Oy oy and runners, should I be feeling this increasingly poorly three days post half marathon, tempted to go to a&e

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Silly ol' me did it at 4 days notice, and furthest I've done was 10k race for life last year.

Felt achey but fine sunday and monday, just bad blood sugar crashing, nausea, shivers etc.

So have taken it easy. But today I'm coming out in bruises all up my legs. Went back to work, taught some classes ( I instruct pilates and kiddies street dance), came out gasping for breath (and I wasn't even after the marathon)

Now I'm getting palpitations, pins and needles up my legs, pins in my shoulders and feel like I could just lay down and die.

Is this normal?

Really don't want to be the girl laughed at for rocking up to a &e cos she did a little run...

It's that bad I couldn't even watch the apprentice...and that's saying something...

I would go to a&e. Some of those symptoms sound worrying tbh.

get a doctors appointment in the morning? I'm so sorry I have no medical background but I am sure they would see you. Hope you feel better soon.

I would definitely go and get checked out. Better to look silly than fail to seek help when you need it.

now I am thinking yes go to A&E! Or can you phone the NHS 24 service and talk about your symptoms to a nurse? They should be able to advise you what to do next.

I'd call nhsd but they always say go to a&e.

I've been trawling runners forums for advice as I'm not one at all (ran it on behalf of my best mate) and they say after 48 hours I should be feeling pretty healthy.

Thing is I daren't drive, I'm that shakey. But I'm no way an ambulance case

Ring NHS to be safe. Congrats on running the marathon . Huge achievement.

Oh sorry x-post. Taxi? Is there someone there with you?

I did see my G.P Monday morning who shook his head and laughed but congratualted me for doing it on no training.

His advice was to avoid caffeinne/ alcohol/ simple sugars and stick to lots of complex carbs and vitamins, and try for three litres of water a day. And rest. Lots of rest.

Been taking ibuprofen too whichI don't normally could this be side effects?

Thankfully the DC are with their dad to let me 'rest'. It's just me in the house , and I'm worried I'm overthinking it....but bloody hell

I'll test it by getting up from my armchair and attempting to do something normal and report back.

Go to A&E. Running long distances can do serious things to your body even if you have trained properly. Last year I fractured my pelvis out of the blue while training for a half marathon...didn't know about it for months because my doctor thought it was a "groin pull". Go. Now. As runners say you have to "respect the distance". Hope you feel better soon!

I wouldn't think that ibuprofen would have the effect you've described.

Call a taxi if you don't want to use an ambulance!

I'm sure you are fine but it's worth checking out. The last time I ummed and ahed it turned out I had a serious ilness. Not worth taking the risk IMO.

And I felt fine, thought I'd recovered remarkably why today do I feel so hellish?
still working up courage to rise from the armchair

Call a taxi and go. Don't be embarassed about possibly wasting there time - you won't be it is what they are there for!

Woah, just got up to drink some water, then splash myself in the bathroom and I am bright red, verging on purple

I've had panic attacks way in the past but this is nothing like, just trying to put it down to something really..

hate hate wasting time , in a&e especially

I'm going to call a friend to come over, he will be able to assess and deal with it,

He will knon better than to put up with 'i'm fine' cries' as he did the same thing to me when I believed him and drove him home from stanage edge with a shattered fibia.....never forgive myself...

Ok but I would go to a & e. Sounds very odd and it shouldn't be busy this time of night. Hope your friend can persuade you!

Would have been perfect except he's visiting his mam in sunderland

Just gonna crawl into bed, so don't worry if you don't hear anything

any runners to reassure me it's normal?

Did sheffield half on sunday, and was done by midday, then rested my ass off.

GP said I was fine, now this..

Can't lie down as I get dizzie, even sitting up getting palpitation

is it delayed after effects?

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Have you phoned NHS direct? I really think you should talk to someone with some medical knowledge.
It doesn't sound great!

good grief either get yourself to A&E now, or call NHS Direct (who will probably tell you to go to A&E).

You are dizzy, suffering palpitations, skin is red / purple, you have bruises up your legs, pins and needles, breathless ... even if it is a prolonged reaction to the run, do you not think you really could do with seeing a medical professional right now

Sorry to be harsh but stop being all stoical and get yourself checked out!

i agree!! NHS direct or A&E...no going to bed to try and sleep it off!! you WILL NOT be wasting time! you could be dehydrated or something alot more serious but either way you NEED to get medical treatment as none of what you have described is normal.

Not normal, agree with Abelia - get yourself seen straight away. Taxi to A&E if you can't beg a lift at this hour. Potential embarrassment is not worth risking your health over.

NHSD - take some paracetemols and have a nice lie down

Exactly what they told me to do when I was in Labour 8 weeks early with Ds.

And palpitations are jut 'panic attacks'

I believed her, as it gets worse I aint so sure.