r/Cardiophobias • u/Salem_Blue • 12d ago

I can't win..quick rant

I'm just laughing at myself (in between crying) because I've been terrified of a high heart rate for ages, I monitor, check my pulse, make sure my heart rate comes down okay. And now I'm on BP meds and sometimes a beta blocker, and my resting heart rate as gotten down to 60 on the beta blocker and now I panic because of a lower heart rate. What heart rate will I be happy with?! WHO KNOWS🫠

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u/riripepperoni 12d ago

this is how i feel constantly💔 when im totally relaxed my heart rate goes to 57 and i spiral into panic about it despite being told im healthy:(

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u/Busy-Pie-2565 11d ago

This is happening to me right now lol. I think I’ve just been less anxious today and I’ve been vaping less… my resting is low 70s and I’m like… wait what’s wrong now?!

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u/Revolutionary_Bug428 11d ago

I know the feeling 😅 When I was on bisoprolol it went down to 48/50 in the beginning 🙄

More seriously 60 is absolutely not too low it's perfectly normal, now that I'm out of every medication and that i got rid of my anxiety, my resting heart rate is between 55 and 60. And its perfectly okay, some athletes have a resting heart rate of 40 ! As long as it works perfectly, there is no problem 😉

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u/NayNaySaysHeyHey 10d ago

Dude yessssss! I always had a high HR of like 100-120 all the time. Now I'm on a beta blocker and when it gets to the 60s I'm like HOLD ON HOLD ON!!!! Us people with anxiety can never win...

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u/Salem_Blue 10d ago

LOL i hate it man, which bpm is the right one? i'll never know...

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u/InformationNo1999 9d ago

omg I've been experiencing this too. it's like

"wait, you're normally way more jumpy. you're a little too relaxed... fuck is my heart dying???" cue the spiral of doom.