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DevAnalyzeOperate t1_itejp54 wrote

I've seen somebody who caught a pretty severe medical issue early with a smartwatch. With the covid mRNA vaccines these smartwatches have been pretty useful directly after you get the shot because they can fuck with your ticker for a few days and it's good to keep an eye on 'er.

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afanoftrees t1_iteki9t wrote

Yup my heart rate was pretty high after my recent booster which sort of makes sense when your body is having an immune response

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eist5579 t1_itelfsl wrote

My heart rate felt a little elevated when I had COVID. But also, thinking about if COVID is fucking with my heart gives me anxiety which causes my heart to race which makes me think COVID could be fucking with it which makes it go faster… and repeat. I’m not sure the watch would work very well for me lol

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IndigoMichigan t1_item5yz wrote

I had a Fitbit. This was my exact problem. I thought my heart rate was high, which made me worry about my heart rate, which made my heart rate go up, which made me worry etc.

I got rid of it in the end. I was getting proper panic attacks over it.

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hatman_v4 t1_iteoe4j wrote

My heart rate went to 130 while i was bedridden for days with covid. Covid was the worst sickness I've ever had. Fever went to 104, I couldn't breathe, my body hurt agonizingly all over. It felt like the pain was in my bones. I wanted to die.

And I've been sick on and off ever since. It's like it's never fully went away.

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eist5579 t1_itepvgo wrote

Aww so sorry to hear that. I hope your body builds up it’s forces soon.

We’re you vaxxed or was it like pre-vaccines?

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hatman_v4 t1_iteubl5 wrote

I had the first shot but not the boosters. It probably would've been worse if I hadn't had the one shot.

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afanoftrees t1_iten3ai wrote

Yea there’s definitely some anxiety that can come into play with it which can make everything elevate but if you just wear and don’t look it at it you can get some pretty normal readings

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