heart rate increases wen i try to sleep. im terrified

[tazzbull]

please help im scared to death i think i may be dyin, sounds extreame but thats how it feels, my heart keeps pounding outta my chest most ov the time at a very fast pace an im terrified if i mannage to go to sleep i wont wake up. it only seems my heart rate to do this wen im trying to go sleep and its scary. ANYONE HELP?

[demps321]

go and get checked out by your Dr.You may just be having a slight anxiety as you are getting worried about it, but any doubt go and get checked.

[Jerry_NJ]

You expressed everything in relative terms, "fast pace" for example, can you give a beats per minute number?  If it under 100 it would not be normally be considered dangerously high.  If it is 200 or similar, you should see a doctor, maybe the emergency room is in order.

Is the "pounding" only when the heart rate is up, when trying to go to sleep, or does it "pound" at other times?