Thrufaith 9 Posted September 9, 2023 So lately I have been told that I snore a lot. I have been waking with palpitations and rapid heart rate 2 times these last 2 weeks. Which then leads to panic attacks in the middle of the night. And the more I think about it and freak out the worst it gets. I am fearing I have a heart condition. Mind you I have had an echo done in June and all good. I have also had hewr monitors placed 4 times and all good benign pvc and pacs...i checked my heart rate just now cuz I am freaking out and cant get a good read on that little O2 finger monitor it ranges from 150 to 105...not sure whats correct. Am I dying? Is this a heart condition? Coulf I have sleep apnea and that is causing the heart issue? Does anyone else have these feelings? Has your heart raced before and how fast? What have you done? Thank you for jelping out a freaking out mama here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 190 Posted September 9, 2023 11 hours ago, Thrufaith said: So lately I have been told that I snore a lot. I have been waking with palpitations and rapid heart rate 2 times these last 2 weeks. Which then leads to panic attacks in the middle of the night. And the more I think about it and freak out the worst it gets. I am fearing I have a heart condition. Mind you I have had an echo done in June and all good. I have also had hewr monitors placed 4 times and all good benign pvc and pacs...i checked my heart rate just now cuz I am freaking out and cant get a good read on that little O2 finger monitor it ranges from 150 to 105...not sure whats correct. Am I dying? Is this a heart condition? Coulf I have sleep apnea and that is causing the heart issue? Does anyone else have these feelings? Has your heart raced before and how fast? What have you done? Thank you for jelping out a freaking out mama here! Panic attacks wake us up from sleep. There might be sleep apnea, but the can only be determined with a sleep study. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrufaith 9 Posted September 9, 2023 Have you ever had heart racing? Or been woken from sleep with anxiety? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 190 Posted September 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Thrufaith said: Have you ever had heart racing? Or been woken from sleep with anxiety? At times, it happens more frequently than others. It jolts me awake "early". Yeah, anxiety has awakened me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrufaith 9 Posted September 11, 2023 Have you measured to see how fast your heart is going? How do you stop fearing it from happening again. Its so scary when it happens ..I am afraid I will drop dead from it. Its so scary...do you know why your heart races with anxiety. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 190 Posted September 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Thrufaith said: Have you measured to see how fast your heart is going? How do you stop fearing it from happening again. Its so scary when it happens ..I am afraid I will drop dead from it. Its so scary...do you know why your heart races with anxiety. I have a FitBit, so yeah I can see it. I actually don't worry about it because it's actually much much higher when I exercise. The panic attack isn't as pressing although it feels like it. The issue is that we shouldn't be worrying about it. Yeah, our heart is working, but the focus is supposed to be on getting rest. The more you worry about the heartbeat itself, the less you would be able to relax. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMan 5 Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/10/2023 at 8:58 PM, Thrufaith said: Have you measured to see how fast your heart is going? How do you stop fearing it from happening again. Its so scary when it happens ..I am afraid I will drop dead from it. Its so scary...do you know why your heart races with anxiety. Adrenaline from panic/anxiety causes increased heart rates. I’ve had plenty of panic attacks that caused a high heart rate. The thought process that helped me was to understand that the body’s natural response to adrenaline release is an increased heart rate… so in other words, your heart is responding exactly like it’s supposed to when adrenaline releases. Your heart is supposed to react to adrenaline, and normal function is a good thing. I’ve had the snoring that caused me to wake up with panic attacks. My body was responding to those sensations of snoring/apnea with panic. This happened in my sleep so it seemed unfair because I couldn’t deal with it while I’m sleep, then I wake up in a panic. What I did was continued to remind my self, while I was awake, that those sensations are causing panic attacks. And sometimes when I’m laying down to go to sleep, I remind myself that those snoring/apnea sensations are causing panic. I try to engrave those thoughts in my head. Eventually, those thoughts automatically popped in my head when I woke up in a panic, and it helped me relax faster, and sometimes stop the attack from coming. Just as negative thoughts can engrave in your mind causing anxiety and panic, positive reassuring thoughts can engrave in your mind as well. I’ve currently been struggling more lately, but I’m trying to retrain my brain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 190 Posted September 19, 2023 Panic is the body's way of waking us up out of sleep. My heart tends to pound a bit. From what I have noticed, the heart beating actually isn't as intense as full-on-exercise. At that point, my heart beats about 160 beats or more a minute. Panic attacks aren't like that. Negative thoughts can trigger and then feed the panic. The first lesson I ever learned about anxiety was "How I think determines how I feel". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
