My year on Sertraline.

[give it to gordon]

I've been re-reading through the thread and there are posts I wanted to respond to, but I just want to say, for everyone else, use the gym not just to get in shape (whatever that means to you) but as a place of solitude and you time.

It's really important to get time to yourself away from social, work and personal pressures.

If you don't look at it as 'hard work' or a 'chore', you WILL come to love what that personal solitude does for your mental well-being.

I understand how exercise is good you. Something I have always done be it football, cricket, cycling but now I struggle to do exercise.
62, hernia, bad back, manual work my body is falling apart !.

After work I have a spare hour as I wait for my missus to finish.
I use this time as my time, read or just listening to music. In the summer just watching the sea.

Horses for courses but exercise etc is good.

I also changed my light bulbs to natural day light. They give a more white light which take some getting use to.

 

[Bigga]

I understand how exercise is good you. Something I have always done be it football, cricket, cycling but now I struggle to do exercise.
62, hernia, bad back, manual work my body is falling apart !.

After work I have a spare hour as I wait for my missus to finish.
I use this time as my time, read or just listening to music. In the summer just watching the sea.

Horses for courses but exercise etc is good.

I also changed my light bulbs to natural day light. They give a more white light which take some getting use to.

Yes, it's finding that time for you and shutting the world out.

Exercise, however limited, is good for you. Swim, walk, leisurely exercise biking. Headphones in, cut yourself off to be with you.

Other ways; art, nature, solitude however you find it.

Dim the outside and inner noise down/ turn it off for that short space of time as we lose a sense of self in this rush hour, pressure world.

Gaming, however, is the extreme of this and that needs controlling. Years ago, I used to game for hours and I game now, on average, about 3-5 hours in the whole year (I think less, this year!).

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

How long has she been on it ? Three months is a good trial period then go back and change drugs , it can take a couple of goes to find the right ones , i am on citalopram and mitrazapine , changed my life

2+ years.

She went on citalopram for a few months which really sent her west sadly.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

I've been re-reading through the thread and there are posts I wanted to respond to, but I just want to say, for everyone else, use the gym not just to get in shape (whatever that means to you) but as a place of solitude and you time.

It's really important to get time to yourself away from social, work and personal pressures.

If you don't look at it as 'hard work' or a 'chore', you WILL come to love what that personal solitude does for your mental well-being.

Or as an alternative get out for walks - I've turned into a right weirdo where the worse the weather, the quicker I am out for a walk.

I really enjoy getting my waking boots & waterproofs on and walking against the elements - I find it really therapeutic and cleansing.

Think of that scene from Shawshank, like a very watered down version of that............

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

I understand how exercise is good you. Something I have always done be it football, cricket, cycling but now I struggle to do exercise.
62, hernia, bad back, manual work my body is falling apart !.

After work I have a spare hour as I wait for my missus to finish.
I use this time as my time, read or just listening to music. In the summer just watching the sea.

Horses for courses but exercise etc is good.

I also changed my light bulbs to natural day light. They give a more white light which take some getting use to.

Not quite to your vintage yet GITG ;-) but I had to pack in running as I couldn't recover for the next one - I was in absolute agony with my knees.

However, pending monetary status and space I would recommend getting a Concept 2 rower or similar.

Really good workout that you can fly through in 20+ minutes and it doesn't take it's tole on your joints.

Just my two pennies worth - I have no excuse not to get into the garage on mine...............

 

[FantasyIreland]

I've been re-reading through the thread and there are posts I wanted to respond to, but I just want to say, for everyone else, use the gym not just to get in shape (whatever that means to you) but as a place of solitude and you time.

It's really important to get time to yourself away from social, work and personal pressures.

If you don't look at it as 'hard work' or a 'chore', you WILL come to love what that personal solitude does for your mental well-being.

Its good advice,in the main.....but just be careful that,in terms of obsession and need,the gym doesn't also become part of a problem.I speak from experience.

 

[Bigga]

Its good advice,in the main.....but just be careful that,in terms of obsession and need,the gym doesn't also become part of a problem.I speak from experience.

100% agree with you. That's also happened to me!

It is a fine balance but, for me, I was escaping the nagging pressures at my house too!

Haha!

 

[kaz7]

2+ years.

She went on citalopram for a few months which really sent her west sadly.

Plenty more things to try though , life is too precious to spend it in the grip of anxiety , that is coming from me who couldnt get out of bed , answer the phone or the door , couldnt open post , was suicidal with anxiety

I wish her the best

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Sertraline - Wow! - Page 1 - Health Matters - PistonHeads UK

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

At 3 months in, taking these is not a decision I regret. It may not be for everyone and the first 3/4 weeks really were difficult, but I've become much less withdrawn and been trying new things. Would like to get exercising again to try and find a natural route to progress in future, but its night and day in difference in terms of where I was in December.