# Poll: Do you workout on meds (with or without heart condition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Health and Recovery\ **Created:** [March 14, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695 "2026-03-14T21:03:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eternalaether](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/eternalaether/32/85_2.png) [@Eternalaether](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Eternalaether)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/1 "2026-03-14T21:03:49Z")
> _Poll ([view on site](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Eternalaether](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/eternalaether/32/85_2.png) [@Eternalaether](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Eternalaether)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/2 "2026-03-14T21:04:03Z")
Poll glitched? ---
**Author:** ![AussieSchiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@AussieSchiz](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/AussieSchiz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/3 "2026-03-14T21:13:06Z")
When you get your poll working, I suggest adding one more option: “I work out on meds despite great difficulty.” That would be what I’d choose. ---
**Author:** ![Fisherman1992](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/fisherman1992/32/8077_2.png) [@Fisherman1992](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Fisherman1992)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/4 "2026-03-14T21:33:22Z")
I dont strength train due to the fact that i have a ICD aka defibrillator I did then i broke a lead in my defibrillator and it almost killed me ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/5 "2026-03-14T21:34:49Z")
I used to run Abilify doesnt interfere with my energy levels Need to start lifting once I figure out how to use the bus here ---
**Author:** ![Loke](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/loke/32/304_2.png) [@Loke](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Loke)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/6 "2026-03-14T21:37:57Z")
I used to work out before schizophrenia ---
**Author:** ![TheCanuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/thecanuk/32/9_2.png) [@TheCanuk](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/TheCanuk)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/7 "2026-03-14T21:39:54Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/7))_ ---
**Author:** ![shutterbug](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/shutterbug/32/900_2.png) [@shutterbug](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/shutterbug)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/8 "2026-03-14T22:59:21Z")
I workout on low level meds and I do it within the limits of my heart condition with my cardiologist’s approval. ---
**Author:** ![PsychWard101](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/psychward101/32/15124_2.png) [@PsychWard101](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/PsychWard101)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/9 "2026-03-14T23:09:17Z")
I have CHF supposedly, But I would have to disagree with that diagnosis because I don’t have chest pain very often and if I do its anxiety related that I know of, but I can exercise with CHF if I don’t overdo it I had chest pains once at the gym when I tried to do too much too soon. ---
**Author:** ![anon80779285](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@anon80779285](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/anon80779285)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/10 "2026-03-14T23:42:06Z")
I rarely workout. Just the walking I do to shops or for other errands. Oh and going to my parents place which is rare too. ---
**Author:** ![Mars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mars/32/4869_2.png) [@Mars](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mars)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/11 "2026-03-14T23:42:59Z")
I won’t be able to work out from now until my surgery heals. ---
**Author:** ![Eternalaether](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/eternalaether/32/85_2.png) [@Eternalaether](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Eternalaether)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/12 "2026-03-15T07:34:28Z")
My resting heart rate used to be 60…now it’s 120bpm. I’m scared to lift. I don’t want to damage my heart. Sometimes 130bpm resting. Not good. Lifting was my life. ---
**Author:** ![anon80779285](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@anon80779285](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/anon80779285)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/13 "2026-03-15T07:46:31Z")
idk if it’ll help, but if you smoke cigarettes, it could be an easy fix to reverse it. When i quit last year, after a month my resting heart rate went straight back down to the 60s. I wasn’t even exercising, just walking almost daily ---
**Author:** ![Qwerty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/qwerty/32/10_2.png) [@Qwerty](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Qwerty)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/14 "2026-03-15T08:44:38Z")
I go for walks. I am not able to do anything intense due to a bulging disc in my back. I also worry about my heart leak too doing intense workouts. ---
**Author:** ![Vaiana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/vaiana/32/1879_2.png) [@Vaiana](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Vaiana)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/15 "2026-03-15T10:02:39Z")
> [@Eternalaether](#): > > Yes I workout on meds just fine Even though I didn’t work out for a while because I was dizzy ---
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/poll-do-you-workout-on-meds-with-or-without-heart-condition/3695/16 "2026-04-26T18:15:50Z")