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Heart Palpitations only at night
by carolinabball, Sep 22, 2008 10:59PM
I am a 21 y/o female. I had heart palpitations back when I was 18, was referred to an endocrinologist, and was told that I possibly had a transient thyroid problem (I don't remember if it was hypo/hyper). For the past week I have experienced palpitations starting a couple hours after dinner that get worse (more frequent) throughout the night until I fall asleep. When I wake up in the morning, they appear to have gone away. I have not changed my caffeine intake/diet/stress level/etc. Any thoughts on if this is related to my thyroid?
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by RNRita, Sep 23, 2008 04:42AM
, Sep 23, 2008 04:42AMTo: carolinabball
That has happened to me hundreds of times in the past 31 years. I have no thyroid problem and have been checked repeatedly (even though I have all THOSE symptoms, too.) Night time is a great time for PVCs. I used to have them so bad at night that I got used to them and they started to lull me to sleep! That is when they stopped, of course. I still will get some when I lie down. Usually, I just have to arch my back for a bit or lay on my right side instead of my back or left side. Sometimes it is positional. Maybe you are more tired lately after dinner or overeating???? Just a thought.
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