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What Causes Severe Body Fatigue After Being Diagnosed With Graves Disease?
i was diagnosed with graves diease last december 2014, iwonder if i can still go to the gym and workout. even though i get exhausted much faster than normal. before i was diagnosed i would get very sick at the gym during my workout with weights. should get a trainer to help me or ctey to continue on my own.
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Graves disease is a disorder of thyroid gland and there is alteration of thyroid hormones.
The increased exhaustion that you are experiencing could be due to Graves disease however, other possibilities have also to be ruled out.
Thyroid function tests should be done regularly to monitor the levels of thyroid hormones.
In case there is any abnormality detected, appropriate treatment should be taken.
Tiredness can also be due to anemia or low hemoglobin.
Thus complete hemogram should be done to check the levels of hemoglobin.
In case hemoglobin level is low, appropriate measures need to be taken for its correction.
You can consult your treating doctor for prescription of these investigations and thus management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Graves disease is a disorder of thyroid gland and there is alteration of thyroid hormones.
The increased exhaustion that you are experiencing could be due to Graves disease however, other possibilities have also to be ruled out.
Thyroid function tests should be done regularly to monitor the levels of thyroid hormones.
In case there is any abnormality detected, appropriate treatment should be taken.
Tiredness can also be due to anemia or low hemoglobin.
Thus complete hemogram should be done to check the levels of hemoglobin.
In case hemoglobin level is low, appropriate measures need to be taken for its correction.
You can consult your treating doctor for prescription of these investigations and thus management.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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