What lowers heart rate but not blood pressure?

In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to reduce the heart rate without taking pressure-reducing tablets. This happens during intense training, during pregnancy, and other physiological conditions. Sometimes you can cope with attacks of tachycardia by changing the position of the body, massage, breathing exercises. At the same time, without using a medicine that lowers the heart rate.

Pulse rates

Normally, the pulse rate of a healthy adult is 60-80 beats. Sometimes these indicators can deviate slightly without harm to humans. This phenomenon is explained by the individual characteristics of the organism. The indicator depends on:

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  • The gender of the person. In men, the heart beats less frequently.
  • Habits to loads, general physical form. People who lead a sedentary life at rest have higher rates than people accustomed to constant stress.
  • Physiology specifics. In the last trimester in pregnant women, the heart rate increases significantly.
  • age. The younger the person, the faster his heart beats.

When should the heart rate be lowered?

If a rapid heartbeat is accompanied by unpleasant or painful sensations, then tachycardia occurs. In these cases, a person has to look for ways to avoid unpleasant symptoms and reduce the heart rate. It is possible to normalize the heartbeat both with the help of drugs and by performing simple manipulations. Reasons for the development of tachycardia:

  • anemia;
  • pregnancy;
  • drug overdose;
  • endocrine disorders;
  • diseases of the cardiovascular system;
  • high pressure;
  • atherosclerosis;
  • ischemia;
  • pathology of the heart valves;
  • obesity;
  • bad habits.

How to reduce at normal pressure?

With light massaging of closed eyes, the pulse evens out for 30 minutes.

If it is not associated with CCC diseases, when certain manipulations are performed, the rhythm decreases without the use of medications. Most often, the lowering effect is exerted by relaxation after training. It is recommended to take a break for a while, and the heart rhythm normalizes itself. If, in addition to an increased heart rate, a person feels discomfort in the chest or dizziness, you need to lie down, freeing the body from tight clothing, providing unhindered access to oxygen. You need to attach a handkerchief moistened with cold water to your forehead, take a series of deep breaths with holding your breath. With frequent symptoms, you need to see a doctor who can accurately determine the causes of a rapid heart rate, and, if necessary, prescribe a pulse-lowering treatment.

  • If you slightly press the pads of your fingers on your closed eyes, then within 30 minutes the heartbeat can stabilize.
  • It is recommended to take a deep breath, hold your breath and exhale for a long time. This simple manipulation excites the vagus nerve.
  • Sometimes it helps to lie on your stomach face down on a flat surface.

If the heart rate exceeds 200 beats per minute, you need to urgently call an ambulance. While the doctors are driving, the person is vomited, the eyeballs are massaged, and the eyelid is massaged in the region of the bridge of the nose.

How to lower the pulse at low pressure?

With low blood pressure, a rapid heart rate is accompanied by nausea, headache, and vomiting. The patient may complain of panic or fear. To reduce the pulse, motherwort or valerian tinctures are used. Recommended medicines for low blood pressure are Validol or Valocordin. If a decrease in pressure and a high pulse are combined very often, the doctor will advise you to reconsider the diet: there are foods that can increase blood pressure: rose hips, chocolate, honey, pomegranates, black currants.

Drugs to reduce heart rate without lowering blood pressure


Treatment is prescribed only by a doctor.

Any appointment for treatment with tablets should be done by a doctor. This is especially true for tachycardia against the background of cardiovascular diseases, since lowering the heart rate can exacerbate the underlying disease. are on a natural basis, synthetic and antiarrhythmic tablets. The table describes the main drugs and what they affect.