countrygirl
20-10-10, 13:18
I posted yesterday that I had had an episode of pounding heart and feeling faint and saw Dr who wasn't too bothered she told me to chill.
Well during the evening my ectopics got more and more frequent and I was shaking with anxiety. Went to bed and as soon as I started to drift off to sleep I got like a massive shock and my heart pounded for about 8 beats then calmed down. I have had this before and usually it wears off after about 3 hrs and I fall asleep but I got more and more stressed and terrified and worried about not sleeping and bingo I every single time i relaxed and started to drift off I got the sinking thumping as if you have fallen through the bed sensation then the 8 pounding heartbeats so I was literally awake all night.
I staggered tot he open surgery this morning in a complete panic literally shaking with terror and burst into tears when I tried to describe it to different lady dr she was nice and explained what ectopics are and why they feel so awful and reassured me that none of this was harmful and that I needed to cope with the terror it produces in me.
She told me when I have a day at home and the drs open to take the small dose beta blocker and if it doens't trigger an asthma attack ( I had asthma as a child) then to ony use them if I get the can't sleep cos of thumping heart.
In the meantime as I can't do this till next week she has given me 14 diazepan and said take then at bedtime to see if this will help me fall asleep she would not give out sleeping pills.
I can understand her explanation that I need to get a handle on the panic as getting into a panic will only make the symptoms worse but I am so terrified that I will not sleep tonight even with the diazepam - I have never in my life spent all night awake and feel dreadful today. I am also going away for three days tomorow morning and thinking how can I if I have a second night without sleep.
Has anyone sle has anything like this with pounding heart when drifting off to sleep???
My husband says he occasionally get the sinking sensation but he doens't panic so doesn't get any other symptoms - this is not the whole body twitch that you get as falling asleep you don't move at all but feela s if your chest has fallen out then the pounding heart.
The Dr said this is a common symptom of extreme anxiety especially when coupled with ectopics etc.
Well during the evening my ectopics got more and more frequent and I was shaking with anxiety. Went to bed and as soon as I started to drift off to sleep I got like a massive shock and my heart pounded for about 8 beats then calmed down. I have had this before and usually it wears off after about 3 hrs and I fall asleep but I got more and more stressed and terrified and worried about not sleeping and bingo I every single time i relaxed and started to drift off I got the sinking thumping as if you have fallen through the bed sensation then the 8 pounding heartbeats so I was literally awake all night.
I staggered tot he open surgery this morning in a complete panic literally shaking with terror and burst into tears when I tried to describe it to different lady dr she was nice and explained what ectopics are and why they feel so awful and reassured me that none of this was harmful and that I needed to cope with the terror it produces in me.
She told me when I have a day at home and the drs open to take the small dose beta blocker and if it doens't trigger an asthma attack ( I had asthma as a child) then to ony use them if I get the can't sleep cos of thumping heart.
In the meantime as I can't do this till next week she has given me 14 diazepan and said take then at bedtime to see if this will help me fall asleep she would not give out sleeping pills.
I can understand her explanation that I need to get a handle on the panic as getting into a panic will only make the symptoms worse but I am so terrified that I will not sleep tonight even with the diazepam - I have never in my life spent all night awake and feel dreadful today. I am also going away for three days tomorow morning and thinking how can I if I have a second night without sleep.
Has anyone sle has anything like this with pounding heart when drifting off to sleep???
My husband says he occasionally get the sinking sensation but he doens't panic so doesn't get any other symptoms - this is not the whole body twitch that you get as falling asleep you don't move at all but feela s if your chest has fallen out then the pounding heart.
The Dr said this is a common symptom of extreme anxiety especially when coupled with ectopics etc.