Derek1987

Yeah it's awesome and really helps me. I wore sunglasses in the lobby(attorney's office) on Monday with the fan blowing on me. Probably looked crazy but the combination really helped me. Especially the fan though. When they called me back I just turned the fan off and folded it up and put it in my pocket.

Congrats.

Yeah. I tried to support my wife by going to one of her appointments. When I was sitting in the room like that. I had a major episode. Thought I was going to have to go to the hospital. I layed back in my chair the best I could. Eventually I felt better. Or enough not to have to go to the hospital.

I have really bad heat intolerance. Sitting in a lobby at the doctor is already tough. And then it's noisy and crowded and usually hot. When I get hot, my body wants to act crazy and go into faint/adrenaline mode. So I bought this fan off of Amazon. It is a dual head fan that folds up and is compact and fits in your pocket. It puts out a great amount of air even on the low setting. It has low and high. I did a test and it lasted 2 hours on high speed. It was still going but I couldn't stay up any longer and see how long it would really last. Just thought I would share. It's helped me. Edit: to find the fan I am talking about, type this in Google and it will pop up. B07NS7Z9G5

Sat for 20 mins at an attorney's office today to get her attached to my case. Plus the car ride. Feel like I've worked a 16 hour shift. Had to take a nap like an 80 year old man.

They made sure to collect the bill when I blacked out waiting on the ambulance at Olive garden on my first experience with fainting. I had a gift card in my pocket too. Never got to use it. 🤦‍♂️

Yes I hate getting haircuts now. I am triggered. I had one instance where I knew something was wrong. And this was before I was diagnosed or saw a specialist. My forehead started to sweat and my anxiety was off the charts. I tried to play it off. She probably thought I was crazy. I believe I was squirming a little bit. I now only get haircuts during the weekday where nobody else is there getting a haircut. It has helped. But it's a battle I deal with now.

I actually printed out your article on hyperpots and gave it to my PCP. With one of my other doctors writing up a letter of what's going on with me and that article, I think my PCP is taking me more serious. I think they thought I was faking to get disability. I'll probably print that out and give to my other doctors as well.

I'm talking about the oil with no thc. In other words it doesn't get you high. Supposedly people are getting pain and anxiety relief from CBD oil. Whether through vaping or the droplets. Any success stories? It's a bit expensive. But I'm willing to try it.

If anybody knows. Since the near fainting/spinning outta control/no balance episode, I take quick showers. Ever since I took one today, I've been suffering for hours and hours. No let up. I believe it's adrenaline. Sweaty palms, extreme anxiety. This isn't the only time it's done it to me. Today has been torture. The only thing I can think of to do is lower the temp of the water. I just wonder why it would go on and on and on. I can't sleep because of it.

No. Just my throat and heart. I forgot to mention it to my PCP my last visit. 🤦‍♂️

Sorry I'm ignorant. What kind?

Mine is all over the place. 15 minutes ago it was like 150/89. Now I'm getting like 116/70 consistently. Heart rate is bouncing around too. And this is while laying down watching TV not moving. When it starts dropping I get worried of fainting. I hate this.

The crazy thing is sometimes my BP is too low. At least according to the internet. Like 104/68 area. I think it's the increase in carvedilol. But then again sometimes it's still mostly high. Still talking about lying down readings. I do have Lisinopril as well. I was taking half a pill when I was on the lower dose of carvedilol.now i When my BP was creeping low, and I stood up my BP would be in the standard good range but my heart rate still increases to 130s/40s if I stand longer than 5-10 mins. As if I'm not taking carvedilol at all. I messaged my specialist on the portal. She really didn't comment on it but she wants me to see a specialist who deals with the adrenal glands I think. An endocrinologist. My body just doesn't want to work right.

The lower number is always in a good range when I'm laying down. My upper number can still be high. But when I stand up, both numbers go up. If I'm up for a few minutes, my bottom number will raise over 100. 100-110 usually and then I lay back down.

I would like to hear about this as well. The heat really gets me flaring.

I understand all of that. My blood pressure always shoots up when I stand up. But my question really is why is my lower number normal and my upper number so high in comparison. That was a reading laying down. Now if I stand up my lower number will rise to the high blood pressure range as well. I was just curious why my upper number is bad but my lower number is good while lying down. It's always the case when laying down.

So my specialist believes I have hyperpots. I just took my blood pressure laying down. 150/78. I took carvedilol 6.25mg this morning. Is this a typical symptom of hyperpots?

What does a geneticist do? Keep me posted. Sounds like I really need to motivate myself to go there.

My specialist wrote me a prescription for ALA. It broke me out really bad on my arms of all places. I stopped taking it and my skin cleared up. She told me to buy off of Amazon. Not sure why there would be a difference?

IP Man 4 is on the way. Teaser trailer. Yes it is real.

Sorry to hear about all the struggles. I'm still having problems toi. I have to drink water and swallow food at the same time so I don't choke. Sigh.

These are by far my favorite movies to watch. I'm not too big into super hero movies. I prefer real talent. Top 2 martial art movies of all time for me. 1. Legend of drunken master(1994) - Jackie Chan 2. IP Man(2008) - Donnie Yen. I love the whole franchise but the first one is a masterpiece.

Well...I made it to my primary care doctor today after rescheduling twice. I wanted to shave today but that'll probably have to wait till tomorrow. Never been this long without a shave.

What is your blood pressure when you are feeling normal and what is it when you are feeling faint? I take midodrine to boost my BP. This weekend my BP was really low for my standards. 104/68. Usually it's running high. Might be because I just increased my carvedilol dosage. Not sure. But I freaked out a bit and took midodrine to bring it up. My BP is all over the place so I have to keep an eye on it. Such a pain.