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What Causes Faster Heart Beat And Need To Take Deep Breaths In Middle Of Sleep?
I am a 30 year old female. I've had three children, the youngest almost five years old. Every time I go to bed hours past my bedtime, I wake up in the middle of the night with my heart racing and I have to take a lot of deep breaths to calm my heart back down. It sometimes takes an hour. I had an echo 4 years ago and they said all is well, not even a murmur. Is something wrong with my heart?
Wed, 21 May 2014
Hi there are many causes of faster heart rates but few conditions most commonly to rule out at your age is Anemia(low hemoglobin levels) ,stress,pregnancy ,thyroid abnormalities, arrythmias,heart diseases I would suggest you to see a cardiologist to rule out the above conditions
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