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What a wake up call!
Aug 14th, 2007, 1:40pm
 
I have been doing really well and even my counsellor has said that must be starting to relax a bit now because i am getting more symptoms for less time and my legs are feeling very weak and shaky - she says that my body has been that anxious for that long that now i am noticing these things because i am not as bad!  This is good.  However, i had a pretty good day yesterday and only had one ectopic heart beat all day!  Then i was suddenly awoken at 4am with six big central ectopics straight after one another so i rolled over.  Then i had six more, big central ectopics but this time i had a couple of normal beats with them too which made me notice them even more.  So i coughed and turned on my other side.  I really didn't think that i would be able to get back off to sleep but i eventually did.  These really bothered me, i don't normally get them in the night, well if i do i do not know about them and they certainly don't wake me up.  So this really scared me and made me have a bad morning.  Anybody else had or have these at all?  This really freaked me out.xx
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Reply #1 - Aug 14th, 2007, 2:05pm
 
Okay, remember that benign palpitations are dynamic in nature, meaning that they can vary a great deal both in intensity and frequency. It's not uncommon at all for people to experience palpitations upon awakening and they can occur during sleep as much as during waking hours. Naturally, it's less detectable during actual sleep. It's important to also remember that just because the dynamics change, does not indicate any type of change in your physiology. What I mean here is that with each new presentation, you must resist the urge to believe that the changes represent something physical has changed that represents a danger.  

By your description, it sounds as though you're doing quite well regarding your anxiety and relative perceptions about your symptoms, etc.  

Also remember not to eat food any sooner than 2 hours before lying down to sleep and definitely do not snack or eat in bed. The reason is simply that the stomach will begin digesting the food and because you are lying down, the potential for air to get trapped or indigestion to develop is quite high. Palpitations can most readily appear in the presence of a disturbance with the GI tract, so take care in your habits at bedtime with regard to eating.

You're doing fine.

Best regards and Good Health
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Reply #2 - Aug 14th, 2007, 3:08pm
 
Thankyou for your prompt reply RLR, much appreciated!
It did scare me because i have only had them in the day before, as i stated.  Also i am still off work at the moment so i cannot just go to work and do a routine ECG on myself for reassurance.  My counsellor says that this is a very good thing although this will make things harder for me but it is still a wonderful opportunity for me to teach my body and mind that there really is nothing wrong and there is no need to check.  I understand this totally, however, i must admit to now that if i was still at work i would have done an ECG just to make sure that nothing was different and nothing had happened.  Not good i know, but you understand how much we rely on reassurance.  So yes i suppose i am struggling as i cannot do an ECG at this time and i understand that it would most probably show nothing, same as before.  But it is very difficult for me.
It was a shock but even though i didn't think that i would be able to cope and be able to go back to sleep, i did infact go back to sleep and so far, it is now 11.05pm in the UK, i have not had anymore today which is also helping to confirm to my mind and body that there is nothing wrong.  But i firmly believe that i will have some tonight and i will be shocked if i don't, and i know that i will have some tomorrow.  This is not anticipating the worst or anything, just the knowledge that i do have them everyday as a rule.  But now i am also concerned that i will have them whilst i am in bed asleep again and they will wake me.  
I think my main problem is a control issue and of course i am not in control of my heart or any other automatic system inside my body.  I cannot stop them and i still do fear very much that they will not stop at some point and i will be stuck with them constantly for ever.  The fear of the ectopics starting again, as they often do, and just carrying on and on and not stopping at all does frighten me.  And i know that this is something i will have to work on, but it is a slow process.  Thanks again for your kind reply.xx
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Reply #3 - Aug 15th, 2007, 1:51am
 
Hi  I feel exactly the same i am frightened they will be here forever!  I was doing quite well for a few months even though i have them everyday i was just ignoring them.... then along came these flutters which are scaring the life out of me.   I also have had the ones at night  which i havent had before   so i know how you feel    these things so change your life dont they   carol x
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Reply #4 - Aug 15th, 2007, 4:21am
 
Oh yes, they certainly do change your life.  I don't think that they will ever go away, i think that we are stuck with them for life.  I am just hoping that they will get better and less frequent or something, so i can learn to live with them the best that i can.  Well, i did wake up in the night again but only for a trip to the loo, no ectopics thank goodness!
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