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Random Heart Rate Dips on Apple Watch

I've read a lot about random heart rate spikes, but I get the exact opposite. Usually once or twice a day I have just ONE background reading in the low 40s quickly in between normal readings. This looks somehow like that: 65 - 68 - 65 - 41 - 63. It only happens with background readings, continuous readings are always normal. Picture attached from today's incident for reference.

I have gone back in the Health app and looked and it looks like this has happened off and on since 2019. It comes and goes, some days having one or two and other days having none. Is it my heart or just this stupid watch? I have no other symptoms other than the Anxiety it is now causing. :-/ Thanks.

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Posted on Mar 21, 2023 4:52 PM

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sTeaLthLynk Author

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Posted on Apr 19, 2023 6:17 PM

Basically, if you see it actually tracking at that rate continuously while you are super light headed, super sweaty, vision problems, or if you pass out… go to a hospital. Otherwise, if you never notice anything at all and it is just background readings, it’s probably fake. One doctor told me if you’re healthy then it could be you were just super relaxed for a bit and your heart did that. I can get my rate down to the 50s if I’m really relaxed. It’s not a huge stretch to hit the mid 40s. I looked and it has happened since 2019 for a few different watches for me and I’ve never noticed anything. It’s likely how the watches work on me. Something I do probably causes anomalies. Like holding my hand weirdly or something.

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eula48

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Jun 11, 2024 10:21 AM in response to sTeaLthLynk

when my heart rate dips it spikes my anxiety anyone else mine goes wacky all day how accurate are this apple watches

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Jun 18, 2024 12:46 PM in response to Twinklestar89

Please keep us updated. I hope everything is ok

ashli293

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Jun 18, 2024 4:38 PM in response to Twinklestar89

Please let us know what comes out of the monitor!! Hoping it’s just our watches since mine does it too.

Ram120v

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Jul 21, 2024 9:15 AM in response to Carterpup

This happened to me only one time at 1;15 am was sitting down talking to a friend since I was with her

Ram120v

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Jul 21, 2024 9:18 AM in response to eula48

Yes this happen to me last night so that is why I got to search it wa substantial though 1:15am I was talking to my friend sitting down so that’s why I ended up here anxiety kicked in

sTeaLthLynk Author

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Aug 16, 2024 3:28 PM in response to jaime-lee144

Not alone. Mine still does it often. I’ve stopped checking it or even caring when I do see it.

Aug 16, 2024 11:54 PM in response to sTeaLthLynk

I really think Apple should look into this as it seems to be causing a lot of people unwanted anxiety! (Including me)

Hollowg

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Aug 20, 2024 1:05 AM in response to sTeaLthLynk

My watch recorded bwlow 40 for 10 minutes at 218

Aug 22, 2024 1:34 PM in response to Gaby1227

Did you figure out what it was?

Sep 10, 2024 9:33 AM in response to Jeff Donald

Not being funny, Jeff, but all you’ve done is spam this thread with unhelpful information. What they’ve written is related, surprised you didn’t tell them that their information is an outlier… again…

Jeff Donald

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Sep 10, 2024 9:43 AM in response to JessieJaneBojangles

So, you want me to start troubleshooting his multiple issues? Did you even read TonyPorter7 post?

Sep 21, 2024 12:33 AM in response to sTeaLthLynk

Replied in error to wrong post - please ignore this comment ( unable to delete)

KMG76

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Sep 22, 2024 10:33 PM in response to sTeaLthLynk

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