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What Causes Skipping Heart Beat While Sleeping?
I have an appointment with my GP tomorrow. What's been happening lately is right about when I fall asleep, I get this feeling that my heart stops for a moment and then continues beating. It also feels like I am being "zapped" awake. I am not getting any sleep, and this has been ongoing for about two weeks. I am a 36 year old female. I have severe acid reflux disease and have been under a lot of stress and having many anxiety issues lately, which I have in the past but have never experienced anything like this.
Tue, 18 Nov 2014
hi
skipped heart beat can be due to various reasons
like thyroid hormone variations,anxiety induced, pain, any underlying cardiac pathololgy, myocarditis in infective causes,any central neurologically related causes,drug induced or sometimes idiopathic.
please check out with your thyroid levels & electrolytes, with a 12 lead ecg.
all the best
take care
skipped heart beat can be due to various reasons
like thyroid hormone variations,anxiety induced, pain, any underlying cardiac pathololgy, myocarditis in infective causes,any central neurologically related causes,drug induced or sometimes idiopathic.
please check out with your thyroid levels & electrolytes, with a 12 lead ecg.
all the best
take care
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