Fast heart beat: what it means
At 100-400 beats per minute heart is not able to efficiently pump oxygen-rich blood to your body.
The hormone adrenaline when under stress causes the heart to pump harder and faster. The heart rate usually returns to normal once the frightening or stressful experience has passed. Some people who are chronically anxious may have a sustained fast heart rate. Again, the cause is related to the body’s release of hormones involved in the “fight or flight” response.
Caffeine, nicotine and alchohol can cause a rapid heart beat as can certain diet pills and amphetamines.
Faith in God’s love and overruling providence lightens the burdens of anxiety and care. It fills the heart with joy and contentment in the highest or the lowliest lot.
When Jesus was awakened to meet the storm, He was in perfect peace. There was no trace of fear in word or look, for no fear was in His heart. But He rested not in the possession of almighty power. It was not as the “Master of earth and sea and sky” that He reposed in quiet. That power He had laid down, and He says, “I can of Mine own self do nothing.” John 5:30. He trusted in the Father’s might. It was in faith–faith in God’s love and care–that Jesus rested, and the power of that word which stilled the storm was the power of God. {DA 336.1}
Enter into my rest as spoken about in Hebrews 4 is a trust more secure than earthly parents but in a wise Heavenly Father who has all of your good in mind. This is a state of mind.
The use of deep breathing an d good exercice routinue and appropriate rest patterns are important too.
Causes of a fast heart rate
•High blood pressure (hypertension)
•Poor blood supply to the heart muscle due to coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis), heart valve disease, heart failure, heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy), tumors, or infections
•Thyroid disease may be associated with sweating, nervousness, and weight loss.
Low blood sugars such as in deabetes or a fever can incrase heart rate, certain lung diseases, electrolyte imbalance, and alcohol or drug abuse
•Drinking large amounts of alcoholic or caffeinated beverages
Symptoms
•Shortness of breath
•Dizziness
•Sudden weakness
•Fluttering in the chest
•Lightheadedness
•Fainting
Risk Factors
Certain conditions can increase your risk of developing tachycardia or fast heart rate:
•Coronary artery disease (atherosclerosis)
•Heart failure (poor pumping heart)
•Heart attack (myocardial infarction)
•Congenital heart defects (condition you are born with)
•Inflammatory or degenerative heart conditions
•Chronic lung disease