@anngunion Hi Ann. I see you have had a lot of responses, but what you said about beauty parlor appointments may be pointing to an issue with your cervical spine. Moving the neck in different positions can bring on symptoms in a person with spine problems. That was a clue to my own diagnosis of cervical stenosis, not a beauty parlor, but moving my neck in different ways could reproduce symptoms. Some people have had strokes because of the head position over a sink at a beauty parlor when they tilt your head back. That can kink some of the blood supply to the brain in some people. It might be worth asking a few questions of your doctors about checking to see if you may have a cervical spine issues. Some spine patients do have increased heart rates because of spine issues.

Are you able to lay down to sleep? and if so, what do you have to do to support your neck so you can go to sleep reclined?