Small vessel heart disease & extreme fatigue and depression

Hi @grachilds, welcome to Connect.
Here's an short excerpt from MayoClinic.org that I think you'll find interesting, especially the last sentence.
"Cardiovascular disease is caused by narrowed, blocked or stiffened blood vessels that prevent your heart, brain or other parts of your body from receiving enough blood. Cardiovascular disease symptoms may be different for men and women. For instance, men are more likely to have chest pain; women are more likely to have symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea and extreme fatigue."

I'm tagging @cynaburst @pamattos and @HeartPatches this message too. I bet they'll have more insight to add.

It also looks like you were about to write more at the end of your message. Did you get cut off?

Talk soon
Colleen
Connect Community Director

Hi Colleen

I did get cut off. The second question is does anyone experience depression from extreme fatigue?
Thanks
Grachilds

@HeartPatches @lynnkay1956 and @Sensation, I think you might have some valuable insight to share with @grachilds.

hi grachilds. I think that fatigue is something that is pretty common with a lot of forms of Heart Disease. Cause anytime the heart muscle is overworked due to disease it can leave a person physically fatigued. And yah it can also cause shortness of breath & chest pain as well. I'm fatigued a lot, but I have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. So anytime I walk up stairs it leaves me breathless & in chest pain & sometimes exhausted as well.

Hi Sensation,

Have you seen an HCM Expert for your HCM? The symptoms that you are having can often be treated so you feel better. Are you obstructed? I personally had a myectomy at Mayo Clinic just about 10 years ago, and it went a long way to relieving most of the HCM symptoms that you describe.

Yah i've seen an expert. I went to the Mayo Clinic & seen Dr. Geske. I have Non Obstructive HCM.

Well, Dr. Geske certainly knows his stuff. He may be able to change around some of your meds so you feel better....Depending on when you last saw him, it may be worth a visit or call...

It's more than a year later, but I just read your message. Depression is very common, probably universal, after the diagnosis of any heart disease. It's enough to cope with just dealing with the news, the doctors, the fears, and changes. So consider getting an Rx for an antidepressant to minimize dealing with that, too, and be able to get a better perspective. Depression distorts how we see things.