exercising when i'm depressed

I just got done doing great things around the home. Like domestic engineers do. And I was happy starting out and now I feel like one big fart out when I should be enjoying the work of my hands. My mind feels like it is in a sleepy haze and I'm wondering where is the life? I'm slowed down all of a sudden like i'm sleeping while awake without joy of looking forward to anything or planning for anything. I will drag my tailfeathers to the bathroom and get dressed for zumba. I hope that can lift me. I will struggle against this feeling to go lay in bed!

Hi kzo,

I think its a great idea to exercise even if & maybe especially so, when depressed. Going through the motions IS sometimes the best I can do on some days...

I sleep for days & I don't know why at 1st then I realize I'm not simply sick; GEE I must be depressed. Nothing feels better or safer than my bed/sleep & with Seroquel this can easily be accomplished w/out even taking more than I'm supposed to. Apparently I have to force myself to get up everyday - at least to some degree.

Even when I'm manic I don't usually wake to a "bright sun shiny day"! You know? Probably b/c I haven't even gone to bed when the sun has come up on those days.

IF you can get yourself to get up & exercise, it may be as good as taking an AD. I haven't gone to the gym for more than a couple weeks & of course I've been depressed during this time. So due to your post here I'm going to make sure to exercise again despite the fact that I'm way behind in my schoolwork. Usually taking a break to go exercise makes a more effective 'studier'.

So thanks,

-kby-

I'm having one of those days too. My head is so foggy I cant even remember my name let alone where I put the can of soup I am trying to make for lunch for my kids. I have kids???!!! I feel esp. guilty today as well cause I am so incapable to caring for them today.
My question is......when you are imersed in a day like this how do you even muster up the energy (let alone remember to do it) to do a work out?? I have been doing a 5am Bootcamp but tomorrow morn is gonna be a severe challenge if it's anything like today.

PS this is my first day on the below meds. I was removed of my previous Wellebutrin to try an MAOi course of treatment. How long is this gonna take?

Hi yummymummy,

I'm going w/out the AD's right now despite some depression - I'm sooo far behind in my schoolwork I'm afraid to face it SO I avoid it making it even worse. Finally got my therapist to write my voc rehab counselor so he can talk to accessibility at the college. They've insisted on 3 to 4 courses while I've ALWAYS said not to give me more than 3 BUT I'd prefer 2 so i have a chance at decent grades. They're online & I've got diagnosed ADHD & they KNOW! So I just don't get it b/c I haven't got the concessions I would normally IF I were on campus....

I realized I was ranting - the point was that its affecting my self esteem. Its hard to get outta bed, etc, etc. My therapist says I'm doing WAY WAY better, even w/the ADHD I can now focus better than I have in a long time SO very important for me to recognize progress & try not to focus so much on the negative. Progress rather than perfection is another important one I need to remember.

If I have to get back on AD's, meaning if the doc says so, I will. I do what they say nowadays b/c I played prescribing Dr. for myself a long time & I couldn't come up w/the right concoction despite my best efforts! I really hope the MAOI's work for you, that would be awesome...in the meantime ARE U still working out?

Sticking to a regimen would do absolute wonders for me. It has been an impossibility to stringently impose a regular schedule on myself. Especially sleep....

-kby-

kumbaya my lord kumbaya,
someones cryin my lord kumbaya, Prayer?

kzoey

Girls, don't forget plenty of exercise requires some sleep!

kzoey,

YES that's the one! My biggest struggle in life today is my sleep pattern. I'm a 44yr old man living with a bunch of younger guys b/c I'm a live-in house manager of a sober living house. I definitely don't lack drama in my life!

-kby-

God Bless you kumbaya, it is a wonderful example to keep drinking alcohol out of your life, and I respect a great deal your choice of life style. Its I believe especially wonderful for someone with bp to have someone who lives a sober life around them for support. Keep up the good work. And I hope someway you will receive God's healing for your sleepless nights, I believe he has something specifically wonderful for those who suffer! He's the great Physician!

Sometimes I believe when we are depressed, we need to face that and not ask ourselves to get up and experience something joyful like a nice freedom run. When our emotions are hostage to sadness, sometimes i believe the best thing to do is to let those sorrows like sea billows roll, and let some of the rain "tears" out! Then we can be free to go into exercise free to do so>>>

I'm going to be self supportive here!! I exercised a whole 8 hours this past week,, I did a total of 8 zumba classes, HIP HIP HOORAY.....

I have gained so much weight being on my meds that now my weight makes me depressed but I have now set a goal, I walk a mile everyday reguardless of my mood...it's my time to pray and think and be alone! I am commiting to myself to do some type of excerside daily, right now it's walking that mile...when the weather cools I will walk further also I found a bike I want, when I save the money I will start riding my bike around instead of using the car when it's somewhere within a reasonable distance, also I bought a work out video for when the weather is bad and i can't go out.

Mandy1981 ,

walking is terrific for the spirit and its challenging with a mental illness at times because of the alone part, you can sometimes feel the blues while walking, but I was doing that for a few or more years before zumba. Give yourself lots of credit for doing it sometimes with the depression on your shoulder....

I'm noticing with the change of summer where I am very proiductive at exercise like 2 an half hours to 3, to fall where i am less energetic without the suns energy and heat, that my body now feels its weight more and it is harder to keep going. I hope I can stick with it. I also hit a dark cloud within it was painful with a pit in my stomach, but now it has lifted.

I am finding that even a short 10 minute walk every morning keeps me from feeling like a total slug. If I can, I also try to do 10 minutes in the evening as well. It's about all I can manage, due to massive fatigue, but it does seem to make a difference.

Hey guys! I have gained a bunch of weight in the last year due to the psych meds and steroids I take for my severe asthma. I am very unmotivated to exercise and feel totally fat and ugly. Also, when I try to exercise, my asthma sometimes kicks up and makes me feel all out of breath and wheezy. I do have a treadmill at home that I used to enjoy using last year. It was good because I had it in my sunroom where I could enjoy looking outside, but be shielded from the outside heat or cold that could trigger my symptoms. I want to be healthy and am tired of being sick and tired all the time. Any good suggestions for me?

Songbird
maybe you can do movement type exercises?

i know that when i've gained weight and am not feeling great about my body it helps just to stretch, be silly and shake my body, or lie on my back with my legs up against the wall. anything simple that helps me feel some connection with my body without judging its appearance or present abilities.

then, it's easier for me to get good walk in which is what's best for me physically and mentally.
i have chronic back pain which limits the types and amount of exercise i can do too.

i've hear good things about tai chi and really want to try it.