Increased pulse: causes, symptoms, methods of prevention and control

An increased pulse is otherwise called tachycardia. Tachycardia is not a single disease, but a symptom of many diseases. Frequent heart rate is considered to be more than 80 beats per minute in the supine position and 100 strokes in the standing one.

Increased heart rate. Causes.

The causes of tachycardia are:

• Excess weight.
• Stressful situations.
• Reduced blood pressure.
• Adrenaline rush.
• Lack of vitamins.
• Cardiovascular diseases.
• Physical activity.
• Raise body temperature.
• Endocrine disorders.
• Effects of coffee, strong tea, cigarettes.
• Excitement.

Increased pulse: dangerous symptoms.

There are cases when a visit to a doctor can not be postponed:

1. If the rapid pulse worries even without physical exertion.
2. If the heart rate does not return to normal within five minutes of the end of physical activity.
3. If in a calm state, when there is no physical activity or emotional factors, the heart rate is 100 beats per minute and higher.

How to lower the pulse?

There are many methods how to calm the increased pulse:

1. If the heart rate increases with physical activity, it is enough to reduce the load or stop (most importantly, do not do it abruptly, for example, if the problem occurred during jogging, it is necessary to go to a slow step and then stop) and sit down. Pulse should slow down within 5 minutes
2. If the tachycardia occurred in the absence of any factors - it is worthwhile to sit down, take a deep breathe, drink a glass of cool water, alternating throats with inhalations. After the health condition improves, you should immediately consult a doctor.
3. People who are aware of their ailment should immediately drink the medicine prescribed by them, for example, valocardin, corvalol, valoscidine, motherwort tincture, and then call for advice to their doctor.
4. Do not forget about acupressure, which is often no less effective than medications. It is necessary to massage that part of the neck where the pulsation of the carotid artery is visible , because in this place there passes also an important nerve, which can slow the pulse at the reflex level.
5. Sometimes simple coughing and tingling of the nose helps a lot. The impact occurs on the muscles and important points that can stop the anxiety
6. You can lower your face for a few seconds in a container of cold water.
7. A good way to relax the muscles is squatting, while the abdominal muscles must be strained.
8. If all of the above methods do not help, you need to urgently go to the doctor, call an ambulance and continue treatment in a hospital under the supervision of qualified specialists.

Increased pulse : how to prevent?

• If a person has extra weight, then the load on the heart is maximal, so it is necessary to release your "motor" from additional obstacles and lose unnecessary kilograms. If you do this yourself is not always possible, you should consult an endocrinologist and a nutritionist. Doctors will determine what problems exist in your body and suggest ways to solve them.
• We need to establish food. If eating healthy food, there is less risk of tachycardia. For any person it will be useful to exclude from your diet coffee, strong tea, fatty foods - they negatively affect not only the heart, but the whole body.
• The harm of smoking is not even worth talking about. Now even on the packs it is written that cigarettes are the main enemies of mankind. They cause problems with the cardiovascular system, as well as cause irreparable harm to the entire body.
• Ability to relax at times is a key moment in the fight against tachycardia, and with many other dangerous diseases. You can do auto-training (ie, self-hypnosis), it is useful for all organ systems.