When i sleep on my left side at night my heart start to thump really hard and somrimes intense! If i continue to stay on the left side(which i usually am very afraid to push it because of how intense the feeling gets). sometimes, the feeling will be a flush warm feeling and at the same time it feels like it is going to take my breathe away. I turn over to my back to make it stop but sometimes it will and others times while laying on my back it fells heavy and somtimes my hearts does a fast flutter and the flush! That scares me and i turn to my right side, it stops all those things i just mentioned. But i just don't feel so good. just dis- comfort. And not generally feeling to well. I have these hard rumble thumps with a flush and dizzy feeling while up about working during the day too, but it only lasts a short while. This has been happening for over the past few years, only they are increasing. I do have high blood pressure i am on 4 different medications and my doctor still said my blood pressure is lousey. I am 52 yr female 5'2" 170lbs , I have had 3 girls. I have always been healthy in the past. I just left my doctor this morning. He would like to do a ehco cardigram and stress test. But i have no Insurance these tests will costs between 600.00 and 2000. to take. He also wonders if menopause is causing my problems, but my doctor is unsure about the lying on the left side and the heart and what is causing it. synptoms. I have been in tears and on edge, and stressed out this past week, I am having a very hard time dealing with anything out of my home to socialize because i just burst into tears, and it hurts so badly not to mention how embrased i am at the same time. Does anyone know anything that i can do? My doctor did give me something for my stress. I just feel lost! My doctor also suggested predisone. Yikes! I have heard so many side affects on this pill. Plus he only wanted me to try it for a week. That cost of that was $90.00 for one week. ouch. Maybe all this will just disappear. I want good health I have 3 beautiful girls amy 32, crystal 28 (she is handi-capp) and elizabeth 24. I have 2 loving grandchildren 2 and 4 yrs. I want to be healhty for them I love them dearly. This emotions and dis comfort keeps trying to get the best of me. Please is their anyone that could offer me direction. I love my doctor and he wants to do more for me, but is limited because i have no Insurance.I am hoping that maybe their is a simple solution I just don't know about it. Please I am wife and a mother . I hope someone can help me. Thank you so much for your trouble to read my post and answer if you can. Take Care, Very worried mom.