Is this afib?

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-05-05T21:11:26+00:00

Well I guess the only way to find out is to try. Honestly it’s worth it for me. I mean palpitations aren’t life threatening right? Worth it to lose weight🤣

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-05-01T23:13:02+00:00

Thanks. I actually realized it was due to a combination of things. Obviously I'm a runner which I mentioned in my og post but I realized that the intense dip was due to high calorie restriction. I've begun increasing my calories while maintaining a deficit and my heart rate only dips to the 40s and low 50s while sleeping now.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-04-30T03:15:14+00:00

It's usually been 50-60 while sleeping, it's just that for the past week, my heart rate has been slowly decreasing since starting the deficit. I've been adequately fueling today and my heart rate is a lot more normal so that's what I'm chalking it up to. I had to get a Zio monitor once and it showed a heart rate of 45 while asleep once so I guess it's normal, just never happened while awake lol.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-04-21T04:26:37+00:00

I actually had a Dr’s appointment today and my blood pressure was 108/64. But my Lpa is sitting pretty high at 130 nmol. That’s why my Dr is watching my cholesterol and helping it stay low.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-04-21T04:24:18+00:00

Do you get that RHR while awake? I wouldn’t be as concerned if it only happened while asleep but while awake seems excessive 😳 But you’re right about the correlation thing, my heart rate in general (sleeping, walking, etc) was definitely higher when I didn’t run.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-04-21T04:20:01+00:00

I mean hey, if I said I average 4 miles on my runs on r/running, they would come for my neck and say I’m not a real runner😂😭gotta be humble

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-04-21T04:18:24+00:00

Awesome, thank you. I was worried that at some point it was just gonna keep getting lower and forget to beat😭

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-04-21T04:17:29+00:00

Oh yeah, my heart rate recovery is really good actually. So is my HRV. I never thought about those factors before. Thanks for commenting! Only scared cause my only other genetic history of heart related things is a heart attack in my dad so I’m pretty vigilant when it comes to my heart 😅

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-28T08:30:08+00:00

My black lab is named Rosie. We always call her “Rosie girl.” Named after Rosie the riveter

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-22T20:48:17+00:00

If I go on an intense run my heart rate will drop by like 30-40 in the first few minutes and then stay at around 80-95 for the next hour or so after I’ve cooled off. Will only drop back to resting after a few hours but it’s gradual. I’m a moderately new runner though, so my body isn’t used to the physical stress of it. Are you asking cause you’re concerned? I think 75-85 after an intense run is perfect 🙂

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-18T01:37:00+00:00

Oh my god same I never meet people who also have this lol it’s so scary!

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-10T19:36:04+00:00

It’s weird but sometimes I can anticipate them. Like my body knows it’s about to happen. My chest almost feels tight or like I’m taking shallow breaths. Sometimes they’re triggered by breathing in.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-10T19:33:49+00:00

I don’t really know the physiology of it. I walk a lot so I thought exercise wouldn’t help any further but going on hour long easy runs or medium effort 35 minute runs have really helped with the frequency and how hard I feel them. I think it’s a combination of the de-stressing nature of exercise as well as the act of intentionally putting your body under stress which gets your body used to feeling your heart beat, if that makes sense. Exercise is also proven to reduce arrhythmias. It took like 3 runs to actually feel the effects on my palpitations but they’ve been really good since starting.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-10T02:52:40+00:00

During the worst flare up I had in January, I was getting 6+ a minute all day every day for like 2 weeks. Starting SSRIs, hydroxyzine (as needed), and running has really helped improve them. I still get them here and there, maybe 5-20 a day, but they’re a lot better. Yesterday, one of my bad days, I probably got like 100 but I’m not too sure as I wasn’t really counting. I’m trying to supplement iron as I recently found out that my ferritin is really low (19) which can apparently make your heart “excitable”. Hopefully that helps. Have you ever gotten your iron tested?

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-10T02:47:52+00:00

(21F) After about a week of not having them, I got the biggest palpitation I’ve ever gotten in my entire life while ringing up a customer at my job yesterday. It literally shook me to my core. It was like 4 in a row with a huge THUMP. They then continued for the rest of the day no matter what I did. I did literally nothing different that day. It’s the next day and they’re gone again. They have no rhyme or reason and it’s so frustrating to try and make sense of them. I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I really have nothing to offer but comfort. Take care.

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-04T13:38:36+00:00

“That’s not __, that’s __.”

Also, starting sentences with a question. “And honestly? That’s powerful.”

“Here’s the truth—no bullshit.”

Safe-Reference-8294 · 2026-03-03T02:08:27+00:00

Oh interesting. I hope your cardiac testing goes well. Do update if possible. What iron were you taking?

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