Maybe ask your doc todo a 24hr heart monitor. In theb24hrs do a journal of when you feel it, when you feel the jolts ect..,between the journal and the heart monitor compared side by side you can see if what your feling lines up with the heart monitor and your doc will know your not makin it up.
I feel all of the above and sometimes it really feels like gas. People call me hypocondriac (?) just because the Doctors keep saying my heart is just fine and many people go through the same and they get used to it.
OMG... i too felt i will die in my sleep. This happened twice and i forced myself to wake up. And then the third day I decided ... lets see what happens.!!
I woke up next day all fine.
I usually feel my body going numb and shake myself little bit. Initially I thought there was some problem in my brain.... and I am so happy to see the posts and realize that I am normal!! ;) :)
Wow. I just found this forum and your comment was like I was writing to a T about myself...have you gotten any answers on why this happens??
i am in the same situation and really hate it.
Nerve damage from diabetes. Possibly peripheral neuropathy.
I get this feeling every night laying facedown and feeling like my hearts trying to escape my chest. I often also get pins and needles in different parts of my body fingers, Knees etc. I also get strong headaches these last until I jolt myself and wake up again and they progressively get stronger and I'm getting really worried to go to sleep and it's starting to effect my life as I get next to no sleep and I am only 15, 16 in months and I'm really scared to sleep
Hi so I was online last night and I asked on Google what it means when I get woken up right as I'm just about to fall asleep because I can't move or breath and my body's gets tingly all over? Well it came up with a bunch of articles about Sleep Paralysis. Look it up. It'll explain everything you guys have been talking about. And yes it can stem from Anxiety Disorder as well as Narcolepsy and isolation. I know it sounds weird but just look it up. I think this might be the answer.
Hi is anyone still on here? I'm 28, not healthy, drinker, not over weight. Gained weight though. Highly stressed. Getting the jolts, racing heart, sometimes I feel like I'm fainting as I fall asleep. Numbness in left leg and hand. Thank god I found this sight. I really think it's the unhealthy lifestyle and anxiety and depression. I'm so tired. All I want to do is sleep. What kind of doctor should I see? Just a cardiologist? Would they be able to help with the stress? Should I just take up exercise? Please help.
cardiologist would be your best bet if only to rule out heart condition. 10 months is a long time to wait
GO TO CHIROPRACTOR AND PERFORM EPLEY MANEUVER
What is it??? My husband has the same symptoms!!!
Get your thyroid checked ! Took me 5 doctors but at the age of 22 I was finally diagnosed with Graves' disease ( over active thyroid ) once started medicine in 2 weeks I was almost 100% symptom free I'm 37 now n occasionally have symptoms or anxiety but nothing like it was. Ps the medication was able to put into remission .. I hade 2 kids n each time after I had to restart meds but only for 6-8 months and went into remission again
It could be thyroid. I haven't had all the tests for thyroid yet, but I was diagnosed with Small Intestine Bacterial OVergrowth (SIBO). This causes bloating, constipation or diarrhea or both, abdominal pain, etc. It can lead to malnourishment and lack of nutrient absorption, which can then lead to the tingly arms and face, heart palpitations, chest pressure from all the bloating, etc.
I just started my antibiotics, but I hope I'm on the road to recovery. I will post again after my treatment.
Hi there I'm experiencing the same too I am extremely tired my heart is racing missing beats when I try to drop off I feel weird I get dizzy and I feel sick I have headaches and dizziness I have under active thyroid and menopause I am so fed up I get scared to fall asleep I keep thinking I'm gonna die I have been under a lot of stress I lost my dad in 2008 then my son in 2011 i haven't been right since my sons death I have been depressed also I think I have panic and anxiety too as my doctor says it sounded like that I get numb hands and fingers my arms ache and my legs I am over weight too I have been trying to cut down but have found it hard I need help as I don't know what's going on with me I get dizzy spells a lot I go to bed at night early I'm sweating waking up through the mornings with menopause I don't take medication for this I take thyroxine it's a living nightmare can any one help