1467: Pray No More

[Keith]

"I saved your life? Well stop wasting mine."


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[stabbyhappy]

Ive never had your symptoms from heavy drinking, but I have had them from anxiety over a girl. After doing an EKG on myself at work some minor heart damage was found.

Your advice to yourself is the best anyone will give you. Slow down the drinking and chill out. If the anxiety keeps going strong you can see a general practitioner and he will prescribe some mild, short term antianxiety meds. If you ask about your heart he will ask you if you want to see a cardiologist. If you see a cardiologist he will run some tests, stress tests, ecgs, etc, and tell you to slow down the drinking and chill out because its effecting your heart.

If it keeps happening or gets worse go see a general practioner. It might save your life. You wont get shooed away or have your chest cracked open. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle. A lot of people may be saying they have had these symptoms while they are drunk, but most people in America die from a heart condition.

Good luck Keith. Its clear you really love this girl, so find something that takes your mind off of the fact that she is gone for a while besides beer. Find something she will be proud of you for when she gets back.

[Steampunk_Heiress]

Keith, honestly it sounds like you were having a panic attack, less than a heart attack. As someone who has a service dog due to my panic attacks what you are describing sounds exactly what I go through when attacks come on. But what the hell do I know I'm not a doctor.

[energee]

I started having problems like this in my junior year of college. Every time that I drank heavily, I would have difficulty breathing, usually mild, but a couple times pretty severely so. It would typically last through the night, and into the next morning. I went to the doctor and got a chest X-ray, had some tests run, got my blood pressure, etc. and they found nothing wrong. My doctor had heard of this kind of thing before being related to acid-reflux disease types of symptoms, which alcohol can make worse, so he prescribed omeprazole for me (the generic form of Prilosec). Ever since I've been taking it, I haven't had a problem with drinking--when I stop taking it, the symptoms come back. I think Keith has talked before about having acid-reflux kinds of things, right? So maybe this could be related.

[Vampire Lizard]

I do wonder how the prayer at the beginning of the show affects new listeners. Very first episode I ever listened to was an excerpt taken from the 74 hour podcast so it wasn't until like a week later I heard it and by then I figured out it was some sort of joke.

Lol sounds stupid but for when I listen to backlogs I almost feel like there is two Keith and the Girl podcast. KATG version 1 is the beginning of the show up until 2009. You hear many stories of clowning, Keith and Chemda are together, and a lot of the reoccurring guests were friends and fans such as Spooky and Matt. Now we are in the sleek 2.0 version of KATG where the show is the income, Keith and Chemda are living their own separate lives, and most of the guests are professional comedians. Things have changed so much in 6 years and I feel that many people like the prayer (wasn't there a poll on this last year?) because it reminds us that though a lot has changed it's still KATG.

Also on the subject of the software company that hires people with autism I don't think it's that unheard of. My sister and a lot of other mental handicapped people in this town all work at a factory where they work for minimum wage for various companies that have certain things done here. I had to go on a tour and from what I saw the major derp derps do physical labor like linking chains and such while the asburger people like my sister get helicopter parts ready to get sent out.

[DreaNicole]

Personally, I found the show by hunting for new podcasts to subscribe to categorically. So I knew it was a comedy show. When I heard the prayer at the beginning, I almost turned it off. I thought maybe it was a wholesome comedy show. Or jewish comedy. Luckily, I got distracted, and kept listening. In my opinion, I would vote off the prayer because it almost turned me off the show. But if you did include it, at the end might be a better choice.

LOVE the show! So glad I found it.

[Steampunk_Heiress]

Myq,

Open relationships can work. I've been in one for about 2 years and it works great. But it doesn't sound like both parties are involved, so you might want to check that. Mine is very successfully, we each have our own "playmates" and sometimes we share. It has really helped our relationship blossom not only sexually but emotionally too. We have become more open when it comes to talking and there is a lot less jealousy. Haters gonna hate, but you have one person who supports you.

[myq]

Originally Posted by Steampunk_Heiress

Myq,

Open relationships can work. I've been in one for about 2 years and it works great. But it doesn't sound like both parties are involved, so you might want to check that. Mine is very successfully, we each have our own "playmates" and sometimes we share. It has really helped our relationship blossom not only sexually but emotionally too. We have become more open when it comes to talking and there is a lot less jealousy. Haters gonna hate, but you have one person who supports you.

Thanks! I am happy to hear, legitimately, for your sake and my future sake.
Keep it up!

[JavaJoe]

I had the same symptoms after a weekend of partying. Heart was racing out of my chest, blood pressure off the charts and numbness in my fingers. I tried giving it a day, but no change. I ended up going to the ER ... diagnosis ... something called Holiday Heart. Essentially tying one on too much and not hydrating enough. After being on an IV for awhile, things got back under control. However, the EKG revealed that I now have an irregular heartbeat most likely caused by this. Untreated this could lead to a stroke. I'm now on meds to keep my heartbeat they way it should be. I'm only 5 years older than keith and this happened a year ago.

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Moral of the story ... have a glass of water after every 5 beers or so. And if you experienced these symptoms, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have an EKG at your next physical.

Ciao