Posted by Peter S on April 12, 2001, at 14:59:43
In reply to Re: Exercise Depression Poll, posted by Shirley2 on April 11, 2001, at 19:33:28
Michelle,Thanks for the exercise advice! I will experiment with different regimens and see what is most effective.
Shirley:
I'm glad Aderall is working for you. I have tried stimulants with ADs and alone. They work very well for a brief period and then tend to lose effectiveness and I end up feeling spacy and out of it after an initial kick. (I've tried ritalin, dexadrine, adderall, and others.) After all this effort I've pretty much decided that meds are not the way to go. That is unless they come out with some new drug with a different mechanism of action than all the others. The last drug that came out in the US was Celexa and that was like 4 years ago. I keep hoping...
Thanks for the support
Peter
> Peter,
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> My heart goes out to you also. I had excellent results on Zoloft and Adderall for a year but that pooped out. While I didn't try as many medicines as you did, everything was either ok or a disaster.
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> So I am now only on Adderall during the day and Remeron for sleep. It's only my second day but so far so good. Because I saw the same studies as you, I started exercising today. In spite of PMS starting, even one day seems to have made a difference for me.
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> I am not as qualified as Michelle but a couple of thoughts on exercise. In the past, when I exercised at too intense of a pace, not only did I not feel better, I actually felt more depressed.
> Today, I walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes (could have gone longer) at a comfortable pace. As a result, I got the exercise high that people talk about. Any of this apply to you?
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> Back to meds-Have you tried stimulants alone? Even if you don't think you have ADD, I believe that some psychiatrists use it to relieve depression quickly so that's why I was suggesting it.
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> The first time I took ritalin, it was magic. I was calm, focused and got things done that I had never been able to do. Unfortunately, because ritalin is not a smooth acting stimulant for most people and I had a severe depression due to job loss, the picture became very clouded. But now the Adderall with a low dose of Remeron at night seems to be working.
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> If you've done this already, please forgive me. I know what it's like to go through fruitless drug trials and I was offering something in case you hadn't done it.
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> Good luck and keep us posted with your exercise routine and I'll do the same.
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> Shirely
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