Joeindians: Came down off Lexapro now chronically fatigued

[Joeindians]

Will lifting heavy weights delay the natural healing process when on PAWS?

I'm 13 months in since my last dose of lexapro.  I can't tell if I am more fatigued after lifting. I do think that lifting helps with my psychological and hormonal needs.

[LotusRising]

Hey @Joeindians

 

From personal experience, I would say start slow. I overdid weights and exercising in general when I thought I was doing better and crashed with terrible fatigue. If you feel recharged afterward and into the next day, you might be okay, but again, go slow, and work your way up. 

[Joeindians]

Thanks for your input. 

[Joeindians]

15 month update of PAWS 

-Most of my symptoms (constant tinnitus, fatigue, vivid dreams) are around the same level since the 6 month mark. So ive had extremely slow progress since then. 

I administrerd a solution of Lexapro back in Oct 21 for reinstatement. Most of my symptoms especially my Tinnitus worsened after my reinstatement of 1.0 mL of lexapro in a salt solution! It should be noted that i had bad ear infections when i was 2 years old. And i dont have my tonsils intact.... how long will it take to heal??

I know the studies that suggests it takes 2 -3 years on average. But ive had very little progress for about a year. I really dont want these symptoms to linger throughout my life. But ive really screwed up my nerves by the 10 month reinstatent i did in 2021. 

 

 

[Joeindians]

On 3/17/2023 at 11:56 PM, Altostrata said:

Protracted withdrawal can last several years.

Do your cumulative waves from stress affect the length of total time of PAWS? Will I get the same amount of recovery in a day if I was stressed as opposed to not being stressed?

I was lifting 4 days a week for a few months, but I took a week off and have 25% less symptoms than I would have had if I was lifting that week. I'm still sensitive to stress such as walking alone at night 

I'm 16 months out from my last dose of Lexapro. 

[Altostrata]

6 hours ago, Joeindians said:

I took a week off and have 25% less symptoms than I would have had if I was lifting that week.

 

What would common sense tell you from this?

[Joeindians]

1 hour ago, Altostrata said:

 

What would common sense tell you from this?

Cur down on working out. Try to find a sweet spot like 2 days instead of 4