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hi @feeb ... its nice not to be alone! Really sorry about your situation too, I hope you can still pursue your cycling. I'd never heard of it until you mentioned it. I've actually just seen that the new Garmin watches can measure HRV and also have a pulse oximeter. Just need some £££ ha! :)

Thanks Ryan, i'll look more into it. I could get a CPET test, at least if nothing abnormal was found i'd get my V02 max and lactate threshold measurements! Do you know a place in London that would do this test? I do have a chest strap HR monitor, but wouldn't be sure exactly what i'm looking for!

Hi All, Appreciate your responses - all very interesting! Hi Ryan, Thanks for the advice. I've never really looked into POTS... but i'm not sure it quite fits. Its not as simple as me standing up and things going haywire. Most of the time it is a virus. Other times it has been because...

Thanks! I appreciate your concerns. I've had two ECG's in the past few years and all i've got back was that 'your heart is extremely healthy and normal' I mean there's clearly a problem in my eyes, probably something external that is having a knock-on effect with cardiac issues. But.. what can...

Hi Trish, Thanks for the welcome! I should clarify that my symptoms are now not serious enough that I have the option of trying to fight through it. I'm usually slow, out of breath and in pain but I can get out there with some willpower. Contrast that from any point between 18-27 years old in...

Hi All... new poster here! Bit of background about me: I'm male and 32 years old. I've suffered from M.E. since I was 18, after getting glandular fever and mumps in the same week at college. I was pretty bad until about 27 when my condition seemed to improve and I could start exercising again...