Thanks everybody for being there and please forgive my long explanation.
I am 41 yo. mom of 4 and for the last three weeks I’ve been going through some scary symptoms. It all started with esophageal spasms. I’ve suffered from GERD and severe belching for many years, but they suddenly worsened and my esophagus started acting up. I took Nexium (which I had never used before) and experienced tachycardia at night that wouldn’t go away, anxiety and nausea. Went to the ER and all was normal except a heart rate of 130 and low grade fever. I stopped the Nexium but the tachycardia and pounding HB continued every night and every time I ate. I became extremely tired during the day. During meals I would feel full and nauseated after a few bites, my heart will pound or I would get tachycardia, and felt like I was exhausted. Lost 10 lb and had to get IV fluids.
Now I have labs (thyroid) an echocardiogram, an endoscopy, gallbladder and pancreas all normal.
This is how it is right now: The moment my body relaxes to fall asleep the tachycardia begins and I get this reflex to swallow which scares me. I am anxious with sudden noises also.
In the morning when I am awake the tachycardia stops but I feel nauseated, extremely tired and very anxious- thinking I may die soon.
If I stay in bed, symptoms are not as bad but they are still incapacitating specially after the meals.
The strange thing is that at night, after digesting dinner I have a surge of energy. I finally feel myself, the symptoms almost go away and I can think clearly. I feel so embarrassed with our friends that are helping us because at night it looks as if I was faking an illness during the day... they suggest anxiety or depression.
I read the symptoms of dysautonomia and they explain the way I feel. But how can I explain feeling well in the evenings?
It is a terrible roller coaster because every night I think I am certainly getting better but the moment I am falling asleep the tachycardia comes back and the mornings are terrible.
Please tell me what you think.