One thing that happened to me which was completely unexpected was weight gain. While weight loss is more typical, I found weight gain in Graves Disease can occur for some. It certainly for did me. I've always been very active and physically fit. But when it came time for my biannual executive physical the doctor I saw asked me a lot of questions about my illness. She was especially concerned with me keeping my exercise pace in concert with my rapid heartbeat. My resting heart rate, while typically low (in the 40's when I woke up), now was exceedingly high. And I had heart palpitations too.
She asked me to take a reprieve from my excercise routine, which I did. That, combined with being fatigued nearly all the time (I managed to push through it to do something, even walk on the treadmill in the past) led to a 20+ pound weight gain over a period of about 7-9 months.
I have since started excercising again, but even now I don't push myself too hard. I do feel better and am working to drop the unwanted and unexpected weight. If you experience any heart issues, as I did, please be sure to talk to your doctor about whether or not you should continue to exercise or not. The last thing you want to do is risk damaging your heart at a time when it's already being taxed by fast beating and hard pounding beats. With abrupt short stops and flutters known as palpitations.
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