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Does Low Blood Pressure Cause Tachycardia?

I had tachacardia with my last pregnacny, I would vagel an then be fine. However, My daughter is now one and I just started feeling the same way except my heart rate seems to be fine. I am not pregnant. I do have low blood pressure could that be the cause?
Fri, 11 Sep 2015
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and understand your concern.But you should not worry,its nothing serious.
As you describe it might be a rhythm issue.
Someone can feel strong heart beats for different reasons. It may be a simple sinus tachycardia as you mention in your prior history.This means that the heart is beating faster than 100 beats for minute. Its normal range in a resting condition is between 60-100 beats for minute. When it goes up you may feel a strong heart beat in your chest and a sensation like your body is beating too.The tachycardia may happen from different reasons from simple emotional stress to other pathologies like anemia,hyperthyroidism ect. A low blood pressure might cause tachycardia. It is well known in cardiology that if we go on hypo tension, our body thought a compensatory mechanism increases our heart rate. But these not in a continues situation but only as a compensatory mechanism.
So,if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examinations like a blood analysis to exclude anemia,the thyroid hormones,an electrocardiogram, echo cardiography and of course a holter monitoring.This will help us to document and see what happens with heart rhythm. At meantime I will recommend you to avoid coffee,caffeine products because they rise your heart frequency. I encourage you to have physical training because sometimes it helps in reducing tachycardia.
This is nothing urgent or to worry abut but I will recommend the examinations if the symptoms interfere your normal healthy live.
Wish I was helpful.Take good care.Best regards

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Does Low Blood Pressure Cause Tachycardia?

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and understand your concern.But you should not worry,its nothing serious. As you describe it might be a rhythm issue. Someone can feel strong heart beats for different reasons. It may be a simple sinus tachycardia as you mention in your prior history.This means that the heart is beating faster than 100 beats for minute. Its normal range in a resting condition is between 60-100 beats for minute. When it goes up you may feel a strong heart beat in your chest and a sensation like your body is beating too.The tachycardia may happen from different reasons from simple emotional stress to other pathologies like anemia,hyperthyroidism ect. A low blood pressure might cause tachycardia. It is well known in cardiology that if we go on hypo tension, our body thought a compensatory mechanism increases our heart rate. But these not in a continues situation but only as a compensatory mechanism. So,if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examinations like a blood analysis to exclude anemia,the thyroid hormones,an electrocardiogram, echo cardiography and of course a holter monitoring.This will help us to document and see what happens with heart rhythm. At meantime I will recommend you to avoid coffee,caffeine products because they rise your heart frequency. I encourage you to have physical training because sometimes it helps in reducing tachycardia. This is nothing urgent or to worry abut but I will recommend the examinations if the symptoms interfere your normal healthy live. Wish I was helpful.Take good care.Best regards