Tachycardia in the morning...So frustrating!

[Autumnx1003]

I am so sick of either waking up with a fast heart rate or getting a bout of tachycardia sometime during the morning.  I mean, this is supposed to be the most relaxed portion of the day, yet my heart is so "irritable" in the morning.  This morning I thought I was ok, then I started getting the "old feeling" in my chest and when I checked it was 91, then 93, then I got all worked up and it shot as high as 146.  I got it back down, like I always do, but...ugh...I'm just so tired of even dealing with the whole problem.  No doctors can help me because they say that my heart is normal, it is just anxiety that makes it fast.  Whatever....I'm really sick of this (can you tell? hehe)  

So...who's with me?  Who has a fast heart rate in the morning and who is sick of it? It always helps to know that I'mnot alone, at the very least...(sigh)...

[musikbox]

I have the problem.

I will wake up and my heart will be beating at 150 bpm or higher.

It is hard to fall asleep and easy to wake up, because I usually have palpitations and other symptoms.

[Jerry_NJ]

Looks like I'm the first to respond to your pole.

Given I do not suffer from the problem I responded because I am a candidate.  I suffer from AFib, full-time, and am currently using only "rate control" and anticoagulant.

My HR right now is between the mid 70s and 80s, as I said AFib.  I take 100 mg of Metoprolol in the morning.  Without the beta blocker I'd likely be running about 130 and up/down variations. Again, because of AFib.

I do not find the high HR a problem, but the inefficiency, I believe due to AFib, of my heart does make me tire easily when I am physically active.  Walking and biking are not the joy they used to be..and forget any more running.

Hope this isn't too far off topic, and my sympathy to your frustration...try to focus on something you enjoy or that challenges you mind, that may help...as should exercise while engaging in mental distractions...sometimes I just day-dream, sometimes I try to solve math/algebra problems in my head while walking or biking...hope I don't crash : >)