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palpitations when laying down
Could you please tell me the heart has to adjust in any way when you go from standing to laying down? I have noticed that when I am busy doing things and then go to lay down my heart seems to have to adjust itself and I feel it sort of skip or beat harder every three or four beats. This happens until I stand up again. Why would my heart be doing this? I do have palpitations throughout the day that I notice (maybe 3 or 4), but I really don't like these ones when I lay down. Thank you for your time.
This has been one of my complaints for such a long time.
Sometimes I go all day with no pvc/pac's and then as soon as I lie down at night time or sometimes even just leaning comfortably to one side they start.
Sometimes when I lie on my side they actually won't stop until I roll over or sit up.
It's scary to be able to "control" them this way.
There have been several questions to this forum regarding this weird thing but no-one has ever given a reasonable, scientific answer!! Does anyone else have the same thing. Some nights it gets so bad I actually have to sleep propped up and then wake up with a sore stiff neck!! I really need some answers here - I live in Australia so can never post a question direct to the doctors on this site - the post is always full before I can get to it.
Susan
Sometimes I go all day with no pvc/pac's and then as soon as I lie down at night time or sometimes even just leaning comfortably to one side they start.
Sometimes when I lie on my side they actually won't stop until I roll over or sit up.
It's scary to be able to "control" them this way.
There have been several questions to this forum regarding this weird thing but no-one has ever given a reasonable, scientific answer!! Does anyone else have the same thing. Some nights it gets so bad I actually have to sleep propped up and then wake up with a sore stiff neck!! I really need some answers here - I live in Australia so can never post a question direct to the doctors on this site - the post is always full before I can get to it.
Susan
The heart rate is often slower when lying down. This may make your palpitations more noticeable. There is no particular remedy for this, other than the standard sort of treatment for palpitations, such as beta-blocker medications
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