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Severe DOMS

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Feckinlego · 15/01/2025 20:27

Went to the gym yesterday for the first time in 6 weeks. I did a very easy workout, mainly upper body with a few lunges and squats. I went very easy. Last night I was exhausted, fell asleep at 8pm. Today I can hardly walk, sitting on the loo is agony and it took me 10 minutes to get down the stairs. I didn't pee all day then this evening I had a hypoglycemia attack (not diabetic). Im 51 years old and quite fit. What to do? Anyone ever experience anything so severe? Any way to recover quickly? I took ibuprofen with no effect whatsoever. Help!

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WellsAndThistles · 15/01/2025 20:52

Stretch and keep moving.

No hot bath - hence why athletes have ice baths

No ibuprofen - can make DOMS worse, Google it

Time - give it a few days.

Happyher · 15/01/2025 20:51

I was told not to take ibuprofen for DOMS as it’s the inflammation that repairs the muscle tears and anti inflammatories prevent this

12purplepencils · 15/01/2025 20:48

I don’t really understand why it has a proper name now? Surely it has always been so that if you use a muscle in a different way for the first time, or do a more strenuous workout when you’re not used to it then you’re really achey and stiff for a couple of days after? Then it goes,
and if you do the same exercise again it’s not quite as bad next time and so on

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Feckinlego · 15/01/2025 20:46

Thank you both. @yforwankylol you've scared me now. I'm well enough other than the above symptoms so I'm really hoping and praying you're wrong! I'll phone the doctor tomorrow though if still not right.

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ChaosDream · 15/01/2025 20:45

As @Talesfromtheriverbank said, stretch, nurofen and a warm bath. I get DOMS if I try something new or go heavy with weights and find the best thing to do is try to keep moving. Also have been taking a protein drink to promote muscle repair. Hope you're feeling better soon.

yforwankylol · 15/01/2025 20:31

I am not a doctor but it could be signs of rhabdo which is serious

Talesfromtheriverbank · 15/01/2025 20:29

Stretch. Hot bath. Nurofen .

maybe you have the flu though? I thought I’d overdone the gym recently but then was ill with flu.