Heart Palpitations While Sleeping

[arivecchi]

I used to experience tachycardia a lot as a teen and in my 20s but had not had an episode for a while. Now for the past two nights, I have woken up with heart palpitations. Should I be concerned? I don't remember experiencing them at night before.

[missym]

Have you been taking decongestants? Could you be dehydrated? Both will cause mine to act up. Probably worth mentioning to your doctor since it's a change.

[arivecchi]

Thanks missy. I placed a call to my doctor. It could be dehydration. I'm really bad about drinking water.

[scriptkitten]

Hope you are ok!!

[mommylamb]

:hug: Hopefully it's nothing. Always scary though when these things happen.

[elektra]

A few months ago I started getting heart palpitations at night too, bu it was when I would first lay down, and not in the middle of the night like what you are experiencing. I googled it and I guess that is not uncommon (when you first lay down).
It was so weird too because it did not seem like a panic attack- I was calm, except my heart would just start racing and sort of skipping beats.
I never did see a dr. though. :/
Waking up in the middle of the night does seem more concerning though. I might call the dr. and also start drinking more water, less caffeine in the pm, etc.

[theriviera]

I would call your doctor, just to be on the safe side.

I also have heart palpitations and it's due to low magnesium. I take MagOx (400mg a day) and it really helps.

Your doc can check your magnesium levels with a blood draw.

[DrSally]

Hope it's nothing, but glad you called the doc.

[Melbel]

I had palpitations during pregnancies which was scary. I hope you feel better!

[arivecchi]

Well, I called the doc yesterday and they had me come in. They did an ekg and will be running some blood tests. They also want me to wear a monitor probably because there is history of heart disease in my family. :( I did not have any last night though, but that could be because I barely slept. :irked:

[Globetrotter]

I'm glad they are on top of it :hug:

[Beth24]

I'm sorry you didn't get much rest, but glad you're on top of it!

[cuca_]

Are you under a lot of stress? I experienced some heart palpitations when I was in my 20s. I had tests and wore a monitor and they did not find anything wrong. My cardiologist thought that it was probably stress related. I think he was right, because once I switched jobs I stopped having them.

I hope it is nothing serious and that you get some answers.

[arivecchi]

Thank you. It could very well be related to stress and sleep deprivation. I will be wearing a monitor for 30 days so hopefully they will catch any irregularities during that time period.

[elektra]

Thank you. It could very well be related to stress and sleep deprivation. I will be wearing a monitor for 30 days so hopefully they will catch any irregularities during that time period.

Hopefully they can figure things out with the monitor. PT for you!

[DrSally]

Thank you. It could very well be related to stress and sleep deprivation. I will be wearing a monitor for 30 days so hopefully they will catch any irregularities during that time period.

The monitor should give a good picture. Stress and sleep deprivation brought on my first migraine ever last weekend. It was bad.

[echoesofspring]

Hope everything is ok, Arivecchi, and that you get some rest....

Could sleep apnea trigger heart palpitations?