But it was ME, not my dogs, thank goodness!
Now I know what it feels like!!!!
I
made brownies from scratch. A double batch, of course, with lots of
walnuts. And the Boyfiend made a dent but there were still quite a few
left. I came home from work and ate, um, a LOT.
Later I was
lying in bed, my heart POUNDING away, thinking, "Oh my God am I going
to have a heart attack? What's WRONG with me?" and I actually thought
about going to the ER. It was a relentless, steady pounding at a high
rate, but not really tachycardia. There were no palpitations.
It
went on for hours. I could not sleep. I wasn't doing anything but lying
down but my heart just would not calm down. It was super scary. I tried
the tricks I know for tachycardia but nothing worked.
I took
two iron pills and a balanced mineral supplement (since I tend to get
anemic and that can cause heart pounding, too--but not like that) and
just waited it out. It was hours before it stopped, and so I was awake
most of the night on and off after that.
I haven't had a brownie
since, even though there are still some left. I tried to tell people
about it and they oh-so-knowingly said, "Oh yes, all that caffeine."
But I'm here to tell you it was NOT like caffeine at ALL. This was
definitely different. Now I know what the dogs feel like who get
chocolate poisoning, though!