Heart problem

[Muniesa]

Maybe someone suffers from a similar thing I`m experiencing and could tell me more about it.
Every once in a while I have problems falling asleep because my heart starts pumping and sometimes creates spasms in my limbs. It only happens during the night once I lay down to sleep. I`ve been to doctor, ran ECG and it turned out fine.
One thing I did notice is that if I engage in some kind of cardio exercise during a day I don`t find myself having these heart problems.
For the record: I`m not obese.

 

[hermanchauw]

I really have no idea what the problem is.

Why not do cardio everyday then, if you are not already doing it? Anyway exercise is good.

 

[Cyril the Pilar of Faith]

Hi,

I will mention few things that may be of interest, and forgive me if you came across them anyway.
1) doing exercise towards bedtime activates your body and that may cause the heart to start pounding as your body is in the "fight or flight" mode.
2) having chocolate, tea or coffee, again towards bedtime has teh same impact due to their caffeine content.
3) you may need a Holter monitor, and this is like a ECG but for 24 hrs so it actually measures the rhythm of the heart 24 hours to detect any abnormality. This is useful as the ECG done in 5 minutes may only reflect what your heart is doing right there and then. Ask your GP about the Holter monitor (it is small and portable so you take it home to wear for 24 hrs).

I hope this helps. May The Lord Christ give you peace and health.

 

[Angieh]

Did the docs ever do an ultrasound on the heart?? I've had heart issues while laying down, and found I have MVP which is a leaky valve that seems to have issues while in the down position.... I've done the halter twice and it was never picked up only on the ultrasound... Hope you're having a great day!! Angieh

 

[sennydell]

Coronary heart disease refers to the failure of coronary circulation to supply adequate blood flow to the myocardium and surrounding issue. Coronary heart disease is the most commonly treated coronary artery disease, although they may be due to other causes, such as coronary vasospasm.

 

[shaunmills]

Thanks for the post

 

[Arnold.K]

I really have no idea what the problem of heart? Please explain the heart problems to face the people in daily life in detail. What are the causes of heart problems.

 

[ItNeverEnds]

This sounds kind of similar to what I have...

DO you have particualr difficulty when standing up suddenly? Or going from one extreme of temperature to another (such as coming out the shower)?

It could be a form of dysautonomia, which is what I have. It means my central nervous system overreacts to certain things, changing my heart rate and blood pressure more than it should. It doesn't always have to be in those situation though, sometimes there is no trigger and it just happens at random times, such as when i'm lying in bed.

If it's this it won't always show up on an ECG, it didn't on mine. I had a tilt table test in order to diagnose me, in which they wire you up to ECG machines and blood pressure monitors while you're attatched to a table, and they can tilt the table to put you in different positions and see how it effects your heart rate and blood pressure.

 

[Lidia123]

Hi all,
thanks for the post and very useful information !!!!
please keep it up guys!!!

 

[Dairy]

I'm not sure what could cause that problem. But as someone with heart disease, I personally enjoy reading Dr. Davis's blog. He's a cardiologist that mainly writes about his work, what works for his patients and what has not, but he also will sometimes respond to questions and offer advice when possible.

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