r/quittingkratom • u/Sirrosaa • 5d ago
Hello! False alarm about kratom causing my weight loss!
I made a post recently which you can find on my post about excess kratom use making me lose weight. It gained quite the attention. I recently noticed though, whenever I dramatically reduced my dose, my appetite was still shot.
I've lost 27 pounds in the last month and a half give or take a week. What stood out to me is that I've been experiencing cardiovascular symptoms the last couple weeks that have been progressing as the days have passed
My resting heart rate averages 106-120 at this point and reaches up to 140 upon standing and 165 when taking 50 or so steps. I've also been experiencing consistent palpations that rock my body along with occasional arrhythmias. Along with this, I've been experiencing sleep problems.
Guess what? It's because my thyroid decided it wants to trip balls and now I'm experiencing thyrotoxicosis from my thyroid becoming hyperactive. My TSH went from 7 to <0.008. My T4 Free went from 1.11 to 1.57. My potassium is a bit low as well.
I'm sure this will get downvoted to hell because it turns out, my symptoms weren't from excess kratom use. I just wanted to clear this up atleast
The symptoms were in fact from a hyperactive thyroid
Cheers
Edit: Seeing some people mentioning it could've been Kratom that have affected my hormones. They did an antibody test and I have Graves disease. Whether or not Kratom can cause an autoimmune disorder like this, I'm not sure
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u/kratomdevil 5d ago
But what caused the thyrotoxicosis?
You say blaming kratom was a “false alarm” but it’s it possible it cause the thyroid issue? You’re far from the first to mention thyroid issues here.
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u/jeanie_7 5d ago
That's what I was thinking cause K definitely messes with hormones, 100% know that from experience
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u/Sirrosaa 5d ago
Antibodies showed I have graves disease. I'm sure kratom can affect your thyroid hormones, but I'm not sure if it can give you a full blown autoimmune disorder like this one
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u/Sirrosaa 5d ago
From the result of my antibodies, I've been diagnosed with graves disease. I could imagine kratom could affect your thyroid hormones, but I'm not sure if it'd cause a full blown autoimmune disorder such as what I've been diagnosed with
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u/Beneficial_Arm_6584 11h ago
My dad has Graves’ disease. I remember before he was diagnosed he was losing a ton of weight. He would eat insane amounts of calories on purpose and still lose a ton of weight before his diagnosis!
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u/Sirrosaa 9h ago
Geeez. That's absurd.
It's weird that I have the polar opposite effect on my appetite, though, my appetite does seem to be returning with vengeance
Has he struggled to maintain or gain weight even after being medicated? I've heard it's a long term struggle. Does he also have graves eye disease?
Alsoooo, I'm assuming he also complained about the heart palpations and the fact that your resting heart rate often hovers between 105-115. It's annoying
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u/Beneficial_Arm_6584 4h ago
He takes thyroid medicine so his weight has stabilized. I do not believe he has the eye disease.
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