02-10-2016 17:51
02-10-2016 17:51
I am a data geek so I like tracking the HR data from my Fitbit. I am an runner and I log my average heartrate during my runs as well as my resting heart rate for that day to get a % HR number. It lets me know how hard I am working.
One thing I did notice about my resting heart rate is that it would elevate 1 - 3 bpm for the day after drinking alcohol (for me usually a couple of glasses of wine) the night before. The HR would stay slightly elevated for a day or two, then drop back down again.
Has anyone else noticed a casual correlation between resting heart rate and low to moderate alcohol consumption?
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03-15-2019 16:53
03-15-2019 16:53
This happens to me quite often, I'm considering quting drinking all together, my RHR fluctuates alot in numbers of rarely 60, usually around 76 to 86 with possible anxiety included, if I drink it goes up by a huge number, I only had about 6-7 beers and woke up this morning with a RHR of 100+ then it slowly went down to about 90 I believe, as of right now I think it's close to 100, I've gone to the hospital numorous times for this exact reason and my EKG tests(got 4 done in the course of a month) they all came back fine, right now 100 is high and I'm not sure if it's because I'm constantly thinking about it and checking it, I'm thinking of getting an echocardiogram, I'm assuming I might have an underlying health issue and that I probably shouldn't be drinking at all, I'm also only 24 years old, what do you guys think?
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03-16-2019 23:48 - edited 03-16-2019 23:51
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yeah I went and seen my dr and he said 60-90 is apparently fine, I just noticed that my RHR goes up to 100 if I drink a few beers the next day and that I haven't had a chance to tell him yet but I was reading some studies saying that they tested a large amount of teengers at ocktoberfest which is a huge drink gathering all of their RHRs were in the 100s after drinking so I'm assuming that's fine, it's down to about 72-76 today, I also mentioned I had 4 EKGs just done a few months back and they didn't find anything concerning there, although I'd like my RHR to be alot lower than 70s 80s I'm assuming I have to exercise alot more..
03-17-2019 00:39
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03-17-2019 06:44
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As little as one drink makes my resting hear rate higher (from 50s to 70s) which in turn gives me anxiety because I see this happening on my Fitbit which then causes my heart rate to go even higher. I sometimes wish these devices had never been invented. I guess it’s good though because I now limit my consumption to 1 drink a day 2-3 times per week.
03-17-2019 06:52
03-17-2019 06:52
The increases are days where I had ONE drink. It takes my RHR days to get back to normal (mid 50s) and often there is a dip where it goes below normal then rebounds. I’ve had all kinds of medical tests and my heart is fine despite occasional palpitations that are mostly stress (and alcohol) related. Maybe at 42 my body is just telling me I don’t really need alcohol anymore. I know 61 is not a bad RHR but it’s all relative and when it’s that high it’s very hard to sleep for me.
03-17-2019 13:46
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03-17-2019 14:33
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I went to the hospital about 4 times within a few months for alcohol related issues first time was alcohol withdrawal they thought, the other few times were my heart was high and I couldn't lower it down or relax at all, another time was when I woke up in the middle of the night, feeling really weak and sweating all over my body like crazy so I called 911 and by the time they got to my house I was feeling better but the dr said it was a dehydration spell, all the times I went they hooked me up to electrocardiogram they weren't stress tests or anything they were done while just laying down and they said they didn't see anything abnormal and they didn't seem to think that my current RHR is anything to worry about, although I do get some palpitations here and there, haven't gotten any the last few days but my dr is suppose to call me back so I can get a machine at home that montitors my heart so I'm waiting on that.
03-17-2019 14:37
03-17-2019 14:37
Yeah, I think that's what happend to me I kept looking at it constantly and I wasn't able to relax at all, by the end of the day it dropped back to my normal RHR
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Thanks man, I'll ask my doc about getting one, my RHR is at 84-88 today for some reason, didn't drink anything lol