Posted by morgan miller on September 25, 2010, at 21:45:23
In reply to Re: What will a pill do? - What will a pill not do? » morgan miller, posted by SLS on September 25, 2010, at 5:34:44
> Hi Morgan.
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> This is an excellent description of what I also experience when I respond to treatment. Amazing, isn't it?
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> > I know when a drug is working when I NEED to get out of the house, when I want to workout, when I want to go out and socialize, when I can breath with a loose relaxed chest, when I can think clearly and effortlessly, when my brain in constantly active in a good productive way, when I have plenty of energy, when I can feel all the empathy in the world for other people, when I can cry again, when I LOVE doing things that I LOVE doing, when I can FEEL the good weather, when the sun on my face feels f*ck*ng amazing, when I feel good and relaxed with someone I like, when I can carry on a good conversation without having to rack my brain for the right words, and when I feel ALIVE. I have experienced all of this on a medication. I also had to exercise on a regular basis, avoid drinking too much alcohol, and get great workouts at the gym or running on the road, the medication alone was not enough.
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> I wish I responded to exercise the way you do. I wish I could exercise at all. I have begun an exercise regimen twice in the past two years for about 6 weeks each before I had to stop for lack of motivation and energy. I received no antidepressant effect. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
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> - ScottI don't think you're doing anything wrong. I just think that you mind and body are not where they need to be to benefit from the right kind of exercise, which I am sure you have tried. I guess this is where medication and other treatments will hopefully get you to functioning well enough to feel good after sticking with a strong well balanced exercise routine. If you have the money it might be worth trying Bikram Yoga for a month just for the hell of it. I find Bikram to be very invigorating and rejuvinating. It's a totally different kind of workout.
Morgan
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