A 47-year-old member asked:

When i have a hangover and sleep, i wake up suddenly with my heart racing. what's going on?

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Dr. Thomas Rineyanswered

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Alcohol not good: For heart or any organ, also may lead to dehydration which may raise your heart rate.

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A 35-year-old male asked:

When i try to sleep my heart starts racing and i awake with a chocking feeling i get up and drink hot water and start to cough up thick white mucus once I do I feel better only to wake 30 minutes to an hour later with the same problem what can I do a

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A 28-year-old member asked:

At night while sleeping, i wake up with a racing heart&tons of drainage down throat.I cough after.The fluid&racing heart go handinhand, for months now?

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A 23-year-old male asked:

Sleeping problems. I wake up almost every night with my heart racing and short of breath. My cardiologist didn't say much about it. What causes this?

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A 28-year-old male asked:

I have problems sleeping at night especially on a full stomach. I wake up gasping for air and heart racing. Also a tightness in my chest. Any ideas?

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A 50-year-old male asked:

What else can I do to stay asleep? Tried many meds, CBT. Wake q 2 hours, heart racing. Nothing works, been a few years. Tired, foggy, bummed.

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