Is a fast resting heart rate dangerous?
My resting heart rate is typically around 90BPM, and stays that way irrespective of my level of exercise, stress, etc. I, like you, can get to 200 and not gasp for air. I had never been concerned about this until today when my results from the doc came back. Much to my surprise, the cardiologist wants me to start on a beta blocker (Normodyne) for 30 days and then redo the halter heart rate monitor for another 24 hours. He said that it’s not healthy for the heart to be working so hard. If I were you, I’d get another opinion. You may want to request wearing a halter heart rate monitor to see what things look like over the course of a full day – not just a moment in time during a doc visit.
