hi former EMT and firefighter here, i don’t mean to alarm you, but exactly how fast can you set up an appointment with your primary care physician? or a cardiologist?
you are very much not overthinking it. a normal adult average is 60-100 bpm, and the closer to 60 the better.
I was planning to make an appointment with my GP this week sometime.
I think it might be meds related - I was on Yelate for a few months (antidepressants and chronic pain) but taking them makes me nauseated so I started taking them at night with nausea tablets, but I can't sleep still since I'm too queasy. If I walk anywhere the next days, I vomit.
So I stopped taking them over the exams in November and I felt better. Got depressed and suicidal again around March so I reckoned I can try my Yelate again. Nope. So I went back to Serdep 100 but that made me feel sick too so I quartered them as I assume my body should get used to it again. Took it for about a week or two and felt less queasy but still vomiting when I walk. Realised my resting heart rate is 133 bpm and when lightly walking it goes to 159 bpm. The past week I was too busy so I forgot to take my Serdep and now my resting heart rate is around 85 bpm? But I need to take my meds otherwise the sewer slide is too attractive.
definitely consult your GP ASAP and mention your concerns over your antidepressants. that is greatly concerning and there is a definite correlation between that and your heart rate. i wouldn’t say stop taking them because you were prescribed to take them by your doctor and need them and that shouldn’t be ignored. that said i won’t say it’s the cause because i am not qualified to make that call, but the doctor will have a better idea.
also, consider drinking more water and reducing your sodium intake in the meantime, and check your BP regularly. these won’t fix it but they’ll help your overall well-being. people don’t give enough credit to how dehydration can impact the human body, and if your antidepressants have any effect of water retention then you may be looking at that as a side effect and an increased fluid intake may be helpful. good luck! i hope you get the help and answers you need!
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Secondly, so you're saying my resting bpm of 133 is actually a problem and I'm not just overthinking it?
you are very much not overthinking it. a normal adult average is 60-100 bpm, and the closer to 60 the better.
I think it might be meds related - I was on Yelate for a few months (antidepressants and chronic pain) but taking them makes me nauseated so I started taking them at night with nausea tablets, but I can't sleep still since I'm too queasy. If I walk anywhere the next days, I vomit.
So I stopped taking them over the exams in November and I felt better. Got depressed and suicidal again around March so I reckoned I can try my Yelate again. Nope. So I went back to Serdep 100 but that made me feel sick too so I quartered them as I assume my body should get used to it again. Took it for about a week or two and felt less queasy but still vomiting when I walk. Realised my resting heart rate is 133 bpm and when lightly walking it goes to 159 bpm. The past week I was too busy so I forgot to take my Serdep and now my resting heart rate is around 85 bpm? But I need to take my meds otherwise the sewer slide is too attractive.
also, consider drinking more water and reducing your sodium intake in the meantime, and check your BP regularly. these won’t fix it but they’ll help your overall well-being. people don’t give enough credit to how dehydration can impact the human body, and if your antidepressants have any effect of water retention then you may be looking at that as a side effect and an increased fluid intake may be helpful. good luck! i hope you get the help and answers you need!