Constant palpitations waking me up at night

[Xenomoth]

Has anyone else experienced this? For over two weeks now I’ve been woken up every night without fail (sometimes twice a night) with my heart skipping beats, fluttering, pounding and similar. It takes what seems like ages to stop and is driving me insane as I’m just exhausted all day.

The odd thing is, the palpitations rarely happen during the day. I’ve quit caffeine, had normal bloods and ecg. I’m waiting for the holter mointer next. Anyone had similar or know how on earth to make them stop?!

I don’t tend to wake with a start, either the palpitations wake me from sleep or I wake up and they then start. Of course then I become extremely wound up which makes them worse and impossible to get back to sleep. I’ve just seen on my notes three possible causes listed:
anxiety
svt
silent reflux

Until I get the holter I don’t think I will find out anymore. Just wish they would bloody stop-I’m exhausted!

I already have regular blood tests for an autoimmune disorder but they also did a B12/folate test as I was worried about the heart palpitations, result showed very low folate level which can cause those symptoms

Check also for sleep apnea. A major cause of arrythmia. That is, if nothing else shows up in the tests lined up. It also causes waking in the night.

I’ve had this very recently! I’m 44. I had it 6 hours straight one night, every 5-10 minutes so took myself to a&e I was that terrified.

whole host of bloods done and 2 ecgs, they caught it thankfully on the monitor and the bottom half of my heart was misfiring and beating too soon, he gave it a name that I can’t remember now. My bloods were all normal. He said very common, likely dehydration, stress, and I’ve not long got over flu. I’ve got low dose beta blockers I can take when I feel anxious and told to drink lots and exercise. It’s really uncomfortable and can be really unsettling but he says I’m not going to drop down from it !

hope you get answers x

Sounds very much like what I’ve experienced. I actually had a night when on holiday where every time I lay down it would start, then if I did somehow manage to fall asleep I would wake straight up with it happening. That night I honestly thought I was going to have to go to a&e and it was only the fact that I was somewhere foreign and didn’t speak the language that put me off.

Luckily, since we’ve returned home it’s not been so bad but still enough to be bothersome. The doctor mentioned beta blockers once we’ve discovered the cause, are they very effective for it? I’m still waking up two times a night in a blind panic at the moment anticipating the palpitations starting which is really not pleasant.

I also had this when I was low in folic acid

I still get this two years post cardiac ablation for paroxysmal AF. It started three years ago post Covid/Covid vaccinations and I was fobbed off for a while with anxiety and menopause. It still flutters at night and blips and bumps during the day. I’m kinda used to it.
Bloods are normal, I take HRT and magnesium, no caffeine, no alcohol, still on beta blockers.
Waiting a holter monitor as presented again worried about the long term burden. Feel completely well otherwise. It’s tiresome.
I’m 53.

@Xenomoth The doctor mentioned beta blockers once we’ve discovered the cause, are they very effective for it?

Yes.

I had this at 37/38 for a few months, used to send my Apple Watch into a panic. Also really dizzy when i bent over. Lasted a few months.
Think it was first peri symptoms as periods went haywire soon after along with aching joints and dry eyes/mouth.

Yes beta blockers are helping. I can take upto 3 a day, they are so low dose though, 10mg, if that didn’t work they can definitely be increased aswell.

Waking up during the night anticipating it sounds very much like anxiety or panic attacks. propranolol (beta blocker) is good for this too so have the conversation with your GP. I’m sure it will all settle, I’ve been like this on and off for 20 years ! Never had a night as bad as the recent one though which was why I took myself to a&e.