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Why i get a rapid heart beat when i sleep? i usually eat before sleep

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Dr. Mark Rasak answered

Specializes in Cardiology

?Reflux: try to skip the food before sleeping and take a prevacid (lansoprazole) or some other type of ant-acid. A holter might help with identifying an arrhythmia as well.

Dr Foster agreed

Answered 7/21/2014

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