Weight gain

Does anyone feel like they need an adjustment when they gain weight? I gained 10 pounds in 6 months and I feel terrible. I'm working on losing it but I'd like to know if weight gain/loss plays a roll in pm function. I've had my pacemaker 2 years, I'm 34 years old and I have two kids to keep up with.

3 Comments

Hi

by Bionic Beat - 2017-01-16 01:55:57

the pacemaker only affects the electrical system of the heart.  It normalizes or controls the abberent beats or rates etc.

 

if you are any heart medications, some of those can cause weight gain.

 

beta blockers make it very easy to gain weight.  

 

Best wishes,

Bionic Beat

 

 

The disease, not the device

by Lurch - 2017-01-16 17:30:30

Many of us tend to blame our devices for problems when the problem is actually created by the disease, not the device.  Heart problems, electrical or plumbing, often times cause us to slow down.  We simply can not be as active as we previously were - not all, but a lot.

If you are not getting the some level of exercise as you were, and are consuming the same amount of food, you are going to gain weight. One or the other needs to change....

Hi Bionic Beat.....

by Tattoo Man1 - 2017-01-17 16:01:54

.......I'm with Lurch here when it comes to Consumption and Excercise..

Tattoo Man1

You know you're wired when...

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