What should I do if my heart is racing at 2 or 3 a.m.?

Two or three o’clock in the morning the heart beats faster may be nightmares, hyperthyroidism, coronary heart disease and other factors, can use general treatment, medication and other methods of relief, if the symptoms of cardiac discomfort is serious , you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
1. Nightmare: If the patient wakes up because of nightmare, excessive tension, anxiety, fear, etc., it may cause sympathetic nerve excitation, and the heart beats faster. Patients can improve the surrounding environment, relax their emotions and adjust their own state, which can generally relieve the phenomenon of rapid heartbeat at 2 or 3 am.
2. Hyperthyroidism: Patients with hyperthyroidism may also experience rapid heartbeat, and may be accompanied by excessive sweating, weight loss, and agitation. Patients need to pay attention to rest, quit smoking and drinking, dietary control of iodine-containing food intake, and at the same time can be under the guidance of the doctor to use methimazole tablets, propylthiouracil tablets and other drugs.
3. Coronary heart disease: Coronary heart disease can cause myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, which may also lead to the phenomenon of accelerated heartbeat at two or three o’clock in the morning. Patients should seek medical attention as soon as possible, under the guidance of the doctor to use nitroglycerin sublingual tablets, propranolol hydrochloride tablets and other drugs for treatment.
The accelerated beating of the heart at two or three o’clock in the morning may be related to a variety of factors, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital for examination, according to the cause of the symptomatic treatment, in order to avoid adverse effects on the body.