Posted by sjb on June 1, 2004, at 10:52:11
In reply to Re: Exercise Making Me More Depressed/Irritable - HELP, posted by Survector on May 27, 2004, at 11:44:42
I'm glad to hear that I'm am not alone, althoughI am sorry for your difficulties. I get really PO'd when I hear people tell me that excercise is good for depression. It's not that I don't believe it. I think excercise is vital and certainly there are too many people in this world that are not being helped by a sendentary lifestyle, depressives and non-depressives, alike. Ok, that's out of the way.
I'm a long distance runner, hitting about 80 miles a week now. Have run marathons and ultra marathons up to 100 miles. So, don't anybody tell me about excercise. I also hit the gym for 4 days a week for an hour of intensive weight work. I ALSO have a history of major depression. Sometimes, I really crash after a long, intensive event or training 'cause in part, I think my endocrine system gets really whacked and there's a let down, etc. I don't know the answer and am searching myself but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.
Most of my PDocs and therapists don't have a clue to what my lifestyle entails. They don't know how ADs can affect endurance, strength etc and most think I do too much, but that's another topic I can discurss on obsessive-compulsiveness.
More later. This topic interests me greatly.
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