benjamin222
26-04-12, 01:15
During periods of high anxiety, my heart has always been fast. Lately, the last few days, it's been beating irregularly and slow. I've already gotten all the standard tests to rule out heart disease, but I'm sure you all know the fears can persist.
<removed by admin>. What I'm experiencing now is extremely scary. Right before falling asleep, my heart will slow down so much that it feels like it has completely stopped pumping. After about 2-3 seconds of my heart not beating at all, suddenly I'll have an intense palpitation and my heart will then start to carry on as normal, only to have the same thing happen again about 10-15 seconds later.
My doctors (yes, doctors... as in more than one. I've been "doctor shopping") are now so sick of hearing me talk about my heart that it's become an embarrassment to continue seeing them. It's been getting to the point where they just see me for 5 minutes, tell me "Ben, we've checked your heart numerous times now, there's nothing wrong with it" and they send me on my way.
Anyway, can any of you relate? Slow heart rate and strange palpitations right before falling asleep?
<removed by admin>. What I'm experiencing now is extremely scary. Right before falling asleep, my heart will slow down so much that it feels like it has completely stopped pumping. After about 2-3 seconds of my heart not beating at all, suddenly I'll have an intense palpitation and my heart will then start to carry on as normal, only to have the same thing happen again about 10-15 seconds later.
My doctors (yes, doctors... as in more than one. I've been "doctor shopping") are now so sick of hearing me talk about my heart that it's become an embarrassment to continue seeing them. It's been getting to the point where they just see me for 5 minutes, tell me "Ben, we've checked your heart numerous times now, there's nothing wrong with it" and they send me on my way.
Anyway, can any of you relate? Slow heart rate and strange palpitations right before falling asleep?