Posted by bob on December 27, 2001, at 2:07:47
In reply to Re: Exercise and Depression » bob, posted by shellir on December 26, 2001, at 22:08:04
> In the many years in which nardil was working for me, I was extremely active, modern dance, tennis, then the treadmill. I never found that exercise in itself perpetuated less depression--I somehow think I am not subject to the reported endorphin release. The better I feel, the more inclined I am to exercise but it doesn't have a positive circular rebound. If I am depressed and force myself to exercise, there is no noticable different in depression after exercise, aside from being "proud" of myself.
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> shelli*************
Shelli:
You have summed up my thoughts well. There is no "positive circular rebound" for me either. If I feel good enough, I like nothing more than to go exercise. If I don't feel good enough I just can't. Even in the rare instances when I've forced myself to anyway, it didn't seem to relieve any of my symptoms whatsoever. It just added fatigue to my existing problems. I love to be active, but what usually stops that is when my mood degrades.
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