CGinVA
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- Aug 21, 2015
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- Des Moines
As a background, I have a history of intermittent severe anxiety for which I have never taken any medications. The worst anxieties I have had have been health-related that were unfounded. So even before I ask my question, I know the answer is to see my doctor and get labs and an EMG. I am scheduled to see my PMD in a few days for labs.
I have been an an endurance athlete for years, running and cycling. After having the flu and then bronchitis in December I pushed hard to try not to lose too much fitness. After a few months I was back to close to normal form but noticed that very week or two I didn't quite have it for one work-out and had to cut it a little short or go easier than I usually would have had to. During this time I was experiencing regular health-related anxieties that were at times rather overwhelming. Over the course of a few months my fatigue levels increased as I felt stressed nearly all of the time. At first I cut my workout time in half. But when even those shorter less intense workouts I had trouble completing, I decided I needed some time off from cycling. This further increased my hypochondriasis and anxiety to where I had trouble sleeping. Now I hike without difficulty (I was able to go 9.5 miles a couple of weeks ago and dropped one of my fiends who is in decent shape) and lift upper body once a week.
My upper body lifting strength is totally the same as always. I don't have any fasiculations or noticeable atrophy or muscle asymmetry. My leg muscles have strength, just not the fitness that they used to with regard to cycling which has taken a big dip. Not sure if it is weakness or just fatigue. But once my cycling endurance started to drop it dropped fairly quickly which made me even more anxious.
I have tightness in the lateral aspect of my left soleus muscle which may represent a mild strain from recent hiking and recent efforts to try to correct a rotated pelvis and mild spinal curvature which I have had for at least 4 years. It feels similar to other knots I would regularly get in both legs when cycling hard. My pelvic rotation from what I read may be related to being right leg dominant and/or a mild leg length descrepancy. My right leg has always been stronger than my right. Subjectively the disproportion hasn't changed in at least 3 years. I used to lean to the dominant side when walking down steps but when I noticed it a couple of years ago I have succesfully worked to improve it.
I may just have burn-out triggered by 4 grueling workouts over 7.5 hours each week and an extended period of severe anxiety. I have read about adrenal fatigue, depression/anxiety-related fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome on some other forums and I am hoping it is one of those processes rather than ALS.
Based on my symptoms what do you think? Thank you for your time.
I have been an an endurance athlete for years, running and cycling. After having the flu and then bronchitis in December I pushed hard to try not to lose too much fitness. After a few months I was back to close to normal form but noticed that very week or two I didn't quite have it for one work-out and had to cut it a little short or go easier than I usually would have had to. During this time I was experiencing regular health-related anxieties that were at times rather overwhelming. Over the course of a few months my fatigue levels increased as I felt stressed nearly all of the time. At first I cut my workout time in half. But when even those shorter less intense workouts I had trouble completing, I decided I needed some time off from cycling. This further increased my hypochondriasis and anxiety to where I had trouble sleeping. Now I hike without difficulty (I was able to go 9.5 miles a couple of weeks ago and dropped one of my fiends who is in decent shape) and lift upper body once a week.
My upper body lifting strength is totally the same as always. I don't have any fasiculations or noticeable atrophy or muscle asymmetry. My leg muscles have strength, just not the fitness that they used to with regard to cycling which has taken a big dip. Not sure if it is weakness or just fatigue. But once my cycling endurance started to drop it dropped fairly quickly which made me even more anxious.
I have tightness in the lateral aspect of my left soleus muscle which may represent a mild strain from recent hiking and recent efforts to try to correct a rotated pelvis and mild spinal curvature which I have had for at least 4 years. It feels similar to other knots I would regularly get in both legs when cycling hard. My pelvic rotation from what I read may be related to being right leg dominant and/or a mild leg length descrepancy. My right leg has always been stronger than my right. Subjectively the disproportion hasn't changed in at least 3 years. I used to lean to the dominant side when walking down steps but when I noticed it a couple of years ago I have succesfully worked to improve it.
I may just have burn-out triggered by 4 grueling workouts over 7.5 hours each week and an extended period of severe anxiety. I have read about adrenal fatigue, depression/anxiety-related fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome on some other forums and I am hoping it is one of those processes rather than ALS.
Based on my symptoms what do you think? Thank you for your time.