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What Causes Palpitations On Waking Up?

hi What does it mean... I will to to bed 10pm and sleep through the night maybe get up for the bathroom once or twice. I start work at seven thirty am so I would get up at six thirty. so i got to bed and every morning i wake up and by just opening my eyes and all of a sudden my heart is beating fast, then i will do some breathing and it goes back to normal. what does this mean and what should i do. I had a sleep apnea test and that was fine but i;m wondering if i need to get another.
Fri, 24 Feb 2017
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Hi,
when you're about to wake up, your sympathetic system is most active just before that.
that's the reason a person may feel fast beat while waking up. moreover, in REM sleep your heart rate is faster and we have dreams and if you wakeup during the same, then you may feel the fast rate.

don't worry.
I suggest you take an ecg just to have a baseline. and do yoga and meditation.

if it's causing you too much trouble, then consult a cardiologist.
A 24 hrs holter or stress test may be advised.
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What Causes Palpitations On Waking Up?

Hi, when you re about to wake up, your sympathetic system is most active just before that. that s the reason a person may feel fast beat while waking up. moreover, in REM sleep your heart rate is faster and we have dreams and if you wakeup during the same, then you may feel the fast rate. don t worry. I suggest you take an ecg just to have a baseline. and do yoga and meditation. if it s causing you too much trouble, then consult a cardiologist. A 24 hrs holter or stress test may be advised.