+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 2 of 2
  1. #1
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Posts
    10

    Default palpitatons and insomnia - anxiety or something else ?

    I’m 35 and for the last year almost now I’ve had issues with middle of the night insomnia, as it’s called. So that is, I’m fine drifting off to sleep but then would wake up at random times in the early morning, anywhere between 1:30am to 3/4am with a standard bed time of around 11:30 – 12:30 (occasionally later than this). And when I wake up, I am wide awake and just cannot go back to sleep. However sometimes I can go back to sleep and do and so I do manage to still get around 5-6-7 hours of sleep in total despite the interruption. Other days though I can get at least 6.5 – 8. So maybe I don’t have true chronic, severe insomnia but it’s still disturbing enough to bother me.
    So it’s been erratic. Infact I thought that this issue was over as for the last few months I’ve been sleeping a lot better and had far less moments where I’ve woken up.

    Recently though, I have started to get some palpitations. I got a few bouts in July, August and last month but were very fleeting and didn’t really notice it a great deal as it was more of a fluttery feeling and the occasional loud beating heart at night time. However, the last 4 days I’ve been getting them more. Again this is intermittent but it’s sometimes accompanied by this very strange, jumpy, edgy, nervy feeling. It’s hard to describe. Sometimes I get it as I’m moving from one position, going up the stairs, it feels like a surge of nervous energy running through me. I guess you could call it a mini panic attack but I can feel this faint pulse/beating sometimes in my chest, other times elsewhere in the body but this never hurts or anything, it’s merely the sensation. I had something similar but possibly more severe when I was 17 years old after a close relative had died. I remember palpitations were at its worst here but eventually they calmed down. I had all the tests then at 17 – echo, ECG and heart monitor tape – all came back normal. So that was 17/18 years ago now.

    I’ve had episodes of them since then but this is the most sustained period right now. I guess I’ve had a few things happen in the last month or so like a close friend getting married which I guess stressed me out because I’m stressed about my own singleness, having to cut ties for good with a long term friend and I suppose just worrying about this makes things even worse.

    I don’t have any other real accompanying symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache etc. apart from of course this insomnia which has been on and off as I mentioned. Pulse rate is normal and regular – 72 at resting, 66 perhaps during night time before bed and in the morning and this is also during one of these moments where I feel I’m having slight palpitations…which doesn’t make sense as I thought palpitations are due to a racing heart but my PULSE RATE IS NORMAL…
    I’m guessing that’s a good thing right? Also I have no issues when I exercise, like I’ve done a few jogs and sprints and I’m fine although yesterday when I played tennis I did feel the palpitations getting more pronounced but again no other symptoms.

    Has anyone had something similar?

  2. #2
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2019
    Posts
    3

    Default

    Such symptoms can be with high pressure or with nervous disorders. I would advise you to see a doctor just in case. I had the same feeling for a couple of weeks, but it was really because of the stress. Periods of activity were replaced by apathy. I clicked on the christmas slots during night insomnia and drank coffee the whole next day after (it affected the heart). Everything ended when I went through psychotherapy.

Similar Threads

  1. Finasteride, anxiety
    By w12345r in forum Hair Loss Treatments
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 11-08-2023, 06:20 PM
  2. Anxiety about this little thing :(
    By Noise in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 07-26-2018, 08:33 PM
  3. First time using Rogaine, Headache and Insomnia
    By Vic in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 05-27-2015, 01:28 PM
  4. Anxiety about additional HT
    By bostonhooligan in forum Men's Hair Loss: Start Your Own Topic
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 04-20-2011, 07:22 AM
  5. Minoxidil = Headaches & Propecia = Insomnia?
    By GoodFellas in forum Men's Hair Loss: Start Your Own Topic
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 03-19-2010, 11:40 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

» IAHRS

hair transplant surgeons

» The Bald Truth

» Recent Threads

1800 graft repair case results by Dr. Lindsey
Yesterday 08:38 AM
Last Post By Dr. Lindsey
Yesterday 08:38 AM
Navigating the German Job Market as a Kenyan Citizen
11-04-2023 06:31 AM
Last Post By Keegan212
Yesterday 03:51 AM
DR HAKAN DOGANAY/ 4500 GRAFTS / Implanter Pen+FUE
03-26-2024 04:15 PM
Last Post By Hakan Doganay, MD
03-26-2024 04:15 PM
The Mane Event for Thursday, June 15th, 2023
06-15-2023 02:59 PM
Last Post By gisecit34
03-26-2024 08:05 AM
Sun Exposure after Hair Transplant
02-26-2009 02:36 PM
Last Post By gisecit34
03-25-2024 08:24 PM