Vagus Nerve Effect on Heartbeat

@dalebout123 This is great news. It is apparent to me that you're well on top of this, probably a lot more than I am myself (my case, although diagnosed as severe, was pretty straightforward and all I need is a simple Elite model and a nasal mask. Has worked well for 8 years now). I'd bet you know more about sleep apnea and its treatment than I do. So..............kudos!

@gloaming, hi, I was just reading your response basically stating that you believed the problem was spinal stenosis as you are an “expert” and I was curious to know “what area of expertise are you referring to, or are you just an expert in general?” I don’t mean any offense- just curious. Chebo1954 or just Robert. Thanks for your input by the way.

Hi and BTW I see we have another Dana on this post. My handle is @danab I find its not a popular name so I see so few people named Dana.
Anyway, as for the Vegas nerve it does have a lot to do with heartbeat. Im a transplant recipient and during that process they cut that nerve away from the heart. Nerves don't grow back and so it definitely affects heartbeat.

Before my transplant I delt with what your dealing with and it always seemed to happen about mid night. Now for me I already was diagnosed with sleep apnea and was using a cpap now apap daily. But I never tied the two together but it does make sense. Mine only got bothersome towards the end as it seemed my medications were not controlling the rhythm problems any more.

The sleep apnea does sound like a solution as apnea is where you heart stops briefly and I can see you body reacting to restart it and that may tun into a fast heart beat.
While Im on the subject I started out with just the nasal pillows but I also snore so I needed the full mask as i would just breath thru my mouth and the nasal pillows were ineffective. I went with the soft touch almost like felt as the mask seal and its very confutable for me. The other thing I found is I had to play with pressure and ramp time to get it to feel confutable. At first the ramp time was too long and I felt like i could not breath. So now I have it come to full pressure quickly. Changing the mask as often as your insurance allows for me also helps as the mask leaks if I use it too long. Just some things Ive discovered.

Good luck on solving the problem and if I can help please let me know.

I am suffering the same problems without the tachycardia. The leg cramps are eased with Theraworx Foam
which stops the severe cramping immediately. I also take Hylands Leg Cramps pills under my tongue when
I am awakened with severe spasms and leg cramp pain.
I believe it is related to the Vegas Nerve. The Neurologist says the only other thing besides regular physical therapy, plus home exercises 2 x daily and 3 to 5 miles walking daily, that may help, is surgery.
I am not wanting to do that. I exercise religiously, it helps with leg cramps.
I have Neuropathy, Venous Insufficiency, Varicose veins and arthritis which add to the complications with pain.
I don't think surgery or laser actually helps to reduce pain, no doctor could promise that.
So, I continue with therapy and home medications.
I prop two pillows under my knees at night. I usually get up two times a night and walk to get the muscles
relaxed. Sometimes I move to my Eames Chair with Foot Rest and pillows behind back and head to sleep
the rest of the night. Hope this helps. What do you do to relieve the pain?

I am suffering the same problems without the tachycardia. The leg cramps are eased with Theraworx Foam
which stops the severe cramping immediately. I also take Hylands Leg Cramps pills under my tongue when
I am awakened with severe spasms and leg cramp pain.
I believe it is related to the Vegas Nerve. The Neurologist says the only other thing besides regular physical therapy, plus home exercises 2 x daily and 3 to 5 miles walking daily, that may help, is surgery.
I am not wanting to do that. I exercise religiously, it helps with leg cramps.
I have Neuropathy, Venous Insufficiency, Varicose veins and arthritis which add to the complications with pain.
I don't think surgery or laser actually helps to reduce pain, no doctor could promise that.
So, I continue with therapy and home medications.
I prop two pillows under my knees at night. I usually get up two times a night and walk to get the muscles
relaxed. Sometimes I move to my Eames Chair with Foot Rest and pillows behind back and head to sleep
the rest of the night. Hope this helps. What do you do to relieve the pain?

@amberamberette I used to get these very intense pain in my lower leg muscle. I believe it was from a statin and when I was changes from Simvastatin to Atorvastatin it got much better. But the way of stopping them for me as they always happen while lying down was to put wait on the leg and just stand up and it stopped the sharp pain. Now i think its only happen maybe twice since I switched many years ago.