Out of breath?

Symptoms & Treatments
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I have been asked about just walking to loose weight by a few people people, I told them I would love to but not sure I would be able to make it back. The other day a lady said "do you mean you are not able to find your way back if you went on a walk? ". Lol. I really started laughing, I said no! Ya think I’m nuts , I may not be physically able to walk back! I have arthritis, fibro and a back issue ! Oh, she said, you never mentioned that. This all just sucks but I’m determined to find an answer and have a better quality of life.

I would like to share my journey in this, get support and ideas, if anyone would like to join me, maybe we could communicate in one of the groups. " a healthier you". I think that’s the one that fits .

I did meet with an instructor at my gym and I’m going to start back to my water Arobics , anyone ever tried this form of exercise ???

Cynthia

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Water aerobics does work. I was just talking to someone this evening about water therapy, as well. I'm in a great deal of pain stemming from nerve damage in my neck and these bouts turn the FMS issues up full blast. Going to seek out a good neurologist / surgeon tomorrow. I can't put if off any longer. We can start our own Health group for FMS / Chronic Fatigue. I've researched a lot of natural remedies and would love to share successes / fails. Here or on Facebook?

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Good luck at the surgens and yes I would like to create a group .

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Me too! I'd be out of breath, so easily exhausted and have very low energy. No thyroid or kidney issues at all. At first I thought it was due to lack of exercise or because I gained a pant size in the last few months. Now my cardiologist is having me wear a 21 day heart monitor, to see if its due to my heart not pumping enough blood to my brain/rest of my body.

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This out of breath thing happens to me. I notice it mostly after going up stairs. I have to sit and I feel like I have raced for dear life when I really just walked up normally. When I'm in bed I feel very rigid and have to sort of force my body to relax and it still doesn't. Just feels very tense. But, I also hear my heart beat when it happens, mind you my BP is always low enough to the point doctors and nurses ask me about it so not high bp. Don't know what it is.

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Mirceny, that’s the same as me! Do you find its everytime you go upstairs? Some days I’m fine, others I feel breathless and weak, same feelings as when I’ve gone to the gym. I also have low BP and sometimes wonder if its to do with that, although when I’m aware my BP is very low (ie 87/45) I get dizzy when I stand up. I do have a home monitor but the readings are ok when I’ve been breathless. I have a GP appointment in a couple of weeks so I’ll try to remember to ask

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Cynthstep said:
I have been asked about just walking to loose weight by a few people people, I told them I would love to but not sure I would be able to make it back. The other day a lady said "do you mean you are not able to find your way back if you went on a walk? ". Lol. I really started laughing, I said no! Ya think I'm nuts , I may not be physically able to walk back! I have arthritis, fibro and a back issue ! Oh, she said, you never mentioned that. This all just sucks but I'm determined to find an answer and have a better quality of life.

I would like to share my journey in this, get support and ideas, if anyone would like to join me, maybe we could communicate in one of the groups. " a healthier you". I think that's the one that fits .

I did meet with an instructor at my gym and I'm going to start back to my water Arobics , anyone ever tried this form of exercise ????

Cynthia
Cynthia, When I'm well I try to go to the gym at least 3 times a week, and luckily there's one just down the road that has a nice pool and structured exercise classes. I do Aqua zumba which is great fun, aqua Pilates which is quite gentle. There are Aqua aerobics too but this is more of a cardio work out for me (im too competitive lol) but you can do just as much as you can manage. There are alot of people with disabilities that use the pool, many just walk in the water as there is much more support for the body, some use long sponge floats to support them if they swim. I had a bad flare start this time last year and went back to work in June and I'm still trying to get back to near where I was before the flare and don't think I could have got this far if it hadn't been for the pool and classes when I felt well enough x
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I have also experienced shortness of breath, where I feel completely winded just from going up the stairs. I am a little overweight but not by much at all and have actually been losing weight, yet this shortness of breath persists. I have a couple of theories on why this happens, at least for myself. Hopefully this may help others experiencing the same problems, I am not a doctor but am in school pursuing a medical degree.

For me I notice that I am more winded when I am fatigued (didn't sleep well or just a severe fibro flare day), I also have pretty much non stop muscle spasms in my whole back, hips and behind my neck. When our muscles spasm, it causes more inflammation which in turn causes more spasming and tightening of our muscles. This will also effect our breathing, we have to oxygenate more air as our bodies try to release the spasm and calm the muscles and nerves. Any kind of pain whether it be spasms or nerve pain makes our bodies work harder, thus our need for oxygen increases.

I also have minor asthma, but this is an important factor to take into consideration because my asthma is usually triggered by stress and anxiety. When our body is in pain and there is a lot of inflammation happening, anxiety and distress is also heightened, when we are in distress our hearts will beat faster and our oxygenation increases along with it. When our bodies are able to calm down (say if you are laying down or sitting down as opposed to being active), our heart rate will normalize and the anxiety will also subside more.

Though there are many contributors to increased heart rate or heavy breathing (side affects of medications, environment, fibro itself, genetics, diet, caffeine, routine, etc.) these are the things that I have noticed for myself personally as far as triggers. Try to learn what triggers your attacks, keep a log and even show this to your rheumatologist or doctor and seek they're professional advice.

Again, I am just throwing some things out there and what are known triggers for myself, everyone's bodies are different in genetics, how we metabolize medications and even in pain tolerance levels.

Hope this helps someone and gives you some ideas to discuss with your doctor and how to regulate.

Blessings and prayers!

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Pookie, I wouldn't say it's every single time, but definitely a vast majority of the time. This also happens if I bend down to pick up something or reach for something (especially up). It is a dizzy/room spinning feeling like you said. But, there are times when I go up stairs with no problem and other days I'm going at a snails pace. I get dizzy from standing if I stand up pretty often and I may have to sit right back down. As you said, some days are better. Also, there is sometimes a hot flash sensation that happens with it, have you notice this feeling also? Do you notice you body temp fluctuating or being relatively low as well? I also have an appointment coming soon and I'll ask as well. Maybe one of us can get some type of an answer on this.

Pookie said:

Mirceny, that's the same as me! Do you find its everytime you go upstairs? Some days I'm fine, others I feel breathless and weak, same feelings as when I've gone to the gym. I also have low BP and sometimes wonder if its to do with that, although when I'm aware my BP is very low (ie 87/45) I get dizzy when I stand up. I do have a home monitor but the readings are ok when I've been breathless. I have a GP appointment in a couple of weeks so I'll try to remember to ask