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Hello everyone,

My heart rate is always high. I am wondering if it common in lupus or I should be worried.

Thanks x

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PMRpro

How high? And is it stable at the rate? Some people just have high heart rates.

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Tulipano in reply to PMRpro

113 heart rate.

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PMRpro in reply to Tulipano

Does this help?

medscape.com/viewarticle/83...

and this

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

It is certainly a commonly asked question.

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Tulipano

Don'tthink so

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Ianrussell69

I don't have a high hart rate but I do get ventricular tachycardia and have had for 8 years I've had to stop my methatrexate for 12 months as I've mentioned in previous posts and the tachycardia has got more frequent but go and get it checked out

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katidid

It was one of the first things that “clued” me in that something was wrong. I was very fit, but my resting heart rate was in the 90s. It should have been closer to 55-60. Since going full flare my heart is definitely taken a hit. I’m going to speak to the doc about it. Given yours is so high, I would get checked out ASAP.

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nerdgirl

My resting heart rate is about 80-90. When I was in flare it was at 150 and I ended up in the cardiac ward. Now it’s back to the 80-90.

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Shaysuekirk

I think it's pretty common. It will make you feel better to get it checked out. Mine was decided as IST (inappropriate sinus tachycardia) - Which just means there's no good reason for it, but it's not dangerous. It's pretty uncomfortable when it gets over 110. If I try to exercise, it gets to the 130s/140s pretty quickly and i get dizzy. In my case, it's "normal" for me.

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Chanpreet_WaliaLUPUS UK

Hi Tulipano,

Have you discussed this with your GP or rheumatologist?

It is important to notify your doctor about the symptoms you are experiencing as he/she can provide you with the correct advice and treatment (if required).

We published a factsheet about ‘LUPUS: The Heart and Lungs’ which you can read here: lupusuk.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Please let us know how you get on, all the best.

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Bebe76

When I am having a flare up I notice my heart rate is increased, even resting (90's or low 100's). I had an echocardiogram and 24 hr monitoring but they didn't find anything serious. I think my case is related to my lupus somehow but I don't know the cause! When I am not flaring, my heart rate is back to normal.

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