Quote from mjuszczak:

Hi all,

If I were you I would start with losing weight first and see if that helps. Meds should be the last resort, especially the kind of meds that you have to take everyday for the rest of your life. You should also get another doctor's opinion. For myself when my heart rate goes high I drink a large glass of water and it brings it down. Something else might work for you other than meds. Sometimes if you eat something that doesn't agree with your body it can cause your pulse rate to rise. :)


I have a really high pulse. Over 100 at rest unless I'm with my girlfriend.
I'm 250 pounds and 21, so obviously overweight. I've recently started going to the gym to try to lose weight, but my pulse always goes into the cardio zone of the target heart rate (160 ish).

I need to lower my pulse. My doctor gave me a beta blocker but I'm only 21 and apparently it will knock me out for any chance of kids for a while.

Any ideas on how I can lower my pulse? Once I've gone to the gym for a few months and lost some weight will my pulse naturally fall?

Sometimes I hear it in my head just from climbing the stairs. Or if I run, I hear my pulse in my head really loud. I dont know if its supposed to do that?

Current meds are avapro for HBP.

Thanks!

-Matt