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What Causes Rise In Heart Beat After Blood Donation?
I donate platelets at the blood bank. I been doing it for 2 years. This year its been hot (live in arizona). When they check my heart beat, its past 100 and I get defered. One time it was 126 and other times its 102. Last year it was around 88-100. I donated 23 times. My iron level and tempature are good. I sweat easy too. I do get excited sometimes when I go there, I can feel it in my body. I take no medication at all. I drink sports drinks and water before I go. No soda at all. Any advice you can give me to keep my heart beat low? This year has been bad for me. A register nurse (supervisor) who once in awhile does the interview for the donation, said it could be the arizona heat. Any advice will be greatly accepted.
Thu, 30 Nov 2017
General & Family Physician, Dr. Varinder's Response
if your iron level and temperature or bp is normal and you have donated blood already then weather may be the cause ...secondly sport drink may have something to do with heart beat ...this time go with sport drink and stay indoors at hospital for 2 or 3 hours before going to donation room
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What Causes Rise In Heart Beat After Blood Donation?
if your iron level and temperature or bp is normal and you have donated blood already then weather may be the cause ...secondly sport drink may have something to do with heart beat ...this time go with sport drink and stay indoors at hospital for 2 or 3 hours before going to donation room