[redoslingberg]

Has anyone noticed that their heart rate is at a higher resting rate since they sustained their head injury? Sometimes when I'm sitting around doing absolutely nothing, it'll be 96-100 BPM. Whenever I'm at work, simply walking from point A to point B, it'll be in the 130's. I can also constantly see my pulse in my neck, when before my head injury, it would only be noticeable if I was exercising or actually exerting myself.

[Blueowl]

Mom my has noticed this as well. She hurt her head March 21 and now has PCS. At first, it was so bad she would wake up from her heart racing so fast. It has calmed a bit since then , but I've told her to keep an eye on it, especially since she's already on an aspirin regimen.

[Hamncheese]

Mine has been very high lately. Up to 144 when standing or only walking a few steps and about 110 resting. This also seems to exacerbate the headaches. Mine got higher all of a sudden in the middle of recovery. I was testing to see if I had an egg allergy. When I tried having 8 eggs in 2 days after no eggs for a month, this very high heart rate started. I hope it goes back down after the eggs are out of my system.

[Mark in Idaho]

A high pulse rate can be due to an adrenal problem or other hormone imbalance.

I have the other problem. Slow pulse and low blood pressure. I had a treadmill EKG yesterday. It took a fast pace to get to 145 and even faster to get to 165. And I am horribly out of shape.

[Canadoc]

Mark is absolutely correct. Hormonal imbalance such as excessive thyroid hormone, or rarely, "adrenalin" can cause an elevated resting heart rate. Also remember that anything that enhances the normal release of adrenalin from the adrenal glands can also increase the resting heart rate: anxiety, fright, flight, stress, anger, etc. Don't forget the common stimulants such as caffeine and nicotine. Less commonly are low red blood cell count, states of dehydration and fever/infection. There is more to the list but much less common in a younger person. Worth checking with your doc if it persists.
Cheers, Canadoc