Posted by johnlund on May 13, 2002, at 21:34:55
In reply to Fitness and effexor, posted by spu on May 13, 2002, at 8:21:24
> I think I've been depressed for about 8 years now
> and just started getting help on Friday. I was
> put on effexor xr after my first visit, and that
> kind of freaked me out. I hate drugs (even asprin)
> because I make drugs, I'm a pharmaceutical
> biochemist. Reading all these posts is crazy.
> Although my personal and social life is a disaster,
> I am extremely active in many sports like cycling
> and skiing. Probably the only things that have
> kept me sane all these years. Has anyone experienced
> a loss of fitness (ie cardio, muscle strength,
> endurance, etc) on this drug? I already have the
> headaches and stomach knot, but I do feel a little
> different. I hesitate to say better....
I have been on Effexor XR 150mg for over two years now. I have always been active in sports, and I find that Effexor has only one major impact on my sports activity. I find I sweat more and also earlier than before I was on Effexor. I have also gained a little weight. Probably because my appetite has returned. However, I am able to control it with excercise and diet. My blood pressure is pretty normal, but I believe that it would go up if I didn't excercise. I work out once a day for about a hour. I do some push-ups, sit-ups, ride a stationary bike for 15 minutes, and run on a tread-mill type device for 30 minutes. I am ringing wet when I finish, and I have to drink about 16oz of water. However, I do not feel this is a problem. I am 53 years old, and would probably not be among the living, or at best not been out in open society if Effexor had not come along.
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