Goodr189 Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Does anyone else get a weird rebound effect the day after exercising? Last night I did some weight lifting along with some extra cardio biking. I didn't push myself too far since I was fine afterwards when I made a protein shake and got in bed to relax for the night. This morning I woke up feeling great, took my salt pills as usual with some electrolyte drink (skratch labs) and went about my morning doing the dishes and working from home. All of a sudden out of nowhere my heart went up to 130 and I started getting my usual POTS symptoms so I had to get back in bed and calm myself down with a beta blocker. I don't take the beta blocker everyday, only as needed and I haven't needed it since last Wednesday. I've noticed a trend now after having POTS for months and it seems like after every exercise night I have horrible symptoms the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodr189 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 It also feels like my stomach is causing a lot of the high heart rate. Like my food isn't digesting well and reflux is pushing against my chest which increases my HR. This happened right after I ate my morning apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigskyfam Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I get this after pt and sometimes after eating or if my bladder gets too full. Which isn't fun when you are going on about your day then boom. I think any little thing can make our bodies overreact. How are you feeling now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodr189 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Not bad, the beta blocker definitely takes the edge off but leaves me feeling pretty loopy in bed. It must of been some excess adrenaline too because once I calmed down it was shaking quite a bit for some time after. Now I'm exhausted and I haven't even left my room all day! blah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctg78 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 I think we only have so much energy and it is problematic once that threshold is exceeded. I also suffer from bad reflux, it's one of my main symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Yes, this was a very big issue for me. In my case, when I started monitoring my heart rate during exercise, I found that it was going too high and not calming down enough after. Then I would have bouts of tachycardia and have to stay in bed. I also got migraines for days after exercising. A few things helped me with this - first warming up and cooling down to ease into exercise. I also started wearing compression hose when riding the bike - this kept my HR down. And then finally I realized that cardio wasn't really for me - I switched to yoga, which is much gentler for my body and helped me recover from POTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Yes! I have this problem too and it makes me very unhappy. I can't even run a short distance without feeling sick the next day! Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieP Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yes! Yes! Yes! I wrote a post about this problem earlier this year... To overcome this weird rebound effect, I focus on strength training with my personal trainer and don't let my heart rate get too high. A high intensity cardio workout will always set it off. I feel great whilst exercising but that night or a day later when I'm at rest my body will go berserk. It's very weird. Don't give up on exercise though because I feel better for it. My POTs flare ups have been less severe since building muscle especially in my legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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