The "hang over"?

• By talithaheart
• Reply 3312138
• August 22, 2012 at 1:45 pm
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no one?

• By Linda51
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• August 22, 2012 at 8:41 pm
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Hello,

Yes..it happens to me as well. If I stay up too late, or overdo it in anyway I will have a couple days like you describe...where I have such overwhelming fatigue I can hardly function...it feels like you are moving through peanut butter...just totally exhausted. It is really depressing to feel like that and I really don't have a cure or explanation.

Linda

• By salemsmom
• Reply 3318832
• August 24, 2012 at 7:25 pm
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Hi. I haven't heard it referred to as a hangover but that term sure fits! I was diagnosed four years ago with cardiomyopathy and have been balancing life and living with heart disease since. Truly the best thing you can do for you and your children is listen to your body! If you need to sleep, you have to sleep. In a perfect world we all have help and can live with this without wearing ourselves out. Reality sometimes is very different. I went from working six days per week and taking care of my family to a full complete stop. I had to basically restart my life and pace myself, sometimes I have to let some chores or jobs slide for a bit. If I don't take care of me, I won't be around for anyone else.
So please, do all your doctor tells you to do, take the meds, watch the diet, and listen to your body. You will become the expert that hopefully will have you avoiding the 'hangiver'. We learn to live with heart disease so that we can live our lives
All the best to you...

• By talithaheart
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• August 24, 2012 at 7:29 pm
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Thank you so very much! I like how you, salemsmom, put it.. having to completely stop. Linda.. thank you so much for replying. I just feel alone and needed SOMEONE to answer this thread.

• By rbc7293
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• August 27, 2012 at 11:26 pm
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From a health standpoint, is it dangerous to feel that way? Just curious as I've just been diagnosed with HF and have seen more worse days than good days..but if i feel start feeling exhausted or just feel cruddy in general, i get worried that i'm damaging my heart, you know??

• By r4
• Reply 3327654
• August 28, 2012 at 10:14 am
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yes, I experience this.

I am now retired, so I do not have to keep a regular schedule away from home. However I do keep a regular schedule at home. But if I get too busy, I KNOW it. Some days I do something, take a nap, do something, take a nap, do something. You have to rest when you feel the need to do so, I believe.

Food can also contribute to tiredness. If you eat too much, your body ends up using valuable energy to do something with the food. So maybe you want to eat less, eat smaller amounts more frequently than you have in the past, eat VERY healthy food. Food really can add to energy or subtract from energy.

Love to all,
Ruth

• By talithaheart
• Reply 3332334 · In reply to 3326820 by rbc7293
• August 29, 2012 at 10:46 pm
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RCB.. I think it is just our body to telling us to slow down.

• By jacq-cpa
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• October 7, 2012 at 12:28 am
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I get this all the time! I have DCM and am a working single mom. I usually need one day on the weekends to recharge.

• By Writer01
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• October 7, 2012 at 10:36 am
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I don't think I understood Cardiomyopthy is a heart disease. I kept wondering why I was so stressed out and fatigued. I still demanded a lot from myself so everything stayed the same with me going non stop since receiving the diagnosis five years ago. I lost a lot of weight so that helped my BP and I worked out a lot, so maybe that kept me symptom free for two or three years. I'm still fairly active but learning to take it easier than before.