Timothy Turner24 said:Hey everyone. Lately, I’ve been noticing some strange things happening with my heart rhythm. The intensity often feels off—it pounds so hard that even though the rate seems steady and normal to me, I can actually hear and feel the palpitations in my throat. Earlier today, while I was just lying down, I felt something totally new. It was as if my heart just stopped for a split second, followed by a few rapid beats in quick succession, before finally settling back into its regular rhythm. It’s been several years since I’ve seen a doctor for a checkup—honestly, I haven't had one in a long time. I'm relatively young—only twenty—so I never really gave my heart health much thought. There were periods where I was incredibly active physically, but I’ve been pretty sedentary for over a year now, and for the last two months, I’ve been less active than I can remember being in my entire life. I'm wondering what might be going on here. My apologies to the admins if this topic has already been covered; I just couldn't seem to find anything similar on Reddit. Thanks.
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It could be a completely insignificant, benign glitch in your heart's electrical system, it could be something seriously life-threatening, or somewhere right in the middle. You should never mess around when it comes to your heart. Go see a doctor and at least get an EKG done—that way you'll actually know what you're dealing with.
Lisa Jackson7 said:Nah, it's not about decrees... it's actually about how you go about building consensus around the core issues facing a community.
The truth is—and plenty of authoritarian leaders have leaned into this too (in their own twisted way)—communitarianism is often used to push things like those "Asian values" tropes.
Just one example from an American perspective... The Forgotten Communitarian - Why Bill Clinton's contributions to restoring the language of civic obligation so regularly and casually overlooked?
I am referring back to the link you shared. It discusses the idea of placing this mythical "common good" above individual rights. For that to actually work, you would need to be able to clearly define what that common good even is—and that is exactly where all such systems, whether they are social or economic in nature, inevitably hit a wall. People aren't some monolithic block; we are a chaotic collection of vastly different individuals with wildly varying traits, interests, and affinities. Declaring a specific "common good" (except in very rare instances) essentially means declaring the values of one specific group—or more often, a single individual or a political party that has managed to convince a crowd that they are speaking for them—as mandatory values for everyone. Of course, even a liberal democracy adopts this practice occasionally—take, for example, when we decide that life is preferable to death, health over sickness, or safety over danger... But once a system wanders too deep into that philosophy, it turns out that nobody in a chaotic system like human society has the capacity to identify or calculate all the necessary factors to realistically determine what constitutes the common good. Nor can anyone declare an individual's conflicting interest to be a value for the collective without injecting a massive amount of internal tension into society. This is why every collectivist and authoritarian system has ultimately ended in either stagnation, a bloody revolution, or even bloodier repression.
copperhawk19 said:I used DDU, wiped the drivers, and did a clean reinstall, but nothing changed. I'm guessing it isn't a PSU issue; if the power supply were failing, the whole rig would probably crash instead of leaving me with a frozen game screen while the audio keeps playing in the background—sometimes for a bit longer, sometimes for less (which is normal).
When you're dealing with a faulty PSU, the most common symptom is a sudden shutdown or a full system reboot. That said, if you're dealing with voltage fluctuations, things can get unpredictable. Honestly, I’ve seen these kinds of freezes more often when there's a memory issue, so it might be worth running MemTest86 or some similar diagnostic tool just to rule that out.
Your other best bet is to find a friend who'll let you pop that card into their rig—that way, you can see once and for all if it actually performs correctly in a different environment.
Intel Core i5-7600K, X470 gaming k3 2x8GB RAM EVGA 1080ti SC2 Seasonic EVO 520w power supply
The GPU arrived back from its EVGA RMA last Friday; basically, it just stopped sending a signal to my monitor. This replacement one should be working perfectly, but I guess there is one issue: whenever I try to play anything graphically intensive, the application just shuts itself down after about 10 to 15 minutes. Take Battlefield V or the new Metro Exodus, for example. (Lighter games like Slay the Spire run without any issues.) I also tried running Diablo with those pretty heavy global illumination effects enabled; it crashed, though it definitely lasted about 5 minutes longer than it did with BFV (which crashes just as often, whether I am in the menu or on a server). I opened BFV to the main menu and let it sit there while monitoring the card via GPU-Z. The fans ramp up to about 50-60%, temperatures stay under 74-75°C, and the CPU stays around 50°C. If the logs are right, the card pulled about 260W at most. Windows 10 is fully updated, and I am using the latest Nvidia drivers as well. I am not really sure what else I could try next.
Karen Sanchez19 said:Hmm, I remember just once when I was a kid, they used to try and break my fever by pressing cold sheets against me. Back then, I ran a fever for five straight days. Later on, I never bothered taking Advil during the flu. Usually, the fever lasts maybe one or two nights at most, and even then, it’s only after a massive spike—like hitting 103 degrees Fahrenheit. By the next day, it's gone. Isn't it actually an established fact that for healthy people, you shouldn't be suppressing a fever unless it hits 104°F? (Or maybe 103°F?) Isn't that how you trigger a more aggressive immune response?
I personally think you shouldn't bother bringing a fever down if it stays under 100.4°F. Once it hits 104°F, though, that's getting pretty serious.
BTW—that one or two night thing you mentioned is likely just some minor virus. The actual flu usually drags on for at least a week.
Maria Kern71 said:Calm down. You're the only one losing your temper here.☕ People tried to explain themselves to you. You might have been misunderstood, but clearly, your nerves are shot.
I had the actual flu, and despite dealing with two autoimmune diseases, nothing major knocked me sideways. I didn't even get vaccinated because I don't consider it reliable protection. Especially since I know several people who got the shot only to have the flu walk right through their front door.
I know a few people who wore helmets while riding motorcycles and still ended up dying anyway. That’s why I don't consider a helmet to be foolproof protection...🙄
The hospitals are absolutely packed with people who didn't get vaccinated.
Timothy Kim60 said:Well, unless you're planning to stick with a laptop or some ancient desktop—you're going to need...
Why are you even looking to swap out the whole rig? If it’s just struggling with one specific task, an upgrade might be a better move.
I actually have the option to pick up a much more powerful machine built on the TR4 platform with 64 GB of RAM already pre-installed. I'm really not sure I want to mess around with adding another 32 GB of mismatched sticks later on—plus, there's a good chance I can sell my current setup as a complete unit, so this path just makes more sense for me right now.
I am currently running an AMD Ryzen 7 1700—just using the stock cooler provided in the box—and I wanted to share my observations regarding the thermal performance. It is a decent setup for now, though I find myself monitoring the temperatures quite closely—as one does when dealing with high-core-count processors—to ensure everything stays within a safe operating range during heavier workloads. When looking at the MSI X370 Gaming PRO, I find myself thinking about how much stability really matters in a build—it’s one of those components you don't always get to brag about, but it carries the whole weight of the system on its shoulders. It’s a solid, middle-of-the-road board that doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, which, in my opinion, is exactly what you want when you're just trying to get a reliable workstation or gaming rig up and running without unnecessary headaches. It sits in that sweet spot where you aren't paying for flashy RGB lights or overkill features you'll never touch, yet you still get the core functionality needed for a modern setup. If you're pairing it with something like an AMD Ryzen 7 1700, the power delivery feels adequate enough for daily tasks—it’s predictable, and that predictability is worth its weight in gold. I’ve always felt that being able to trust your motherboard to handle the basic voltage requirements without any weird fluctuations is more important than having the most expensive heatsinks on the market. Of course, if you're someone who likes to push things to the absolute limit with extreme overclocking, you might find yourself looking at higher-end enthusiast boards, but for the vast majority of users—the folks building balanced systems with a Kingston mid class WD Black 4 TB Samsung 960 evo 500 GB Asus rog Strix 1080—this board does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s dependable, it’s straightforward, and it stays out of your way so you can actually focus on your software or your games. It isn't flashy, and it isn't "cutting edge" by today's standards, but there is a certain sincerity to a component that just works. I'm running 32 GB of DDR4 at 3000 MHz—I believe it's some kind of Kingston mid-class kit. When you're looking at storage options like the Kingston mid class WD Black 4 TB, you really have to consider how it fits into the broader ecosystem of your build—especially if you're running high-end components like an Asus rog Strix 1080 or a fast NVMe drive like the Samsung 960 evo 500 GB. It’s one of those pieces of hardware where capacity meets reliability, and while some people might overlook the importance of a solid mechanical drive in an era dominated by SSDs, I still find them indispensable for massive data sets. If you're setting up a rig around an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or even something more entry-level like an AMD Athlon x4 860, having that kind of bulk storage on a dependable line like the WD Black provides a sense of security—it's about knowing your files aren't just sitting there, but are actually being handled by hardware designed for sustained workloads. When you look at the specs for the Samsung 960 EVO 500 GB, it’s clear that we aren't just looking at another incremental update—it's a very deliberate step forward in NVMe technology. I've spent quite a bit of time analyzing how this specific drive handles sustained workloads, and honestly, the reliability feels much more robust than some of the budget alternatives currently flooding the market. It sits in that sweet spot where you're getting high-end performance without necessarily hitting the astronomical price points of the absolute flagship enterprise drives. If you are building a system around an AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or even working with an older setup like an Asus A88XM-E, having a drive that can actually saturate the available bandwidth is vital. I tend to favor these higher-tier components because, in my experience, cutting corners on storage is the fastest way to create a bottleneck that ruins the entire user experience. Whether you are pairing it with a Kingston mid class WD Black 4 TB or using it as a primary boot drive alongside an Asus rog Strix 1080, the latency improvements are noticeable—not just in benchmarks, but in the actual "snappiness" of the OS. It’s a solid, dependable choice for anyone who values stability over chasing every single extra megabyte of theoretical speed. Asus rog Strix 1080
Everything in this setup is about a year old—it’s still under warranty, too.
I might be looking at a complete system overhaul soon—so I’m trying to get a realistic sense of where things stand regarding an upgrade path. If anyone has a moment to weigh in, I'd really appreciate a bit of a breakdown or an estimate.
Douglas Ramirez3 said:Hey everyone, I finally made it back from doing a marathon stretch of follow-up testing at Jordanovac Hospital after what felt like a grueling 17 days. Anyway, now I’m just sitting around waiting for the medical team to finalize my treatment plan. On top of the Edemid and Diuron I was already on, they’ve added Xarelto to the mix to help prevent blood clots. Since these tests started, I’ve had to redo basically everything—CT scans, catheterization, scintigraphy, stress tests, blood work, echocardiograms, and a whole bunch of other stuff too. I guess I've been feeling a little more lethargic since I started taking this Xarelto, so I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with that? When I was actually in the hospital, they were just giving me Heparin via injections instead. I'm doing alright for the most part, though I have been feeling a bit short of breath over the last few days. It would be great if more people dealing with this same diagnosis could join the conversation here so we can actually swap stories and experiences.
I don't personally think that's a side effect, but you might want to ask your doctor about trying Pradaxa if you feel like this isn't sitting right with you. I've had pretty good experiences with it myself. Definitely have a conversation with your physician, though.
Maybe having a sluggish interface is pretty annoying, but typing a "W" when you clearly meant "V"... honestly, that deserves some serious re-education...
I know someone who went through something very similar to this. They ended up seeing both a neurologist and a psychiatrist—which felt like the right move—and were eventually put on a regimen involving a mild antidepressant paired with what I believe was an anti-epileptic medication. Honestly, since starting that specific treatment, they seem like a completely different person.
Harold Anderson3 said:Sometimes—like right now, for instance 😢—I get this weird, unexplained chest pain. It lingers for about an hour or so before finally letting up. I honestly have no clue what the culprit is... could be my heart, my lungs, or maybe just my stomach 😕. I tend to forget to bring it up with my doctor because it doesn't happen all that often. Any advice?
It could be your stomach, it could be stress, or it could be your heart. If it’s just stress, then damn. If it’s your stomach, there are actually some pretty effective ways to handle that. But if it’s your heart—well, in that case, you really want to get checked out by a doctor as soon as possible.
I think I remember reading somewhere that castration actually solves the issue—so if this is really weighing on you that heavily... 😁
From what I understand, almost all those hair regrowth treatments are pretty much useless or lack any real scientific backing—which means it might honestly be better to just accept the loss and learn how to rock a shaved head with some confidence. Honestly, in a lot of places, it's just seen as a sign that you've finally become a grown man.
Let's start with some hard truths. Honestly, forget about how you look when you smile for a second—that’s secondary. Decaying teeth are essentially breeding grounds for bacteria, and those little channels that supply blood to your teeth end up pumping toxins straight into your entire system. Not to mention, an infection that starts in a single tooth can migrate into the surrounding bone—which is only inches away from your brain—or travel through your bloodstream to distant organs like your heart. You could go from a simple cavity to pericarditis in a heartbeat, and trust me, nobody wants pericarditis. My advice? Get your health stabilized first so you aren't putting your life at risk. Once you've handled the medical side of things, then you can worry about the aesthetics.
Ibrahime, why on earth are you acting like someone actually wants to contract cancer? Honestly, in your world, does anyone just cure everything with a carrot and a shot of espresso up the backside?
I’ve already touched upon the standards of civilized behavior—it’s pretty straightforward. People practicing unlicensed medicine belong behind bars. Promoting those kinds of charlatans is essentially promoting criminal activity. Unfortunately, it seems America isn't quite a civilized nation yet, so I suppose you all feel free to jeopardize people's lives and health right here on this forum.