Peter Charlton Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 My GP has referred me to a sleep apnea clinic for my feeling of being drunk all the time and balance problems, after I showed her my overnight blood oxygen level occasionally spending half the night at 85%. So I have been recording my overnight SATs last couple of weeks so I can show them that it isnt always that low. I did notice though my heart rate seems to be all over the place when asleep, highest was 164bpm, lowest was 27 . Last night I saw it drop to a low of 30bmp. This heart rate variablility, Is it a Dysautonomia thing or simply a heart issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterSown Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Sounds like my vertigo symptoms. One of the first symptoms I told my primary was feeling like I had a half a glass of wine too much. He made me stare in his eyes as he dropped me onto my back. He did a vertigo test on me on the spot and I tested positive on the spot.Horrors. My husband was there and could not believe how much I was screaming and begging for the doctor to let me back up. As you rule out causes of your symptoms ask your doctor to do a Dix Hallpike maneuver to determine if you have vertigo. Have you seen an ENT yet? Your balance can be off and you can be loopy from vertigo. I control the symptoms with diazepam and have a script for vestibular PT which helps a lot. Heart rate can vary greatly while we sleep. Imagine dreaming about eating ice cream as opposed to a nightmare about being chased by a hungry lion. Our breath rate can change while we sleep too. This is a nice paper on heart rate variability in sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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