I was diagnosed with angina in the new year and have now had a stent fitted. I still get pretty fatigued - probably due to beta blocker and, let's face it being a bit of a wreck
BUT here's the weird thing, I've sung all my life however since January have really struggled with singing for any length of time, I get tired and breathless - probably not helped by the general early evening fatigue either. I've been on leave from male voice choir since it started.
Has anybody else felt like this?
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Are your heart and lungs clear of fluid? I could not sing when I had fluid around my heart and in my lungs. Your GP can prob. hear it with stethoscope.
I am in a choir, two choirs at the beginning of the year. I find I have to keep taking surreptitious breaths, but it should be good for your lungs. I get exhausted in the afternoons mostly.
Tell your GP (or cardiologist/cardiac nurse if you have one) that you're getting tired and breathless. Ask if you can try a different beta blocker - I switched from Bisoprolol to Carvedilol. All these drugs affect us slightly differently. Like Silvertail, I take surreptitious extra breaths. Unfortunately I've now had to give up singing because I've gone deaf in one ear, so can no longer hear in stereo, or hear anyone singing or playing to my right! (That's nothing to do with my heart failure though.)
I agree with speaking to either your cardiologist or your GP. In October last year I had 2 stents fitted they changed my blood thinners after I had been on Clopidogrel since 2017 when I had a bypass. the new thinners made me very breathless so much so I would stand in a shop gasping for air!! Thankfully I changed back to Clopidgrel after 6 months.
Of course it could be caused by anything but you'd be surprised how many people are effected by their medication.
I hope it gets sorted out as I have an awful voice but love to sing, it sounds as if it is something that really gives you pleasure so don't give up.
Hi. I have just been diagnosed with microvascular angina. I sing in a Male Voice Choir and also in a mixed quartet. I have been unable to sing for most of this year. I found I was becoming hoarse very quickly and singing brought on my symptoms. I have been feeling better recently (though still have mild symptoms every day) and have returned to singing. I rehearsed on Sunday night for a couple of hours with no major ill effects and didn't become hoarse (I had mild symptoms post rehearsal) I think the mental health benefits of being back singing outweigh the mild symptoms which I suffered. I'm new to this forum and having read a few posts about microvascular angina, it seems to be unpredictable, so I guess I should make the best of things while I can!
There is a group of us living with microvascular and vasospastic angina on the forum.
So please don't feel you are alone. Angina non obstructive coronary arteries ANOCA is becoming more recognised as a serious heart condition. You are not just supposed to live with microvascular angina, it requires treatment with medication to help reduce the symptoms and also reduce your risk of a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiac event.
Have you asked for the appropriate testing to determine whether you are living with microvascular or vasospastic angina?
Chest pain at rest or a delayed response to exercise are common features of vasospastic angina.
The BHF has this information about microvascular and vasospastic angina.
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