Posted by Katgirl on December 1, 2009, at 10:44:12
In reply to Re: Umm. Let's Not Ignore the Science, posted by SLS on December 1, 2009, at 6:29:01
OK, coming late to this thread, and am sick so can't read the whole thing, so I am just going to pipe in with my own experience (which is all I can ever do anyway, right?)
When I was clinically depressed with psycho motor retardation etc etc. I was told that I needed to try to keep moving etc etc. I would try to go for walks. It was exhausting, it made me worse, but I did it because it was what my doctor instructed. Basically it never helped at all.
Now, after rTMS, I have mild/moderate depression depending on the day. Now Exercise is crucial for me. Especially exercising outside (bike riding etc). It is so helpful for me that I get very concerned about a setback when I can't exercise. This fall I had major surgery and was out of commission for several weeks. I was really starting to hit the skids by the end of my recovery. Getting back on my exercise schedule was crucial.
For me moderate exercise is the key. Enough aerobic exercise to perk me up and get my endorphins going but not so much that it exhausts me.
So, in short I think it depends what kind of depression you have whether exercise will work for you. At least that is what my personal experience has taught me.
In the end, all of us are different. What works for one won't work for all. We all just need to keep trying.
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