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Hi again Sue. Sunday evening. Day was definitely different. My sats were good. However, I noticed still, my heart rate was up but getting worse. Standing making a salad. Felt my chest racing. Put on the oximeter and my heart rate was 140. It was also fluttering around today and I was not myself. A lot of lower back pain on one side close to the thigh. Did some digging on my new bp med amlodipine. I went on a site and a lot of people wrote of their experiences with this drug. Most said it started great. And as time progressed and it got into their systems things got worse. I always had anxiety but not like this. My ativan hasnt helped like it usually does. I read over 100 accounts of people who have the same symptoms as me, one is frequent night urination. I rarely go at night till now. So I'm wondering if the high heart rate which is getting higher with no extra output is from the amlodipine.
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Oh dear, Yvonne, you are in danger of "falling down the rabbit hole" into your anxiety again.
For everyone with any health condition, there are good and bad, better and worse days.
Look at what you accomplished last week!
- up out of bed and doing
- stopped messing with the pulse/oximeter all day
- went to the doctor and got a good report
- took a walk outdoors
- had a visit with your son & grandson
- went shopping with your granddaughter, then put everything away
Did you think a week ago that you could have done all of that? Of course you were tired yesterday! And your back hurt from doing stuff you haven't done for a month or more. But then, you "old brain" got in your way! You needed to think "I did a lot after being inactive for quite a while. My body is tired & needs to adjust. I need to get out a book, a glass of water or cup of tea, and relax."
Instead you fell into the old habit - reading "bad stuff" on the internet, getting more and more anxious, using that pulse/ox over and over, worrying...
Today is a new day - will you try using your "new brain" again?
Put away the pulse oximeter. If you are not blue or gasping, just chug along - slow is better than stop.
Focus on CAN DO.
Stop looking for and reading "bad stuff" on the internet. Instead of "over a hundred people had a problem..." think - "wow, millions of people take this drug safely. If I am really worried about it I'll call Tuesday and ask the doctor." (PS My husband took about 3 months to adjust to it, has now taken it safely for years.)
If your back hurts try this little exercise: lie down on the bed, bend your knees, & "hug them" towards your chest. Hold for 10, release, do it again a couple times.
Will you let me know how you are doing today?
Hugs!
Sue
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