Could increased pulse rate be due to tension or stress?
Patient: hi, my age is 20 and my pulse rate usually gets upto 151 or so mostly it is near 140. i don't do any excercise or any other activity that may result in the increament of pulse rate. and alond with high pulse rate my bp also gets bit increased just around 140/ 110. I wouls also like to mention that am a migraine patient. so the question is that isit just due t the tension and strees?, i mean that the pulse rate comes back to normal after 1 or 2 days and after that am normal again. Would this pulse ate cause any serious problem or it's ok? Doctor: DearWe understand your concernsI went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. From the description itself it is clear that you are worried about your health, and that is counted as stress or anxiety. You also has obsession about your pulse rate. You had that disturbing sensation once. You expected it to happen again and tried. Then you started experiencing it as you were expecting it. Then your body brought the familiar symptom because you are expecting it. Then you started worrying that the symptom is coming again and again and expect it. Body brings it again as you are expecting it. You become worried and so on. That is obsession in simple terms. Ignore it and the problem vanishes. If you require more of my help in this aspect, Please post a direct question to me in this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. I shall prescribe the needed psychotherapy techniques.Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.Good luck.