Adrenalin Surge?

[Love2garden]

Off and on for the last year, I have experienced what feels like an adrenalin surge that wakes me up from sleep and usually occurs around 4:00-5:00 in the a.m.  I can literally feel it coming on and then my heart rate goes up.  My heart rate goes up around 110-120 bpm and feel anxious, arms feel a tingling sensation.  
I am 55 years old and have recently had an echo sonogram and stress test.  The cardiologist could not find anything and stated that my valves looked good.  
I am about to go off the deep end with these things!  Anyone else have these?

[4bopp]

I also have these so called adrenalin surges at night.  My cardiologist did a stress and that appreared to be normal.  The cardiologist said that he thought that I was having adrenalin surges, so I guess that it is possible.  He changed my beta blocker to a longer lasting one to see if that would help.

[quillswriting]

I too get similar.  I have had sinus tachy since April.  It is constant.  My GP says it's anxiety.  I have other symptoms though which are Chronic Fatigue/MS related.  However, I wake up with butterflies in my stomach and get the tachy as soon as it happens.

It literally feel that feeling you get in your belly like you get when you are scared, of if you see a spider (and you're scared of them).  That strange tickly knot in the belly, it is the adrenalin being kicked out I think.  I am on beta blockers too.  Mine don't seem to be AS affective these days, but my stress levels are way up and I shake and feel cold most evenings.  I have a lot of tension at the moment.  

My husband said my neck is very tense, I have a swollen muscle at the back of my neck with the tension.  It is tight as a tight rope.  I think that is causing a lot of trouble with my other symptoms.

Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone with this.  

Do you have any other medical problems?
Are you under a lot of stress?

[SillyHeart]

I've had these for 15 years.

[Love2garden]

thanks to all of you who have commented.  

"Are you under a lot of stress?"
Yes, but is currently being managed by Lexapro.

"Other medical problems?"  Not really.

Again, thanks for taking your time and sharing this journey with me!

[anacyde]

Yes, this has happened to me.  I used to get them in the middle of the night but they could occur at any time.  Had something of one tonight.  I've had all the testing and my cardiologist blames adrenaline.

[vaughny]

Have you ever been evaluated for sleep apnea?  Apnea causes the body to need to wake up in order to breathe.  This results in an adrenaline surge.

[Sheerterror77]

OMG. I have the same butterflies thing except I get it before I completely fall asleep just as im starting to drift off and then after that it seems to go away...

but what I find very interesting is that I too have had the worst neckpain I have ever had in my life recently... I believe i developed this neckpain due to the studying position I used for this past semester... I was laying down while reading and taking notes for hours at a time... which put a LOT of stress on my neck....

I really hope this is not apnea, but I wonder if it is if our neck pain is what is causing the apnea...

[Madge270]

I began having "adrenalin rushes" like this in my mid fifties, along with the hot flashes and fatigue of late menopause. It was worse at night, but also hit for an hour or two mid-mid morning. I remember being at work and feeling like I was shaking inside.
I also had the tight, swollen muscles in the back of my neck.

I'm now in my mid-sixties (post menopausal)  and I no longer have the hot flashes. But I do still get heavy fatigue, an off-balance feeling, adrenalin rushes mid-morning only, and the same tight, sore neck.  There is one very tender muscle that really causes a lot of trouble. Of course, I've also developed arthritis in my neck, which doesn't help. I take a small dose of clonazepam (generic for Klonipin) at bedtime, and I think that's why I no longer have any night time adrenalin rushes. I can usually get through the morning ones by just relaxing and/or keeping busy on a hobby. (Retirement is nice in that sense.)

I just wanted you to know that I also have had these problems. Since having a viral infection ten years ago, I've been left with ringing ears, the off-balance thing which is a mild type of vertigo (feels like my head is "swimmy), and some days when I'm so tired that I really have to rest. Now the latest is reflux and about 8000 PVCs a day. I find that I don't have the energy I used to have. Am not sure if it's the PVCs or just getting older.  My heart is fine (had it checked out with an echocardiogram and stress test),  but I can't take walks as long as I used to.  If I do, I come home and sleep for an hour or more. Very strange.  I don't take a beta blocker, so the fatigue isn't coming from that.

Hang in there. I know what you're going through.