Heart Rate Goes Up After Eating. Cause And Treatment?

Posted on Mon, 19 Aug 2013

Question: hi. i find that after i eat my heart rate goes up. any thoughts

Answered by Dr. Anil Grover (43 hours later)

hi
welcome to health care magic

usually heart rate changes between 60 - 120 per minute based on the activity and exertion you do.
at rest during sleep in night it may fall up to 50/ minute.
it rise up to 150 during heavy exercise and running. it is normal phenomenon.

you said that after eating heart rate goes up, have you counted any time?
is it going beyond 120.
are you having any symptoms of dizziness , palpitations , lightheaded or loss of consciousness,and chest pain or breathlessness during that period , you should evaluate by a cardiologist.
as you have given a history of anxiety and panic attacks , they itself causes increase in heart rate.

and your medicine Endone may also some times increase heart rate in some people.
so you consult a physician and take advice if you symptomatic.
thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anil Grover (9 hours later)

i have been to a cardiologist around 12 mths ago. i had ecg. echocardiogram ultrasound of the heart. a echo stress test and blood cariac enzyme test. can my heart change so much in 12 months that i now have heart disease? or is this more a case of anxiety and panic attacks

Answered by Dr. Anil Grover (11 minutes later)

hi,
heart disease (i,e heart attack) can occur any time and any age group , it is because of decrease in blood supply to heart , when there is obstruction to blood vessels supplying heart due to fatty plaque.

regarding your case first of all your symptoms are not suggestive of heart attack . and you are already evaluated and all test were normal range.
so your symptoms more suggestive of anxiety only , but you need atleast ECG should be done before you conclude it.
thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anil Grover (16 minutes later)

i had a ecg around 1-2 months ago but said all was good and having a panic attack

Answered by Dr. Anil Grover (3 minutes later)

hi
you need to undergo ecg again, because know you have feeling of raised heart rate.
ecg can change within minutes also.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Anil Grover (1 minute later)

ok. im very scared now but thanks for your advice

Answered by Dr. Anil Grover (1 minute later)

hi,
after taking advise for heart symptoms, please evalate for panic attacks also.
tank you

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar