Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night to urinate,wich seems to always be around 2:30am or 3am everynight (once a night) after lying back down my heart beat is noticably stronger / forcefull (palpitation?) to the point its difficult to fall asleep, my heartrate isnt really high during this time (around 70-75BPM) but i'm wondering whats causing this..it can take up to 45 minutes for it to 'calm down' ,If I just happen to get up for a glass of water etc. these symptoms dont occur when lying back down so it seems related to urinating ,im 30 ,male not overwieght, Any ideas appreciated.
Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night to urinate,wich seems to always be around 2:30am or 3am everynight (once a night) after lying back down my heart beat is noticably stronger / forcefull (palpitation?) to the point its difficult to fall asleep, my heartrate isnt really high during this time (around 70-75BPM) but i'm wondering whats causing this..it can take up to 45 minutes for it to 'calm down' ,If I just happen to get up for a glass of water etc. these symptoms dont occur when lying back down so it seems related to urinating ,im 30 ,male not overwieght, Any ideas appreciated.
-Jay
Could be a dysrhythmia from increased vagal tone (vagally mediated atrial fibrillation would be one example).
[email hidden] wrote: : Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night to urinate,wich seems to always be around 2:30am or 3am : everynight (once a night) after lying back down my heart beat is noticably stronger / forcefull (palpitation?) : to the point its difficult to fall asleep, my heartrate isnt really high during this time (around 70-75BPM) but i'm : wondering whats causing this..it can take up to 45 minutes for it to 'calm down' ,If I just happen to get up for : a glass of water etc. these symptoms dont occur when lying back down so it seems related to urinating ,im 30 ,male : not overwieght, Any ideas appreciated.
Waking up with a fast heartbeat can be a "classic" sign of sleep apnea. (This is also dangerous for stroke, & MI risk, as BP goes up with apnea -- as the heart tries to pump FASTER to make up for the oxygen intake deficit.)
I learned this at the sleep clinic.
Emma
I get up 2-3 times each night and have noticed that my heart is usually doing 96/100 bpm when I get back in bed, especially between 11pm and 2pm. I have a pacemaker so I don't know what this is all about and no explanation was offered when I mentioned it at the cardiology clinic last week. Seems like I will always have problems with the rate and rhythm. Diana
In the 1980's I saw many patients on monitors with severe sleep apnea. Many were admitted for surgery. During periods of apnea they would brady down and have long pauses.
