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Letterblade ([personal profile] letterblade) wrote2007-06-13 06:53 am
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Fuck the what, heart?

So I was lying there in bed last night, trying to relax to get to sleep, I noticed that--as sometimes happens while wearing earplugs (necessary for me to sleep, due to Cyn's snoring)--I could hear my heart beat, and it seemed to be going a bit fast.

I waited for the clock to turn another minute and timed it. I had a resting pulse of 90. While flat on my back in bed, last having been active at around, oh, seven, when I was taking advantage of the fact that I was alone on the floor (helping some folks upstairs at the RMV do a big photocopy job) to tear around the office going 'wheeee!' while checking on the copiers.

90?!?! FTW?!?!?!



And, no, this is not normal. I think I usually rest at about 60? Been a while since I timed myself.

Buh!

ETA: on the less buh side--yeah, I got into work at 8:45 and was helping them photocopy until 8. BUT extra hours are good (just found out that they'll pay me up to 40 a week, not 37.5, so I may push for that, since I'll be out next week), AND...fellow from RMV Training? English Major, writes or works on the Driver's Manual (not entirely sure which)? RECOGNIZED MY DESK DALEK. We geeked out all the rest of the evening and all the way home on the train--well, at least until he had to get off to switch to his line. YAY MY DESK DALEK HAS FINALLY BROUGHT ME GEEKZ.

[identity profile] cktraveler.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs* But are you okay?

[identity profile] wired-lizard.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I feel fine. And I felt fine then, except for the heart rate and how frickin' long it took me to relax enough to sleep. (Stress-related, maybe?) It's at a more normal rate now.

[identity profile] chainkill.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
Heart rates can go up entirely due to stress. Mine usually jumps when I first get into bed, because I know I need to get to sleep, which stresses me out, and sends me into fight-or-flight mode, which delays my ability to get to sleep.

[identity profile] delerone.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
A little bit of a fever will also make your heart rate go up quite a bit - and if your tooth is still sort of infected, your fever would probably be at its highest in the evening.

[identity profile] wired-lizard.livejournal.com 2007-06-14 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
The infection's gone, though, as far as I can tell. Got a doctor's appointment on Monday though (first in two years YAY!), so will mention this then.

[identity profile] heavenscalyx.livejournal.com 2007-06-13 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Anxiety could be at the (pardon me) heart of the matter.

[identity profile] wired-lizard.livejournal.com 2007-06-14 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
OW!

...but, yeah, wouldn't be particularly surprised.