Posted by morganator on December 26, 2009, at 12:01:46
In reply to Re: Is there hope for Post SSRI side effects? » SLS, posted by conundrum on December 26, 2009, at 10:42:58
One more thing! Exercise, exercise, exercise! If you want to rebuild your brain, especially in those areas such as the hippocampus that deal with learning and memory, exercise is one of the best ways to do that.
If you find that you feel so bad you can't exercise, try some of the other things I suggested for a while as they may give you more energy and make you feel better. And, think about getting back on a medication if you are not doing so already. If you can get yourself to exercise, start off slowly and give yourself time to build up to more moderate or intense levels. You only need about 20 to 30 minutes of good cardio to get benefit. Then a good meditative stretch is helpful after. Actually, if you can find a way to sort of meditate and close your eyes briefly and breath through your mouth then nose while doing cardiovascular exercise, you may find yourself getting more of that "high" and increase in oxygen and blood flow to your brain. These are just things that I do that I find helpful. Also, during exercise try to take all negative thoughts and turn them into positive ones. Or just wipe out the negative for the time and try not to think about anything. It may be hard but it works for me and many others I have talked to.
>They did not improve upon reinstatement of the drug.
Does this mean that you are on Prozac again now?
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