high BP / arrhythmia from new memory foam mattress

Kudzu runner..................I've just bought a memory foam mattress and im getting the same problem. Im a 61 year old female and i do suffer with arthritis in my spine however im not on any medication for the arthritis. I do take simvistatins and i have recently had an occasion of HB but im not on any medication for that. We bought the mattress because it was nice and firm and quite light to move around if we needed to change it around. Anyway i slept on it for the first time last night and i was getting heart arrythmia during the night which i felt was as a result of the mattress. It was almost as though the foam was drawing energy from my body causing my HR to speed up and affect my HR and most probably my BP as well. I know foam mattresses are warmer and this most probably has contributed to it as well. I've just had an afternoon siesta on it (we live in Spain) and the same thing is happening again. I'm going to keep an eye on the situation as i think the mattress is not helping even though i know i have a few underlying mild health problems. Our last mattress was a spring one and when we were looking around for a new one one of the shop attendants did mention that he thought a spring mattress was better for the air flow...especially living here in Spain but i looked on the internet to see what was said about the benefits of each mattress spring or foam which came out as 50/50. Of course when you're in the shop you can only lie on it for 5 minutes as a tester and unfortunately we cant change the mattress now so we're stuck with it. I'll keep you posted as to what happens over the next few nights and if it continues i will have to sleep in the spare bedroom. All i can say is that i wasn't getting this sensation on my old mattress which was a spring one with plenty of air flow. Im just wondering if foam mattresses are not good for people if they have a few underlying health problems which i suppose has not yet been researched.

Kudzu runner..................I've just bought a memory foam mattress and im getting the same problem. Im a 60 year old female and i do suffer with arthritis in my spine however im not on any medication for the arthritis. I do take simvistatins and i have recently had an occasion of HB but im not on any medication for that. We bought the mattress because it was nice and firm and quite light to move around if we needed to change it around. Anyway i slept on it for the first time last night and i was getting heart arrythmia during the night which i felt was as a result of the mattress. It was almost as though the foam was drawing energy from my body causing my HR to speed up and affect my HR and most probably my BP as well. I know foam mattresses are warmer and this most probably has contributed to it as well. I've just had an afternoon siesta on it (we live in Spain) and the same thing is happening again. I'm going to keep an eye on the situation as i think the mattress is not helping even though i know i have a few underlying mild health problems. Our last mattress was a spring one and when we were looking around for a new one one of the shop attendants did mention that he thought a spring mattress was better for the air flow...especially living here in Spain but i looked on the internet to see what was said about the benefits of each mattress spring or foam which came out as 50/50. Of course when you're in the shop you can only lie on it for 5 minutes as a tester and unfortunately we cant change the mattress now so we're stuck with it. I'll keep you posted as to what happens over the next few nights and if it continues i will have to sleep in the spare bedroom. All i can say is that i wasn't getting this sensation on my old mattress which was a spring one with plenty of air flow. Im just wondering if foam mattresses are not good for people if they have a few underlying health problems which i suppose has not yet been researched.

Never buy a mattress that can be squished up and fit in a box. 🙄

I think memory foam pillows can do this too.

I got a new car and subsequently tested positive for cancer, can someone please inform me what is known about the carcinogenic properties of the Kia Optima?

OP is Fooled By Randomness.

This thread is old, but this guy likely has an anxiety disorder of some kind versus there being an issue with the mattress. We're literally inundated with environmental toxins, some VOCs from your bed aren't going to be what suddenly causes health setbacks. Therapy, provided you work with a good therapist as not all therapists are good, will likely be your best recourse. Next time it will be your new car or the food you've been eating or anything else you can think of that's poisoning you. There will always be SOMETHING.