Palpitations / high heart rate after getting up from bed in the morning :(

Hi Mandy. I had the exact same. After various emergency room visits and seeing Cardio I was told it’s related to burnout and panic disorder. Had to make some big lifestyle changes. My weight dropped to 62 and I could not even shower without my heart rate hitting 150. I have made a reasonable recovery and can now exercise again and cycle for an hour a day with no more palpitations. The panic attacks still happen but less frequently. 

There is no doubt mine was caused by stress. I see you posted this 9 months ago. Hope to hear how you doing now

Hello Mandy, 

Do you still feel those symptoms? What has helped you? What do you do on the “bad” days? 

I experience the same exact symptoms you describe, even the bowel movement, sometimes it gets better with a bowel movement. Same things been to several cardiologist, had the test done and all come back normal. This really affects my mental state, it consumes my thoughs! I have also seen therapist.... This has been going on since i had my second child and she will be 4 this year. Sometimes i dont know what else to do but sit alone and cry. 

You should get a sleep study done to check for sleep apnea. Thats a really common symptom if you have sleep apnea. 

I had same problem of palpitation ...  But a bit different case, when I woke up from sleep at any time, my heart was beating like 10 strock engine... Sometimes my whole body was shaking, cold sweat etc etc.. If I start to  run in my house ground keeping up my hands, my heart beat rate reduces slowly and within few minutes it comes to normal.. I was worried about my health... Sometimes I felt I'm going to die soon... many tests done by doctors including color Doppler, ECG, blood test, urine test etc etc.. Even blood sugar level was also showing normal.... Finally I started treatment myself as trail... Started to take glucon D powder a tablespoon of powder mixing with drinking water (glucose power which is available in market) at the bed time for a month.. And also reduced travelling, started yoga, took rest.. Now there is no palpitations or any other signs... itz worked with me.. I'm happy to say I'm healthly without any tablets...  

Hi Mandy,

You could have POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), a lot of your symptoms match up. And many people with POTS are initially diagnosed with anxiety because the symptoms are similar.

Have you been tested for POTS?

Hey Mandy, I'm 28, male, found out 3 weeks ago I have a hyperthyroid condition, still waiting to see an endocrinologist and for my Holter monitor results.

My Story:

I also hurt my lower back pretty badly at work last year which I've since learned contributes quite a bit to hyperthyroid symptoms. I've been really scared the past 3 weeks and it's pushed me to change my lifestyle, I am avoiding processed boxed foods and meat. I've increased my intake of fruits and veggies significantly and switched to whole wheat and grains. I've watched alot of those healthy food docs on Netflix before, but watching them again this past few weeks has impacted my view on health and food significantly, particularly "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead". The protagonist is easy to identify with and it's inspired me to focus more on my diet and physical health.

Symptoms:

1st week trying to sleep and waking up I have the most severe symptoms, I always wake up 4 hours into my sleep with a pounding heart, difficulty breathing, numbness in my limbs, dizzy, headache, cold sweat, super tired, felt like throwing up. Similar symptoms throughout the day but never as bad as waking up symptoms. 2nd week got better but still same symptoms waking up and in the morning.

3rd week now and I'm starting to feel better, the symptoms have mostly gone away except in the morning where I still get a pounding heart and numbness in my limbs.

I hope this helps, keep us informed about what's happening.

Have you been given a d-dimer blood test? Pulmonary embolisms are overlooked so much in the UK. If you haven’t been given one insist on it. Just because you suffer with anxiety it doesn’t mean you can’t have a genuine problem.

Are you or have you been on the contraceptive pill?