Heart skipping/jumping just as falling asleep

[LouiseMon12]

As the title says, for the past few weeks, when I fall asleep, I feel my heart almost slow then suddenly does a big thump which wakes me up. It makes falling asleep really difficult. I've also been having palpitations, mainly after a meal/alcohol and while my resting heart rate is 75 bpm, it has been getting up to 90 sometimes.

The gp ran some bloods which shows I'm anemic (Hb 10, ferritin 12) so I started on iron although not feeling any better yet (after started on them 3 weeks ago).

In addition to the above, I've also been feeling tired and breathlessness on and off during the day.

All other blood tests (thyroid etc) normal. Waiting on ECG etc now.

Has anyone experienced this issue and could it be due to anemia/low ferritin? I'm starting to panic that something is wrong with my heart. I'm 43, slim, active.

Both the palpitations and breathlessness. I’d walk up the stairs and be huffing and puffing and yet I’m fairly fit. Then I’d lie in bed and get that horrible jump/skip in my chest and other days I’d be fine. It was on and off for months before it finally went.

You’ve had your ECG so that’s good. Anxiety can also cause palpitations, so do try and relax a bit.

I think you should keep taking the iron tablets and I bet you’ll feel better in a couple of months or if you can afford it I think some people have private iron infusions?

@HebeHerbivore thank you for reading all my posts and responding to each one, it's been really helpful to hear about your experience which I can really relate to. It's hard with HA as it can take over all my thoughts but I know I need to give the iron tabs time.
I've noticed that the heart jumping/skipping as I fall asleep is much less, in fact I haven't noticed it for the past couple of weeks. Unfortunately the breathlessness is still there, some days are a bit better than others. I know I would feel so much more relieved if this goes!