This is my first post and I’m hoping to get some insight into why my heart rate is elevated while fasting. I have researched here and on the web and can’t seem to find anyone talking about a rapid heart rate. I am on Day 15 of an extended fast with an undetermined stop point. I am not hungry and other than a heart rate that wants to be in the 90’s and up over 100 if I move, I feel great. It does go back down below 100 and doesn’t stay at a high rate. As I’m sitting here typing this, my heart rate is 94.
I’m having coffee in the morning with 2 TBS cream, bone broth once or twice a day with pastured butter, water, of course, and I’m taking Keto Living’s KetoEssentials Multi Vitamins, Vitamin D3, Ubiquinol (CoQ10), Mega-Mag liquid vitamins and eating Pink Salt as Megan Ramos has suggested. I have energy (a ton of it), but did notice a few days ago when my heart seemed to be pounding, that my energy was a bit low. In fact, I considered breaking my fast, but felt really good the next day. Yesterday was Mother’s Day and I did well not eating, had energy, but my heart would pound at different times. My normal resting heart rate is in the mid 70’s to 80’s. Should I be worried or is this normal? Should I stop the fast?
My blood glucose has been in the 60’s and low 70’s and my ketones 4.6 as measured by PrecisionXtra. My BP is right now, 148/92. I’ve been on Atenolol prior but stopped taking it when I went Keto because my BP seemed to have regulated itself. It’s been fairly high these past few days and I’m thinking I might start back up but really don’t want to.
I also should say I was Keto Adapted before starting the fast and haven’t experienced any trouble fasting. If I feel at all hungry, I drink water and it immediately goes away so I’m chalking that up to a bit of dehydration and needing more water. I have fasted before for 5 days and did the lemonade diet fast (before I knew better) for 10 days. I’ve also juice fasted for 10 days before (all last year, and again, before I knew better). I honestly don’t have trouble fasting.
Thank you for any replies and suggestions. It would put my mind at ease to know of other’s experiences.