Posted by SLS on September 25, 2010, at 5:34:44
In reply to Re: What will a pill do? - What will a pill not do?, posted by morgan miller on September 24, 2010, at 20:54:22
Hi Morgan.
This is an excellent description of what I also experience when I respond to treatment. Amazing, isn't it?
> I know when a drug is working when I NEED to get out of the house, when I want to workout, when I want to go out and socialize, when I can breath with a loose relaxed chest, when I can think clearly and effortlessly, when my brain in constantly active in a good productive way, when I have plenty of energy, when I can feel all the empathy in the world for other people, when I can cry again, when I LOVE doing things that I LOVE doing, when I can FEEL the good weather, when the sun on my face feels f*ck*ng amazing, when I feel good and relaxed with someone I like, when I can carry on a good conversation without having to rack my brain for the right words, and when I feel ALIVE. I have experienced all of this on a medication. I also had to exercise on a regular basis, avoid drinking too much alcohol, and get great workouts at the gym or running on the road, the medication alone was not enough.
I wish I responded to exercise the way you do. I wish I could exercise at all. I have begun an exercise regimen twice in the past two years for about 6 weeks each before I had to stop for lack of motivation and energy. I received no antidepressant effect. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
- Scott
The measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
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