I know it has to be menopause. But do see your doc also. Mine was of no use, had to extensively do my own research to know what was wrong with me. Had so many tests done all come back normal. Thought I was a goner...lol...seriously, no kidding. Terrible, terrifying, you name it. Now I just try and remind myself it's just your hormones, eat healthy, take supplements, exercise and that is a big deal to me, really helps. Even when my mind is playing trucks on me I walk it out and praying. Prays for you.

There are MANY, MANY causes of palpitations including cardiovascular/heart disease and endocrine/thyroid problems.

Some people get these at night when they lie down to sleep due to stress. If you are in menopause, you need to get these stress hormones metabolized with exercise and balance your endocrine system. Then find a way to avoid stress especially late in the day or evening. If it's due to stress, you may also find yourself depleted of some vitamins and minerals that you need so read up on stress and nutrition. That helped me so much. Still, get your heart checked and do the best you can to eat healthy foods.

If you can get 8 hours of quality deep sleep and exercise it means everything to fight menopause symptoms. You absolutely have to change what you eat to support a smoothly functioning endocrine system. The worse it functions, the more and more powerful your symptoms are.

I liked these books on balancing and detoxing and the more you know, the better you can help yourself. They sound like diet books but one of the effects of rebalancing and detoxing is losing extra weight and building muscle and bone structure. Even if you don't want to diet, these books will help with understanding symptoms and avoiding getting sick as you learn to help your body balance itself. Please someone add suggestions to my list. I'm just getting started so there are probably some great books to help us all out.

Mastering Leptin by Byron J Richards

( My favorite endocrine balancing book)

The Fat Flush Plan by Ann Louise Gittleman

(good detox book but I use it with the meal spacing 5 rules of the leptin diet from Mastering Leptin. She has some information that's not in the leptin book)

Master your metabolism by Jillian Michaels

(This one's easy to read and will help you avoid things in everyday life that can mess up your hormones like MSG and high fructose corn syrup. She gives you a list of MSG impostors too so you can identify them on food labels.) I like this book for anyone just getting started.

I hate these crazy symptoms too! I hope you feel better soon. Even just making progress cuts down on stress so go forward with confidence every time you make a healthy choice.

I too have this, I get a really bad racing heart when I got to get groceries because it happened once now I have a fear of it at the store. It calms down after I come home. I am having multiple symptoms besides the racing heart also.

I also had the racing heart, anxiety and overall fatigue from menopause. After many doctor visits and tests, I found out that it was due to low iron and thyroid issues. Not sure if any of you have been tested, but it may be worth looking into to. I'm doing so well now since taking meds and iron supplements (liquid version since it absorbs so much quicker).