Nauthiz Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Today i got destroyed pretty much. I woke up and walking to the kitchen i had chest pain like someone punched me in the sternum. It kept getting worse til i had shortness of breath so i had to sit. After eating breakfeast i was gone and i was ok again. Later in the day i had a snack after lunch and noticed my whole face felt HOT. Then the left side of my head felt pressure and my eye hurt and my neck was super stiff. It still feels that way with some chest and abdominal pain. No idea why, only thing different about today was before i slept a extended period of 12 hours trying to fix my sleep/awake schedule back to normal. I think i am going ot try getting more salt and water, how much salt do you guys recommend? I really need to do something to help myself feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Today I am terrible too. Quite strange because I was relatively fine yesterday and all of the last two weeks. I woke up at 3am with a pounding heart, went back to sleep but noticed that I was having strange dreams. Got up and felt instantly anxious and breathless - checked my BP and HR - 139/90 - 132 HR. The day before I was 159/100 and HR was 90 - how weird is that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nauthiz Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Today I am terrible too. Quite strange because I was relatively fine yesterday and all of the last two weeks. I woke up at 3am with a pounding heart, went back to sleep but noticed that I was having strange dreams. Got up and felt instantly anxious and breathless - checked my BP and HR - 139/90 - 132 HR. The day before I was 159/100 and HR was 90 - how weird is that??It ***** how things can strangely go terrible quickly. Do you take salt? im tryign to figure out how much to take. I usually eat a burger everyday from mcdonalds because i am very underweight, that has a about a gram of sodium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I eat bacon and i assume it does help although at times I wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 My doc at Mayo recommended 5-7 GRAMS of salt a day. That's a helluva lot of salt! I know I've said it before, but Rold Gold pretzels have tons of salt, as does bouillon (yuck) and other soups. You can also buy buffered salt tabs that won't bother your stomach, but you'd have to take a ton of them to meet your needs. So, I do a combination of food and salt tabs, and I still only get about 3 grams a day. And keep up with the water!Cheers,Jana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nauthiz Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 My doc at Mayo recommended 5-7 GRAMS of salt a day. That's a helluva lot of salt! I know I've said it before, but Rold Gold pretzels have tons of salt, as does bouillon (yuck) and other soups. You can also buy buffered salt tabs that won't bother your stomach, but you'd have to take a ton of them to meet your needs. So, I do a combination of food and salt tabs, and I still only get about 3 grams a day. And keep up with the water!Cheers,Janaawesome i will try to aim for that much salt! i wasn't sure what to aim for previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartcats Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Hang in there, flare ups can suck so much. I'm feeling crappy today compared to the last week, also... :/ Weird symptoms in the middle of the night. What moon stage is it, guys? LOLIt's hard to get enough salt. I just ate some Pasta Roni. Salty Goodness. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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