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Funny feelings when lye down

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michelle46271
michelle46271

Hi ladies

I can't really explain this easily.

When I lye down in bed or settee I get a flash of frightened feelings come over my chest and my ears ring louder. My heart beat seems raised. It's the most horrible and unnerving sensation. I have to get up and do something. I'm so tired because I'm not getting sleep.

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  • carole44875
    carole44875 michelle46271

    Posted

    Hi Michelle

    Could it be anxiety? You could try some meditation, there are loads of clips online ranging from 5 minutes to an hour.

    Also deep breathing to try and push through the feeling?

    Not much help, sorry :-( I am also suffering from insomnia amongst other things..... Sigh

    Take care

    Carole x

  • Lola66
    Lola66 michelle46271

    Posted

    Hi Michelle.. I had similar sensations a few years back and thought I was going crazy. My heart would race and it felt like my whole busy was buzzing. There was also a feeling of doom like I would die in the middle of the night. My ears would also buzz. I went to the emergency room twice and they told me I was having panic attacks. My family doctor finally did a ferritin test and I had no iron stores 6ug/L normal is 80-300. Have you had this checked? Once my iron came up my symptoms got much better.
    • michelle46271
      michelle46271 Lola66

      Posted

      No I haven't had my iron levels checked. Would I not get enough in my diet ? I tend to eat foods rich in iron x
    • Lola66
      Lola66 michelle46271

      Posted

      I thought I was eating enough as well but if you are having bleeding ferritin could be low. If you are post menopausal its usually not an issue.
    • jamie50513
      jamie50513 Lola66

      Posted

      Funny you said that Lola, i had the same issue with those weird sensations. I went to the ER and was told it was anxiety and that I was very anemic. The doc has me on iron 324 mg tablet. My ferritin was really low down to a 9. Since the tablets my iron has improved a great deal, and my ferritin is slowly coming up. A lot of my symptoms have gotten better. I still have some crazy ones but I feel much better than I did. Low iron symptoms can mimic a lot of peri symtpoms so Michelle its definitely worth having that checked.
  • sophie83338
    sophie83338 michelle46271

    Posted

    I've been experiencing similar problems (heart palpitations and anxiety- esp when lying down) About a month ago my blood tests came back and I have low iron stores (Ferritin 7) and slightly anaemic (HG 10.9)

    I've been taking Ferrous Fumerate (sp?) for about 3 weeks and I am starting to feel better, both physically and mentally.

    I've had some very heavy periods recently and I think that was the trigger.

    I know from the past that anaemia came cause me to feel very odd in many ways.

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