I have noticed the past couple of months that when I lay on my left side to go to sleep at night, I will close my eyes and begin to relax and fall asleep, then my heart will start to beat rapidly and wake me. I am not sure if I am actually asleep at the time, or just beginning to fall asleep. I have no prior heart problems and had an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram about 9 months ago. The reason I had those two tests done is because I was fainting while pregnant and my doctor thought it might be my heart, but I actually had severe Anemia and Hypothyroidism. But the technician who did the test on my heart said I am perfectly fine and my heart is in great shape; I'm 21. I don't drink or do drugs. I do smoke, but try to refrain from smoking atleast an hour before trying to go to sleep. I have gained about 20 lbs since I had my daughter and had high bloodpressure while pregnant with her. My bloodpressure is still high, but my doctor isn't trying to put me on any medication for it. Is it normal for this to happen, though? I mean, I know sometimes in my sleep I will dream that I a falling or drowning and will wake up startled and kind of jerk and spasm a little, but then I realize it was just a dream and go back to sleep. But when the rapid heartbeat happens, I don't think I am in a deep enough sleep to even be dreaming. Can this be normal? Has this ever happend to anyone else? If I turn over onto my back afterwards, it doesn't happen again. It happens almost every night, but only once, just as I am falling asleep.
Health For More » Diseases and Conditions » Heart Diseases
Rapid heartbeat waking me up as I am falling asleep?
(5 posts)-
Posted 2 years ago #
-
anxiety/ stress/hypochondriac . That's why the Dr. hasn't put you on meds. See the GP for meds for anxiety disorder.
Posted 2 years ago # -
so, you have seen a doc. and he is not telling you what to do. go to another doc for a second opinion. and push for an opinion. for chyst sake - there can't be no word for that. don't go to a quack doctor though.
for your anemia - be a cow on plants. eat green leafy vegetables especially cabbage and liver. and easy on over the counter drugs like ibuproben or aspirin. because these drugs tends to unclot and make the hemoglobin to thin.
in short - you have issue and you need to be in a doctor's care period.Posted 2 years ago # -
Our body, just like the universe, has a pattern which evolves through time. Therefore by including the concept of "time" into the diagnosis, we can predict the pattern of our body, like the way we can predict the patterns in the universe. I am a Licensed Acupuncturist who practices what I call "Time Medicine". For years, I perform my diagnosis by using your gender, birthdate, time of birth, and city and country of birth. I am able to immediately see the pattern, such as the physical appearance, the preference of food, the personality, and most importantly, accurately predict the time of event, and the type of disorder this person has. By understanding the constitution, I am able give my clients awareness as to how to prevent many ailments that may occur in their own pattern.
So did I answer your question?
Send a reply with the information of your gender, birthdate, time of birth, and city and country of birth.
Look forward to conversing with you.Posted 2 years ago # -
Tachycardia is often associated with sleep disorder called Sleep Apnea Syndrome(SAS). SAS is a condition in which during sleep the breathing stops for a few seconds when oxygen concentration falls and CO2 rises and the then the person suddenly wakes up. Many heart beat rhythm problems are associated with SAS, some might be serious.
A sleep test, called polysomnography is usually done to diagnose sleep apnea. There are two kinds of polysomnograms. An overnight polysomnography test involves monitoring brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, respiration, oxygen level in the blood and audio monitoring. (for snoring, gasping, etc.) The second kind of polysomnography test is a home monitoring test.
A 24-hour Holter heart monitor can detect the reason for increased heart rate. EKG or Echo can not record these changes. My advice is to undergo investigation from this angle once again. Good Luck.
Posted 2 years ago #
Reply
You must log in to post.