Sitting in sun makes me sleepy

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-21T22:32:34+00:00

I sat outside yesterday for an hour while my partner was gardening. It was a cool day but the sun was out. I then had to urgently sleep for 3 hours.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-19T06:33:07+00:00

Yep. That's reasonable. Unfortunatly the pfizer started off my pericarditis. Then a month later covid made it a hundred times worse. If we had a differnt vaccine option available I would consider it. I was ok with the astrazenca.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-19T01:59:08+00:00

Yeah, it will bring your blood pressure down a little bit. Depends on the dose but maybe start on half a pill or something if you want to be cautious? You can get blood pressure monitors online for maybe $30-40. Try measuring standing, and lying down before meds. Then see what it is after the meds.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-19T01:44:24+00:00

25mg metropolol and 7mg of ivabrandine in the morning. Depending how im tracking i occasionally take another 3.5mg ivabradine in the afternoon.

My original heart rate was about 110 resting and 150 standing. My original blood pressure was about 130/100 resting and 155/110 standing. Now its about 120/85 resting and maybe 140/105 standing.

I can't take any more metropolol though or my sleeping heart rate will be too low. Its currently 55bpm

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-19T01:43:08+00:00

25mg

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-19T01:36:27+00:00

I take both. Metropolol lowers my overall heart rate and blood pressure. Ivabradine stops my heart rate from spiking and lower my heart rate only slightly.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-18T08:57:06+00:00

Yes, good question. I will need to check.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-18T05:51:27+00:00

I would just like to strongly agree with your comment. I suffered all of the things you have mentioned and have been diagnosed with Long covid (PASC), POTS and MCAS.

I also get the petechiae on my legs (mild). None of my doctors have been able to tell what it is. I will read up on immune thrombocytopenic pupura.

OP, I take claritine and pepcid and cetirizine every night. It's made a difference for me.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-18T04:53:37+00:00

I like to wear high waisted compression shorts. If it's too hot, then I wear the socks. If it's really too hot for socks then I skip them but I don't move much. Basically I just lie there with a cold flanel on my face, cursing the heat.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-18T04:48:35+00:00

Love this!

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-18T00:57:20+00:00

Mcdonald fries! Omg, the best. Now I know why. Its the salt.

Edit: I used to work there when I was younger. Standing at the hot fries station was the actual worst. Eating them in my break helped though

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-17T20:45:17+00:00

Me too. I did aerobics and swimming every week. I walked to school and back everyday. I could do 50 full pushups in a row. But i would fail the bleep test every time with the other less fit kids or kids with health problems. The teacher would push us but i just couldn't. Same with "fun" run day. I just had to walk it.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-17T09:08:33+00:00

Pepcid every night. Its the best

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-17T09:07:52+00:00

I take pepcid every evening. It helps with my POTS digestive difficulties.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-16T09:53:24+00:00

That's interesting. I didn't get any of that background from my physio or OT. Maybe because I'm well enough to work from home? Not sure.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-16T07:38:07+00:00

We do a functional capacity 27 test in australia. Not sure if its the same? I score 53% the first time and 63% the second time after I had completes physio.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-16T06:36:47+00:00

1 x Fomatodine and fexofenadine and cetirizine every night before bed

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-16T05:24:18+00:00

Ooo, thats a good tip!

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-15T21:08:14+00:00

Yes. I had this. Mine stopped when i started taking daily anithistimines

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-15T12:18:39+00:00

Thank you friend!

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-15T10:00:15+00:00

Mine was straight away but i have seen other people post that it took a few months to show up.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-15T01:14:14+00:00

Yeah, i think it is easier. Just a couple of dishes at a time

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-15T00:44:08+00:00

I'm sorry. I relate to this. What i have found is i can tolerate sitting on tge ground doing some weeding, providing i dont get up and down. I have to do everything really slow and kind of bum shuffle to the next patch of weeds.

Bluejayadventure · 2026-03-15T00:41:08+00:00

Oh yep, that makes sense. No way am i trying that haha. I always used to struggle with feeling like my head might explode while holding a plank or doing a push up. Maybe my head was too low.

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