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What Causes Elevated Heart Rate Upon Lying Down?

Hello my name i john and im 32 years old. I ve been noticing some changes with my heart rate in certain circumstances. I recently started wearing a Fitbit Fitness tracker and was startled when I realized what my heart was doing. When I lay down my heart races. And also when I pee or simply bend over or move around. I was just laying back on the couch watching TV a minute ago and got up to go pee. I looked up my heart rate on my fitness tracker before I got off the couch and it was 73 bpm and while I was peeing it went all the way to 133 BPM. This has been happening a lot lately and because of that I usually sit down to pee because it doesn t happen if I sit while I pee. But this time I decided to see if it would happen again and it did so once I saw the 133 beats per minute while I was peeing when I finished immediately sat down on the edge of the tub and my BPM went back down to 64 right away. I m just wondering if this is normal thank you for your time
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
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Hello,

Consult a cardiologist and get evaluated to rule out possible cardiac causes.

Serial ECG and echo test is required to rule out structural heart diseases and arrhythmia.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
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What Causes Elevated Heart Rate Upon Lying Down?

Hello, Consult a cardiologist and get evaluated to rule out possible cardiac causes. Serial ECG and echo test is required to rule out structural heart diseases and arrhythmia. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician