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Heart flutters when i lay down. is this bad?

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Flutters: Palpitations when lying down are annoying but generally not problematic from the standpoint of health. If it is frequent and bothersome you should consult your doctor to be sure nothing abnormal is causing it.

Answered 9/3/2015

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The MOMENT i lay down in bed my heart skips and flutters for a 10-20sec period. What would cause this. It only started this last year. I can walk around any 75-90bpm and the moment i lay down drop to 55 then 60-65 with 10-20seconds of skipped beats. ?

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Lately heart flutters when I lay down to go to bed. Also sometimes when I bend over. All tests normal, EKG/24 monitor/stress ekg. Shud I get 2nd opin?

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I am an 18-year-old girl who is having heart palpitations and feeling like my heart is fluttering along with feeling liquid in my chest, going down, and it feels like my heart squeezing when Im not anxious and just laying down is this normal?

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I shoveled the snow at 3am about 15-20 minutes. After that, felt tired&chest discomfort/pain&many flutters esp. when I lay down.Woke up this morning after 3 hrs of sleeping feeling tired & pain in the middle of chest all day.What heart problem is it?

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23y. When I lay down my bpm drops well down to 30 bpm. As I begin to doze off, I feel flutters and jarks in my chest, I'll jolt awake constantly. Finally when I do fall asleep, 2 hours later I wake to my heart racing and head hurting. Very tired. Sos?

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