u/Careful_Activity_165

I've noticed lately that I'm often aware of my heartbeat in my chest and neck, and I feel a tightness that I can't help but fixate on. it isn't 100% constant and it seems to come and go, but it'll randomly come back, and I think me noticing it is making it worse. does anyone else have this problem? I do have a history with some POTS-related issues and SVT in the past that I've since had corrected by surgery, but I don't know if that's what this is. I don't think I'm mentally anxious about anything actively, so I'm not sure where this is coming from.

I opened a new pack of A&W zero root beer and it tasted terrible, I tried one of the other cans to make sure and it also tasted bad--weird chemical flavor with lingering aspartame aftertaste, like licking a leather car seat or something... as if it had expired, but I checked the date and it's still within a couple months of expiring. Am I crazy, or is there just something wrong with this batch?? I drink this a lot and know what it's supposed to taste like, idk if I just happened to get a bad pack 🤕