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Hyperthyroidism and RR: have any of you done it after resolving hyperthyroidism issues?

My thyroid decided that it liked the Sonic the Hedgehog movie too much and thus told me it’s “gotta go fast.” Consequently this means that it’s a really bad idea to work out until it calms the F down and my heart stops listening to syncopated jazz.

While I don’t want to make this post about my condition, I’m glad to answer questions but would prefer to stay on topic. I’m getting the help I need, it’s just that right now my muscle mass has tanked and I’ve been gaining and losing weight faster than an Amazon delivery truck.

Anyone who’s had this sort of experience in the past, what was it like for you? How did you start back up and how patient do I need to be after recovery?

Posted Jun 20, 2020, 9:41 PM UTC

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QueerPlantDad•

Google is telling me that working out is not a problem with hyperthyroidism. Did you hear this from a doctor or-?

In fact, it says regular exercise can help with some of the symptoms. Hence my curiosity about where you got your info from, or if it’s just an opinion you have based on nothing.

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fork-privateOP•

Hyperthyroidism is the most basic way of explaining what’s wrong. It’s symptoms similar to acute thyroiditis but it’s not an autoimmune response so it’s not exactly acute thyroiditis.

I have a team of doctors looking into this and it seems that I have a nodule which is producing too much T4 and my TSH is repressed. The nodule is undergoing a nuclear scan in a couple weeks.

Edit: I guess this doesn’t answer your question. I get heart palpitations, high blood pressure and, at random, I have a resting heart rate of 110, even if I’m doing absolutely nothing. It even happens when I sleep, which immediately wakes me up. I haven’t had a solid nights sleep in months.

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UnknownGuest22•

My 2 cents: do NOT to take advice from internet strangers, when you have health problems. Talk to your doctors instead. They know your specific condition best. Describe what kind of training you want to do (rr) and get their approval. Maybe start working out under supervision of a physiotherapist.

General tips: start REALLY slow when recovering from any illness/injury. Steady, slow progress is waaaay better, than wanting too much and relapsing (happens often). Make baby steps & listen closely to the signals of your body. Health is #1 priority, fitness goals (like x reps or wanting to master a difficult exercise) come later. Good luck.

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fork-privateOP•

Re: physiotherapist, that’s a good idea. I haven’t really done much consideration of my recovery path yet since I still have roadblocks.

I appreciate the tips and understand the importance of taking it slow. Thanks!

What I really wanted to know was if anyone had experience with recovering from metabolic issues. I value perspective and had hoped some people on this sub could share.

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UnknownGuest22•

Never experienced anything like it myself, but my aunt struggled with a metabolic illness for quite some time in her youth (don‘t know the exact diagnosis) until she fixed her diet. So I’d say you should definitely check your nutrition. But I reckon doctors nowadays discuss dietary changes early, if they’re necessary!?

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fork-privateOP•

Yep. Diet and exercise usually are some of the first things docs go towards. My issue is not that. I originally clued into the problem one day by having heart palpitations, chest pressure, shortness of breath, tingling, massive headaches, and high blood pressure. It wasn’t a heart attack. Had some bloodwork done and determined my blood chemistry was just about perfect. The next day I had a similar experience, went to the ER, had a bunch of blood tests, was told I was a perfectly healthy young adult, get out. And then I went into shock.

Got the thyroid bloodwork back after that, asked my doc to look at it, and was told that I need to see an endocrinologist immediately for beginning stage thyroid disease. What I had was possibly a very mild case of thyroid storm.

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dkoepke•

I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease about 20 years ago. Had thyroid gland ablated and on synthroid for that length of time. My suggestion would be get the levels squared away. Mine also did strange things to heart so I wouldn’t mess with exercise now until you get leveled out again. Then have at it. I have been working out for couple years now with good results.

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