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quick, quick... from what I understood the meds do not force your body to store those calories... Many -not all- anti-depres slow down the chemical exchange in the brain and slow down the rest of the body... breathing and heart = sleepy? stomach and intestines = weight gain (food is there too long and too much gets absorbed), liver = ??? oups the mail is on... bye
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Hi itsjustme, Lots of great support from your fellow members! As you can see you are not alone in feeling this way. It may help to take it slow at first. It doesn't necessarily have to be a workout dvd, even a short walk to start out with helps. Twister had a fabulous suggestion with dancing to music! Let the small successes give you the strength to take on bigger goals. Casey ____________________________ The DC Support Team
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what a catch 22 we are in- exercise helps with depression but depressed people can't always find a way or the motivation to exercise. for me the physical symptoms (and right now plantar fasciitis) prevent me from doing much. but, i do lack motivation... BIG TIME!! i have been told by my doc that most anti-depressants cause weight gain although when i started using prozac i initially lost weight then stabilized. when i switched meds recently i started gaining again- go figure??!! just keep trying new things- sometimes i put music on and dance around for as long as i can... for me that doesn't feel as much like exercise as a walk or some formal program, at least not usually. i find music to be great "medicine" and motivation.
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You know, I've had a gym membership for the past year and I stopped going in the summer because of kids being home for the summer and leaving them for a couple of hours, I didn't feel right, anyhow...what is it now, October, and I still haven't gone back, I don't know, I guess I prefer to walk outside but I have to get there. I know that when I do walk, I feel better emotionally and physically, and I guess this is what we have to focus on...easier said than done, but it the right thing to do.
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I mIss my exercise. I know that it helps with mood etc and I also dont like the added flab and weight that has settled around my middle! However, what to do when the reason for my depression is the fact that my back is so bad i can hardly move, can walk no more than 6/7 steps, so exercise for me is out of the question. Does this mean that the depression will last forever? I dont want to believe so as I have to learn to be active in other ways but I am learning to be active mentally trying to do the C.B.T.
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hi itsjustme. [b]YES[/b] oh yes. I was never skinny but I was always very active. As a teenager I as into swimming competitivly, cadets, and lifeguarding at local pools. Then at the University i needed cash so I saved on transport and rode my bike to school (45 mins on the underground Metro-Subway or 30 mins on my bike in traffic!) I was still lifeguarding and teaching swimming, and etc at 120 km/hr for three years. Now, one husband, two children, and 3 major depressive episodes later... I am still 155 cm but up to 135 kg. I am having a really hard time getting motivated to go for that walk. It is the motivation and also the discomfort of exercise at this size - especially after the accident I had back in Feb 07. I never really like the playing with machines thing at gyms. And there is no way I will run after a ball - I ain't Fido :p so for now, I will work what is most important. This CBT. On the weekends I try the two or three hours wandering in the forest with the kids teaching them why they need to recycle, preserve green spaces, and keep healthy. Maybe by repeting it to them... It will eventually sink into this thick skull ? ? ?
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Hi, i have been telling myself to start exercising and i just can't do it! i dunno what it'll take for me to do it. i gained weight, more than i wanted to. i was too skinny before, after my breakup with my boyfriend i just couldn't eat and when i did i didn't gain much weight. when i hit rock bottom having problems at work and my family not liking my new boyfriend, i started to eat whatever i wanted because i didnt' care what i looked like. i am currently on prozac and i think it's the meds that is making me gain and not lose weight, but my doctor said it's not. since then, i can't take the weight off! And i try so hard to eat properly. i tried to exercise at a gym but i hated it. i didn't lose weight. i didn't even eat bad foods. i don't know what went wrong. So now i want to start exercising at home again but i just can't do it! before i wouldn't have a problem to start exercising. now i can't motivate myself. it's so easy pop the dvd in and start exercising, but why can't i do it? is anyone else going through the same thing as me? and it's not just exercising i can't do, it's a ton of things. everything seems to be a challenge lately i'm so tired of feeling this way. is anyone going through the same feelings and actions? and if not what made you start exercising? i need motivation!

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