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      9 months ago

      Probably fairly sleep deprived. I’m older now, but I never did fall asleep easily. And I’ve always had night terrors and violent nightmares, so I wake up in panic most of the time, and it takes hours for my heart rate to go down enough to fall asleep again.

      I guess I average 4 to 5 hours of sleep on a good night. But, I don’t feel sleepy during the day, my heart races all day long also, I think I’m just built not to be able to settle down.

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          9 months ago

          I have major high blood pressure, but my heart has always raced. When I was a kid doctors couldn’t figure out why. They said I have tachycardia and irregular rhythms, but otherwise was healthy. I’ve tried blood pressure meds, but they don’t work and only upset my GI tract tot he point that I’m in the bathroom 12 hours a day (even on low doses).

          So I just race, I race and race and I suppose some day i’ll burn out and fall over. And I don’t even get a medal for finishing the race.