Exercise and nap required?

[David-75]

Hi, Firstly a happy holiday to everyone whatever tier you may be in today :). I haven’t posted for a while and life is be going by quite merrily (how apt) . 3.5 years past HA and stenting in all 3 and apart from the occasional scare I have been living a good life and exercising fine. I had a stress test recently last week and ran for 10m 30 sec ; I was expecting to run less than previous year (12.30) as had busy period at work and didn’t help chatting to the technician- so got out of breath but could have run further really and would of if I I had seen time. Anyhow, my query is relating to how many of you sometimes need to have a light nap (1 hour say) after exercise sometimes?. It worries me, I don’t need it every time but today I had to, shortly after ( 1 hour later) a 2 mile run (approx 14 mins) and 9 mile cycle (indoors). I don’t feel anything particularly when exercising but as my first HA was ‘silent’ and the nap thing has been around on and off for a number of years before HA; I start to let the mind say it must be some serious sign of deterioration. The alternative is that perhaps I am not fully rested or rush too quickly into exercise or warm down. I feel little after , but upper stomach can feel a bit tight after for a few hours (perhaps anxiety!). I am hoping to stop bisoprolol next year (1.25mg) when the pandemic calms down, as I think this fatigues me a little. I will speak to my cardiologist if it becomes a regular pattern, but would just like to feel full of energy after a workout again and have a rest from the second guessing!. Just wanted to see if anyone had similar experiences. I am not getting any better at shorter posts! but writing is cathartic in some way and a diary also - so apologies. I wish everyone a happy and healthy new year!.

[Vanilla88]

I can get extremely fatigued after exercise it can happen if a do a little too much or have had a dream from exercise and start again. This usually coincides with low blood pressure following exertion. None of this has ever been properly acknowledged by my cardiologist who said once it’s because you are dehydrated. Which I don’t necessarily agree with. I have recently been diagnosed with a mild heart valve leak between the two chambers of the heart and wonder if it is related.

[David-75 in reply to Vanilla88]

Thanks for your reply Vanilla88, yes - the lowered blood pressure is probably the answer and one thing I must do is actually pick up the bp machine next time and check!. I just wish it was a bit more consistent. Of course there are plenty of articles on midday naps actually being good for everyone - but as I have a six year daughter old, they are rarely compatible😂. I hope you get to the bottom of it with your cardiologist. Have a lovely Christmas and thanks again.

[Blackcatsooty]

Yes i need a nap after exercise. I suspect Bisoprolol might be an issue and two weeks ago GP changed me from the low 2.5 to the even lower 1.25. No improvement yet but i need to give it time.Anxiety needs to be considered. It can be painful. Relaxation sessions and yoga both suit me, they are however longer term solutions, so don't expect instant results. We really need to bash away at it for many weeks.

Thats a magnificent exercise level that you achieve. Please keep it up.

I also made a huge effort to achieve proper night time sleep. When i eventually got to the level that suits me, that is retiring by 10.30 and sleeping for 7.5 hrs, it helped a lot.

Good luck

Colin

[David-75 in reply to Blackcatsooty]

I’m with you on the relaxation and yoga but need to be a bit more disciplined in doing both daily. As you state, you have to commit to them to get the full benefit - although I have just been for a walk with Calm app as my soundtrack; which I was surprised I have gotten in to; 1) because it’s meditation and I would have run miles to get away from that a couple of years ago! and 2) this one has an American lady’s voice; nothing wrong with that of course , but being a cynical Yorkshireman I thought I would find it jarring- but I actually do like listening to her voice.😂. Thanks for replying and I hope you see the benefit of your drop in meds soon!. Have a great Christmas.

[Blackcatsooty in reply to David-75]

I try to be disciplined, but I also want a life. So I aim for six or even five days a week.I have to get up early to feed my beloved Sooty, which is just as well so I can do all this stuff first thing. Take the tablets, make bed, do huffnpuff exercises etc etc etc

We need to keep at it.

Colin

[Hidden]

I am 74 years old and am a keen cyclist both on road and off road I will have an electric bike come March been on order since September this year, okay at the end of October I went into the A & E Wick complaining of what I thought was a bad case of Acid Reflux and Heartburn turned out to be Angina, prior to this over the summer I was still cycling and gardening as per usual but increasingly I found myself to be increasingly tired and fatigued and no matter how tired I was was unable to sleep cut a long story short I had a quadruple Heart-by-pass operation on 5 November feedback was my two main arteries were 100% blocked and another two arteries were hanging in on a wing and a prayer so I was very very lucky I am recovering okay I think and have started short cycles on the road bike Moral of this tale is any unaccountable tiredness or fatigue ought to be checked in case it is the harbringer of something serious Merry Tier 4 Christmas when it comes round

Cheers stay safe and well

Hugh Caves

[David-75 in reply to Hidden]

Hello Hugh- thanks for the reply. I feel inspired by your story and it sounds like you are really committed to overcoming. 2 100% blockages! , I only had one occluded (circumflex) and the other two had mild or moderate blockages. However, as I exercised regularly- I had quite a bit of collateral blood supply!... I still scratch my head how that is possible when there are blockages🙂. I will indeed be following your suggestion, monitoring and talking to my cardiologist; if only there was a quick non-invasive way to check all is ok; I am sure the will develop something shortly. Enjoy your new bike, but perhaps stay away from the Pennines for a month or two🙂!. I quite fancy an electric bike myself at some point. Wishing you a Happy and healthy new year.

[Outforawalk]

Hi David

I don’t tend to need a nap as such after exercise but I do find morning gym sessions used to set me up for the day... they now leave me pretty tired after lunchtime. The difficulty I have is I don’t know whether it’s the exercise, or the meds or the combination that make me tired so I just try and work through it, but I’m better if I’m active as an afternoon driving the desk can be tortuous.

Or is it just me making excuses for something that happened before meds and HA, I could be prone to a wee after lunch nap then too!!

Having had HA in March this year, and with meds being tweaked recently, I’m still very much adjusting to life after the HA.

[David-75 in reply to Outforawalk]

Hi outforawalk, hope you are well and thanks for reply. Yes- I’m desk bound when working, so know the feeling. The post lunch slump effect is well documented (digestion of food etc) , even for the ‘normal’ people out there 🙂. Yes- difficult to know what and when to be concerned is the issue many of us have. However it was a relatively easy session for me; but I have had the post exercise (about 40 mins later) extreme tiredness before and I definitely think bp drop is the main reason; I will check with my cardiologist if it becomes a regular thing. I walked 4.5 miles today and no extreme tiredness, but noted after after an hour of sitting around and then feeling a bit tired a bp of 109/66; which is low for me. As you will surmise from this; I have no idea(lol) and prone to over analysis. The main thing we are probably all told that it is on exertion if you feel anything then it is something to note. As I’ve said before, the sooner they can get a proper non-invasive test to check the progress the better for me!. I may post another message for the community about this; I would be interested to know what other people have done and how much it costs (I just have the stress test once a year). To me, you sound normal - and it is still quite early on with regards to meds; you may be able to reduce or remove some in future but there is also changing if you feel really bad. Thanks for the reply- and my reading my long rant. Lol. All the best and wishing you a happy and healthy new year.