Posted by colin wallace on February 13, 2003, at 15:48:18
In reply to HI COLIN, Good to hear from you » colin wallace, posted by johnj on February 8, 2003, at 12:12:24
Hey there John,
Yes it does seem like this has been the winter of discontent for us three!My exercise program has been brought to a virtual standstill by the weather too-besides the seasonal depressive dip I have some arthritic problems that worsen in the cold/damp- just whiz along mindlessly on my indoor bike right now, music blaring, imagining a sunny alpine landsacpe(sad or what..) !!
I've always fancied the idea of yoga,even though I'm as stiff as a plank(despite stretching every day)but the women where I live look like Klondike arm-wrestlers, so the leotard thing ain't really an incentive...
Tried acupuncture last year, and I have to say it really works-but you need to do it regulary, and it can be expensive.Think I'll go back for more actually.
As for Japan, well, I lived in Thailand for a few years,so I don't know what you mean at all..?)
See you're still having problems ditching the TCA...thought about maybe switching to a noradrenergic one like desipramine?-may be easier than an ssri switch, and I found Lofepramine(similar to Desipramine)much easier to live with whilst exercising than Amitryptaline.Then again, Cymbalta may do the trick-who knows eh?
I'm still torn between adding a low dose AD to my Lamictal, or just ramping up the Lamictal dose(or both!)
The joys of meds.Keep plugging away,
Col.
. I STILL can't work out and when I start to feel good I have to push it a bit and end up feeling like crap. I so miss my body sweating and energizing me after a good workout. The only thing I can do is YOGA! They have a free class at our apartment complex and it has been kind of fun, but hard not to watch the women stretching in from of me;)
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> I decided to head up to the university alternative medicine and look into acupuncture and few other things. It can't hurt and reminds me of what I should have been doing when I was living in Japan besides chasing the native babes.
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> I did have a real strange day last Sunday. I usually feel like crap or pretty decent, but that day I was totally numb and void of feeling. It only lasted one day but I was baffled. Not sure if I would have that or anxiety!
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> I had a very bad time reducing my TCA and after 3 days I felt like hell. And that was only from 50 to 40 mgs. It was very damaging to my feeling that I have at least some control of my mood. I feel like I am wired to norttryptline and that is upsetting to say the least.
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> Interesting about the exam you mentioned. I did not sleep well after the exam and when I was an undergrad I would have had a beer and slept for 12 hours. It took me a full week to calm down and I then reduced my benzo for 2 months until I started having trouble again. I am awaiting cymbalta in the hope that it will allow me to get off the TCA. I am still puzzled why the TCA and working out do not match and I wish a doctor could explain the possibilites. The only thing I come up with is that the side effect profile lists excercis and heat as enhancing dizziness, etc. And I know that is true. Cymbalata seems similiar to a TCA/Effexor so hopefully it will be the med I can tolerate.
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> I wish you the best in the lamcital titration and hopefully this year will bring us all some health and restoration. How is the training going?
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> PS. I have found almost any alcohol can mess me up for a few days, so sad. I miss my guinness!! When the truck drives by that shows the progression of it being poured into a glass I have a hard time not chasing it down!
> Take care
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> Johnj
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