Funny feelings when lye down

Women's health
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Hi ladies

I can't really explain this easily.

When I lye down in bed or settee I get a flash of frightened feelings come over my chest and my ears ring louder. My heart beat seems raised. It's the most horrible and unnerving sensation. I have to get up and do something. I'm so tired because I'm not getting sleep.

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Hi Michelle

Could it be anxiety? You could try some meditation, there are loads of clips online ranging from 5 minutes to an hour.

Also deep breathing to try and push through the feeling?

Not much help, sorry :-( I am also suffering from insomnia amongst other things..... Sigh

Take care

Carole x

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I agree with Carol. Could be anxiety. One of the lovely peri symptoms NOT!!!! X

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It's ridiculous that all this can happen to you. I want my life back! X

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I know hun. Is the hrt not easing the anxiety? X

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Hi Michelle.. I had similar sensations a few years back and thought I was going crazy. My heart would race and it felt like my whole busy was buzzing. There was also a feeling of doom like I would die in the middle of the night. My ears would also buzz. I went to the emergency room twice and they told me I was having panic attacks. My family doctor finally did a ferritin test and I had no iron stores 6ug/L normal is 80-300. Have you had this checked? Once my iron came up my symptoms got much better.

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Yes it has until the last 5 days 😣

How are you? X

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No I haven't had my iron levels checked. Would I not get enough in my diet ? I tend to eat foods rich in iron x

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I thought I was eating enough as well but if you are having bleeding ferritin could be low. If you are post menopausal its usually not an issue.

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Yes I bleed for 2 days heavily one of them

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Funny you said that Lola, i had the same issue with those weird sensations. I went to the ER and was told it was anxiety and that I was very anemic. The doc has me on iron 324 mg tablet. My ferritin was really low down to a 9. Since the tablets my iron has improved a great deal, and my ferritin is slowly coming up. A lot of my symptoms have gotten better. I still have some crazy ones but I feel much better than I did. Low iron symptoms can mimic a lot of peri symtpoms so Michelle its definitely worth having that checked.

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I've been experiencing similar problems (heart palpitations and anxiety- esp when lying down) About a month ago my blood tests came back and I have low iron stores (Ferritin 7) and slightly anaemic (HG 10.9)

I've been taking Ferrous Fumerate (sp?) for about 3 weeks and I am starting to feel better, both physically and mentally.

I've had some very heavy periods recently and I think that was the trigger.

I know from the past that anaemia came cause me to feel very odd in many ways.