Hi all :)
I have a question about the PM settings and ones BP
this confuses me and so I thought I would ask :)
my top setting on my PM is 120 bottom is 50...my BP usually is 120/78 pulse is usually 62 or so... okay so yesterday I was outside with hubby doing yardwork and weed wacking,mowing etc etc.... I sometimes feel sob so yesterday when I did I came in and took my BP oh and throw in some PVC's too anyways, my BP was 130/83 pulse 78... so would the low setting of 120 on my PM cause the sob that sometimes I experience? this happens when I walk hills too? should it be set higher the PM settings - I am fine with the lower part at 50..
So can someone please explain to me about these settings
and the BP ? or if it has anything to do with it? (the BP)
sometimes I have read on here that when one does activities they get sob and that the settings on the PM need to be adjusted? I am in my 8th month with my friend the PM:)
I am so confused about these settings and activities....
I am on a beta blocker too 50mg once a day...
Thank you for your help :)
breezy

 

 

It is perfectly normal for your blood pressure to vary with activity just as it is with heart rates. The blood pressure is the force of the blood flowing through your arteries. Higher pressures make the heart work harder to pump the same volume of blood through your body. Your PM especially the upper setting has nothing to do with BP.

Shortness of breath can result from many things including heart disease and poor blood flow. Therefore PM settings can be a factor.

Your settings may well need to be adjusted but were I you, I wouldn't worry about all the details of settings and just identify to your Cardiologist the problems you are experiencing. He should recognize the problem and adjust things accordingly. I personally see no benefit to most people of learning all about settings when there's no way you can possibly know what setting is right for you. Just my opinion.

Good luck

 

I posted something the other day regarding heartrate and heat and humidity. Check about 10 to 12 posts down from your post.

When I workout my heartrate can get as high as 145 (my upper limit is 150) and particularly when it is hot and humid. Not only is the exercising increasing my heartrate, but the heat and humidity do too. In an effort to get my body to cool down, my heart is working harder. That is why I only workout indoors in the heat and humidity and keep myself hydrated as well.

 

Hi.

Just a quick thought....perhaps you could ask your cardiologist or whoever you see about your pacer all about Rate Response as this can effect how you feel when doing an activity.

also - there is a slew of good information on this site about Rate Response....you could use the SEARCH button (upper right hand corner) and get a wealth of info about it.

I do remember one particular posting by Snitch that explained Rate Response very very well.

Take care,
Pookie

 

Thanks Pookie I will search and read :)
this PM stuff is so confusing to me I know my rate response is off..but that is all I know about it...
sometimes I think I understand and I don't at all
oh well.....
thanks again
breezy