Why heart beat increases? - #12363
I am really confused about something. Like, why heart beat increases, right? Last week, I was watching my son play soccer and suddenly felt my heart racing for no reason. I thought maybe it was just excitement or something, but then it happened again the next day while I was just sitting at my desk! I heard that exercise can make your heart rate go up, but this was just sitting there! I’m not really active, honestly. Then, I decided to check my blood pressure at home, and it was like super high too! Is it possible that stress could be causing my heart beat to increase outta nowhere like that? Or is it something I should worry about? I even Googled it and found that stuff like caffeine can do that too, but I thought I wasn’t drinking too much coffee. But then I remembered having a cup that day. I guess I just want to know, why heart beat increases when I’m just chillin’? Have you guys had patients ask about this sort of thing? I can’t help but think it could be something serious, but part of me feels like it’s probably just normal or maybe related to my diet or lack of exercise. Any thoughts?
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