Posted by johnj on April 8, 2002, at 20:31:44
In reply to Colin's in Dr Bob's e-jail for one week. Standby. » johnj, posted by Ron Hill on April 8, 2002, at 17:29:28
Ron,
I read your experience with much interest. Even though I have been on meds for almost 10 years it wasn't until last summer when I came down with pneumonia that excercise began to have a really noticable effect. I can now go back when had I had some problems and they match up well with aerobic excercise stints.
I have been on some remeron in hopes of weaning off the TCA, but I am odd in that meds, even at small doses, hit me hard. That is why my pameolr is only 50 mg, any more and the side effects are unbearable. So, I have backed way off the remeron(but the knock out it gave me was oh so good). I guess I am best described as unipolar with a panic/anxiety lead into depression. First time I was treated was when I was 27. I know I had some depression before then, but I was great for over 7 years. I guess one never knows when it will strike.
Sleep is the first thing in me that goes. The excercise messed up my sleep and that lead to crappy moods and severe lack of energy/motivation. I can't help but think if I could get the right kind and dose of meds I could use excercise to my advantage. This may be a pipe dream, but it is a goal never the less. I have been watching a company called neurcrine bioscience and they have a sleep med in phase III trials and it looks so promising. Well, thanks for everything, I will research the sam-e. It is really hard to find a good doc where I live, but the one I have now is pretty good and we will see how open he is to my observations. Take care
John
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