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@hopeful33250 Another type of Art is painting on rocks A friend of mine did paint one for me it is cabin in the woods ,our cabin

That is beautiful, @lioness! What type of paint would be used on a rock?

@hopeful33250 I don't know what she used to me I thought it was just acrylic

Yes Acrylic paint and Top coat of gloss or satin to enhance objects, such as water appearing wet, shiny...calligraphy marker to write “Strength” or “Breath” on smaller flat top stones, any peaceful, inspirational word, in silver or gold, placed among moss, or in the shade of a fern, can be re-grounding, or picked up and placed into a visitors pocket. If it’s smooth they can clasp it during times of doubt, and remember the beauty and serenity of the garden, taking it with them wherever they go.

Hello all. Just wanted to keep it going with the possible bradycardia issue. I have bought me an Apple Watch with the ecg and heart rate feature. I have been resting at a normal 50-70 heart range consistently. Doctor did not seem concerned with low heart rate. From tour guys opinion am I ok? Che gave me the colonzopam for anxiety, which this is causing , but I fear it will drop it even lower :(. Heelllppp. Lol

Hi @jadillow. I'd like to give you a judgment on whether your resting heart rate in the 50-70bpm rang is OK, but I'm not an expert and haven't examined you face-to-face, so I have to reserve judgment and encourage you to discuss it with your doctor -- or if you aren't comfortable with her advice thus far, you could make use of a second opinion. I'll add that my regular resting heart rate 5 years ago was a few beats above or below 50bpm, as it had been for many years. After contracting Atrial fibrillation 4.5 years ago, my heart rate jumped to about 90, then with a beta blocker (Carvedilol 50mg daily) it dropped back to 75-85bpm and stays there steadily. Would you consider giving up the anxiety med if you can become confident of survival with your lower resting heart rate? Martin

I can't speak to your condition, or situation, but last November my heart went into afib. 4 1/2 days in the hospital, I was released with the following instructions:

1. If my heart rate is 45, and I'm not symptomatic, don't worry about it.
2. If my heart rate is 160 and I'm not symptomatic, go to the Emergency Room.

Clearly, in my case, they weren't worried about the slower rate. My resting rate, on Beta Blockers, before afib, was in the 50s. How I wish for those days again. Released from the hospital, it was about 85, and with an increase in Beta Blockers, it's in the mid 60s to mid 70s.

Thank you all for the replies. I was prescribed a better blocker. Atenolol(sp). I have been told however that it lowers the heart rate so I have been very hesitant to take it. Anxiety is a killer 🙁

I was prescribed calcium blocker awhile back. Is this something I should take ?

You need to make that determination with your doctor. It's usually either a Beta Blocker or Calcium Channel Blocker.

Your heart has an SA Node, that's where the heartbeat originates from. There's also an AV Node, it Discharges in response to the SA Node Discharge. But some people with age develop problems and their SA Node doesn't Discharge often enough.

If the SA Node fails to Discharge, eventually the AV Node Discharges on it's own. But in that case, the heart rate is VERY slow. But, not only can the SA Node Failing to Discharge properly cause a Slow Heart Rate, but issues with the AV Node can prevent a normally Discharging SA Node from passing through the AV Node rapidly enough.

There's various factors that determine Heart Rate, many of them are quite normal. That's why there's a range of normal Heart Rates at rest for various individuals.

In my case, my Heart is in Afib, the Atrium of my heart is beating very fast, but it can't get to the bottom of the Heart except (largely) going through the AV Node. Calcium Channel Blockers or Beta Blockers are used to slow the rate of which the very fast Atrium Discharges can make it across the AV Node, and they do it by influencing different things particular to their pharmaceutical properties.

I'm taking the maximum dose, by prescription, recommended of Metoprolol (a Beta Blocker) just to get the amount of control I have, 25 mg of Atenolol would not work for me. Talk to you doctor about your needs. I looked, it seems that most people are instructed to take Atenolol (and other Beta Blockers most likely) in the morning. Your slowest Heart Rate is in your sleep. Taking Atenolol in the morning will be during the time most people's Heart Rates are higher, and throughout the day, but the effects of the Atenolol begin to wear-off as the day progresses, so by bed time the Heart Rate would be faster than if you took Atenolol in the evening.

Hope this helps. Don't get caught up in the SA and AV Node thing, just trying to show various normal and abnormal factors influence resting Heart Rates.