Advice on raised heart rate please

[DJW1624]

Good evening, I’m new to this community and thankfully do not have any diagnosed conditions. I experienced extreme palpitations about 2 years ago and had several tests including 24 hour monitoring of BP and ECG. I had a stress ECG and an echocardiogram. All clear with no identified issues. I have been experiencing a spike in my HR for about 2-3 years now particularly after eating carb rich foods and drinking alcohol. My resting HR is about 65 and my BP average is 140/90. I ate a pasta meal last night and had 3 pints of medium strength beer (pale ale) before going to the theatre. My HR sat between 95 and 110 for the rest of the evening. If anyone has any advice or similar experiences I’d be grateful to hear about them. Thanks in advance

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Hello and welcome to the forum? Your resting HR is fine but your average BP, particularly diastolic, is a bit high. The rise in HR is due to the alcohol which is 2+ times the guidelines. Have a chat with your GP about your BP and reduce your alcohol Intake. If any of the following apply you need to make the lifestyle changes; stop smoking, achieve a healthy BMI, eat a Mediterranean diet and exercise more. Good luck!

[17Nevil]

Hi,

All that you have said sounds pretty normal the numbers you have quoted are where they should be

Stop worrying

[Kristin1812 Heart Star in reply to 17Nevil]

I agree with Nevil. Stop worrying, but also stopping taking you Heart Rate! It's your choice if you want to drink a bit more, but you should expect your body to react.

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Stop eating carb rich food and stop drinking alcohol. Simples

[ILowe]

When something unusual happens to me, I want to know why, I want to know if I can ignore it, I want to know what is going on. Often there is a range of opinion, and I want to know the range, and to begin to make up my own mind. This means for instance when I prepare to see a doctor I get quite energised, which comes across as nervousness, and doctors easily mis-read that and switch into the reassurance mode, instead of having a full and frank discussion which deals with the root and calms me down.

So, you do well to ask about an increased HR after eating, and drinking alcohol.

1/ 95-110 is quite safe, but it is unusual for you

2/ my first thought was adrenaline, or tiredness. My HR gets stuck at 110 when I am physically tired, but this is not your case

3/ I did some quick googling. The results can be messy. The alcohol is the probable culprit. Try this: escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-... and this for starters thecut.com/2016/08/why-does...

[DJW1624]

Thanks everyone