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What Causes Rapid Heart Beat After Taking Nap?

Whenever I take a nap that is between fifteen minutes and two hours in length, I wake up with my heart racing. I am never dizzy or short of breath when this happens, but my entire body often shakes while my heart beats rapidly, similar to an adrenaline rush. The symptoms last for about ten minutes and do not seem to be correlated to times of stress or anxiety in my life, having been fairly consistent over the past few years. What causes this strange reaction to naps?
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
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Your symptoms are due to disturbance in the sleep -wake cycle..Increase in REM sleep causes tachycardia.Avoid stress and anxiety which causing this problem..Drugs like anti anxiety drugs will help.consult your neurologist for expert management.thankyou
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What Causes Rapid Heart Beat After Taking Nap?

Hi welcome to HCM Your symptoms are due to disturbance in the sleep -wake cycle..Increase in REM sleep causes tachycardia.Avoid stress and anxiety which causing this problem..Drugs like anti anxiety drugs will help.consult your neurologist for expert management.thankyou