The occurrence of cardiac dysrhythmia varies greatly from individual to individual and depending on the form of the dysrhythmia. Typically, stress and physical strain can promote the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias. However, heart rhythm disturbances can also occur when the body is at rest, such as at night, or in the evening and morning hours.
The reasons for this are different. In many cases, a supposedly more frequent occurrence of cardiac dysrhythmia at rest and when lying down is due to the fact that the person affected perceives the dysrhythmia at this time, whereas during physical activity the dysrhythmia is not perceived. However, it can also happen that the resting phase and the associated slow heartbeat trigger the cardiac arrhythmias.
In very many cases, cardiac arrhythmias are harmless and do not require therapy. In other cases they should be treated to avoid serious consequences. Which form of cardiac dysrhythmia is present and whether it should be treated can best be clarified by a visit to the doctor. Only a doctor can accurately diagnose the form of the cardiac dysrhythmia using special diagnostic methods.
Causes
The causes of cardiac arrhythmias that occur while lying down can be very different. In addition to mostly harmless extrasystoles, which are usually described as heart stumbling, other rhythm disturbances such as a so-called AV block or an extremely slow or fast heartbeat can occur. Especially when the heartbeat becomes very slow during the rhythm disturbances, these often occur in resting phases.
Drugs can also trigger rhythm disturbances. Especially those medications used for heart disease can trigger cardiac arrhythmias as a side effect. Paradoxically, taking all medications prescribed as so-called antiarrhythmic drugs for cardiac arrhythmias can also trigger cardiac arrhythmias themselves.
Furthermore, the intake of substances such as alcohol, nicotine and other drugs can promote the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmias are also common, mostly harmless, in large adolescents. Excessive eating can cause heart problems, which are sometimes interpreted as cardiac arrhythmia. However, these are only complaints due to large gas accumulations in the gastrointestinal tract.
