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Afraid to sleep. Most episodes happen at night. What can I do?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Oct 1 7:56am | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
There are a lot of free sleep meditations on the phone app called Insight Timer. (there’s a PLUS version that does require $ but I have found plenty on the free one) I’ve used many of the sleep meditations as well as a host of others related to chronic pain, etc. It almost always helps me fall asleep AND gets me back to sleep after waking up to go to the bathroom!!
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Heart trouble can certainly make it hard to relax and sleep. I’ve had Afib for 13 years and been in a fib 24/7 for the last 7 of those years (permanent, persistent). My heart rate currently is close to normal but rhythm is never normal. I do spike up to 170 bpm. I don’t have a great heart eg severely & moderately enlarged atriums and damage from a SCAD STEMI in 2022. My point is that with good care and medication our risk is substantially reduced. I hope you too can develop some peace of mind based on that fact.