Like right now I just checked my pulse it is at 100 bpm. Which is high and I am not in the middle of a panic attack.

Could it be cause I am nervous?

yes, it is the anxiety

Dude,
i have doen that so many times its out of hand. That is one of the first things I said I would stop doing. I broke my anxiety into parts. I told myself I would break each habit down one by one. I tell it works a great deal. You just need to surf the net or something to keep your mind off of the pulse. Your pulse is up because you are nervous. Your going to be okay. Drop me a line whenever. -Mike-

Tell me about it, one min i have freaks because my pulse is high, and the next it seems so slow, and i think my heart is gonna stop, my pulse seems weak, or its going mental. I have often wondered how much the human heart could take? abaut i guess it must be a lot, mine has been up to 220 maybe more, not sure. I sympathise i really do.

Yes iv,e done this too alot but my pulse and were high due to to the anxiety.
Try not to worry.

I still check my pulse several times a day. Habit I guess. Your heart rate will be faster when you are nervous. It's nothing to be concerned about.

its the anxiety i usually check mine alot too and also have my husband do it too

Hi,
When I have a bout with bad anxiety, I get a feeling like I can't breathe right and I'm awhere of every breath. My stomach is in a knot and yes I check my pulse alot cuz I get skipped beats and palps. It drives me crazy (which I am anyway :) I've been to 3 cardios, 3 electros, a million tests and they can't fina a thing wrong with my heart! I'm glad of that but, the more it happens the more we think about it and then it happens even more, right? Hugs Judy

My heart rate increases also. I try to lay down because I know sitting or laying down will help decrease my heart rate.

It's normal for your pulse to change a lot. 100 at rest is probably nerves. but 50-100 is considered a normal range, depending on the individual. A lot of times it can feel like you skip a beat when you don't actually. Your body is pretty smart--millions of years evolving--use your pulse as a "biofeedback" mechanism. Don't let it scare you--the chronic stress is definitly bad for you, the changing pulse is no problem!

I am dealing with this right now and it is one of the main issues with my anxiety. I am also prone to having ssri raise my heart rate. I had to be taken off effexor because of tachycardia. Alot of ssri have side effects of increased heart rate. As soon as I stopped taking effexor my heart rate dropped from around 100 to mid 70s after it was finally out of my system. I then started taking celexa and low and behold my heart rate started going up again. I was only on 20mg so I dropped it down to 10mg and my heart rate has decreased some. They want me to take Beta Blockers to slow my heart rate so I can take a ssri. I won't do it I would rather just take a benzo for the rest of my life if I have to.

I didn't have a single palp or worry about my heart rate til about a week ago after my celexa finally started working. I could tell it was working I was all wound up and then I got the palp and heart issues again. Dropped my dose in half and have not had 1 palp since. To coincidental for me to believe my problem is not med related.

Yup! I do this, too. I get palpitations and my heart "skips" when I'm anxious.
My Dr. did an ECG and said that he could tell when palps started but could find no underlying cause, other than anxiety. I take an SSRI, which helps with my panic attacks. Now I only get an attack every now and then. I still have general feelings of anxiety, though.

It's good to know your heart rate but try not to worry too much about it. 100 isn't so bad. If you want to lower your heart rate, a a good way is to just keep trying to do some sort of exercise plan. That will help your resting heart rate.

i think its nerves making it so high.

My heart skips beats and is irregular alot lately i was saying that it is so scary and i thought i was going to die, seems to all go back to anxiety though and it sucks. I hope you feel better, try to do things so you dont think about although i cant even do that lol. Take care!