I just woke up from a bad dream (I think) and my heart was pounding so hard that I had to walk in the house until I finally calmed down. Was this a panic attack or something like supra-ventricular tachycardia? I didn't feel shortness of breath or pain, but just the racing heart. I had an episode of Afib at the beginning on the year, but when I had the arrhythmia today, the heartbeat wasn't irregular. It lasted about 1-2 minutes…which was enough.
2006-10-27 23:08:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
It sounds like your racing heart was a normal reaction to (in this case internal) stimuli. If you were really having a bad dream, it's not unusual for your body to react to it as if it were actually happening. Now, I would need to see an EKG during the episode to be sure that you were having a sinus tachycardia to be sure, especially since you have a history of atrial fibrillation - it's impossible to rule anything out without at least seeing that.
However, if it acted like a heart rate during stimulation normally does (going down slowly rather than just stopping) then it's more likely to be nothing to worry about. If it happens again, I would consider seeing your cardiologist, there are devices that can be used to take a continuous EKG recording at home to catch such events so they can be properly analyzed.
2006-10-28 02:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by The Doc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The racing heart was probably just due to the dream, it happens to me quite often! If you are really worried see a doctor and get an expert opinion.
2006-10-27 23:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May have just been due to the dream, but if you've had A-fib in the past, you should see a doctor just to make sure everything is alright.
2006-10-27 23:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by BSG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its jus a panic attack due to some deadly dream u hv seen...its not related to heart problem
2006-10-27 23:17:26 · answer #4 · answered by gracious_78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋