Re: Transient (about 2 minutes long) elevaion of HR to about 250-300 upon waking

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Yes, I have heard of something similar. This woman had extreme pulse

and BP irregularities that took her to the ER. She and her husband

were calling it " dysautonomia " , which I believe is the same as

autonomic neuropathy (?).

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> This is a *really* weird thing I've noticed with my system for

> some years now. I'll wake up, and while I'm still lying in bed and

> haven't moved hardly a muscle, my pulse rate will suddenly go up to

> somewhere around 250-300 bpm over the course of about 20 seconds,

> stay there for 15-30 seconds, and then come back down to normal in

> about 20 seconds. I think BP also increases, but I'm going by the

> " strength " of the pulse that I feel, which might not be related to

> BP. My breathing rate doesn't increase, and I don't get any other

> adrenaline symptoms. And it only happens about once or twice a year

> - making it impossible to reapeat while wearing a heart monitor.

> This was before the hypoT or AF was diagnosed, but it happened once

> since taking Amour and Isocort (I'm quite sure it's not connected)

>

> Has anyone had anything like this happen, or is this just a

> strange fluke of my body?

>

> JIm

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