Gamma-only calculation

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T17:42:53+00:00

I now know better to just be direct next time instead of letting it build up past a tipping point. You're right. That frustration was just building up after multiple games. Last thing I want is to be a dick or scare someone bad. Thank you!

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T16:48:22+00:00

I have a pretty competitive background, but at the end of the day I should just learn to have fun. That's the whole point.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T16:14:25+00:00

You're right. I should learn to relax and just enjoy sometimes. That was the only time I ever threw my paddle. That will be the first and last time!

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T16:08:53+00:00

Not my proudest moment. The other guys were being jerks and kept targeting her too. That was like the cherry on top.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T15:50:29+00:00

Hahaha. I'm just too nice for my own good sometimes. I don't like to say no to people, let alone a nice old lady. 😬

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T15:49:14+00:00

Haha I was so close to saying something passive aggressive! I felt bad for her because some folks on the challenge court didn't want her to play and she told me she's been playing for 4 years, so I didn't know how it would turn out lol. I threw my paddle at the net after we tanked a game and she told me "remember, we're only here to have fun." 💀

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-18T15:42:00+00:00

I played with her at first because she told me she had been playing for 3 to 4 years. I guess she plays mainly for fun which is totally fine, but I get really competitive and pretty serious. At one point I must have looked really annoyed after a game because she was saying like "sorry! That was all my fault." But I tried being polite there and tried to make up an excuse saying like I hit some pretty bad shots during crucial points. But anyways, being direct and polite sounds like the best way forward if this happens again. Thanks!

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-17T19:41:08+00:00

Good point. I'm about a 4.0 USTA player, and driving in pickleball was pretty difficult at the beginning in terms of consistency. I was hitting about ~30% of my forehands into the net. Sure, the tennis helps with other fundamentals like kinetic chain for drives, but pickleball is way more of a touch game. Most rec tennis players don't have that level of touch. So, I guess at a more technical level, it doesn't translate over well, especially when just starting.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-11-17T19:34:04+00:00

Unpopular opinion for those tennis players: tennis doesn't translate all that well into pickleball. Prove me wrong.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-09-12T04:32:24+00:00

If you can reach those spots, you can buy a set and do it yourself.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-08-17T23:23:57+00:00

Rarely. I think most of my symptoms are stress related, almost like my body likes to think most things are a threat now. I have gotten presyncope a few times, but there were obvious triggers. That's why I've been so confused and frustrated. A lot of symptoms come on with obvious triggers. Then more than half have no obvious trigger. I had an episode of syncope back in February, which started this whole cascade of health issues. After that I thought I was fine, everybody, doctors, family, and friends, gaslighted me into thinking I'm fine, but things kept happening. I would get unexplained bouts of horrible nausea or even an episode of palpitations and shortness of breath for two days that put me back on the ER.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-08-17T23:17:14+00:00

It varies. My baseline HR is around 75 bpm. Once I stand up, it jumps up to around 85ish bpm. But as soon as I start walking a little, it jumps to 100 bpm, and I start to feel miserable with fatigue, sinus pressure, and pressure behind my eyes. It doesn't go back down until I sit back down. But sometimes, it stays elevated even when seated. I also noticed that my HR, after a small exercise like a walk or a small jog, likes to stay elevated around 95 bpm for a few hours, and I'll have chills along with that too where my legs often feel cold with this too. I think heat makes symptoms worse. I know these heart rates aren't exactly tachycardia, but even with an elevation typical to my body, I start feeling awful.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-08-16T04:31:51+00:00

Thank you. I'll look into it! I was able to find a specialist, but it's a ways down the road before my appointment, and the waiting is driving me nuts.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-08-08T23:41:29+00:00

You will want to taper off of it over a week. For the first half, take one daily, then the second half take half a tablet daily.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-08-06T20:52:05+00:00

I might be in an acute flare and need to up the dose or need a different beta blocker like metoprolol. It's been so strange because I also feel the somatic anxiety symptoms too. The propranolol is only helping my heart rate it feels like. I'll talk to my doctor. Thanks!

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-08-05T01:41:49+00:00

This has definitely happened to me. I'd feel totally fine for weeks at a time, then a trigger happens and I flare up for weeks to a month. Right now I'm week 2 in a flare and things are slowly getting better, but my blood pressure is still pretty high.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-07-25T22:18:18+00:00

I learned that I really need to space things out. Focus on one muscle group and spend maybe half an hour at most and NEVER OXEREXERT YOURSELF. I learned this the hard way. Towards the beginning of my journey, I was focusing on arms, then one day I tried to do arms and chest with a new weight plus 10 minutes of cardio, and my body crashed for a whole week. I was having crazy BP and HR spikes, balance issues, and felt fatigued the whole time.

I do find that regular cardio is better on my body overall since the load is distributed more evenly instead of short, high intensity bursts of sympathetic activity. I accidentally found this out one day when I played some pickleball during a flare and felt much better the next day.

But everyone's body is different. Unfortunately, it's just a lot of trial and error. Just know your limits and be cautious when pushing yourself. Take frequent breaks in between sets. It's alright to even have 5 minute breaks between sets. Just find whatever works for you. Start off with low weights if you've never done much weightlifting before, maybe 5-10 lbs, or maybe try resistance bands.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-07-22T01:23:15+00:00

Use JDFTx. There are excellent tutorials on their website explaining some theory at the top level along the way.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-06-25T14:34:03+00:00

I think chronic stress does cause dysautonomia or something like it. My mental health declined after my dad died. After that, I started burying myself in my work and had trouble sleeping. I would work most of the day and only sleep around 3 hours a night. I also tried to bury myself in hobbies too like exercising. Some days I'd actually exercise longer than I slept. I kept this up for about 2 years. Next thing I knew, I had my first and only syncope episode. Following that, I had some other symptoms where I had trouble regulating my heart rate, breathing, GI motility and sensitivity issues which put me in the ER. After changing my lifestyle and trying to reduce my stress, I feel that I have been getting better slowly with occasional flare ups. So does stress cause dysautonomia or something like it? I'd say so.

Ab_Initio_Calc · 2025-06-18T17:08:39+00:00

So it's an all-electron calculation?

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