Palpitations at bedtime?

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Does anyone else suffer from palpitations at bedtime. I am getting a bit concerned now, it seems that just as I am dropping off to sleep my heart starts racing. Last night was so bad I couldn't get to sleep for what seemed like hours. I have no other sytoms but I guess I should go to the gp and get checked out.

I suffer from palpitations - I have been dx'd as having a condition known as atrial fibrillation where the top two chambers of the heart beat very fast and arrhythmically.

Do go to the doctor and ask for a referral to a cardiologist.

Also avoid too much coffee and alcohol and consider some sort of relaxation - I find yoga very good.

HTH

I too have been having palpitations at night. during and when I first get up in the morning accompanied always by a headache and feeling really 'chesty' with a chesty cough. As I have high blood pressure, underactive thyroid (controlled with tablets) but do have a slow heartbeat am wondering if it could be due to any of this. I do drink coffee and the occasional glass of wine but nothing I would think that could affect it to this level. Can anybody else enlighten me please?

I had palpitaions at night when I had an overactive Thyroid with a very high pulse rate. But had lots of other symptoms too.

palpitations very common and ofen nothing to worry about, in fact, mostly nothing to worry about. They are often more prevalent of a night. Cut out caffiene. Are you on any meds? they can sometimes cause it?

I developed exactly what you are describing about 3 years ago. I saw a cardiologist ( i was born with a heart defect) who said they were completely innocent and he said that it was to do with the brain processing information at night ( don't know if he made that up!!!)
He prescribed me 25mg betablocker to take at night if they were troublesome. They now can disappear for weeks, but this week they have woke me up several times.

Do go to your GP and get it checked though.

Hormones. I get nighttime palpitations at specific times of the month .... so severe that I wake up screaming and fighting for breath, but have been monitored with a portable ECG machine and everything is fine!

Definitely speak to your GP.

Me too as I have in the past suffered panic attacks, if I think of something particularly stressful the palps start, a good deep breath sorts it out.
I spent the whole of my 30's thinking I was going to die, but I knowledged myself on anxiety etc (could that be the cause ? ) I've net so many mums who are experiencing the same thing, and I feel so happy to reassure them. Sorry if this is not the case with you, just sounds so familiar.

I started getting these about 3 years ago - it felt like a constant buzzing sensation in my chest as I lying in bed. Occasionally I would also get the sensation that my heart had literally stopped for a split second. I think the stress of worrying about it just made it worse!
3 GP's I saw said they had never heard of such symptoms...
When I eventually got to see a Cardiologist he told me that my heart was perfectly healthy and I was just getting 'ectopic' beats which he told me are nothing to worry about.

*as I was lying in bed - doh!

Have had these for a few years now.Had various heart tests, all normal.
From experience, avoid caffeine, alcohol (if you can :)), heavy food before bed time.Try to take a stroll before bed.Have some camomile tea. When this happens, try to breathe very slowly through your nose and using your tummy - usually - 10-20 long breaths is enough to stop palpitations.I think it is something to do with hormones.