Tigerlily
Team Rocket
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Post by Tigerlily on Jan 9, 2010 11:26:21 GMT -5
So, it got to the point where I needed to go to the hospital..I was taking panic attacks during the day yesterday and that was unacceptable. My wife and I decided to go to the ER, which I was dreading as it's usually a really long wait, however, there was no one there..so that was good. They put me in a room and did a series of tests, the did an EKG, they did blood work and hooked me up to a heart monitor for 2 hours. I took an attack when they were taking blood which they said was good because that would give them the best results. They said that at the highest during the attack, my heart rate was 120 beats per minute..which isn't dangerously high, but not normal for someone who isn't working out. They gave me something to sleep last night, which worked well as I slept for 12 hours. They told me that if my palpitations start again, I am to return to the ER and see the same doctor, who will become my family doctor. Also, they're getting me to come back next week for a blood work test done on my thyroid..also they're giving me a machine, to wear on my chest that monitors my heart rate for 36 hours. Hopefully it starts to slowly go away and I slowly go back to normal. Hope you get the help you need and that you feel better soon (:
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Post by Branimal on Jan 9, 2010 19:16:09 GMT -5
So, it got to the point where I needed to go to the hospital..I was taking panic attacks during the day yesterday and that was unacceptable. My wife and I decided to go to the ER, which I was dreading as it's usually a really long wait, however, there was no one there..so that was good. They put me in a room and did a series of tests, the did an EKG, they did blood work and hooked me up to a heart monitor for 2 hours. I took an attack when they were taking blood which they said was good because that would give them the best results. They said that at the highest during the attack, my heart rate was 120 beats per minute..which isn't dangerously high, but not normal for someone who isn't working out. They gave me something to sleep last night, which worked well as I slept for 12 hours. They told me that if my palpitations start again, I am to return to the ER and see the same doctor, who will become my family doctor. Also, they're getting me to come back next week for a blood work test done on my thyroid..also they're giving me a machine, to wear on my chest that monitors my heart rate for 36 hours. Hopefully it starts to slowly go away and I slowly go back to normal. Hope you get the help you need and that you feel better soon (: Thanks, things went well today..no real problems. Hopefully sleep in a few hours will be good as well.
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Wailing Fungus
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Wailing Fungus on Jan 9, 2010 21:20:41 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure my sleeping problems come down to my medication, but I've been going through the whole "sleeping very few hours at a time" thing for many months now. Been times where I've felt I can cope, others where the instant I wake up, that's it - no more sleep, then comes the worries and so on. Has your doc talked to you about "sleep hygiene"? It's all pretty basic and stuff you'd probably do anyway (or at least be trying to do, some seemed too drastic to change ) to try and improve sleep, but my GP has gone over it with me a number of times - Google'll bring up a good list, could be a good basic start. I've tried Nytol, didn't work; was prescribed a low dosage of sleeping meds, but they didn't seem to do much either. My usual sleeping plan doesn't help me in the slightest, but I'd normally be able to sleep fine whatever time I went to bed ... now though, I can only go 2-3 hours sleeping at a time before I wake up (plus when I dream, I feel like I've had a full night's sleep only to wake up and realise its been 2 hours - that really screws with my head). But hope everything works out - I know how much of a bastard it can be.
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