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Heart palpitations while sitting/lying down
I am a 28 yr. old healthy female, 5'3 120lbs. exercise everyday. I've been getting heart palpitations for years. Recently they've been coming more frequently but mostly only when I sit or lay down. I do have an underactive thyroid and yes my levels were way off which can cause them, but why only when I sit or lay down they affect me. Any insight to this...
Symptoms that are caused by change it position is usually due to blood pressure or blood volume change, but unfortunatly, theres no way to ever know for sure why you get them at these momenths
I've been told by my doctor that when the heart rate slows, there is simply more time for extra beats to happen. It could just be a matter of that. Since I've been here reading the forum tonight, I've had about eight of them, and I'm certainly under no stress, and my heart rate is around 60.
At night when I first lay down, I get a few of them if I am on my left side initially. Which is no problem, since I read at night and I'm on my right side when doing so. After about two minutes on my right, I can turn left without issue, so I guess it's just my circulation adapting to a different position.
At night when I first lay down, I get a few of them if I am on my left side initially. Which is no problem, since I read at night and I'm on my right side when doing so. After about two minutes on my right, I can turn left without issue, so I guess it's just my circulation adapting to a different position.
I have been getting them at night also when I lay down on my back or on either side. I feel like if I lay on my stomach I am o.k. I always feel like I want to cough when I get them. I also get them when I bend over or turn and stretch my chest. I guess our hearts are just more sensitive than other peoples?? What causes these stupid things?
yeah, i get them like 30 times a day, but i understand the coughing when it occurs cause i get that 2. why do we fell like coughing??
Hi,
I am 28 years old and for the last month I have been getting palps like crazy,I had an ekg done an echo done and a stress test done, all normal. I do have alot of axiety and I worry to much. Everyday I get the palps more at the evening and it does it like crazy. I pay to much attention to my heart and I feel it does it more. I do take lorazapam .5mg to relax me but sometimes it does not help, like today. I understand the coughing because I use to do it like crazy and now just a little, I think its because its taking your breath away but not sure. I lye on my stomach to because it relaxes me and I don't feel the palps like that. It really is scary to have, but there is nothing wrong with my heart but I still think I am gonna have a heart attack.
I am 28 years old and for the last month I have been getting palps like crazy,I had an ekg done an echo done and a stress test done, all normal. I do have alot of axiety and I worry to much. Everyday I get the palps more at the evening and it does it like crazy. I pay to much attention to my heart and I feel it does it more. I do take lorazapam .5mg to relax me but sometimes it does not help, like today. I understand the coughing because I use to do it like crazy and now just a little, I think its because its taking your breath away but not sure. I lye on my stomach to because it relaxes me and I don't feel the palps like that. It really is scary to have, but there is nothing wrong with my heart but I still think I am gonna have a heart attack.
Wow, I thought I was a unique case! After reading this my mind is more at ease.
I have had palpitations since I can remember (I remember having some at 10 years old, but only a few times per year). As I got older they got more frequent. There have been a few years where I did not get any at all (22-25), not sure why.
I am 32 now and it drives me crazy. I go a month or two with maybe a total of 3 episodes, then in the last month I have had about 60 episodes lasting about 5 seconds each.
I noticed when I eat a lot or get full that it is bad. Also, when I stretch or twist my upper body I get them sometimes.
It is annoying because I worry about it all the time, especially because my job takes me to places like Brazil and Peru, therefore my brain thinks about going to a local hospital there and that scares me.
I have had palpitations since I can remember (I remember having some at 10 years old, but only a few times per year). As I got older they got more frequent. There have been a few years where I did not get any at all (22-25), not sure why.
I am 32 now and it drives me crazy. I go a month or two with maybe a total of 3 episodes, then in the last month I have had about 60 episodes lasting about 5 seconds each.
I noticed when I eat a lot or get full that it is bad. Also, when I stretch or twist my upper body I get them sometimes.
It is annoying because I worry about it all the time, especially because my job takes me to places like Brazil and Peru, therefore my brain thinks about going to a local hospital there and that scares me.
Wow... Well hopefully this thread hasn't given me a false sense of security but just about all of the comments relate to me in some way.
I'm a healthy 28 year old male, 6'4 200 lbs
I had a physical about 8 months ago and checked out healthy as a horse.
I've noticed a few heart palpitations throughout my life, but never really gave them any thought. Until recently the last two nights in a row when I layed down on my back I had an episode lasting maybe 2-3 seconds. Which causes me to immediately sit upright in the bed becuase it scares the hell out of me.
Then it goes away.. if I lay down into the same position (on my back) it happens again. But if I lay on my side or stomach is goes away.
I realize this is probably a dead thread, but figured I would post anyways.
I'm a healthy 28 year old male, 6'4 200 lbs
I had a physical about 8 months ago and checked out healthy as a horse.
I've noticed a few heart palpitations throughout my life, but never really gave them any thought. Until recently the last two nights in a row when I layed down on my back I had an episode lasting maybe 2-3 seconds. Which causes me to immediately sit upright in the bed becuase it scares the hell out of me.
Then it goes away.. if I lay down into the same position (on my back) it happens again. But if I lay on my side or stomach is goes away.
I realize this is probably a dead thread, but figured I would post anyways.
Hi, I am a 25 year old. I suffer with anxiety and panic attack. I am always paranoid that my heart is beating too fast and I tend to monitor my heart beat on my arm. I didn't know so many people had the same problem as I have. Anyways, I had ekg done test came back normal. Had CBC and other blood work done, all normal. I have learned to control panic attacks (I don't get them anymore), but anxiety I just can't get rid of. I get the palpitations when I am laying down or sitting. Never when I am up and walking, or running. My family has no history of heart disease (no deaths due to heart disease in my family ever). One of my brother in law is a doctor and he told me it's 99% due to anxiety in my case. He told me even he gets it when he works 90 hours straight. Anyways, I think it's mostly related to stress/anxiety from all the cases I have been reading here. If you have chest pain, tightness, shortness of breath and numbness, than I'd go check it out with doctor. Anyways, by controlling anxiety (there are many techniques out there) you can get rid of/minimize these palpitations. I wish yall all the best.
I exactly have the symptoms as "backtobaghdad09" described..
I started getting this only from last month (a few weeks before i was about to close a home..) A lot of stress indeed, getting a loan, moving and doing all that thing while my job is not so secure... :) But it got better after i moved to the new home and started once again after a week may be.. I am sure it is stress... becoz i tested that by thinking something dangerous and it did sure start my palpi.. ( i start giving it a nick name..!) . My character is more of panic type and i am a perfect candidate for BP as my parents had it and my character reaffirms it.. but that does'nt seem to be the problem here. BP is perfectly normal....
still trying to figure it out... ( i went to ER room once fearing a heart attack... remember i told u, i was panic type..:) ) they said, i am healthy as a horse (like some one said above..) The only thing that surprised me in the ER room was very friendly staff on that day.. usually they are frown faced and stress out people.. whatever i will post after a few weeks to update the status.
I started getting this only from last month (a few weeks before i was about to close a home..) A lot of stress indeed, getting a loan, moving and doing all that thing while my job is not so secure... :) But it got better after i moved to the new home and started once again after a week may be.. I am sure it is stress... becoz i tested that by thinking something dangerous and it did sure start my palpi.. ( i start giving it a nick name..!) . My character is more of panic type and i am a perfect candidate for BP as my parents had it and my character reaffirms it.. but that does'nt seem to be the problem here. BP is perfectly normal....
still trying to figure it out... ( i went to ER room once fearing a heart attack... remember i told u, i was panic type..:) ) they said, i am healthy as a horse (like some one said above..) The only thing that surprised me in the ER room was very friendly staff on that day.. usually they are frown faced and stress out people.. whatever i will post after a few weeks to update the status.
I've been stuck to the computer the past 2 days reading these posts. I'm a 40 yr Male, 6'0 185.
This string is a bit older but I found another that goes 14 pages from 2007 till 10 days ago and all saying the same thing.
I had palpitations about a year ago and had an EKG that came back normal. I do have mildly high blood pressure so I do watch my diet and exercise.
Recently I broke my wrist snowboarding and about 3 days later I started noticing the palpitations again, more often and stronger...often when I sit or cross my legs at my desk. I have not noticed it when I lay down. I am not taking any meds and was really getting concerned until I found these threads. I'm wondering if I should just bite the bullet and get on BP medication...
Here is the other thread: http://www.************.com/heart_palpitations_with_the_urge_to_cough-t93285-0-asc-100.html
This string is a bit older but I found another that goes 14 pages from 2007 till 10 days ago and all saying the same thing.
I had palpitations about a year ago and had an EKG that came back normal. I do have mildly high blood pressure so I do watch my diet and exercise.
Recently I broke my wrist snowboarding and about 3 days later I started noticing the palpitations again, more often and stronger...often when I sit or cross my legs at my desk. I have not noticed it when I lay down. I am not taking any meds and was really getting concerned until I found these threads. I'm wondering if I should just bite the bullet and get on BP medication...
Here is the other thread: http://www.************.com/heart_palpitations_with_the_urge_to_cough-t93285-0-asc-100.html
Glad people kept posting on this thread. I turn 29 this month. Exercise hard, 185 lbs and medium to slim build. In my early 20s I first had them bad; was under a lot of stress, emergency room visit, numerous episodes that kept me up all night. Definitely had anxiety and panic attacks. I came to terms with life, unloaded some stress, dropped caffeine, and have been fine for 5 years. Only having them very very rarely and when I laid on my right side.
Now I'm married and they've exploded into my life again. It got bad enough that it was affecting work so I went in, had a simple EKG and blood test. Took beta blockers for a month, cleaned up my diet (I'd been drinking coffee/tea for a year), and amped up running. I'm off thebeta blockers now but still being plagued with these blasted palps. Lying down is the worst.
I'm not stressed that I know of, but these palps have me extremely pissed off. Now I'm losing sleep over them. I'm not concerned about dying like I was in my early twenties. Just very upset.
Now I'm married and they've exploded into my life again. It got bad enough that it was affecting work so I went in, had a simple EKG and blood test. Took beta blockers for a month, cleaned up my diet (I'd been drinking coffee/tea for a year), and amped up running. I'm off thebeta blockers now but still being plagued with these blasted palps. Lying down is the worst.
I'm not stressed that I know of, but these palps have me extremely pissed off. Now I'm losing sleep over them. I'm not concerned about dying like I was in my early twenties. Just very upset.
Interesting thread. I also had a huge issue with palpitations and SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) that started when I was about 10 years old.I was playing baseball and ran into a player. My heart began racing and stayed that way for almost two hours. I wasn't sure what was going on. Just like most people here have written, I would get palpitations whenever I would lie down or lie on my left side. I would also notice that if I ate too much food or if my stomach was empty, I would get more frequent palpitations. My palpitations would then start this SVT and my heart would beat at 150-200 beats a minute for hours. It would start and stop instantly. I never actually felt bad during these episodes but they did scare me. Eventually in my late 20's I began having panic attacks that were related to my heart issue. I was very conscious of my heartbeat at all times..pretty annoying. I had a procedure called an RF ablation about 10 years ago and that stopped the SVT and my panic attacks. I am also an RN who has practiced in the acute care cardiology field and learned that many people who have frequent palpitation just have very sensitive electrical systems or extra nerve pathways in their hearts and position changes put pressure on different parts of the heart muscle where the nerve systems are and cause the palpitations. Anyway..just thought I'd share my own experiences.
i've had all these symptoms for over 15 years, starting when i was 19. i'm a female and at the time i was fit, and the problems have not gotten worse with weight gain, they get worse with anxiety. i had them for 2 weeks straight- constant all day and night. i'd been to doctors and emergency rooms for it before and been treated like a hypochondriac and told i was fine. when this episode hit i went back after a week and a half an was told they were going to put me on a 24 hour heart monitor (a holter) but there was no one at the clinic who knew how to put one on so i had to come back the next day. of course the next morning, knowing i was going to have a test that would give me answers, i had de-stressed enough that i never had one palp during the time i was wearing the heart monitor. i think i can safely say it's 100% anxiety in my case!
I'm kinda relieved to hear all these people have heart palps. Not that I like that other people have them, but that I'm not the only one. I have an appointment next week with a cardiologist to do a halter and a ultrasound of my heart so hopefully everything comes back normal. I'm also pregnant so could this also be a possible cause for my heart palps?
hi iam 42 male and my papitations wont let me sleep does any body have the same pounding in there ears and in the back of the head please help
Hi everyone,
I too suffer from the palpitation- anxiety cycle. Sometimes it’s bad (10s - 100s) a day and sometimes weeks with nothing. In my case I have had two 24hour halters, EKGs, blood tests and echocardiograms – all normal with a few extra beats shown on the EKG found once. Of course Docs rule not a problem. Which of course they are right. It has just been hard for me to accept as I feel very anxious when it happens and get very fearful.
I am very sensitive to changes in my body (due to my constant monitoring of my heart) and have learned that this makes it worse. I have had these palps my whole life. Pretty sure they started when I began maturing and all the hormone changes (Im a woman by the way – 23 now). Because I have lived with them for so long and have been fearful of them for so long I have learned a lot of reassuring info from forums like these and I highly recommend those with anxiety read these forums. It really helps to know people are going through similar things. In my case, the hardest thing for me to deal with was not knowing WHY they occur. No doctors have ever been able to tell me to my satisfaction why, but have always told me how to reduce them. Unfortunately, like most of you, I don’t drink caffeine or alcohol; dont do drugs, so not much I can reduce. What I can and have done is learned to control my anxiety which does help, but does not always eliminate the problem.
Palpitations can and do occur for me due to hormone changes, sensitivity to changing blood pressure (sitting down in my case), and anxiety. I also think I just have a hypersensitive electrical system or extra nerve pathways like Paulh192 was talking about. This makes sense as all my senses seem to be hypersensitive. For example, I have extremely acute sense of taste and smell and will react to loud noises uncontrollably (like if someone trying to scare you) even when I know its coming. My flatmates love to come right up next to me and just yell - I always jump EVEN WHEN I KNOW ITS COMING. I think this hypersensitivity just means its likely that my heart is the same way. It will send out a little electrical pulse which will make an extra beat (feels like a skipped beat) and then the heart goes back to norm after a few more strong beats. In a way I feel lucky to know my body is well tuned, but on the other hand this cause palps/anxiety!
Also some of you might find it interesting to know that the vegus nerve (runs right though the middle of your body and basically connects/affects everything) can cause your heart to send off an extra beat if stimulated. This is why splashing cold water on the face of a person in tachycardia can help slow and control the heart rate (vagal reaction to cold stimulus causes it to affect the heart). Vagus nerve reactions aren’t problematic but can be annoying as they can cause palps. Thought this might be interesting for people who are trying to figure out WHY they get palps. The vagus nerve might be why. For me the biggest causes I believe are hormones and minor vagal stimuluses. So I try to prepare my mind for these and associate them when I get a palp. This helps a lot! Like if Im in a movie theatre I get palps because the loud noise stimulate my vagus and bam - palp! Understanding has helped me a lot with managing my anxiety. Hope some of this helps and is reassuring!
I too suffer from the palpitation- anxiety cycle. Sometimes it’s bad (10s - 100s) a day and sometimes weeks with nothing. In my case I have had two 24hour halters, EKGs, blood tests and echocardiograms – all normal with a few extra beats shown on the EKG found once. Of course Docs rule not a problem. Which of course they are right. It has just been hard for me to accept as I feel very anxious when it happens and get very fearful.
I am very sensitive to changes in my body (due to my constant monitoring of my heart) and have learned that this makes it worse. I have had these palps my whole life. Pretty sure they started when I began maturing and all the hormone changes (Im a woman by the way – 23 now). Because I have lived with them for so long and have been fearful of them for so long I have learned a lot of reassuring info from forums like these and I highly recommend those with anxiety read these forums. It really helps to know people are going through similar things. In my case, the hardest thing for me to deal with was not knowing WHY they occur. No doctors have ever been able to tell me to my satisfaction why, but have always told me how to reduce them. Unfortunately, like most of you, I don’t drink caffeine or alcohol; dont do drugs, so not much I can reduce. What I can and have done is learned to control my anxiety which does help, but does not always eliminate the problem.
Palpitations can and do occur for me due to hormone changes, sensitivity to changing blood pressure (sitting down in my case), and anxiety. I also think I just have a hypersensitive electrical system or extra nerve pathways like Paulh192 was talking about. This makes sense as all my senses seem to be hypersensitive. For example, I have extremely acute sense of taste and smell and will react to loud noises uncontrollably (like if someone trying to scare you) even when I know its coming. My flatmates love to come right up next to me and just yell - I always jump EVEN WHEN I KNOW ITS COMING. I think this hypersensitivity just means its likely that my heart is the same way. It will send out a little electrical pulse which will make an extra beat (feels like a skipped beat) and then the heart goes back to norm after a few more strong beats. In a way I feel lucky to know my body is well tuned, but on the other hand this cause palps/anxiety!
Also some of you might find it interesting to know that the vegus nerve (runs right though the middle of your body and basically connects/affects everything) can cause your heart to send off an extra beat if stimulated. This is why splashing cold water on the face of a person in tachycardia can help slow and control the heart rate (vagal reaction to cold stimulus causes it to affect the heart). Vagus nerve reactions aren’t problematic but can be annoying as they can cause palps. Thought this might be interesting for people who are trying to figure out WHY they get palps. The vagus nerve might be why. For me the biggest causes I believe are hormones and minor vagal stimuluses. So I try to prepare my mind for these and associate them when I get a palp. This helps a lot! Like if Im in a movie theatre I get palps because the loud noise stimulate my vagus and bam - palp! Understanding has helped me a lot with managing my anxiety. Hope some of this helps and is reassuring!
I am responding to an old post, but I am the same as you danib. I am a 44-year-old female and have experienced occasional palps since 17. But half way through this year it jumped to a high frequency. I am hypersensitive in general (especially to meds), and cardiologist said I have no underlying heart disease, but I do have pvt's. tried me out on bystolic to help regulate with disastrous results, nearly lost my life due to the reaction I had. I do have anxiety and panic at times due to a very traumatic childhood, but stack perimenopause on top of that and I have many episodes per day of palps, especially during pms. Cardiologist didn't know what else to do other than possible ablation, NO THANKS. Sent me to ob/gyn for possible hormone issue. I work out a lot and I am a go-getter type. this means all this crap I am going through has me deeply frustrated and angry. It is a fearful thing when the palps don't stop for extended periods. I can't sleep at night or on left side. This comes and goes. But, I can't fall asleep till about 4:30 because of the palps. If I were working right now I would be fired. Oh, the obgyn said I am likely low in progesterone. I have tried it, but I am having a paradoxical response; meaning it is having the opposite effect of what it should be upon my nervous system. I am miserable and need a very serene atmosphere to keep them at bay and even then they don't completely disappear. Now, I can't drink alcohol (I really miss those gray goose and cranberrys), No more coffee (This one really hurt), no caffeinated drinks. I am also hypoglycemic which exacerbates the problem. If I miss getting appropriate sleep, that is another trigger. I want to go back to being 30 again...seems after 40 everything starts seizing up! hmmm....where's my reading glasses? lol.
I am so happy others feel these horrible palps to.i remember getting them when i was a teen but very few times. As i have gotten older i have had them way more than i want to. I'm a 33 year old male that thinks i'm dieing every time i have them. I wish there was an answer to this problem already. By the way, I have also been to the doc and everything is supposedly fine. What gives.
Wow... I am also very happy that I found this. I no longer feel alone! I am a 26 yr old female; I have had palpitations/flutters in my heart since I was 16; I have been to so many doctors, in and out of the emergency rooms in fear I'm going into cardiac arrest; I cut caffeine out of my diet 3 years ago and cut back on smoking (1 pack a week). No matter what I do, I always get them in moments of stress, and in the past month or so, I get them when I'm laying on my sides or on my back while watching TV. I have a stethescope to hear my heartbeat when I'm having the episodes and i noticed that it sounds like my heart misses a beat, then has one big beat and goes back to normal. While laying down this can happen to me up to 30 times in 15 minutes. My heart doctor said that staying hydrated keeps the blood volume in your heart higher and can help. I do know that if I drink too much wine the night before, I'm dehydrated and the palpitations get pretty bad. I pray to God that I don't go into cardiac arrest anytime soon and have a wonderful life with my husband and make babies. I hope that God Blesses all of you and keeps you safe and well.
Thanks for all your comments! Nice to know I am not alone. I have had all the usual tests done too--all came back normal. In my 20's, 30's, and 40's, I had one panic attack per decade but have had the night/sleeping palpitations since early 40's. Trying to reduce my generalized anxiety about life but what has worked for me is to either sleep on a firm (high) pillow or folding my really flat pillow in two and sleeping on it. Then I don't feel or hear the pounding as much and it gets my mind off of it and I can go to sleep. Experiment with it because some pillows have made my neck hurt in the morning. I haven't talked to anyone about this because it seems so embarassing. But I agree with everyone on this post, that I thought I was dying too! The sensation is just so damn strange.Thanks for sharing, that helps a lot!
I am a 28 year old healthy female. Four years ago I started to get palpitations, I thought it was due to anxiety. It occurred at different times of the day including lying in bed.
I finally made an appointment to see my GP, he listened to my heartbeat and queried a systolic heart murmur. He sent me away for further tests; a EEG and echo. Results from the echo showed a possible hole in the heart but would be confirmed by a final test - a camera put down the throat ( cannot remember the correct name!). This test confirmed a hole in the heart; which was missed at birth. Six months later I had open heart surgery to complete a ASD Closure which was successful. To this day I experience the odd palpitation and wonder whether the op was really the 'best' option.
I finally made an appointment to see my GP, he listened to my heartbeat and queried a systolic heart murmur. He sent me away for further tests; a EEG and echo. Results from the echo showed a possible hole in the heart but would be confirmed by a final test - a camera put down the throat ( cannot remember the correct name!). This test confirmed a hole in the heart; which was missed at birth. Six months later I had open heart surgery to complete a ASD Closure which was successful. To this day I experience the odd palpitation and wonder whether the op was really the 'best' option.
I feel like Im going to die...i guess it aint the dying part that *****..its the part where i leave my family to moarn that really blows...is there any natural meds or herbal things that I can take? Ive been to the doctor 3 or 4 times..they gave me a few tests and it came back fine. screw it if its time to go its time to go..
I have noticed one thing in common with about90 percent of our comments..i seem to see the word anxious , stress, worry and excerise in alot of post on this forum..could there be a connection.
i got the same problem as u all have but i was aware of my problem due to the facial flushing which occurs while doing any activities ! so it made me to be curious about any parts of my body and it took me to this point .
i really want to know if palpitation which gets harder when i sit and even worse when i lay down has any relation to my face when it burns .
i'm a 25 yrs old male having researches about 3 yrs on this but haven't find anything useful to this and i'm really fed up with my life . ( i have no hormonal imbalances or hyperthyroidism history )
please tell me if any of you guys , beside palpitations , you also suffer from any feeling of heat or a hot flush on your face ?
i appreciate it .
i really want to know if palpitation which gets harder when i sit and even worse when i lay down has any relation to my face when it burns .
i'm a 25 yrs old male having researches about 3 yrs on this but haven't find anything useful to this and i'm really fed up with my life . ( i have no hormonal imbalances or hyperthyroidism history )
please tell me if any of you guys , beside palpitations , you also suffer from any feeling of heat or a hot flush on your face ?
i appreciate it .
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