Re: Re: PA, Spiro and racing heart at night

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HTN has started some time before that.CE Grim MDLowest my K has been in the last two years is 3.4; that was the first one in ER when HTN started. If it was ever low or borderline before that, I don't remember it.> > >> > > I saw two posts today on here from people who mention issues with > > a racing heart at night - one person mentioned racing heart when > > they turn over in their sleep.> > >> > > I've been having this issue as well. I wake up most mornings, and > > sometimes at night out of a dead sleep, with my pulse racing so fast > > it's as if a motor is running inside me. A couple of times I thought > > we were having an earthquake but then realized the shaking I felt > > was coming internally. Often, when I turn over onto my left side, > > I'll get the rapid pulse and heartbeat when I'm asleep (half-asleep, > > whatever).> > >> > > I'm on 50 mg of spiro daily, which I have to incresse to 100 in > > hot weather. I am also perimenopausal, and I know that a lot of > > women on the menopause forums (who do not have PA) talk about having > > this racing pulse/palpitation/internal shaking thing going on at > > night.> > >> > > Does Dr Grim or anyone have any thoughts on this -- is this a > > symptom of PA, a side effect of spiro, a sign of inadequate or too > > much spiro? Or is this simply a perimenopausal thing related to > > hormones (estrogen, which I know is invoved in a delicate balnce > > with adrenalin)?? I have asked the GYN before, but she looked at me > > like I was from another planet. (And I refuse to believe that a GYN > > has never encountered another perimenopausal woman asking about it. > > It's all over the menopause forums.)> > >> > > Anyway, thoughts? Em> > >> >> >> >>