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and I feel like an idiot. Of course nothing is wrong with my heart and the only thing is that I should cut my caffeine down by half. My head hurts, I am trying today to cut down. Yesterday I got home from work and feel asleep for 30 minutes. The DR said sorry there wasn't anything wrong, I don't want anything wrong, I wanted something to take back to work and show tangible proof I needed support.
The more I thought about it, the more I made the connection to my emotional heart. Last night I had kid lose it, he is being watched for mental health issues right now, his mom came to pick up and he lost it. I talked to both of them about his behavior and basically in the process he started to go after her physically. I stepped in and stopped it, calmed it down, told him the consequences such as possibly calling district security, and felt okay sending them home. The whole time I am totally calm, totally confident. No after- effects of stress either. What 'caused' my heart issues was heart based, I was working on a project that I cared deeply about and he cancelled it. The conversations we have had are all 'head based', about the schedule in the shared calendar and if my proposal had an evaluation built in. Nothing 'heart based', like why this was an important project.
In any case, it is not physical, and I feel like I should have known that.
Well at least you don't have to worry about your body. Do you get a semester break to rest your spirit?
I run camp over winter break, I did take last week off of work however. That was a super great break and I got some rest
SO glad your physical heart checked out okay, and try to get some more rest before camp starts!
Teacher Terry
12-22-17, 6:30pm
Did he do any tests?
Did he do any tests?
Yes, EKG and took blood, I will find out about the blood work later. But nothing really seemed wrong. My blood pressure was good and low, my temp was typical low 97.1,
I've had a racing heart before. Simply too much caffeine. I mostly drink decafe coffee now but will drink regular or gourmet coffee when away from home. I also drink decafe tea. Heart just purrs like a kitten now.
Teacher Terry
12-30-17, 5:10pm
Glad that you had the EKG.
EKGs only give you so much info. Did the doc ever suggest a holter monitor to maybe catch the tachycardia and know further what type it is? Has your doc ever suspected a mitral valve prolapse? What labs did he draw?
iris lilies
12-30-17, 9:28pm
EKGs only give you so much info. Did the doc ever suggest a holter monitor to maybe catch the tachycardia and know further what type it is? Has your doc ever suspected a mitral valve prolapse? What labs did he draw?
You mean, is her doc looking for the zebra? Probably not.
It is good that ZG visited a physician to review her symptoms,but why not follow his instructions about caffeine and see how that works since that is the most likely (horse) in the room.
Zoe, you dont have to give up caffeine forever, just during this period of hormonal change.
Zoe, if you like tea, I'd suggest trying Red Rooibos/Red Bush tea. It's from South Africa, and you get it at many standard grocery stores. It's herbal, but doesn't taste like it. It was suggested to me by a friend who had to give up regular coffee/tea, even decaf, due to her acid reflux. I drink it with milk and a big of sugar, just like I did with regular tea. I've pretty much given up caffeine due to my acid reflux. It's very tasty. And I am not an herbal tea drinker at all! I drink a ton of it. I use the one from Twinings.
You mean, is her doc looking for the zebra? Probably not.
No, IrisLilies, what I have suggested is basic stuff for checking out a heart rate problem. Yes, if she is going through menopause, it quite likely has something to do with that, or even caffeine. But when you have heart issues, you do BASIC testing, which is more than an EKG. IMO, you don't make any assumptions with the heart.
dado potato
12-31-17, 12:08pm
I agree with Tradd that Rooibos teas is a robust caffeine-free hot drink. I also enjoy Rosehip/Hibiscus tea.
When I decided to cut down on caffeine, I divided my day into 3 segments. I would have up to 2 cups of coffee before noon. Between noon and 5 PM I would have up to 2 cups tea (green, black, or herbal). After 5 PM, I would drink filtered water only. Thus, with a 10:30 bedtime, there would be at least 5.5 hours without consuming caffeine. Previously I had consumed unlimited amounts of coffee (pot-after-pot brewed in a French Press). I found that I increasingly looked forward to afternoon tea, after I made a habitual space for it.
Cutting/back on caffeine should be a fairly long process....like at least a month. Some are much more sensitive to it than others. I was very lucky that it helped with my migraines, but I couldn't drink it any other time, or it wouldn't work for the migraine.
Tylenol with caffeine got me through a couple tough years.
I went caffeine free over a weekend with hardly any issues, aside from perhaps a bit of a headache.
iris lilies
12-31-17, 3:17pm
I went caffeine free over a weekend with hardly any issues, aside from perhaps a bit of a headache.
Yes, it is the lack-of-caffeine headache that is my negative effect. It is noticeable for a few days and then tapers off. Asperin helps.
since we are talking about caffeine, I have occasionally been drinking coffee in the afternoon, well past my previous deadline of noon. For many decades, coffee after 12 noon would keep me up at night, but now,
I am not so sure.
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