@Total Eclipse
You're making sense. Caffeine has a much more jittery effect with these meds thus far though, even though I take my first cup of tea with L-theanine. Could be just an adjustment phase. Hell, I kinda feel sorry for my body for this dysregulation, lol. I usually have had one meal with protein before I start working out. I don't know to what extent the meds override attempts to raise blood pressure this long after I took them, but my heart is working harder when I get up quickly and such. I think I'll start taking them earlier because they haven't kicked in when I go to bed but are side-effecting quite long into the day. Half life is 16-22 hours...
@Total Eclipse
Two gallons! The woman/man has got to be kidding! Wouldn't be surprised if that's harmful. It's the dose that makes the poison...
Both fluid and electrolytes should be covered. I've learned my lesson after the second kidney stone and created a habit of drinking enough. For the same reason I take citrates to prevent stones from forming. I'm in ketosis at the moment (which is a tricky combo with stones) so I have to keep my electrolytes up anyway. I know how it feels if they are too low. This feels different. I've been able to do handstand-pushups without getting dizzy, so I guess blood pressure shouldn't be too much of a problem. Unusual things with the heartbeat are listed in the list with side-effects. I'm not too worried. It's only day five of this experiment and some weird stuff is to be expected. Have you been able to manage the heart issue?
The 2 gallons came from a cardiologist too I can't get more than a liter down me. This is what he last wrote:
- Raise head of bed 6” at night
-Wear thigh high compression stockings, 30-40mmHg, by day only
-Wear abdominal binder by day only
-Increase fluid intake to 1 gallon per day, 1/2 pure water, 1/2 electrolyte based
-Increase salt intake to 8-10 g per day
-Graded Exercise Tolerance training
and on wait list for a heart pacemaker.
@Total Eclipse
Gosh, that doesn't sound like fun. Not a too insanely long waiting list, I hope? You seem remarkably positive under these conditions. *tips his hat to the lady*
work wasn't too bad today