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Dec 17^th, 2010, 7:05am

HI there i yet again had another bad night with waking with racing heart.I hadnt had it for over a week so thought all was going well.But last night i awoke and noticed my pulse racing at about 160p/m but last night i also got a few new symptoms just to frighten the life out of me even more.While my heart was racing it started to miss some beats and then my heart sort of suddenly started to beat sort of out of rythm like about 10 forcefull faster beats this happend twice and the rest of the time it was just racing.It felt like lots of extra beats without the pauses if that makes sense .I ended up blowing hard with my mouth closed and holding my nose and that helped bring it down a bit and once it was down a bit i get less scared and then the rate comes right down.What were these irregular beats in between the tachicardia and rlr is it safe to do the blowing hard to get my pulse down.The last time i awoke with this the paramedics came and did a heart trace aand said it was sinus tach but i didnt have those more forcefull faster beats in between .I am now scared to death .kind regards molly

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Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2010, 6:17pm

Molly, I have had those irregular, fast hard beats. But something I noticed a few months ago. I was told some bad news...news that was both worrying and that made me angry. I had those Fast, hard, irregular beats and I mean really hard against the chest...but because I in a high emotional state, it felt normal, a bit like real fear. Its strange how if something is happening that makes these hard, crazy beats feel normal we get less scared.

When it happens and I am relaxed...they scare me a lot, but in reality, they are no different from receiving sudden bad news or something. I wish I could get my head around this.

I think what happens is that the erratic beats set off such a fear that it makes it happen more. The one an only time I went to A and E, the same thing happened. It was stress, pure and simple.

Problem with life is there is always stress...I am sorry you are having a hard time at present

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MOLLY35 Full Member Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 74	Re: scared again Reply #2 - Dec 18^th, 2010, 3:06am hi typer thank you for your reply .yes stress def is a big part of it and i have a lot of it at the moment.I just think i would find life so much easier without these palps .Thank you again kind regards molly
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Typer Gold Forum Member Offline From England UK Posts: 535 United Kingdom Gender:	Re: scared again Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2010, 6:54am I know, life without these would be so nice. Never give up hope though
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Reply #4 - Dec 18^th, 2010, 9:24am

Hi, Molly. I too have had the rapid heart rate (167 bpm) and was told it was sinus tachycardia/panic. For me, holding my breath and bearing down doesn't seem to work. I'm glad it works for you. The only thing that brings mine down is to distract myself and don't feed more panic into it. Then it usually slows down. It is awful though, isn't it? I too have had some "skipped" beats with it.

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Reply #5 - Dec 18^th, 2010, 6:21pm

Okay, let's bring some clarification to the use of the Valsalva maneuver to interrupt sinus tachycardia. Blowing with your mouth while holding your nose does not produce the required change in physiology to produce the desired result and any change during this time would have been purely coincidental.

The proper method for achieving a successful valsalva is to close the glottis much like you would when straining to lift a heavy object or produce bowel movement. The air should never reach the level of your oral cavity at all and there would be no need to hold your nose.

The maneuver should only be attempted while sitting back in a chair or lying down, never while standing. It should also be attempted for a period of no longer than about 10 seconds or so, no longer than 15 seconds before relaxing. If after a couple of attempts to interrupt the tachycardia are unsuccessful, very cold water applied to the face produces what is known as the dive reflex and this action can also produce physiological change necessary to lower the heart rate.

You'll be fine. You're experiencing what is know as night terrors, a condition that while unnerving, is benign.

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