Posted by BarbaraCat on April 23, 2002, at 21:18:35
In reply to Re: I am on nortryptiline and when I excerc--Bekka, posted by johnj on April 23, 2002, at 20:15:20
Hi John,
This is Barbara. I take Remeron at 45 mg. I only feel spaced out when I try to get up early in the morning. But if I force myself, have a cup of coffee, I'm usually ready to go within 20 minutes. About the exercise, I can give my experiences. I have fibromyalgia which makes exercising challenging because the body doesn't recover easily. If I do something where my muscles get a workout I'm sore much longer than normal and I'm also totally wiped out for a few days afterwards. But I have to force myself anyway because if I don't get exercise it's like a car that doesn't get oil. I feel like I seize up. I also get much lower energy level. Stretching is good, so I do yoga and general stretches. Fibromyalgia also affects the sleep cycle in that it's hard to get a restful, stage 4 sleep where all the muscle recovery goes on. I'm not indicating that you have fibromyalgia (you DON'T want it!), however if any of your medications are interfering with stage 4 sleep, you'll experience many of the same symptoms as fibro and this may well explain the exericise challenges you're having. - BCat. > I feel pretty well when I don't excercise, but I want to keep in good shape. I never feel bad when I excercise it is later, and usually comes with sleep disturbance. I don't think the pamelor is something I want to stay on. I can't go up beyond 50 mg or the side effects get worse. The remeron has been great for sleep(usually), but at any higher dose and I am totally spaced out. Do you take remeron?
> John
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