My heart feels uncomfortable after staying up late

After 10 o'clock in the evening, various organs of the human body begin to enter a state of rest, and people should go to sleep at this time, but some people are always in the habit of staying up late. After staying up late for a long time, symptoms of heart discomfort will also occur. What should we do? Medically speaking, people with heart disease should not stay up late, because it will aggravate the disease and even cause other complications.

1. Problem Analysis

First of all, we need to understand the harm of staying up late to the heart. The human heart activity is mainly controlled by the sympathetic nerves and the vagus nerves, which work interactively. The sympathetic nerves will excite the heart and speed up the heart rate, while the vagus nerves are just the opposite. They will inhibit nerve excitement and slow down the heart rate. The sympathetic nerves work during the day, and the vagus nerves work at night. Therefore, the human heart rate is lower when sleeping at night than during the day. Then, when staying up late, the time when the vagus nerve should have worked is occupied by the sympathetic nerve, disrupting the normal work of the brain's nervous system and causing nerve dysfunction. Over time, premature beats, sinus tachycardia, and even paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia will occur, which is non-organic arrhythmia, leading to heart discomfort and even symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath. If it is not relieved for a long time, there may be a risk of sudden death.

2. Mitigation methods

To completely relieve the adverse symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, palpitations, chest tightness, etc. caused by staying up late, you need to get enough rest and take deep breaths. You must stop staying up late, have a regular work and rest schedule, ensure adequate, stable and high-quality sleep, avoid smoking, drinking, strong tea, coffee and other things that stimulate the nervous system, eat a balanced diet and pay attention to nutritional supplements, otherwise it will be a threat to your life.

3. Tips

Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, etc. must avoid staying up late, otherwise it is very easy to induce the onset of the disease. In addition, office workers who often stay up late to work overtime should also pay attention to their physical condition. Don't stay up late if you can, rest on time, and improve work efficiency during the day. Once you find yourself having symptoms such as palpitations and irregular heartbeat, you must stop staying up late and have a good rest. It is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to see if there are any hidden organic diseases so that you can get treatment early.