I was wondering if anyone ever had this
happren? I had layed down to rest one
afternoon, wheb I awoke to my heart
pounding hard--almost like it was going to
pound out of my chest. Has anyone ever
had this happen before, just wondering!
Thanks,
danamac
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Fubajuba
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 29
Posted: 02-29-04 21:30pm
You could have had a weird dream, causing
your body to panic. I don't know. You're
body can convince itself it's in danger
even in its sleep.
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DanaMAC
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 3
Posted: 03-01-04 21:39pm
I never thought about having a dream! I
have just been having a lot of heaviness
in my chest lately and also some pain, but
it comes and goes. I had a stress test
done a couple of months ago and it was
fine. I also had blood work done and my
cholesterol is 164 and good and bad
cholesterol is right on the border. I
just wish I knew what was going on with
me, I just don't feel well. Thanks to all
who have any suggestions.
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Fubajuba
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 29
Posted: 03-02-04 01:21am
I wouldn't be worried, unless this
happened often. It was most likely a
dream of some sort. The body can have
signs of panic, (i.E poundign heart) in
situations that don't really need it.
It's the whole "fight-or-flight" thing.
It's really a mechanism for if you you're
confronted by some dangerous animal.
Humans, being intelectual lifeforms, have
that same response to things which offer
no potential harm, just psychological
stress (like giving a big speech on
something; you're not going to die, it's
just well, a speech to a large number of
people). Now, your dreams basically are
your brain on screensaver. The part of
sleep that you dream in (known as rem
sleep, for rapid eye movement) has the
same type of brain waves as that of when
you're awake. So, your brain probably
triggered panic or something. Your heart
beat thing is probably just like when you
wake up covered in sweat (sometimes that
is because it is hot, others because you
just panic and sweat in yoursleep) or even
like crying in your sleep. Next time it
happens, see if you can remember anything
from when you were asleep.
