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Racing heart when waking up

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theyayav
theyayav

I randomly woke up with a racing / pounding heart...has that happened to anyone ? Im scared 

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  • veronica15258
    veronica15258 theyayav

    Posted

    Racing heart is one of the symptom of anxiety,, do you drink any caffeine? If so stop or cut back, caffeine fuel a anxiety which leads to racing heart.. Ive had this happen to me and when I eliminate caffeine the heart racing being to stabilizes.
    • theyayav
      theyayav veronica15258

      Posted

      I tend to stay away from caffeine . But I do eat lots of sugary stuff like chocolate etc 
    • veronica15258
      veronica15258 theyayav

      Posted

      My doctor told me until my meds started to work adding more protein and vegetable and eliminating the caffeine would help with the anxiety.
    • Jhow21
      Jhow21 theyayav

      Posted

      Sugar increases the heart rate too.  Consider going sugar free for a few days , eat fresh food, fruit and see if things improve. 
  • chandra41347
    chandra41347 theyayav

    Posted

    Gm, I woke up the same way, and went to bed tht way, I'm scared too😢

    • theyayav
      theyayav chandra41347

      Posted

      Yeah and it sacred me bc it was for no reason. I just suddenly woke up feeling that way and now I can’t fall back asleep.
    • veronica15258
      veronica15258 chandra41347

      Posted

      Its part of the anxiety..... i felt like i was going crazy... listening to music would help me at night when i couldnt sleep
  • crystal24820
    crystal24820 theyayav

    Posted

    I always wake up like that feel like i can't breathe heart feels like its pounding. I have so much health anxiety i feel like I'm gonna die . Its a horrible feeling been like this for almost all my life I'm now 50 it feels like it got worse i turned 40 and started menopause. And plus my dad died of lung cancer so i got really bad health anxiety and i also had a very bad tour bus accident that injured my back and had surgery and my neck and knees so i have a fear of crashing when i go anywhere.

    • theyayav
      theyayav crystal24820

      Posted

      I randomly woke up in the middle of the night and my heart was racing and idk why and that scared me so much. It eventually went away but now that I woke up this morning right away my heart started pounding without even giving me time or think or fully wake up... I hate this so much 
    • crystal24820
      crystal24820 theyayav

      Posted

      Yes i know i do that too just happens out of the blue i fall asleep real good then boom it hits me i wake up heart racing can't breathe i have to get up and walk around and get a drink of water. Sometimes it gets so bad i have to take half a xanax to fall back to sleep cause if i don't i end up going to hospital and they just send me back home saying I'm fine its just anxiety been there to many times lol

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