Pounding heart all night. No sleep

[Liz1806]

I’m on citrolepam 40 mg. it’s sorted day time anxiety but not at night. I have a long history of pounding heart at night preventing sleep. It’s doing my head in. Am now under psychiatrist who put me on 25 g Seroquel/quietine which knocked me out and made me feel groggy. Now on lowest dose of Lyrica/pregabilin but it does nothing

Anyone have same pounding at night and has any antidepressant helped or other thing. Should I go back on quietine Does grogginess go. Seeing psychiatrist on Friday.

[Dnel82]

Hi Liz. This is because as anxiety sufferers we undergo two things. Hypervigilance ( extreme sensitivity with our bodies) and what we've fed into our subconscious minds as what is a threat.

You unknowingly through thoughts memories and behavior sensitized your subconscious to believe going to sleep is a threat. And because you're experiencing hypervigilance you feel all the sensations in your body including your heart at bed time.

The psychiatrist can prescribe you pills for days to get you mellow at night, but this problem starts and ends with you. You need to control your behavior when you go to bed (not your thoughts). You need to let it be and it'll pass. It's takes practice but you have to teach yourself through your behavior by not acting anxiously when the symptoms. Occur.

If you behave anxious towards the symptoms it will intensify. If you let it be and just behave calm you'll eventually fall a sleep naturally. In time you'll desensitize yourself to it. Have you practiced mindfulness meditation? Look into that.

[Indigojoe in reply to Dnel82]

You write very well and explain the cycle of thoughts attitude's and beliefs clearly.

Very impressive Dnel82.

[Liz1806 in reply to Dnel82]

Thank you but I know acceptance is the key as per Claire Weeks. But how to do it In practice rather than fight and flight response. The mind has been conditioned to act like Pavlovs dog. How to reset?

[Dnel82 in reply to Liz1806]

Well Liz. The difference between us and animals is that animals especially dogs live in the moment. What makes humans unique is that we live life (our minds) in the past present and future. That's why we're so complex. You're not a dog dear. It takes work and practice and I totally understand it's extremely frustrating. Check this link out. I apply this to my daily life and not only with anxiety.

unlearninganxiety.com

As sufferers we have to understand the issue is with our behavior. Once we get that under control the rest follows. Also read up on neuroplasticity (retraining the brain).

Stay strong don't let anxiety win.

[Indigojoe]

we can't diagnose or give medical advice.

So I am offering a suggestion, if you have not already done so......

Please find an experienced {read that as OLDER}, chiropractor and see if the doc will check your spine and alignment.

I read an article years ago about a man who's heart did what you described, for years... YEARS, and he found a chiro, who worked on him long enough and put his back into alignment and his heart got right, and stayed right..........

worth looking into???? Perhaps

{THis stuff can make us crazy, can't it?}

[Liz1806 in reply to Indigojoe]

All avenues are worth exploring. Thank you.

[anxiousgirl7]

This happens to me every once in a while. Hang in there

[Liz1806]

This happens every night! Thinking about going back on Seroquel 25mg which knocked me out does the drogginess pass.

[Indigojoe in reply to Liz1806]

If it happens every night, it could be positional actually...........