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heartbeat so strong it shakes my hands/arms
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@pmrnew
Having a strong heart beat is good versus have a weak one. Your BP is good and Distolic could be lower but on high enough to be concerned with. 120-80 is norm. Mine runs 100/65. My HF doctor is more concerned with mine being low and concerned is dizzenes when standing.
The medications I take keep my BP low as well as BPM.
I know PMR is probably on abbreviation list but can you explain? When you are hyper focussed on your heart you will feel it beating. I can sometimes feel my heartbeat just putting my hand under my leg. But when I feel that strong pulse it reassures me heart is doing it's job and it nice and strong.
@gloaming has given you a lot of good and valuable advice and information.
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@jc76 OMG;-) Yes, PMR stand for Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Only since Dec 2025 (thankfully) and though no cure but Prednisone covers the pain. Longer story but this Mayo Clinic chat has really really helped to hear others' experiences and how they have tapered. Yes, probably hyper in tuned. Went for a hike last summer and could barely make it back. High BP, high cholesterol, etc. For PMR, which wake up call might have been a lifesaver, I refused to start Prednisone, the side effects are brutal. January to mid March I went vegan/vegetarian, stopped drinking and fasted a week and 31 days. Then I capitulated (it is a miracle drug, pain gone in an hour) but taking Pred now started from a much much healthier prospective. Sooooo keeping the lifestyle.