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Fitbit?

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JenniLynn83
JenniLynn83

With my last 'attack', I was told by a doc in the ER that I should get a fitbit or something similar, that monitors my heart rate continuously. What would be more helpful is finding something  that can take an ecg wave, but I'm finding that to be nearly impossible in just a fitness style watch (and even then, how accurate would that even be). 

So my question, does anyone use a fitbit or similar to monitor their heart rate? I have a Samsung phone, with the Health app, so I'm thinking of getting Samsung's fitbit style watch. I guess I'm worried about the accuracy. What are you thoughts? Any suggestions, anyone have experience with these watches for heart rate monitoring?

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  • linda90194
    linda90194 JenniLynn83

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    I have a fit bit and I find it priceless for me. The heart rate is incredibly accurate. I have heard the i watch has a heart rythm on it. You might check that out. 

    I had an instance  on Sunday where my fit bit showed I went from 63 to 139 in 1 second. . 

  • melanie49291
    melanie49291 JenniLynn83

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    I had a short episode last night and it shot up tp 160bpm for a few minutes but my fitbit didn't track it. Only caught it on my samsung phone. Sometimes fitbit can record a reading of high hr so might be worth looking intosomething that gives a more accurate reading. If you find one let me know 😊

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