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Dizzy/Palpitations When First Lying Down At Night.


Machair

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I was wondering if any of you experience dizzyness when you first lie down at night to go to sleep. It doesn't always happen but sometimes when I put my head on the pillow I will feel these dizzy sensations -sometimes with palpitations. Occasionally the room looks as if it is moving a little as well.Most of my symptoms occur when moving from lying to sitting or standing, but changing any posture including lying down (though to a lesser extent) seems to affect the POTS.It makes me feel dreadful. Has anyone else had palpitations or dizziness when they first lie down at night?

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I also have this but it goes away after I don't change positions for a while. For me it was worse if I walked upstairs to bed and brushed my teeth before laying down.

It may be a result of what you are doing before you lay down. It is a horrible scary feeling when you are trying to sleep.... but it does pass.

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Yes! ....but I am only now investigating a dysautonomia diagnosis, so this isn't much help to you, probably; but I'm glad someone else understands this. My WORST time is at night because my health just feels so unstable; sometimes laying down is enough to set off the dizziness and heart racing. My blood pressure is much lower at night when horizontal than even in the morning when I first wake up, so I think there's something about laying down *at night* specifically. It's really been bad lately, but I don't always experience it. Sorry I can't help more!

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  • 3 weeks later...

When I first saw your post, I was having problems with waking up feeling dizzy/lightheaded. Recently I've been having more of the dizziness when lying down as you describe and it reminded me that I've had it before as well. Also some nights when I lie down, I have such strong palpitations I can't lie in ANY position without feeling my heart pounding so hard it's shaking my whole body. Hard to fall asleep like that! It's odd too since I don't have nearly as many problems with palpitations during the day as I was having before. I also notice more PVC's when I lie down at night.

Don't have any helpful suggestions, but at least we're not alone with our bizarre symptoms. ;)

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