fatigue after diving?

[cowprintrabbit]

Thanks all, I will take this thread with me next time I see my PCP (before I dive again in August). I wonder if my HMO has a way to search for doctors who dive?

 

[bottomrunner]

i agree with every one's comments
do all that is said, after that and things have not changed
you might want to look into diving with enriched air {geezzer gas}
on my long or hard working dives i like to decompress on enriched air
i feel much better when i get out of the water, less tired
but make sure you take a course. you can get into trouble much quicker with enriched air if you do not know what you are doing

 

[ShakaZulu]

Someone else mentioned that stopping for 1-2min every 25 on the ascend also helped for this feeling of tiredness. That Nitrogen will get you..............

 

[ChrisA]

I have less than 10 dives in, but I have noticed that I am always so tired it's all I can do to pull myself up the ladder, collapse on a bench and submit to the humiliation of having my gear taken off for me. My hubby/buddy, on the other hand, describes diving as effortless. I don't consider myself out of shape (walk on my lunch hour, lift weights, ride stat. bike, do H20 aerobics).

This happened even on the two drift dives we just did in Cozumel where we didn't really have to swim at all... But I do recover enough after the proper surface interval to do a second dive.

Does anyone else have this happen?

I am posting here cause I'm a new diver; if I should be in dive medicine, tell me to get my butt where it belongs

I've read some of the other posts on this. Could be lots of things but the simplest would be that you are just cold. Most of the energy your body uses goes into keeping you warm. Even 80F water is much
colder than body temp.

If you and your husband are both wareing the same type and thickness of suits and if he is much larger than you then he will loose much less heat than you do. Also if you are in shape and don't have extra body fat you will get cold easier

Put on another layer of wetsuit, a hood and so on and see if that helps

 

[mcm007]

I did three dives on Saturday .. I spent Sunday on my couch.. I am in good health and a good diver..

This is a very pyhsically intensive sport !!!

And a great workout.. Drift diving can be strenuous..

ANd we are carrying around alot of extra weight...

I can see why you'd be tired... Hopefully not too tired to smile, after all you are Diving !

 

[mer]

Thanks all, I will take this thread with me next time I see my PCP (before I dive again in August). I wonder if my HMO has a way to search for doctors who dive?

It's easier to do it the other way. Call DAN and get a list of recommended dive physicians in your area. Then see which ones your health insurance covers or you can get a referral to.

 

[vjongene]

I have less than 10 dives in, but I have noticed that I am always so tired it's all I can do to pull myself up the ladder, collapse on a bench and submit to the humiliation of having my gear taken off for me. Does anyone else have this happen?

I have no argument with the other posters here. The reasons COULD be a,b,c... And it doesn't hurt to get a physical done by a medic who knows the problems associated with diving.

But I think that the real answer is time, practice, and Wristshot's mantra, relaxation. When I did my OW cert dives, I could hardly move after having spent 15 min at 10 m below the surface. Five years later, I feel just fine after my fourth dive of the day. The only difference: practice. I didn't get any younger. I am not in significantly better shape. But I am relaxed, and diving is the most "Zen" activity I can think of.

When you get to 20 dives, fatigue will be less. After 100, you will just sleep better after diving. After 500, you will look back in wonder at the effects of your first dives.

The answer: dive, dive, dive...

 

[hnladue]

Also stay hydrated!! If I don't drink a lot during surface intervals, I get real tired. I mix gatoraid with water (half/half). I have heard also that Nitrox will make you feel better too.

 

[cowprintrabbit]

It was the cold! I'm happy to report that with my new 3mm full wetsuit, 2mm booties, and a bandana on my head (and Gatorade) last week in Cabo, I was fine. (Yes, I would have been cold in Cabo without a wetsuit, I'm a wuss ) I knew I was cold, but didn't really think anything of it because I'm cold 80% of my life!

Thanks everyone!

 

[Sue-ba]

We have divers from 14 to 40. :smilie_ho Two 40's, two 21 yr old girls, one 18 yr old girl, and one 14 yr old boy. We all work out regularly and try to eat right most of the time. The 3 girls play, coach, and ref Lacrosse, the boy left for vaction more than half way through a two week long "Hell Week" of football.

We just spent 8 days in Cozumel and did alot of diving. After every dive day, we ALL took a nap then still slept very well each night. I do believe that diving is strenuous and does make you tired.

Do we make a good study profile because of all the variables?
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