Withdrawl Exercise club anyone?

CarlaD · 12-09-2009, 11:27 AM

This just popped into my head just now (alot of that going on lately).
I have ALOT of trouble getting any real exercise in. I am totally not able to motivate myself on my own.

So here is what popped into my head:

Would anyone be interested in trying a team work sort of thing and try to motivate each other to do maybe 10-15 minutes a day of walking/jogging or whatever you like?

We can have a thread where whoever 'joins' has to post their daily workout, we can cheer each other on, and hopefully lessen the w/d symptoms a bit.

Anyways, it's just one of the many thoughts that have been racing in my head lately. I need to get off my butt but need help.

Thanks

rain · 12-09-2009, 12:05 PM

I'm in... just can't promise I'll actually do it. Motivating myself to "exercise" isn't something I do easily... altho I know it's prob the best thing I could do for myself!

scotia21 · 12-09-2009, 12:26 PM

I can give it a try ! Lord knows that I need to get up and do something.

carolyn · 12-09-2009, 12:29 PM

I'm in as long as my weenie PT exercises count!

rangerNY · 12-09-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn

I'm in as long as my weenie PT exercises count!

Weenie exercises? What the hell did you injure?!

carolyn · 12-09-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rangerNY

Weenie exercises? What the hell did you injure?!

BlueEyes · 12-09-2009, 12:45 PM

I'm in!

Though lately due to starting a new job, I've found it tough to get my workouts in (I usually do them at 5 a.m. but just haven't had the energy).

And while I used to do some lunchtime walks on my lunchhour, the weather doesn't allow me to do that anymore!

But I'm up for it....

Terri

ray34iyf · 12-09-2009, 01:29 PM

I totally would! .. but alas, I can't handle much if any exercise at the moment. Those damn side effects will rear their ugly head!

CarlaD · 12-09-2009, 01:33 PM

Wow what a great response!

ray34iyf: are you saying that exercise would increase your w/d symptoms?

So let's see who's all in, then figure out how to do this to make it FUN!

whirlpool86 · 12-09-2009, 01:41 PM

I've been finding it reallllllllllly hard to motivate myself lately to get exercise. Really disappointed in myself!! So this is a great idea! Although I'm so UN-motivated these days I probably won't end up taking part haha. But I'll try! Good luck to everyone ;-)

ray34iyf · 12-09-2009, 01:45 PM

Yeah Carla. Unfortunately, any real kind of exertion throws me off for a good few days to a week or more. Really weird to me. Although it makes sense I guess when you consider how when you exercise, you affect your brain chemisty.. if it's already screwed up, then there's no way it's going to know how to react properly...idk. sucks.

whirlpool86 · 12-09-2009, 01:49 PM

Oh I forgot to mention that when my anxiety got really bad this time last year, I was getting a lot of exercise daily and was running a lot. Maybe my anxiety would have been even worse without that exercise, but I still had pretty bad anxiety despite the exercise I was getting. Maybe I was doing something wrong....

CarlaD · 12-09-2009, 01:55 PM

ray34iyf: What about just a walk to get some fresh air? That really sucks for sure

May I ask what Accutane is and what it's used for?

CMG69 · 12-09-2009, 03:25 PM

I'm in too. I exercise a lot and find that it is really helpful. Although I have recently been in a crash period and have found it really difficult to exercise, but I am into it.

CarlaD · 12-09-2009, 03:38 PM

Ok so what I hope to do is have an official "what was your workout" thread where we can guilt each other into eating well and moving our buns

Somewhere we can post a lil something daily about what we did that involved moving body parts.

Does anyone have any witty ideas what we can title the tread?

Songbird · 12-09-2009, 04:33 PM

Maybe we could put it in the Journals section.

westeewoman · 12-09-2009, 05:23 PM

I'm in!

ray34iyf · 12-09-2009, 05:42 PM

About all I can handle is the walking to and from class, other than that, it seems that more is a bad idea...

Oh, and accutane is for severe acne. One of the harshest drugs on the market anywhere, and it also has a negative effect on serotonin levels in the brain. Stay faaaaaaaaaar away.

Promise I'll jump on the exercise wagon as soon as i can... don't know when that'll be though.. wahh, i want to lift weights and play basketball again!!!

Songbird · 12-09-2009, 05:47 PM

Exercise doesn't have to be strenuous to count. In w/d strenuous exercise can be too stimulating for the sensitive nervous system. Gentle yoga or walking can be good.

VTgirl · 12-09-2009, 05:53 PM

I will try too as I need to do something and I am pretty fantastic at putting off working out!

rain · 12-09-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlaD

Ok so what I hope to do is have an official "what was your workout" thread where we can guilt each other into eating well and moving our buns

Somewhere we can post a lil something daily about what we did that involved moving body parts.

Does anyone have any witty ideas what we can title the tread?

Why not just continue this thread?

samantha · 12-09-2009, 11:02 PM

I love exercising! I work out 5 days a week or more now, at least that much at the gym, the rest w/ the horses. Once in a while I can get a little short of breath or anxious but once you get your rhythm down it will be the best thing for you! Plus its nice and encouraging to watch your body strengthen! Today I did cardio, worked my back and shoulders (I only use free weights - its better for the body and strength building) and worked my abs, which is the one muscle group I work every day! I think I've become a bit obsessed w/ the gym as of late but at least its a healthy obsession!

CarlaD · 12-10-2009, 04:47 PM

SOOOO what did YOU do today? Well I shovelled the steps and the back deck. I would of done the driveway too, but when I got home from groceries, it was DONE already! My neighbour was my 'snow angel' today. We try to do that for each other once in awhile to give the other person a break. I have such great neighbours!

Apart from that, I have to sadly say that I didn't do any real exercise today.
(and I just ate 4 mini chocolate bars) opps

carolyn · 12-10-2009, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlaD

SOOOO what did YOU do today?

I tried to go to the gym, but it was closed because of a chemical spill!

The whole block was blocked off with fire trucks, hazmat, etc!

I saw that as a sign that I shouldn't go to the gym today.

ray34iyf · 12-10-2009, 05:14 PM

I fell multiple times on my butt walking to class if that counts... stupid icy sidewalks!

12-09-2009, 11:27 AM	#1
CarlaD Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 115	Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? This just popped into my head just now (alot of that going on lately). I have ALOT of trouble getting any real exercise in. I am totally not able to motivate myself on my own. So here is what popped into my head: Would anyone be interested in trying a team work sort of thing and try to motivate each other to do maybe 10-15 minutes a day of walking/jogging or whatever you like? We can have a thread where whoever 'joins' has to post their daily workout, we can cheer each other on, and hopefully lessen the w/d symptoms a bit. Anyways, it's just one of the many thoughts that have been racing in my head lately. I need to get off my butt but need help. Thanks __________________ over 10 years Paxil 30mg, Clonazepam/Klonapin 1mg, Wellbutrin 150mg Nov 9, 2009 25mg Paxil Dec 5, 2009 22.5mg Dec 23, 2009 20mg April 9, 2010 17.5mg

12-09-2009, 12:05 PM	#2
rain Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 5,018	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I'm in... just can't promise I'll actually do it. Motivating myself to "exercise" isn't something I do easily... altho I know it's prob the best thing I could do for myself! __________________ 7/10/10 - Celexa 20mg ...and then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin

12-09-2009, 12:26 PM	#3
scotia21 "really wants a tagline" Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 6,095	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I can give it a try ! Lord knows that I need to get up and do something. __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Why is it so hard for everybody to believe that a pill can change brain chemistry for the better but not for the worse?" me "Time does not come in pill form" me

12-09-2009, 12:29 PM	#4
carolyn Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,491	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I'm in as long as my weenie PT exercises count! __________________ 10mg: May 2002 - August 2007 for panic disorder. 20mg: August 2007 - August 2008; doubled dose after hitting poop-out. Started Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in August 2007. Recommended! Tried to taper too fast in July 2008 and went back to 20mg. Started to taper on August 2, 2008. Dropped by 8% to 10% every three weeks. Switched to liquid at 9.2mg on March 6, 2009. PAXIL FREE: June 27, 2010

12-09-2009, 12:45 PM	#7
BlueEyes Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 886	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I'm in! Though lately due to starting a new job, I've found it tough to get my workouts in (I usually do them at 5 a.m. but just haven't had the energy). And while I used to do some lunchtime walks on my lunchhour, the weather doesn't allow me to do that anymore! But I'm up for it.... Terri __________________ On Prozac/Trazodone since 1991 Weaned myself off Trazodone 2006 Started off at 25 mg of Prozac in 2006 Did my own slow wean of 1 mg every 4-6 weeks As of Dec 21, 2008 - 3.5 mg Jan 27, 2009 - 3 mg; Feb 23, 2009 - 2.5 mg March 25, 2009 - 2 mg; April 21, 2009 - 1.5 mg June 6, 2009 - 1 mg; July 14, 2009 - 0.5 mg LAST DAY OF PROZAC - August 13, 2009!!!! Major setback after 5 days on bc pills - Started Citalopram 20 mg 5/10

12-09-2009, 01:29 PM	#8
ray34iyf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: WI Posts: 795	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I totally would! .. but alas, I can't handle much if any exercise at the moment. Those damn side effects will rear their ugly head! __________________ 7/18/10-switched to 20mg Celexa from 11mg Lexapro ..slowly getting back to normal. Vit C megadosing/intravenous dosing: http://www.orthomed.com/titrate.htm Video: Vitamin C Cures New Zealander's Swine Flu Just As Life Support Was to be Terminated http://www.3news.co.nz/Default.aspx?...2638=1#comment Clinical Guide to Vit C usage: http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorba...guide_1988.htm

12-09-2009, 01:33 PM	#9
CarlaD Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 115	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? Wow what a great response! ray34iyf: are you saying that exercise would increase your w/d symptoms? So let's see who's all in, then figure out how to do this to make it FUN! __________________ over 10 years Paxil 30mg, Clonazepam/Klonapin 1mg, Wellbutrin 150mg Nov 9, 2009 25mg Paxil Dec 5, 2009 22.5mg Dec 23, 2009 20mg April 9, 2010 17.5mg

12-09-2009, 01:41 PM	#10
whirlpool86 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 107	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I've been finding it reallllllllllly hard to motivate myself lately to get exercise. Really disappointed in myself!! So this is a great idea! Although I'm so UN-motivated these days I probably won't end up taking part haha. But I'll try! Good luck to everyone ;-) __________________ thedarkestlights.blogspot.com 2008 July: 1st panic attack Nov-Feb: 2009 Mar-Sep: 10mg Lexapro Oct: 5mg Lex Nov: 2.5mg Lex Nov/Dec - 2 wks: 2.5mg Lex "every other day"/"every third day" Dec 8th: 5mg daily Dec 14th: 2010 Jan 11th: July 14th:

12-09-2009, 01:45 PM	#11
ray34iyf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: WI Posts: 795	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? Yeah Carla. Unfortunately, any real kind of exertion throws me off for a good few days to a week or more. Really weird to me. Although it makes sense I guess when you consider how when you exercise, you affect your brain chemisty.. if it's already screwed up, then there's no way it's going to know how to react properly...idk. sucks. __________________ 7/18/10-switched to 20mg Celexa from 11mg Lexapro ..slowly getting back to normal. Vit C megadosing/intravenous dosing: http://www.orthomed.com/titrate.htm Video: Vitamin C Cures New Zealander's Swine Flu Just As Life Support Was to be Terminated http://www.3news.co.nz/Default.aspx?...2638=1#comment Clinical Guide to Vit C usage: http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorba...guide_1988.htm

12-09-2009, 01:49 PM	#12
whirlpool86 Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 107	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? Oh I forgot to mention that when my anxiety got really bad this time last year, I was getting a lot of exercise daily and was running a lot. Maybe my anxiety would have been even worse without that exercise, but I still had pretty bad anxiety despite the exercise I was getting. Maybe I was doing something wrong.... __________________ thedarkestlights.blogspot.com 2008 July: 1st panic attack Nov-Feb: 2009 Mar-Sep: 10mg Lexapro Oct: 5mg Lex Nov: 2.5mg Lex Nov/Dec - 2 wks: 2.5mg Lex "every other day"/"every third day" Dec 8th: 5mg daily Dec 14th: 2010 Jan 11th: July 14th:

12-09-2009, 01:55 PM	#13
CarlaD Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 115	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? ray34iyf: What about just a walk to get some fresh air? That really sucks for sure May I ask what Accutane is and what it's used for? __________________ over 10 years Paxil 30mg, Clonazepam/Klonapin 1mg, Wellbutrin 150mg Nov 9, 2009 25mg Paxil Dec 5, 2009 22.5mg Dec 23, 2009 20mg April 9, 2010 17.5mg

12-09-2009, 03:25 PM	#14
CMG69 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 175	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I'm in too. I exercise a lot and find that it is really helpful. Although I have recently been in a crash period and have found it really difficult to exercise, but I am into it. __________________ Started Paxil 20mg in Oct. 2001 for PPD, Panic Disorder 2 failed attempts Attempted switch to lexapro, didn't work Back to paxil 20mg 9/09- 13.5mg Paxil 9/09-10/09- on 5mg prozac and weaning Paxil down 10/17/09- upped prozac to 10mg, paxil 5mg- current 11/09- up prozac to 20, d/c paxil from 5mg to 0 in about 3 wks. end of 11/09- severe anxiety, dep 12/8/09- d/c'd prozac, back on paxil 5 mg 1/10- back to 20mg paxil 3/12- upped to 30mg, klonopin .05 bid

12-09-2009, 03:38 PM	#15
CarlaD Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 115	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? Ok so what I hope to do is have an official "what was your workout" thread where we can guilt each other into eating well and moving our buns Somewhere we can post a lil something daily about what we did that involved moving body parts. Does anyone have any witty ideas what we can title the tread? __________________ over 10 years Paxil 30mg, Clonazepam/Klonapin 1mg, Wellbutrin 150mg Nov 9, 2009 25mg Paxil Dec 5, 2009 22.5mg Dec 23, 2009 20mg April 9, 2010 17.5mg

12-09-2009, 04:33 PM	#16
Songbird Queen of the appendage vocabulary Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 9,170	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? Maybe we could put it in the Journals section. __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb - Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07 - Feb 08 20mg - 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg zopiclone > seroquel Jul 20mg Aug + methionine Oct aropax > loxamine Dec off seroquel 7 Dec 17.5mg 30 Dec 15mg 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg 18 Dec 6.3mg Appreciation is the antidote to stress - Trust is the antidote to fear

12-09-2009, 05:23 PM	#17
westeewoman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,283	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I'm in! __________________ Prozac, imipramine, klonopin 1989-1993 Paxil 1993-1998 poop-out/ct Celexa 1998-2005 poop-out/ct Cymbalta 60 mg July, 2005 last propranolol 15 mg/day April 6, 2007 last Serax 10 mg/day April 6, 2007 Cymbalta 60 mg 8/23/07 to 50.5 mg on 2/24/08 in six drops Cymbalta 49.0mg 3/26/2008 to 40mg 2/6/2009 in nine drops Cymbalta 38.5mg 4/15/2009 to 30mg 7/14/2010 in eight drops

12-09-2009, 05:42 PM	#18
ray34iyf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: WI Posts: 795	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? About all I can handle is the walking to and from class, other than that, it seems that more is a bad idea... Oh, and accutane is for severe acne. One of the harshest drugs on the market anywhere, and it also has a negative effect on serotonin levels in the brain. Stay faaaaaaaaaar away. Promise I'll jump on the exercise wagon as soon as i can... don't know when that'll be though.. wahh, i want to lift weights and play basketball again!!! __________________ 7/18/10-switched to 20mg Celexa from 11mg Lexapro ..slowly getting back to normal. Vit C megadosing/intravenous dosing: http://www.orthomed.com/titrate.htm Video: Vitamin C Cures New Zealander's Swine Flu Just As Life Support Was to be Terminated http://www.3news.co.nz/Default.aspx?...2638=1#comment Clinical Guide to Vit C usage: http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorba...guide_1988.htm

12-09-2009, 05:47 PM	#19
Songbird Queen of the appendage vocabulary Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 9,170	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? Exercise doesn't have to be strenuous to count. In w/d strenuous exercise can be too stimulating for the sensitive nervous system. Gentle yoga or walking can be good. __________________ Jul 01-Feb 02 Aropax Feb - Dec 03 Citalopram Jul 04 Aropax Jan 07 - Feb 08 20mg - 5mg Apr 4.5mg 5mg Jun 10mg zopiclone > seroquel Jul 20mg Aug + methionine Oct aropax > loxamine Dec off seroquel 7 Dec 17.5mg 30 Dec 15mg 24 Jan 12.5mg 16 Feb 10mg 10 May 9mg 30 May 8mg 5 July 7.5mg 2 Aug 7.25mg 1 Sep 7mg 9 Oct 6.75mg 8 Nov 6.5mg 18 Dec 6.3mg Appreciation is the antidote to stress - Trust is the antidote to fear

12-09-2009, 05:53 PM	#20
VTgirl Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 337	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I will try too as I need to do something and I am pretty fantastic at putting off working out! __________________ Panic attacks since I was 8 yrs old, anxiety, little OCD, & little PTSD 22 yrs old started Paxil CR 2002 - 6/16/09: Paxil CR 12.5mgs 6/16/09 - Paxil 10.0mgs 8/7/09 - 9.6 mgs Liquid! 8/28 - 8.0 mgs (cause I did not read syringe right) 8/30 - 8.8 mgs 9/21 - 8.0 mgs 10/19 - 7.2 mgs 11/21/09 - 6.5 mgs 12/12/09 - 6.0 mgs 1/5/10 - 5.4 mgs 1/31/10 - 5.0 mgs

12-09-2009, 11:02 PM	#22
samantha Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montara, CA Posts: 517	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I love exercising! I work out 5 days a week or more now, at least that much at the gym, the rest w/ the horses. Once in a while I can get a little short of breath or anxious but once you get your rhythm down it will be the best thing for you! Plus its nice and encouraging to watch your body strengthen! Today I did cardio, worked my back and shoulders (I only use free weights - its better for the body and strength building) and worked my abs, which is the one muscle group I work every day! I think I've become a bit obsessed w/ the gym as of late but at least its a healthy obsession! __________________ August 12th- Resuming taper, 9 mgs August 30th- 8mgs September 15th - 7.1mgs October 7th - 6.5 mgs October 18th - 6 mgs November 9th - 5 mgs December 13th - 4.5mgs December 29th - 4 mgs Jan 23rd - 3mgs, no side effects on this drop Feb 22nd - 2.5 ish mgs Mar 22nd - 1.9 ish mgs April 15th - 1 mg ish - Haven't had any significant withdrawl side effects since below 3mgs. May 22nd 2010- 0

12-10-2009, 04:47 PM	#23
CarlaD Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 115	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? SOOOO what did YOU do today? Well I shovelled the steps and the back deck. I would of done the driveway too, but when I got home from groceries, it was DONE already! My neighbour was my 'snow angel' today. We try to do that for each other once in awhile to give the other person a break. I have such great neighbours! Apart from that, I have to sadly say that I didn't do any real exercise today. (and I just ate 4 mini chocolate bars) opps __________________ over 10 years Paxil 30mg, Clonazepam/Klonapin 1mg, Wellbutrin 150mg Nov 9, 2009 25mg Paxil Dec 5, 2009 22.5mg Dec 23, 2009 20mg April 9, 2010 17.5mg

12-10-2009, 05:14 PM	#25
ray34iyf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: WI Posts: 795	Re: Withdrawl Exercise club anyone? I fell multiple times on my butt walking to class if that counts... stupid icy sidewalks! __________________ 7/18/10-switched to 20mg Celexa from 11mg Lexapro ..slowly getting back to normal. Vit C megadosing/intravenous dosing: http://www.orthomed.com/titrate.htm Video: Vitamin C Cures New Zealander's Swine Flu Just As Life Support Was to be Terminated http://www.3news.co.nz/Default.aspx?...2638=1#comment Clinical Guide to Vit C usage: http://www.seanet.com/~alexs/ascorba...guide_1988.htm

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