SVT Solaces

Thursday was a very trying day. Two SVT events occurred. The first event commenced during the weight workout in the gym. The duration was 1.5 hours. No countermeasures were taken. Fortunately, a lighter cardio workout was possible. Breakfast consisted of oatmeal at Starbucks® in town, and supplemented with a banana and Chobani® Greek yogurt from Target®. No coffee, of course. A cup of water was requested. A huge cup of water was dispensed. Only half of the latter was consumed before working out. So, dehydration did not appear to be the cause.

The second SVT event occurred upon finishing dinner at the other Subway® in Pioneer Plaza in town. The meal includes a small beverage, of which lemonade is always chosen. The cup is always filled to the brim with ice to reduce the actual amount of lemonade (no doubt saturated with high fructose corn syrup). About half of the beverage was consumed with the sandwich. So dehydration did not seem to be the issue. Long story short, the duration of the SVT event was 3 hours exactly. Sitting at the International Marketplace, the last resort option was a bottle of BodyArmor® Lyte sport drink from Target®. Upon consuming the drink, the SVT event ended within five minutes.

Sleep deprivation continues to be a problem. The latter most likely is the major catalyst for the SVT events. Dehydration is also a culprit. Yet, how much water should be consumed? A few gallons? In addition, the HRV measurements taken by the Watch Series 9 directly correlate with the SVT events. The Watch only calculates HRV in long intervals. So, it may not always take a measurement during the ordeal. The SVT events have been composed of a mixture of normal heartbeats and palpitations, often alternating every few seconds. Any spike in HRV over 40ms is probably when the Watch has measured the transitions.

On Wednesday, ProtonVPN apparently experienced some kind of problem. The ProtonVPN “app” and WireGuard® “app” were apparently not functioning. The VPN was not personally enabled at the time. However, the issue was posted in a thread on Reddit. Proton restored everything within a few hours. Reddit has been quite useful lately.

On a side note, there was little interest in the Apple® “Awe Dropping” event on Monday. All of the new devices were … ho hum. And the new iOS 26 “skin” is tedious at best. The iPhone 16 Pro was procured in January of this year. So, when the one-year warranty expires, then a decision will be made about possibly purchasing the newer model.

Miscellany: The Watch Series 9 will be getting the hypertension notifications option in the WatchOS update next week. Now that’s something to be excited about.

Postscript: No discussion about the infamous September 11th event appears in this post. The event was discussed in detail in the legacy journal and old “blog.” Those opinions have not changed.