Posted by thegron on August 19, 2012, at 0:58:39
In reply to Does exercise make anyone else feel worse?, posted by Meltingpot on August 14, 2012, at 9:18:37
> Hi,
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> To those of you who are fortunate enough to be able to get themselves to bed to go to the gym, does anyone feel worse the day after excerising.
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> I force myself to go to the gym, 10 minutes on the bike kills me but I feel psychologically better that I did it. However the following few days afterwards I feel worse, I feel completely lethargic and listless and the tightness around my chest feels worse. I know it is not lung related, I used to experience these symptoms in my 20s after swimming but fortunately after being put on antidepressants (and them working) I know longer experienced the symptoms. Antidepressants don't work half as well for me anymore and I experience the same symptoms as I used to before I was ever put on antidepressants.
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> It's so frustrating because you read that exercise is supposed to help, not make you feel worse?
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> Does anyone else experience this?
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> Denise from the UKTo give my two cents... I know that if I am out of shape and start working out again, I feel terrible after my workouts (physically, not psychologically). This is a natural reaction to the stress that you are putting on your body. It is not used to it, therefore, it requires time to adapt. I'm not sure how often you work out, but overtime, if you consistently do it, you will gain endurance and may feel better. then you will be able to go 20 min on bike, 30 min, and so on. you'll then find that you get addicted to the endorphin high that working out gives you. then you will feel more energized after your workouts and more lethargic when you skip them. anyway, that is of course if there is not some other underlying biological cause to your symptoms. I don't want to make any rash judgments as I do not know everything about you :)
Hope that helps a little bit. (sorry if you knew all of that already haha)
-Thegron
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