My heart rate slows down on stims, is this okay?

[Silvers]

Hi All,

Just a quick question: (I've tried searching but all that seems to come up is how to slow your heart rate)

Whenever I take stims such as dexies, coke, ice, E, my heart rate doesn't increase at all, and sometimes even slows down a bit. Everyone else I know gets decent increases, so just want to make sure this is safe?

It sits at about 80-100 normally (I think...will have to check this when not high) - yeah I'm pretty unfit at the moment, will hit about 100 usually when I'm pretty high. I've never had it go over 120.

I just want to check in and make sure this is all good.

Cheers

 

[effie]

It's not the bodies usual response to stims certainly, usually heart rate is increased. How low does yours drop? 80-100bpm is a normal resting heart rate, athletes tend to have lower ones as the heart muscle is more developed and therefore more efficient. Some people's hearts are more responsive than others; I wouldn't worry too much about yours not increasing on stims as long as it's regular and you don't experience any adverse symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations or chest pain.