Elevated heart rate?

Question

I went to the doctor yesterday and she said my heart rate was pretty high. The whole time I've been pregnant I have had moments where it is elevated but it always goes away when I sit down and rest. But this week, I noticed it was really bad when I was getting ready, to the point where it felt like my head was throbbing.

Today, I felt fine. I was up and around making lunch for my husband and I, and when I sat down and started eating, whithin five minutes my heart started going crazy and I got over heated and felt really light headed and faint.

Does anyone have any information or experiences regarding this?

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I have super ventricular tachycardia. My heart will race very fast for no reason. I've found that a change to my diet helps and I barely get it anymore. I stopped all caffeine... Any medicines that go on your skin or you take orally that stimulate your heart. I don't eat a lot of carbs because they turn to sugar and I obviously can't eat a lot of sugary foods at once. All these things make your heart beat faster. Especially fast food. Also get your sugar checked and anemia. Make sure you stay hydrated too. Try coughing if it feels uncomfortable. It can stop the racing.

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I also experience this

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I get this way all the time, especially after I eat. The body's heart rate reacts to whatever you're doing. In pregnancy, it will elevate to deal with the additional percentage of blood you have flowing through you. The previous poster also addressed anemia which I have so I will notice even something as simple as taking a shower and getting ready my heart will start racing. I also deal with bad digestion issues so after I eat, I sometimes get into this mode where my body will feel like it's collapsing and I'll get hot and my heart beat real fast. Whenever it happens I just lay on my left side and normally after 15 mins my body will calm down and my heart rate will normalize. Ask your doc about a magnesium supplement as well because that helps keep your heart functionaling normally. Hoping that helps

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I have this issue too I went to a cardiologist and they did some tests and said my heart looked fine however I had blood work done and my white count is high and they told me I'm slightly anemic. Also pregnancy makes your heart rate faster they told me all these things were probably what was causing it. The cardiologist told me to take it easy and no exercising I have an appointment in a couple weeks to recheck everything.

Elevated heart rate?

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