Waking up with fast heart rate and nausea

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For two days in a row, I've woken up early in the morning, both times I've had a fast heart rate and nausea, as well as shuddering and vertigo. I feel mostly okay throughout the day, so I don't know what causes these random episodes at night.

Any idea what is causing it?

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  • Posted

    This is how I started off it could be just a panic attack or an anxiety disorder. It's best to get checked out by your doctors for best ways to treat this

  • Posted

    What do you mean by fast heart rate, can you tell us how fast.
    • Posted

      Right now it's just over 100bpm, at its worst it might have been around 120-140bpm. My normal resting heart rate is usually ~75bpm.

  • Posted

    Two things come to mind from my own experiences, low blood sugars; you should find out if you're diabetic, or allergy to something.

    • Posted

      Question, when you have the speeded heart rate etc do you also get the sweats? That can an indication of low blood sugars (hypoglycemia).
    • Posted

      I keep thinking of other things. I just want to tell you that you don't have to be over-weight to be diabetic. I'm underweight and I'm diabetic type 2.

    • Posted

      Yeah, I do get cold sweats and chills too. I did wonder if I was diabetic recently because I was having low blood sugar symptoms throughout the day. I've been the doctors and had both a urine and blood sample tested, which came out as normal though. I might have to go back and tell them about these new episodes at night.

    • Posted

      Oh yes I'd definitely tell them. The thing that really makes me wonder is the time that you get the symptoms. After not eating for hours. I used to wake up in the middle of the night every night, shaking, sweating and with a fast heart rate and anxiety. It was hypoglycemia but I don't get it now.

      I've managed my diabetes well with diet, herbs, supplements etc. Chromium is great for levelling blood sugars.

    • Posted

      I'll try to book a doctors appointment as soon as I can, and hopefully I'll get things sorted out, thanks for the advice smile

    • Posted

      You're welcome.

      I hope you get to the bottom of it. razz

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