running log

[arguchik]

i ran 3 miles this morning. i didn't end up running the planned 4 miler on sunday, and also didn't run yesterday, so i'm only at 3 for the week. i didn't sleep well over the weekend, so i decided to take it easy. today's run felt wonderful. i'm probably going to do the 4 miler tomorrow instead, then 3 again on thursday.

unfortunately my heart is still acting up. running seems to help, plus i've cut way back on both stress and caffeine--i actually haven't had any caffeine at all for about 2 weeks, except what occurs incidentally in foods like...girl scouts thin mints cookies, to take a wildly hypothetical example. ;-) but it still has these periods when it can't seem to find the right rhythm. it's worst in the morning when i'm waking up, or if anything startles me or makes me feel nervous or worried during the day. yesterday evening i noticed it a lot while i was just sitting and reading, though. it would be fine for a few minutes, then act up for a couple of minutes, etc. (it's not surprising that i would notice the arhythmia more when i'm sitting quietly, but it still freaks me out.) i finished the 2-week course of tranks on friday, but the doc wrote the prescription for 1 refill in case i wanted it. maybe i should take it for another couple of weeks. i normally don't like taking drugs, but this one doesn't seem to give me any weird side effects, and it's a really low dose, so maybe it wouldn't hurt.

Comments

[crash66.livejournal.com]

If you have a few years of tension built up, i wouldn't be suprised if it takes more than a few days to let go of it.

*huggs*

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

that's very true. thank you.

[jangwas.livejournal.com]

Does Dr. think you are having panic attacks?

I've been struggling with bolting awake at night, convinced that only by waking up have I saved my own life....heart racing....


Love ya,
Jan

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

no, i'm not having panic attacks. i'm experiencing severe anxiety, definitely, but not panic, and it's causing an actual arhythmia, not a fast heartbeat. she said that i'm having premature...either atrial or ventricular contractions, i can't remember which. the problem is that it's happing a LOT. it's not just once in awhile. i went to give blood like 3 weeks ago, and the guy who was doing the pre-donation interview was taking my pulse and he counted over 10 irregular beats in the space of a minute. at that moment, i wasn't aware that my heart was beating arhythmically, but it apparently was. most people only notice an arhythmia when they're sitting or lying quietly, and not when they're out walking around or in a noisy place, etc., but it still might be happening at those times. she said if it hasn't cleared up within a month of when i consciously cut back on stress and caffeine, she's going to have me wear a holter monitor (that's a portable EKG machine) to get a better picture of what's happening.