kidd123

This has happened to me also. About 16 yrs ago, I woke up with my heart racing at 1:30 in the am. My husband checked my pulse and it was 120 bpm, so he called the dr. The Dr told my husband to have me "bear down" like when you have a bowel movement & that slowed it down almost immediately.
Then about 10 years later, I was noticing the problem happening again. My family dr prescribed a night at the sleep clinic. It was documented that I woke up two times in the night, from the deepest of REM sleep to wide awake instantly and would stay awake for about an hour after each awakening. I asked the medical director at the sleep clinic why that happened and he said he had no idea! So much for answers. Over the years I have found that I am VERY sensitive to many things, & so I try to avoid caffeine. Sometimes I think even eating high sugary foods right before bed causes the blood sugar to fall while I am asleep and my body reacts so strongly that it wakes me up. If anyone has any ideas, it would be helpful to know more about why this reaction occurs.