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Posted 6/30/2012 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
I am a 40 year old male with no history of heart problems. Recently while exercising my heart rate drop from 150 to 70 for about 5 seconds. Then it went back up. Then about 30 seconds later it did it again. Is this a panic attack or should I be more concerned?
Posted 6/30/2012 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
How was the heart rate measured? Did you feel anything weird like dizziness or did a heart rate monitor simply show the change in numbers? You never know if a monitor isn't working properly. Also, it doesn't sound at all like panic. Panic attacks are associated with an increase in heart rate, not a drop in heart rate. But that doesn't mean you "need to be more worried," particularly if you didn't feel much of a difference and simply read a change in heart rate on a monitor.
Posted 6/30/2012 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
I had a heart rate monitor strapped to me. And, no I didn't feel anything like dizziness.
Posted 6/30/2012 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Jconi,

I posted to you on the heart forum. I believe that to be on the safe side, you should let your doctor know what happened at least next time you talk to them. I would call on Monday though, just to be on the safe side. Especially if you have a history of heart problems. Hopefully it was just a panic attack. But you want to make sure...

Hugs, Karen
Posted 6/30/2012 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
Jconi, like getting by said, to be on the safe side I would contact a doctor. However, if you never felt weird and simply read something on a monitor, it very well could be the monitor as well, so I wouldn't work myself up other the issue.

For instance, a few years ago I had a nasty flu, and during the tremors/chills/fever phase I took my temp and it kept coming out at 95 or lower. That sent me to the doctor in a panic. Turns out my thermometer wasn't working properly. In his words, "at that temperature, you'd be dead." If you didn't feel symptoms and simply had a weird reading, I would think it could be the equipment. But I would at the very least use a health contact line if you have access to one to see if you should make a doctor appointment.
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