Will my heart rate drop if I quit smoking?

Smoking is a very common behavior in life and a habitual behavior for most people. Because smoking is addictive, smoking is a very normal thing for adults. However, tobacco contains a large amount of harmful substances that can damage health. Long-term smoking will also increase the heart rate and pose a hidden danger to health. Therefore, quitting smoking is very necessary. Will the heart rate decrease after quitting smoking?

Smoking makes people relax because of the effect of nicotine, but nicotine can cause addiction. When smokers inhale nicotine, they also inhale a large amount of harmful substances in tobacco smoke, which can cause smoking-related diseases. Therefore, quitting smoking is very important, and quitting smoking has a certain impact on heart rate.

1. Smoking will speed up the heartbeat and increase the burden on the heart. After you quit smoking, your heartbeat will slow down. A decrease in heart rate after quitting smoking means that the heart function has been enhanced and it does not need to be so busy to meet the blood supply throughout the body. Basically, a person's heart rate is a constant throughout his life. The slower the heart rate, the longer the life span. Of course, the heart rate cannot be too slow. There is a certain bottom line. For most people, it is fine as long as it is above 57 beats per minute.

2. On the day you quit smoking, your blood pressure and heart rate both drop to normal levels, which is also normal. However, you still need to continue to monitor your blood pressure and heart rate to see if there is a rebound. If so, you may need to take antihypertensive drugs. You should also get enough sleep, not stay up late, and not be anxious.

3. Smoking can cause vascular spasm, affect blood supply to the heart and brain, and aggravate heart and brain ischemia. Therefore, it can induce accelerated heart rate and increased blood pressure. Now that you have stopped smoking, a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate is a normal reaction.

Example: The normal level before quitting smoking is 75-80 beats per minute; about 15 days after quitting smoking, the heart rate drops to the lowest point, and it is best to wait until it can reach 50 beats per minute; during this stage, you will feel sleepy, but your sleep quality is very poor; after 15 days, it will slowly recover, and the heart rate can reach 60 in about 30 days.

Quitting smoking will only improve the functions of your body's organs, which is very beneficial to your health. It is recommended that you relax, exercise more, and eat more nutritious foods, and the symptoms will gradually recover and disappear.