babble

[Dragon Writer]

since.the. forum.seems. to.have.died.i'll.start. off. with.the.single.official. babble.topic-a.place.to. just.talk.randomly.(sorry-keyboard.malfunctioning.)

[Tolka]

no space bar?

[Backstaber]

Sorry I dissapeared. I'm back, I guess.

Hope you fix your keyboard soon.

[Jebe]

Good to see you back, sir. I hope you're doing well.

[Backstaber]

As of late I've been alright. But after years of drinking energy drinks I think I finally did myself in. I believe I may have harmed my heart and stomach because I feel fatigued, my heart feels weird, esp when I bend my neck down (unsure if that's related, or is something else), and I can't eat a whole lot, when I do actually eat that is. :<

I'm really hoping that this isn't permanent, I might go see a doctor about it eventually.

[Jebe]

I'm not a medical expert, but I have read a good amount of medical books so take anything I say into consideration but with a decent sized grain of salt.

The primary active agent to my knowledge for energy drinks is caffeine. Like all stimulants it can force the body to perform at a higher level then it wants to based on its highly developed control systems. Your body's control systems do tend to sand bag, which is why military training involves redefining limits, but abusing that does have consequences. WebMD drug fact entry.

Your neck is connected to a lot of muscles in your back, but to the my limits knowledge would tend to imply the only way it should normally be able to effect the heart is through possibly limiting respiration. That brings up a whole host of questions. The Thyroid is in that area enough, albeit in the front, that movement might effect it which is the gland that controls metabolism and heart rate and could have been messed with by the caffeine. That could be a real factor, but I'm not qualified to state from a position of knowledge whether it would be or not. These people however might.

I think it's probably best you go see a doctor ASAP. If the caffeine has caused a irregular heart beat that's not something you want to leave alone, and a simple EKG should be easy enough to arrange.

[Dragon Writer]

-is.back-


several.things.aren't.working.right...

personally,i.drink.a.lot.of.caffine,but.no.sports.drinks-and,being.adhd,caffine.actually.has.a.reverse.affect.on.me -it.calms .me.down..

i'm.told.this.doens't.work.for.everyone.with.adhd,but.it.does.for.me.. .

hope.you.feel. better1

[Backstaber]

Doctor told me it was nothing ... heh, whatever. I still don't eat a lot at times, but sometimes I do. By now, it's something I've simply just gotten used to. My heart has been doing fine, but my stomach is still a little iffy. Like I said, it's something I've pretty much gotten used to. Drinking energy drinks hasn't stopped and I can't bring myself to stop, because when I do I get massive headaches that just prevent me from doing much. Even then, I'm pretty much just fatigued a lot of the time. I just thank god the semester at college is over. It was tough this time.

Okay, well, now that that's out of the way, how has everyone else been doing? Hope you all had a good Christmas.