damianjmcgrath
03-06-15, 17:15
I've posted a few times about my health anxiety, especially in regards to my heart. One symptom that I often fail to mention is how tight or heavy I feel. It's a really hard thing to describe and I've felt it for years now, longer than I've experienced the "major" anxiety symptoms.
It's like I have no energy in my muscles. I see my wife dancing and I think "i couldn't do that". It's an effort to get off the sofa. My shoulders feel achey and heavy. So does my collar bone and chest feels heavy.
It feels like my body needs a complete stretch, or I need to shake it loose. Feels like I've been squashed into a suitcase for 10 hours. All stiff and inflexible.
It's really hard to explain, so hopefully someone understands.
Also, quite often, I see singers on TV singing and dancing, or even simple things like watching the Big Brother contestants walk up the stairs, and I get exhausted watching them. Like I'm imagining walking up it myself and I don't think I've got the energy to do it.
Oddly, if I force myself to exercise, I can do a reasonable amount, like cycle 6-7 miles in 30 minutes and I'm not terribly out of breath or tired. On the other hand, really simple exercise, like walking from work to the car park can tire me out and give me chest, shoulder and back aches. It's like when I'm exercising slowly and I have time to wonder if I'm ok, I start to get pains.
Does anyone else get this lethargy and feel a bit tight or stiff often?
---------- Post added at 17:15 ---------- Previous post was at 17:11 ----------
By the way, I forgot to mention:
I often feel tired even after sleeping. I never feel relaxed, at ease or completely rested.
I have had full blood count, thyroid check, magnesium check, kidney function, multiple ECGs, echocardiogram, blood pressure and pulse, and a 24 hour urine test and all have come back fine. I'm bang in the middle of the normal range on all tests.
I don't take any medication, and as far as I know, I'm not allergic to anything or suffer from hay fever etc.
My theories are:
- I'm just hugely unfit.
- I have bad posture and/or sleep in a bad position.
- My heart is causing chest, back and shoulder pains.
- I have some digestive issue like acid reflux or GERD.
It's like I have no energy in my muscles. I see my wife dancing and I think "i couldn't do that". It's an effort to get off the sofa. My shoulders feel achey and heavy. So does my collar bone and chest feels heavy.
It feels like my body needs a complete stretch, or I need to shake it loose. Feels like I've been squashed into a suitcase for 10 hours. All stiff and inflexible.
It's really hard to explain, so hopefully someone understands.
Also, quite often, I see singers on TV singing and dancing, or even simple things like watching the Big Brother contestants walk up the stairs, and I get exhausted watching them. Like I'm imagining walking up it myself and I don't think I've got the energy to do it.
Oddly, if I force myself to exercise, I can do a reasonable amount, like cycle 6-7 miles in 30 minutes and I'm not terribly out of breath or tired. On the other hand, really simple exercise, like walking from work to the car park can tire me out and give me chest, shoulder and back aches. It's like when I'm exercising slowly and I have time to wonder if I'm ok, I start to get pains.
Does anyone else get this lethargy and feel a bit tight or stiff often?
---------- Post added at 17:15 ---------- Previous post was at 17:11 ----------
By the way, I forgot to mention:
I often feel tired even after sleeping. I never feel relaxed, at ease or completely rested.
I have had full blood count, thyroid check, magnesium check, kidney function, multiple ECGs, echocardiogram, blood pressure and pulse, and a 24 hour urine test and all have come back fine. I'm bang in the middle of the normal range on all tests.
I don't take any medication, and as far as I know, I'm not allergic to anything or suffer from hay fever etc.
My theories are:
- I'm just hugely unfit.
- I have bad posture and/or sleep in a bad position.
- My heart is causing chest, back and shoulder pains.
- I have some digestive issue like acid reflux or GERD.