Increased heart rate

Elevated heart rate or tachycardia is a pathological process that indicates a restless physiological condition. Let's consider when there is an increased palpitation, find its causes and methods of treatment.

If a strong heartbeat has a physiological character, that is, it has arisen because of fright, physical strain or excitement, then it does not harm the body. But if it arises for no apparent reason, then this condition is dangerous for the body. Since the heart palpitations impair the blood flow of the heart muscle and increase its oxygen consumption. And this can cause a myocardial infarction or an attack of angina pectoris.

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Causes of increased heart rate

The causes of increased heart rate may be different. Sometimes this is a temporary phenomenon and the rhythm of the heart is restored independently without treatment. But in some cases, increased heart rate is a symptom of serious pathological processes in the body. The most common causes of increased heart rate can be fear, excitement and anxiety. Note that some drugs cause an increased heart rate. Excessive consumption of caffeine, fever and allergies are also the causes of increased heart rate.

But in some cases, an increased palpitation indicates violations of the autonomic nervous system or endocrine disorders. As a rule, with such violations, a person has problems with the adrenal glands and even can have their tumor lesions. In pregnant women, palpitations are considered normal and have a physiological character. In this case, an increased heart rate is associated with an increase in the volume of blood circulation due to an additional circulatory system of the child.

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High blood pressure and heart rate

Elevated blood pressure and heartbeat are the first symptoms of tachycardia and the most common complaints when addressing a cardiologist. Let's look at how to normalize your condition, if your heart rate suddenly increased and pressure jumped.

• Take a comfortable pose and try to relax. Slowly and deeply inhale. After a couple of minutes, the heartbeat normalizes.
• If the first method did not help you, then try to breathe in, squeeze your nose and mouth, but at the same time try to exhale. This will increase blood pressure and allow the heart to restore its normal rhythm. This method of restoring a normal heartbeat is called the Vasiliev method.
• A sip of cold water is another option to calm your heartbeat. Passing through the esophagus, water puts pressure on the heart, which normalizes its work. Sometimes cold washing much faster helps to normalize the pulse and pressure.
• If the cause of increased blood pressure and pressure and pressure is stress, then try to relax and meditate for a while. This will allow to normalize the pressure and heart rate. Aromatherapy is another method of relaxing and normalizing the condition.
• Tincture or decoction of the motherwort helps to normalize the condition. With pronounced tachycardia, it is recommended to take Corvalolum, Validol or Anaprilin.
• Healthy nutrition is another effective method of normalizing blood pressure and heart rate. Add more fish and seafood to your diet. Food, enriched with omega-3 fatty acids, has an excellent effect on heart function. And regular exercise will harden and prepare the heart for stress.
• Elevated blood pressure and heart palpitations may occur due to a lack of magnesium in the body. Take vitamin complexes to strengthen the body. If you take medications, pay attention to their side effects, since it is possible that high heart rate and high blood pressure are the cause of the drug's action.

Increased palpitation of the fetus

The increased palpitation in the fetus can be diagnosed by performing ultrasound at the fifth week of pregnancy, that is, in the third week of embryo development. The frequency of palpitations in the fetus allows you to learn about how the baby is developing, whether everything is normal or there are any problems and complications.

Doctors say that the normal palpitation of the fetus should be twice as high as that of the pregnant one. Thus, at 6-8 weeks of gestation, the baby's pulse is 130-140 beats per minute, and at the ninth week about 190 beats per minute, at 33 weeks the heart rate is kept at 160 beats per minute.

Elevated heart rate, that is, tachycardia in the fetus, may indicate intrauterine hypoxia. Typically, this condition occurs because a woman suffers from iron deficiency anemia or spends a lot of time in a stuffy room. But most often, the increased palpitation of the fetus occurs during the moments of movement and physical activity of the mother.

Increased heart rate at low pressure

Increased heart rate at low blood pressure is very common. As a rule, such symptomatology can be observed in cases of heavy blood loss, traumatic, anaphylactic and other genesis of the shock state. Low blood pressure and high heart rate may be a symptom of vegetative-vascular dystonia. In this case, the patient has a pronounced pallor of the skin and mucous membranes, there is frequent dizziness and nausea.

Against the background of low blood pressure, tachycardia can develop, accompanied by an increased palpitation, pain in the stomach and heart. Many patients complain of the appearance of an unreasonable sense of fear and anxiety. Increased heart rate and low blood pressure are the cause of headache and constant dizziness.

Increased heart rate during pregnancy

Increased palpitation during pregnancy is considered normal. Pregnancy is a special period in the life of every woman, because at this time the body begins to work in a different mode. An increased heart rate during pregnancy is a heart rhythm exceeding one hundred beats per minute. This condition is accompanied by a certain symptomatology: pain in the chest, dizziness, headaches, shortness of breath. Many pregnant women may have fainting and numbness of different parts of the body.

As a rule, in most pregnant women tachycardia proceeds in mild form and does not cause medical anxiety. This is because the heart provides a normal flow of blood to the uterus. If the tachycardia causes anxiety, the pregnant woman is recommended to relax and rest, drink more purified water to maintain the water balance in the body and avoid stress. This will help to bring the heartbeat back to normal. But if the increased palpitation during pregnancy causes constant painful symptoms and anxiety, the woman is sent to the cardiologist for diagnosis of symptoms of tachycardia.

Increased palpitation in the child

Increased palpitations in the child can arise due to emotional stress (fear, stress, fear, joy) or be a symptom of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, in children the heart rate increases due to weather changes and increased temperature. Do not forget that the younger the baby, the higher his pulse, that is, the number of heartbeats.

If the increased palpitation in the child has arisen because of emotional or physical exertion, then the state is normalized by itself. But there are cases when tachycardia is manifested not because of the above factors. In this case, the rapid pulse may be a symptom of heart failure, myocarditis, rhythm disturbances. To cure an increased palpitation in a child, you need to make a cardiogram, as this will help determine the cause of this condition.

If the baby has acute attacks of tachycardia that last for several hours and are accompanied by painful sensations (pain in the heart, dizziness, nausea), then this condition is called paroxysmal tachycardia. Attacks of increased heart rate may occur in infants. In this case, the baby throws into a cold sweat, there is a convulsive condition and fainting. With this state of the child is very important to calm. If the child is already 4-7 years old, then give the baby a glass of cold water and try to induce vomiting. If after this the attack does not go away, immediately call an ambulance and do not delay the trip to the cardiologist.

What should I do if my palpitations are high?

What to do with increased heart rate, a question that interests people suffering from this symptom. To determine whether the rapid pulse is a symptom of the disease, it is necessary to consult a cardiologist, perform an electrocardiogram, an ultrasound examination of the heart, a thyroid gland, make an electrocardiogram and pass a blood test to hormones. If the tests are negative, then most likely the increased heart rate is due to secondary tachycardia.

In this case, the rapid pulse is treated with medications, antidepressants and herbal sedatives (valerian, mint, dog rose, lemon balm). The duration of treatment should be from three to six months. Exhaustive physical activity and constant stress are another common cause of increased heart rate. In this case, it is necessary to change the level of loads and change the situation, since the constant stress on the heart will lead to myocardial disease or atrial fibrillation.

Treatment of an increased heart rate

Treatment for an increased heart rate depends on the cause that caused this condition. The most unpleasant thing is that the increased palpitation is almost always accompanied by painful symptoms - dizziness, lack of breathing, nausea, vomiting, fainting.

To cure an increased palpitation, there are several methods, one of them involves drug therapy with the use of pills, injections and droppers, and the second is a method of alternative medicine, that is, herbal therapy. Alternative medicine methods can be used even when the rapid heart rate is caused by stress, insomnia or nervous experiences.

Treatment for increased heart rate is carried out with herbal infusions of valerian, caraway, motherwort, or fennel seeds. You can buy herbal medicine and take it before eating for several months. But the best way to get rid of the increased heart rate is to avoid stressful situations and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Medication for increased heart rate

The medicine for increased heart rate may be different. So, some patients in the struggle for the normal work of the heart take medications (pills, injections), others lead an active lifestyle and avoid stressful situations that provoke tachycardia, but thirdly they use methods of alternative medicine. But in any case, it is recommended to seek medical help before starting treatment. The doctor will assign a set of tests to diagnose your body and heart.

In the treatment of increased heart rate, two groups of drugs are used: sedative and antiarrhythmic. Let's look at each group of medicines in more detail.

• Soothing - these preparations are made on a herbal, that is, natural basis, their task is to calm the nervous system and normalize the heart. The most popular sedatives: valerian (tablets, broth, tincture, drops), motherwort, new-passit, diazepam.
• Antiarrhythmic drugs are drugs that act on the cardiovascular system. The main task of such drugs is to normalize the rapid heart rate. The most popular drugs from this group are adenosine, verapamil and flecainide. Please note that it is only necessary to take such medications as prescribed by the cardiologist.

Tablets from increased heart rate

Tablets from increased heart rate is one of the methods of treatment of tachycardia. Let's look at the main types of tablets that are used to treat an increased heart rate.

• Beta-blockers are tablets that lower the action of hormones that causes stress. Most popular: concor, atenolol.
• Cardiac glycosides - such pills are prescribed by a cardiologist and, as a rule, to patients who have an increased heart rate on the background of heart failure. The most commonly prescribed is dogoxin.
• Sedative - pills, acting as a sedative. It is recommended to take people who suffer from emotional instability and frequent stress. Typically, such tablets have a basis of plant components. The most commonly used tablets are valerian or novo-passit.
• Antioxidants - tablets that belong to this group, are used as a supplement to the main therapy. As a rule, patients are prescribed preductal or mexicor.

Please note that taking any tablets with increased heart rate should be allowed by your doctor. Since some tablets are not dispensed without a prescription. In addition, it is the attending physician cardiologist who prescribes a course of treatment and warns about possible side effects from taking the tablets.

Treatment of increased heart rate by alternative means

Treatment of an increased palpitation with alternative means is an affordable and fairly effective method for normalizing the rapid pulse. Often, for the treatment of tachycardia use herbal infusions and decoctions of herbs, which gently and effectively affect the body. The most popular herbs for the treatment of tachycardia are: motherwort, St. John's wort, mint, rue, chamomile, lemon balm. Let's consider several recipes for the treatment of an increased heartbeat by alternative means.

Take the fresh grass millennia and rue. From plants you need to squeeze out the juice in the same proportions. Add 10-12 drops of grass to a glass of water and take two times a day for no longer than 14 days.

• Hawthorn juice - this is another alternative means in the fight with increased heart rate. 10-20 drops per quarter of a glass of water should be taken three times a day, before eating. From the hawthorn, you can prepare a medicinal decoction, the action of which does not differ from the action of the juice. 30 grams of hawthorn pour boiling water and insist 3-4 hours. Take before meals, for ¼ cup.
• Herbal collection effectively helps to cure heart palpitations, both in children and adults. Mix a spoonful of dry millennia, a spoonful of lemon balm and a spoonful of valerian root. Pour the herbs with boiling water and support 40 minutes on the steam bath. Once the broth cools it can be taken.

In addition to herbal treatment, alternative therapies suggest the use of beneficial natural products (fruits and vegetables) that help to normalize the level of heartbeat. For the treatment of tachycardia, it is recommended to eat pears, apricots, plums, corn, citrus fruits, nuts, raspberries, cucumbers, beets and cabbage, tomatoes and red pepper. Products should be eaten fresh, making them juices and salads.

Increased heartbeat is a problem faced by both adults and young children. There are several ways to normalize the heart. Some are based on the intake of medications, others suggest treatment with alternative medicine, and still others are proper nutrition, a healthy lifestyle and a minimum of stress. The combination of all methods is the ideal option, which will quickly and effectively cure increased heart rate.