Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Sharp pain near heart only when i am lying on my left side of back for sleeping. goes away as soon i change position. also palpitations seldom. reasn?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Cardiac issue: With those symptoms it may not just be positioning at sleep, although it's possible you are pInching some nerve when you lay in that position. I suggest you get a good physical exam at your GP, if you get chest pain at rest perhaps also a trip to the cardiologist's office
Answered 11/28/2017
3k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
27 yo female-heart palpitations all night every night 3 months (sometimes no sleep). All labs have come back normal (no results on thyroid yet), two normal EKGs, nothing detected via stethoscope. No caffeine no anxiety prior to palps. Possible cause?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Hi ,after waking up from a sleep,heart races very fast after standing up. Now lying down and the heart palpitations comes and go. Can it be serious?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Heart palpitation while lying down. Only at night can I feel a strong heartbeat which interrupts smooth breathing making it hard to sleep. ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
If my chest pains and Palpitations while sleeping are because of something wrong with my heart would Ativan (lorazepam) make them go away? I take .5mg twice a day
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
Ive been experiencing heart palpitations and headaches when going to sleep and its not making me sleep, its stressing me out. I used to have them before but it stoped for a year and now its back. I also get cold and shiver. Im 19 years old?
Do frequent heart palpitations mean heart attack could happen? I suffer from anxiety and get them frequently. Today I was laying in bed trying to go back to sleep and felt them happen over and over. Then I got nauseous after and have been since?
3 years ago, I started getting heart palpitations when I sleep. There's no fear, stress or anxiety. Just neutral. The palpitations only happen when I'm unconscious. When I wake up it slows back down. I don't even have to move. What is going on?
What are the extraintestinal symptoms of IBS-C? Can patients experience fatigue, poor sleep, headaches, back pain, and heart palpitations?
I have heart palpitations, pounding that i feel in chest, back,head 24/7 from 3 months.I have done ECG,TMT but cardiologist said I have no heart problem he said its due to anxiety.Is it really anxiety that is causing me problem 24/7even in sleep?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
