Posted by SLS on November 25, 2009, at 18:18:53
In reply to Re: Lithium and Exercise - Tremors, posted by emmanuel98 on November 25, 2009, at 17:43:33
> Muscles that are badly out of shape tremble when exercised. I recently had knee surgery and can't do the simplest leg extension without the muscle trembling. So maybe that's the problem. You just need to not overwork the your muscles and gradually build up strength.
I am returning to exercise after 20 years of lying on a couch in a depressive stupor. My achilles tendons actually shortened from non-use. When I was working out in my twenties, I used heavy-duty style training. There was only one way to perform a set. One worked each exercise until the point of muscular failure. It is hard for me not to do that now. I hope you are right. Maybe I am exercising too intensely for my level of deconditioning. I suspect that lithium is making things worse, though.
- Scott
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