Heart rate?

[Glockola]

Do anyone else here notice an elevated heart rate and low blood pressure?. I usually feel dizzy and cold in the early morning just before getting up from bed.

I do have a mild anemia 13.6 (range 14.0-17.0) never managed to get it much higher.

 

[Pug Gamer]

I have a heart condition where my heart rate is always too high. Also skipped beats etc. So i have medication to try and slow and regulate it. I do remember hearing a long time ago alot of crohns people saying they had high heart rates. But if its not a condition, maybe it could be due to pain etc from crohns? Do you notice it more when your crohns is bad? Also focusing on it can raise it.

 

[Glockola]

My heart also beats heavy? I think for me it is because of low blood pressure. Maybe a lot of us have slightly lower hemoglobin and protein in blood than average people.

 

[shamrock15]

When I was anemic the thumping/heavy heartbeats were definitely there. I think there are times when I am not absorbing nutrients properly that my pulse can occasionally race a little from time to time. It doesn't seem to happen at all when I have been in remission.

 

[Beach]

At times I can have an elevated heart rate. I believe that happens to me when the gut is irritated. There is a part of my digestive tract that is damaged I suspect and when something rubs up against it, it lets me know about it. Mornings tend to be the worst for me. I have a type of colitis.

 

[Glockola]

My hemoglobin is 13.6/136 . Doctors say it is not too low, but my symptoms tell a different story. I think it all depends on the individual and what is low for them.

Iron and vitamins look normal. But still mild anemia.

I am in "remission" now. But intestines always feel sore with loose stool. Can anyone relate to this?

 

[Scipio]

This is a confusing set of symptoms. How high is your heart rate and how low is your blood pressure? A racing heart coupled with low or dropping blood pressure can be alarming because it suggests you might be bleeding.

That combination of symptoms suggests that your heart is trying to raise your blood pressure but is failing to do so, which in turn suggests that the blood is leaking out somewhere, i.e. bleeding. But a hemoglobin of 13.6 is only very mildly anemic, which suggests that not much, if any, blood has bled out.

So that's why I asked how high is your heart rate and how low is your blood pressure. Perhaps the deviations from normal are minor and you just normally run a little high on heart rate and a little low on pressure, and it's not really a problem.

In any case. I'd mention it on your next visit to your doc.

 

[SN8888]

I have this frequently. I think it can be made worse by some drugs (ie - Amitriptyline) and dehydration. When my B12 was low, my heart raced and pounded all the time, but my blood pressure was always a little low. Eventually I was told that I have a little diastolic dysfunction, my heart doesn't relax enough between beats to fully fill with blood, so it's not pumping as efficiently as it should.

 

[Glockola]

Scipio - I do not think I'm bleeding. A slow bleed would cause iron deficiency. It is very confusing never the less.

SN8888 - Did your B12 deficiency cause you to develop anemia? Is that why your heart pounded?

Sometimes I wonder if the reference ranges for vitamin B12 and folate are perhaps set too low? I'm always on the low side of things. And perhaps it's making the body react in strange ways?

 

[SN8888]

I don't know if I had anemia, but I believe a B12 deficiency can affect your heart beat/rate. Around here you can get sublingual (under the tongue) B vitamin liquid at most drug stores or vitamin stores. It might be worth trying if you're not getting B12 shots or anything like that.

 

[sabrina123]

POTS - postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - often has all of these symptoms and autoimmune issues can be an underlying cause. (My child has crohn's and POTs). Symptoms are often not continuous - but come and go.

If your primary doctor is familiar with this, they could probably do a preliminary test on you. The official tests are officially done by a cardiologist. You can actually test yourself by doing your own type of tilt table test - I think sometimes they call it a poor man tilt table test or standing tilt table test.

Literature shows that Low B12 levels contribute to POTS. Our cardiologists have said that low iron can make it worse as well. Not surprisingly, autoimmue flare ups can as well.

If it turns out to be POTS (dysautonomia), generally, the first course of action is to increase fluids (over 70 oz a day) and increase salt. And if your B12 or iron levels are low, increase those. Also, increase exercise. There are also a lot of small tricks to make it better if you look up on dysautonomia websites. Difficult cases require medication.

 

[Glockola]

Sabrina - Thank you for the intelligent answer

I have all symptoms of POTS except never dizzy upon standing.
Never the less I feel my blood volume is too low. B12 level is 240 on my last lab?
Increase salt and moderate exercise should only help I guess.

 

[cmack]

Hey Glockola,

I used to have a 120 BPM resting rate. I was terrified. B12 1200mcg and D3 1000 IU per day seemed to help. I also went 95% vegetarian with all kinds of fruits and smoothies with organic ground flax seed, greens and walnuts. I'm now in the normal range.

I hope this helps.

cmack

 

[cmack]

Glockola,

You can pm me if you need more info on what brought my heart rate under control.


Cheers,

cmack

 

[Glockola]

Cmack - thanks, I have a doctors appointment on the 5th next month. So I will ask then what the hell is going on.

 

[sabrina123]

Sabrina - Thank you for the intelligent answer

I have all symptoms of POTS except never dizzy upon standing.
Never the less I feel my blood volume is too low. B12 level is 240 on my last lab?
Increase salt and moderate exercise should only help I guess.

You can have POTS symptoms without dizziness - or not immediate dizziness. Sometimes people don't get it until they stand for 5+ minutes without leaning on anything or changing positions. (which is how they do tilt table test).

Whatever you may have, you may want to get an inexpensive blood pressure monitor at a drug store and take your blood pressure/pulse when you have symptoms (plus some baseline) - as well as how long it lasted. That will be helpful for a doctor. Also keep in mind, sometimes it's the 'big swings' that creates the symptoms . i.e, a big swing in blood pressure, or a big swing in heart rate.

On B12, most OTC vitamins do not absorb as well to credibly raise B12 levels - so may want to discuss options. (Some sublingual do ok as well as some higher end brands).

 

[edamame]

I have irregular heartbeats. It might be because of crohn's originated vitamin deficiency

 

[Glockola]

Yes I fully agree it has to do with vitamin dediciencies,

 

[dejavucandace]

I have always had a lower blood pressure than the normal ranges. Often im around 108 over 63. I was hospitalized once when it dropped below their ability to have it register and I do remember my heart was pounding in my chest. When I test it on the home monitor it always registers the broken heart symbol. But no doctors seem to find anything wrong with it. Of late, since I am always so tired I started to think I had a heart defect. I imagine there is just a myriad of reasons why my health is so poor right now.

 

[Glockola]

Low pressure and high heart rate go together.
The low pressure is for many of us caused by problems absorbing some nutrients. I am guessing now.

 

[aypues]

i had what I thought was a quicker heart rate and dizziness when I was anemic. also, frequent headaches from the low iron. once I got onto Remicade and did a few high dose iron infusions things resolved quickly.