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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?
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You may: be experiencing "ORTHOSTATIC" (postural) LOW BLOOD PRESSURE (hypotension) The pulse increase is to compensate for this. Your GP , Family Physician can figure this out. Hope this is helpful! Dr Z
Answered 7/17/2019
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