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Is it actually true that when you are sleeping and you get a jump feeling and wake up that your heart stopped for a second?
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No: No, go back to sleep and stop worrying so much.
Answered 8/10/2012
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I woke up feeling like my heart is racing, but my pulse is normal. Only two hours of sleep, but ready to get up and go. Wide wake, but i know i need more sleep
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Recently, when i sleep ive been feeling my"heart" and sometimes i cant breathe. idk if its my aniexty or what. i can sleep when i get to the point where im just too tired, but if i attempt to sleep thats when it comes on. any clues? my physical fine?
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