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heart rate?
hello all i have been haveing trouble with palpations and went to the doctor and the gave me a king of hearts monitor and a holter monitor they said the at night my heart rate dipped down to 42 a now i have this king of hearts monitor and it shows my heart rate and like now im wathing it at goin just like this it says 92 89 91 93 91 93 94 90 93 89 92 91 87 89 82 90 is that normal to be that different in that short a time they also gave me toprol xl doesnt that slow the heart im just a little scard and looking for some comfort thanks sometomes it will go from 60 to 80 just sitting here
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Normal people have their heart rates drop when they sleep. Sometimes heart rates go to the low or mid 30's when people sleep. The slow heart rate while asleep is normal. Your heart rates are within normal range. Most text books will quote normal heart rates to be 60-100bpm.
Toprol is a Beta blocker. It can slow your heart rate. But if your heart rate is normally just low when you are asleep this is not a major concern. Toprol can reduce or stop your palpitations is they are related to fast heart rates or to some arrythmias.
Try not to be scared the vast majority of people with palpitations have benign causes.
- 1 decade ago
Has your Doctor done an echocardiogram to see if you have mitral valve prolapse. It is a condition where you have a 'floppy' or weak valve that allows your blood to flow backwards briefly. Sometimes it is not necessary to medicate and other times it is. It is typically not serious. As for your heart rate, if you're nervous about your heart monitor, your heart rate might be higher because of your nerves. I don't think 60 - 80 is a big range and probably not abnormal.
