Tachycardia and nausea
Nausea is usually a symptom of a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, but in combination with palpitations it can indicate a heart attack. Women and men perceive pain differently; nausea and pain in the upper abdomen are a common symptom of a heart attack, especially in women. For this reason, women should urgently seek medical attention for all new symptoms with a sudden onset, localization in the region between nose and navel and lasting more than 15 minutes.
In pregnant women, the space for the abdominal organs is significantly restricted by the unborn child. Therefore, the abdominal organs partly move upwards, which leads to a diaphragmatic elevation. In addition, the unborn child can press on the inferior vena cava, thus restricting the venous blood return to the heart.
The circulatory system of the pregnant woman is thus put under considerable strain, so the heart has to work harder to ensure the blood supply for mother and child. Phased tachycardia during pregnancy is usually considered harmless by gynecologists. Only very rarely is palpitations during pregnancy a symptom of a newly occurring heart disease or thyroid dysfunction.
An elevated heart rate does not harm the child, but should be considered a normal reaction to the existing pregnancy. However: If, in addition to the heart rate, the blood pressure is permanently elevated during pregnancy, there is a danger for mother and child due to the so-called pregnancy hypertension. The affected pregnant women should seek medical advice and have their high blood pressure treated.
Menopause
There are many women who find the onset of the menopause and also living through it very stressful, as they have many complaints. The oestrogen level drops (oestrogen=female sex hormone) and this causes the body a lot of trouble. Not only the alternation between sweating and freezing at completely inappropriate moments, but also nocturnal palpitations are a typical symptom.
The falling estrogen level is responsible for the fact that the vegetative nervous system, that is the nervous system that regulates the unconscious processes of the body, such as the heartbeat or the production of hormones, reacts much more easily and strongly to stimuli. This is why it can very easily lead to palpitations.Nevertheless, one should never forget the psychological strain that women have to deal with when many things change in their bodies. For example, it is especially the beginning of the menopause, where psychologically caused symptoms become more frequent. Of course, this can also cause heart palpitations at night.
