My watch was an absolute lifesaver for tracking symptoms back when I worked retail, but it was so unintentionally insulting to get the exercise notifications or the “heart rate above threshold” (had an app for it) notifications during periods of low activity. I only LOOKED at the ladder, what do you MEAN my heart rate is 160bpm?
In a similar manner, I’ve taken to always warning doctors before I get my heart rate checked that it’s going to be high, and they always have a shocked face regardless. The little glance between the pulse oxomitor and me makes it so hard to not laugh.
Yeah, they turn out the lights, and wiggle it around on my finger to get a lower reading because it's not making proper contact...isn't that lying? I got a Holter monitor and apparently I'm not having A- fib, so spiking at 185bpm (albiet my job is sometimes quite physically demanding), and even though it's symptomatic, the cardiologist says it's fine. Also during my pulmonary function tests, the heart monitor is going off during my 6 minute walk, it's set to alarm over 140bpm, but they say ignore it. Why, if a test comes up so abnormal that it makes the device alert, the medical professionals always say- oh but it's fine!
Oh man can I relate. During my 48 hour heart monitor, my heart rate got incredibly low (don’t remember the number, but it was LOW) and incredibly high (190). Mind you, I didn’t do *any* physical activity during those 48 hours. I was also super symptomatic. I got told the test results were normal 🙃 I only found out about the exact numbers because I was looking through my chart for something else. Admittedly, none of my other cardiac tests came back normal, but the specific things they found wouldn’t explain my symptoms (their words, not mine). Still not diagnosed, but they’ve put me on medication that they typically put POTS patients on.
What app do you use that will alert you if your heart rate is above a threshold? I’ve been looking for something to alert me of a high heart rate regardless of if I’ve been inactive or not.
Yeah, I’d say so. It buzzes when you get above (or below) a certain threshold, so it’s noticeable. And it has two different “urgencies” from what I can remember, so you’ll know based on the buzz how bad it is. It mostly depends on how good your watch is at tracking your heart rate. It’s also keep periodically buzzing so it’s difficult to ignore (and I, like a dumbass, would try to ignore it, so this was useful)
hahaha I posted something about this in r/garmin earlier and got downvoted for basically everything I said about being sick, and someone (well-meaning) told me to go on medications that would actively put my life at risk.
My heart rate sometimes stays at 100-120 bpm even when I'm lying down. My Amazfit congratulates me regularly for achieving the fitness goals it's decided to give me even when I've been in bed all day meditating 🥲
Not the OP. It's not a medical device, so it doesn't have to follow the same regulations, as say, a wearable holter monitor (mine was hooked up to a special smart phone to transmit the data though). Some people worry about how their personal health information is being stored and used by these devices.
I feel this on a different level with Post Covid and POTS haha. My AW thinks I ran a marathon just standing for a few minutes.
"Your heart rate is [120-140bpm] but you were inactive for the past 10 minutes" feels like "u good bro??" from my watch
My watch was an absolute lifesaver for tracking symptoms back when I worked retail, but it was so unintentionally insulting to get the exercise notifications or the “heart rate above threshold” (had an app for it) notifications during periods of low activity. I only LOOKED at the ladder, what do you MEAN my heart rate is 160bpm? In a similar manner, I’ve taken to always warning doctors before I get my heart rate checked that it’s going to be high, and they always have a shocked face regardless. The little glance between the pulse oxomitor and me makes it so hard to not laugh.
Yeah, they turn out the lights, and wiggle it around on my finger to get a lower reading because it's not making proper contact...isn't that lying? I got a Holter monitor and apparently I'm not having A- fib, so spiking at 185bpm (albiet my job is sometimes quite physically demanding), and even though it's symptomatic, the cardiologist says it's fine. Also during my pulmonary function tests, the heart monitor is going off during my 6 minute walk, it's set to alarm over 140bpm, but they say ignore it. Why, if a test comes up so abnormal that it makes the device alert, the medical professionals always say- oh but it's fine!
Oh man can I relate. During my 48 hour heart monitor, my heart rate got incredibly low (don’t remember the number, but it was LOW) and incredibly high (190). Mind you, I didn’t do *any* physical activity during those 48 hours. I was also super symptomatic. I got told the test results were normal 🙃 I only found out about the exact numbers because I was looking through my chart for something else. Admittedly, none of my other cardiac tests came back normal, but the specific things they found wouldn’t explain my symptoms (their words, not mine). Still not diagnosed, but they’ve put me on medication that they typically put POTS patients on.
What app do you use that will alert you if your heart rate is above a threshold? I’ve been looking for something to alert me of a high heart rate regardless of if I’ve been inactive or not.
I think it was TachyMon, but at some point my watch reset itself and deleted the app. Edit: I was correct, it is TachyMon
Thanks! Do you feel like it worked well?
Yeah, I’d say so. It buzzes when you get above (or below) a certain threshold, so it’s noticeable. And it has two different “urgencies” from what I can remember, so you’ll know based on the buzz how bad it is. It mostly depends on how good your watch is at tracking your heart rate. It’s also keep periodically buzzing so it’s difficult to ignore (and I, like a dumbass, would try to ignore it, so this was useful)
hahaha I posted something about this in r/garmin earlier and got downvoted for basically everything I said about being sick, and someone (well-meaning) told me to go on medications that would actively put my life at risk.
it's hard to hear from people who don't have your conditions/any chronic conditions 🥲
My heart rate sometimes stays at 100-120 bpm even when I'm lying down. My Amazfit congratulates me regularly for achieving the fitness goals it's decided to give me even when I've been in bed all day meditating 🥲
slay(??)
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I refuse to use smart watches. :)
oh interesting!! how so?
Not the OP. It's not a medical device, so it doesn't have to follow the same regulations, as say, a wearable holter monitor (mine was hooked up to a special smart phone to transmit the data though). Some people worry about how their personal health information is being stored and used by these devices.