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What Causes Intense Feeling Of Blood Flow During Sleep?
Lately I have had this feeling (mostly when alseep and it wakes me up) that my blood is being pumped (rushed) much harder than normal. This is a very intense, alarming and uncomfortable feeling. It feels similar to if you turned a motor on high. This happens in spurts of a few seconds to almost a minute at a time. Normally, I am a very healthy 59 year old female who eats right and takes good care of myself. Lately I feel weak with no energy and generally feel "funny" like my blood isn't flowing right. I know that sounds crazy but that is how I feel.
Wed, 21 Dec 2016
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Welcome on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to different causes:
- high blood pressure
- anxiety
- thyroid dysfunction
- chronic anemia
- vitamin D insuficiency.
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- kidney and liver function tests
- vitamin D plasma levels.
Meanwhile, I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure values (sitting position after 10 minutes of total relax) frequently during the day and refer those values to your doctor.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to different causes:
- high blood pressure
- anxiety
- thyroid dysfunction
- chronic anemia
- vitamin D insuficiency.
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a resting ECG
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- kidney and liver function tests
- vitamin D plasma levels.
Meanwhile, I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure values (sitting position after 10 minutes of total relax) frequently during the day and refer those values to your doctor.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Wishing all the best,
Dr. Iliri
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