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What Medication Can I Take For Palpitations And Lightheadedness?

For the last 2 months I have experianced palpitations on waking during the night. Sometimes they wake me up. They can last for a few hours and only normalise when I get up. I am only getting around 4 to 5 hours sleep at night. This then leads to felling light headed and feeling as if I am falling off somewhere. I am 64 and very active.
Tue, 25 Aug 2015
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Hello!

Thank you for your question on HCM!

I understand your concern and would like to explain that your symptoms may be relate to a cardiac arrhythmia.

Another cause to exclude are possible sleep disorders with autonomic dysfunction.

I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG and some lab tests: complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, fasting glucose, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests.

An ambulatory 24 hour ECG monitoring would be necessary to rule in/out a possible cardiac arrhythmia.

If all the above tests are normal, a polysomnography should be performed for a possible sleep disorder with autonomic dysfunction.

Hope to have been of help!

Feel free to ask any other questions whenever you need!

Best wishes,
Dr. Iliri
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What Medication Can I Take For Palpitations And Lightheadedness?

Hello! Thank you for your question on HCM! I understand your concern and would like to explain that your symptoms may be relate to a cardiac arrhythmia. Another cause to exclude are possible sleep disorders with autonomic dysfunction. I recommend consulting with your GP for a careful physical examination, a resting ECG and some lab tests: complete blood count, thyroid hormone levels, fasting glucose, blood electrolytes, kidney and liver function tests. An ambulatory 24 hour ECG monitoring would be necessary to rule in/out a possible cardiac arrhythmia. If all the above tests are normal, a polysomnography should be performed for a possible sleep disorder with autonomic dysfunction. Hope to have been of help! Feel free to ask any other questions whenever you need! Best wishes, Dr. Iliri