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Is it normal to have a fast heart rate after waking from a nap even if you didn't have a bad dream?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

How fast is fast?: More detail could be helpful. Did you have heart palpitations, shortness of breath or other sx's?

Answered 5/12/2017

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