Re: Low BPM
Thanks everyone, it's good to hear your advice....
I was talking to an ex marathon runner and it appears to be something called Atrial Fibrillation and it is often seen in runners. A slow heartbeat is a sign of fitness in a young runner, but is not so good in an older one....
It is not life threatening on it's own, but it can cause blood clots and strokes, or heart attacks. I do have other symptoms, I sometimes go dizzy especially if I bend down. I am also tired most of the time, and to be honest I've been struggling to keep running for more than ten minutes just lately. I sort of knew a while back that something wasn't quite right.
I'm sorry I've not posted earlier but I was visiting my daughter to mend her toilet and then she took Mrs Fox and me out for some dinner....
The batteries on my Pulse Oxymeter are in good shape, but it takes a while for it to find my pulse, I only know I'm still alive because I can feel a weak pulse in my neck. I have a BPM meter on the exercise bike, which seems to bear out the readings, and the same with a blood pressure monitor that always reveals low blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat. I have ordered a more accurate tester that uses a chest strap, apparently they are more accurate.
I've also tracked down a good private cardiologist that I intend to telephone tomorrow.
I was prescribed Beta Blockers after my first heart attack and I didn't know where I was most of the time, not good when as a courier I spent most of my life driving.
I was taken off them three days later. Beta Blockers slow down your heart and lower your blood pressure and quite the opposite to the medication I needed.
So until I can get checked out it's walking and some steady static bike riding to keep fit, I'll post any results, so thanks for all of your replies....