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What Causes Twitching In Heart While Sleeping?

Hi I have been struggling to get to sleep because when I am drifting off to sleep my heart twitches and sometimes jumps and this makes me turn over, so most of the night I am tossing and turning. When I get to sleep I am asleep it is just getting to sleep that s the problem. Help!
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Hi,

In lying down position the gravitational force on body is equally distributed. This causes increased venous blood return to heart which starts to work more causing the symptoms after some time, it gets used to the situation and symptoms go. Please get your heart checked to exclude other causes. Try to meditate and body relaxation (yoga or Tai chi) would help you out of the physiological issue.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Twitching In Heart While Sleeping?

Hi, In lying down position the gravitational force on body is equally distributed. This causes increased venous blood return to heart which starts to work more causing the symptoms after some time, it gets used to the situation and symptoms go. Please get your heart checked to exclude other causes. Try to meditate and body relaxation (yoga or Tai chi) would help you out of the physiological issue. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician