Bradycardia and Feeling Run Down when Inactive

• by Shaun
• 2015-05-10 06:05:53
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I've had a PM for Bradycardia for about 7 months and I'm not on any medication. I feel fine while I maintain a high level of exercise, but if I stop or reduce the exercise then my body very quickly starts to feel run down. It's difficult to describe the exact symptoms, but it's like an internal flywheel loses momentum and everything inside of me starts to run down if I stop exercising for more than a couple of days. I get drained of energy and dizzy/light headed with a continual (low level) background headache and find it difficult to stay warm. At night I can sense my heartbeat and often find myself trying to catch my breath. I also tend to get more nighttime sweats/clamminess with my my blood pressure dropping to about 98/52@60bmp (note: my PM is configured for 60bmp).

When I first received the PM I kept active from the beginning and didn't feel too bad. But when I returned to work the sedentary nature of my job brought on the above symptoms. My symptoms generally improved round about Christmas when I increased my level of exercise to about 4 x 45 minute Turbo Trainer sessions per week. However, my symptoms worsened somewhat in April when I packed away my Turbo Trainer and started cycling about 2 to 3 times a week. I would say my bike rides are not so intensive as the Turbo Training sessions and I am also limited by weather on when I can get out, so returning to cycling has effectively reduced my level of exercise.

One of the things that concerns me is that the only reason I have a PM is because I kept losing consciousness every time I fell asleep, but whenever I went to the hospital or had any investigation my vital signs were perfect. It wasn't until the hospital witnessed for themselves me losing consciousness when I fell asleep that they realised there was a problem. Just wondering if anyone else with Bradycardia suffers similar symptoms when inactive for a while since my doctors have yet to come up with an explanation.