Guest guest Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Hello listmembers, This morning after I reached office at 8am, i noticed that my heartbeat was becoming noticibly stronger and irregular. I did not pay attention to it initially but after it persisted for quite sometime, I took my pulse & found that the pulse was stacatto, & very irregular, like short burst of machinegun fire. The pulse wasnt easy to detect, but I think it is about 100pm. I wasn't panting, nor experiencing difficulty in breathing nor do I have fever or other physical ailments. I might have experienced this situation a long time ago but I can't remember. I was quite concerned because this condition continued for about the next 2 hours. I planned to see a TCM doctor but after that, the pulse slows down & beats a regular rhythm. Does anybody have any idea what is going on? Is this something unusual & should I be very concerned. Thank you. sh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 > This morning after I reached office at 8am, i noticed that my heartbeat was becoming noticibly stronger and irregular. I did not pay attention to it initially but after it persisted for quite sometime, I took my pulse & found that the pulse was stacatto, & very irregular, like short burst of machinegun fire. > > The pulse wasnt easy to detect, but I think it is about 100pm. I wasn't panting, nor experiencing difficulty in breathing nor do I have fever or other physical ailments. I might have experienced this situation a long time ago but I can't remember. I was quite concerned because this condition continued for about the next 2 hours. I planned to see a TCM doctor but after that, the pulse slows down & beats a regular rhythm. Often it's best to consider the basics first. Were you dehydrated? Dehydration can cause a reaction like this. There may or may not have been a sensation of " tauntness " in the head accompanying the rapid, stacatto, iregular pulse. Though nausea and weakness and headache often accompany dehydration. How much liquids are you consuming per day? (I've learned not to phase this question as " Are you getting enough to drink " because if the person has Cold problems and/or Dampness problems the person may not feel thirsty and thinks s/he's getting enough liquids when s/he's not.) Did you eat anything different and out of the ordinary for breakfast? Did you take any prescription or OTC drugs that morning or the day before? Antihistamines sometimes can trigger a rapid, irregular, stacatto pulse in some individuals. Feelings of anxiety and even panic also may be present when a person reacts to antihistamines. Some people can tolerate some antihistamines but not others. If the condition reoccurs, see a TCM healer and your family MD or DO just to be checked out. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 Hello Victoria, Thank you for the reply. At 05:01 PM 4/10/03 +0000, you wrote: >Often it's best to consider the basics first. Were you dehydrated? >Dehydration can cause a reaction like this. There may or may not >have been a sensation of " tauntness " in the head accompanying the >rapid, stacatto, iregular pulse. Though nausea and weakness and >headache often accompany dehydration. I just got to work. No stress, no rush. Nothing unusual for the morning. >How much liquids are you consuming per day? (I've learned not to >phase this question as " Are you getting enough to drink " because if >the person has Cold problems and/or Dampness problems the person may >not feel thirsty and thinks s/he's getting enough liquids when s/he's not.) I know what you mean. Sometimes we are so occupied with work, that we just do not consciously think of going for that pre-requisite number of glasses of water. Perhaps I dont get enough to drink, but this is the first time I am experiencing this situation. >Did you eat anything different and out of the ordinary for >breakfast? Did you take any prescription or OTC drugs that morning >or the day before? Antihistamines sometimes can trigger a rapid, >irregular, stacatto pulse in some individuals. Feelings of anxiety >and even panic also may be present when a person reacts to >antihistamines. Some people can tolerate some antihistamines but not others. > >If the condition reoccurs, see a TCM healer and your family MD or DO >just to be checked out. > >Victoria I dont think it was the gruesome pictures that I saw of the bomb victims of Iraq that bothered me? Otherwise the morning started off as any ordinary morning. Thank you for the advice. I will monitor the situation closely. Best regards, sh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 > I just got to work. No stress, no rush. Nothing unusual for the morning. > > I dont think it was the gruesome pictures that I saw of the bomb victims of > Iraq that bothered me? Otherwise the morning started off as any ordinary > morning. That could have done it, especially if you were unprepared for the pictures, didn't think anything like that could or would happen. In cases where people are shocked, there can be a time lag between the actual shock and finishing the processing of the information. I'm sorry to sound so clinical here, but it's difficult to put into words what happens. There may or may not be an obvious immediate shock to the system. The person reacts by blocking any kind of physiological or conscious psychological reaction. Then, sometime later, something else reminds the person of the shock, or, the information keeps pushing with increasing pressure at the person to be acknowledged and dealt with. Some people will wonder how people who are emergency workers deal every day with things like this. Not just photographs but the actual carnage. I don't think it's a matter of all of them becoming " hardened " to it and just ignoring it. For one thing they've had time to develop the coping skills for dealing with things like this. But I think the main factor is that they are doing things to help. They don't deny that bad things happen in the world or that people suffer; they do what they can to help alleviate some of that suffering. It's a lot more difficult for people who are trying to remain in denial or for people who feel all they can do is watch helplessly while others suffer, merely hoping that someone else will do something. Most people are a lot more sensitive than we give ourselves or others credit for. It's being able to embrace that sensitivity and learn from it and change course when appropriate or find ways to help make things better that leads to real strength. Not being uncaring and machine-like or in denial. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Is it like PTSD? Post traumatic stress syndrome? We definitly will harbor some bad energies in response to a bad experience. Dealing with it eventually is the key, and our normal mid-life crisis is a time when these events will come to the fore and be dealt with. Diet helps. Exercise and plenty of rest helps, caring friends help. victoria_dragon <victoria_dragon wrote:> I just got to work. No stress, no rush. Nothing unusual for the morning. > > I dont think it was the gruesome pictures that I saw of the bomb victims of > Iraq that bothered me? Otherwise the morning started off as any ordinary > morning. That could have done it, especially if you were unprepared for the pictures, didn't think anything like that could or would happen. In cases where people are shocked, there can be a time lag between the actual shock and finishing the processing of the information. I'm sorry to sound so clinical here, but it's difficult to put into words what happens. There may or may not be an obvious immediate shock to the system. The person reacts by blocking any kind of physiological or conscious psychological reaction. Then, sometime later, something else reminds the person of the shock, or, the information keeps pushing with increasing pressure at the person to be acknowledged and dealt with. Some people will wonder how people who are emergency workers deal every day with things like this. Not just photographs but the actual carnage. I don't think it's a matter of all of them becoming " hardened " to it and just ignoring it. For one thing they've had time to develop the coping skills for dealing with things like this. But I think the main factor is that they are doing things to help. They don't deny that bad things happen in the world or that people suffer; they do what they can to help alleviate some of that suffering. It's a lot more difficult for people who are trying to remain in denial or for people who feel all they can do is watch helplessly while others suffer, merely hoping that someone else will do something. Most people are a lot more sensitive than we give ourselves or others credit for. It's being able to embrace that sensitivity and learn from it and change course when appropriate or find ways to help make things better that leads to real strength. Not being uncaring and machine-like or in denial. Victoria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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