years old with A F
apixaban and hematuria 
shortness of breath
3% Afib burden and proposed medication
