palpitations when laying down

[sue]

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.

[tracey]

I am so glad to have found you guys and don't have to feel like I am crazy..  I have wierd palpitations when I lie on my left side as well as times when I am not even stressed out.  I get almost a "Jelly" feeling in my chest and sometimes get so tired that I have to lie down.  My doctor just called saying my echocardiacgram came back normal.  I was actually wondering if they got the wrong chart by accident!!  The doctor said that females because of their hormones get this alot. I diagnosed myself years ago with chronic fatigue. Maybe this is why the palpitations?  I don't know what to think.

[Judy]

WOW! We must all be related...but somehow not to any Doctors or Doctor's wives with our symptoms or someone would figure this out! I also have irregularities especially when lying on left side, about every 5-10 beats irregular then one very strong beat. I have a heart murmur which is probably my culprit. All test neg. 3 yrs ago but symptoms more severe now so just hanging on like you all and know we'll probably still make it to 95 regardless of caffeine/chocolate withdrawals and sleeping on 3 pillows or propped in chair. Don't give up!

[Gary L.]

A brisk 5 to 10 minute walk shuts off my PVCs almost every time.  If I lie down and they start,  I get dressed and go for a walk (even if I am very tired).  After meals,  I take a walk and pre-empt the PVCs.   If stress brings them on,  a walk shuts them down for me.   My overall number of PVCs has also dropped  a lot by eating smaller, balanced meals, taking a multi-vitamin and mineral every day, a little extra vitamin E, and avoiding carbohydrates and sugary foods in the  evening.

[Lenore Carfora]

Starting about 5 years ago, I began feeling "weird" feelings in my chest and neck from time to time. It is very difficult to put the feeling into words but after reading your comments, I am sure you all know the feeling. I felt like my heart was missing a beat and I would have to take a deep breath. It would only last a second or two but in that short time, I would feel weak and dizzy. This started happening more and more frequently and then it would stop for a while but the feeling always returned and lingered a while. I have been to numerous doctors and have numerous tests. They all tell me I am perfectly fine and healthy. For a while I began having additional "anxiety" symptoms which I believe were caused mainly by worrying over my other symptoms. I learned to control the "anxiety" but the "missing heart beats" are still occuring more frequently than ever. I feel this "sensation" at least 25 times per day lately. They only last a second or two at a time. Right now I have no health insurance so I do not want to put more money into more doctors who will only tell me I am fine, anyway. I have gotten more information from this board than any "medical" specialty website and I thank you all for it! It is nice to know I am not alone in this. I like many of you have suspected all along that the problem stems from something hormonal but have yet to find a good medical explanation. I, like many of you, would love to hear from anyone with more concrete information. I would really like to get rid of this problem for good. With the exception of this annoying and scary problem I am a generally healthy mother of two young children. Anyone with additional information, please email me at: ***@**** Thanks!

[Wendy]

I am sort of new to all of this but my problems seem similar.  I recently developed what the doctor called an extra beat.  I thought it was a skipped beat but not so.  I have been under great stress for several years, also had several panic attacks and developed reflux disease. I have taken medication on and off for reflux.  It's been 3 weeks since these extra beats started and they show no sign of going away.  I will have them when I lay down at night but once I fall asleep I sleep very well all night.  If fact this is the only time that I don't have the weird beats.  Once I awake in morning they start about an hour later, once I get active.  I have cut out caffeine, haven't smoked in 10 years and up until 3 weeks ago I worked out at the Ymca 3 or 4 X's a week.  I went to ER with my heart beating so fast that they took me in right away and did some tests then sent me home.  Went for a stress test the next day which was normal. The cardiologist smiled and and said nothing to worry about, everything was normal.  Said it was probably caused by stress and would not prescribe anything except regular exercise for my condition.  This is miserable. I also feel fatigued most of the time.  Have resumed some exercise cautiously.  I have wondered whether reflux and PVC's can be related.  I always feel a little worse when I eat. Anyone else in my position?

[JR]

yes, in your position....and eveyone elses position here i guess. we suffer from vagally mediated pvc's and psvt. there
is basically nothing they can do for us except for an ablation and/or beta
blockers for the psvt.
as far as pvc's....lotsa luck
.......just a little insider knowledge from someone "in the know"