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

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mandy04
mandy04

i am 31 years old female. hi i have been struggling with high heart rate and palpitations which comes out of the blue when i get up from bed in the morning. my heart rate goes up...doing between 125-146 bpm. gets lower when i sit down and increases with standing and little walk . as the day progresses i can walk 2-3 kms without any issues but do get palpitations while sitting/watching tv/working on computer.

?sometimes when i am out with friends or at work i get palipitations for no reason pushing my heart rate upto 156bpm with little dizziness and goes away by the time i call ambulance..

this issue has completely taken over my life...

i don't know if it is related or not i do chest pains mostly all day which gets worse when i hold my breathe in, twist, stretch.

have told my GP he keeps putting thing on to panic disorder...

?yesterday called ambulance, they picked my heart rate as 146bpm n by the time they did ecg it came down to 125bpm with sinus tachycardia on ecg.

?i have seen 3 cardiologists - 2 in december 2016 and 1 in feb 2017, had 3 stress tests, echos and numerous ecgs with NORMAL results...

3 holtors so far picking up sinus tachycardia n occasional sinus arrythimia. but i have had no issues while wearing monitor

?started with panic attacks which got worse n worse with time ending up having palpitations..

?sometimes palpitations makes me have a bowel movements .. don't know if its related..

?my thyriod, blood works, lipids are NORMAL with no issue. no electrolyte abnormalities.. B12 is high

can anybody ANY HELP please.. i am so desperate for help.. can anyone tell what can be causing this...........

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  • will87
    will87 mandy04

    Posted

    Hey you still here??
    • ryann81
      ryann81 mandy04

      Posted

      Hey Mandy! So I am a 36yo female and I have So Many Similar symptoms. I do have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis that is being treated with meds but, I wake up in the morning and my heart races. Or I will wake up and feel fine and an hour or so later get up to do Laundry and it beats out of my chest. All the doctors blame it on Anxiety. I had a home sleep study done last night to rule out Sleep apnea and I see a cardiologist on Friday. I am So Over this! Did they ever give you a solid diagnosis?

    • mandy04
      mandy04 ryann81

      Posted

      no honey .. no diagnosis as yet.. everyone puts it on to my anxiety or depression. did you get any diagnosis ?  what were your results of sleep study ?
    • ryann81
      ryann81 mandy04

      Posted

      They are always so quick to blame it on Anxiety. I will not have the sleep study results for about a week. Hoping for good news. But if not at least I can get some sort of treatment. I'm having a very hard time with all this.

    • ryann81
      ryann81

      Posted

      Mandy did you wear a heart monitor?
    • mandy04
      mandy04 ryann81

      Posted

      yes for 24 hrs in dec 2015, 3 days in 2016, 1 month in june 2017..

      Results : Sinus Arrythmia or Sinus Tachycardia

  • isaac81817
    isaac81817 mandy04

    Posted

    Ive been having the same problems but it’s only been going on for the past six days it used to go away but now it’s all throughout my day idk what to do I just got a rephural for a heart specialist but I half to wait a couple week for them to approve my insurance it scared me at first but now I’m calm about it it still happens so I try not to  walk as much if any answer let me know ASAP pls 
  • Naini08
    Naini08 mandy04

    Posted

    Hi Mandy04

    This is me too, only ever wake up with these symptoms.. can I please ask you, when you wake up with these symptoms like me, do you get an upper gastric sick/fear feeling just before your heart starts to race more And more? 

  • fal38741
    fal38741 mandy04

    Posted

    Hi all

    I’ve been suffering from high heart rate most mornings for the last 2 years.

    I’ve had my heart checked 3 times - no problem whatsoever.

    I don’t think it’s sleep apnea as it doesn’t happen everyday and doesn’t happen whenever I go abroad.

    I’ve just got back from holiday  after 3 weeks and all throughout the holiday, my heart was fine. Now this morning, after coming home, my heart rate started beating fast after waking about 120bpm.

    I get so upset with this happening. Why does this happen? 

    I totally get everyone feeling so scared about this. I’m sure my anxiety over this doesn’t help.

    • will87
      will87 fal38741

      Posted

      I get pvcs a lot and when i wake up my first thought is hows my geart going to feel. Sometimes my anxiety literally jolts me out of my sleep ive woken up with my heart rate at 175. Well they say its anxiety idk anything anymore im super stressed about nvr feeling good. 
    • Naini08
      Naini08 fal38741

      Posted

      Hi fal

      This can be anxiety, but to rule out any type of hypoglycaemia etc, start with zero sugar and low carbs! To see if that make a difference! , as I had been suffering with the same thing for almost 3 years.. mine was sugar spike that created low blood level spike for about 5mins of a morning. Also look up the dawn phenomenon! Hope this helps :-) 

    • mandy04
      mandy04 Naini08

      Posted

      dawn phenomenon applies to people with diabetes ... isn’t it ??? 

      I am not diabetic but still have high heart rate issue.

    • mandy04
      mandy04 fal38741

      Posted

      i am taking bisoprolol furmate 2.5 mg from approx. year n half. but my heart rate still go up to 140bpm with lowest of 50bpm.. I do get chest pains too which most of the time feel like they are in chest wall or breast. All bloods work Normal as always.. I am still looking for answers
    • Naini08
      Naini08 mandy04

      Posted

      It can also apply to people without diabetes,

      Well that is what I was told by a sleep specialist. 

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