Resting pulse rates, anxiety, and fibro

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I just wanted to say that I have a resting pulse rate of about 96-100. Most

people have a resting rate (like when you are awake but sitting in a chair) of

about 60-80 something. It does seem our bodies turned on the " fight or flight "

mode and never turned off. I don't know about others, but my pulse will go to

about 120 with just walking around alot. During a bad flare, I have counted it

as high as 130 with just the slightest activity.

I guess if we imagine that we were camping, and suddenly saw a big bear or a

lion, our brains would signal " danger " and we would be very hyper and everything

would be ready to go. Our blood would rush to the brain and skeletal muscles

and prepare to " fight or flee " . Now, what if that mode never turned off even

after the danger was removed? I guess this is what happens to us. For some

reason, our bodies never reset. Anyone in that kind of heightened mode for an

extended period of time would become very exhausted and have pain all over from

the constant tightening of muscles and their brains would soon become frazzled

and thinking would become fogged.

I guess that it makes sense that now they are coming to the conclusion with

research that it is a disease of the brain and spinal chord.

Yep. If we could figure out how to turn that " panic " mode off.

love and hugs,

Debra V.

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