Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below This is my first post here and want to let you all know that I have received tons of information that has helped me out soooo much from these boards. Now for my question. About 4 months ago I was involved in a motorcycle accident but pretty much walked away with no real injuries. Just a lot of road rash. I was incredibly lucky. As a result I guess I became slightly depressed for a while an began to have panic attacks because of a combination of things. So they doctor had prescribed Lexapro and Klonopin. 4 months later I am still on both and have started up Lifting again. I am taking 10mg Lexapro and 1/8 of .5mg of Klonopin (its so low because ive been tapering off). I am just wondering if any of these two drugs has any kind of affect on gaining muscle. Anything you guys can help me with I will be very appreciative. Thanks
Lexapro, Klonopin, and Bodybuilding???
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I guess Klonipin could hurt your energy level during workouts since its intended to relax you but since you're taking so little its unlikely. If you're experiencing insomnia due to the Lexapro I'm sure that would effect your recovery times.
I'm also wondering if one or both of these drugs could decrease a person's T level which would of course hurt your gains. Unfortunately since the drug company's arent testing for this kind of side effect I think you'll have to wait for someone with personal experience to respond.
I'm also wondering if one or both of these drugs could decrease a person's T level which would of course hurt your gains. Unfortunately since the drug company's arent testing for this kind of side effect I think you'll have to wait for someone with personal experience to respond.
Well Im not really experiencing any insomnia from the Lexapro. in fact I think it might be actually helping me sleep. Iv'e been sleeping a solid 10 hours a night now. Im curious about the testosterone levels though. Im experiencing pretty good gains right now. I wonder if anyone has any personal experience with this.
Take from the following what you want.......
I've never taken lexapro...but I've taken similar drugs in the same class (SSRIs), Paxil, Celexa and Prozac. I've also taken Wellbutrin and effexor. IMO....wellbutrin and effexor are much better drugs for someone concerned with physical fitness and appearance.
The drug companies won't say this but the SSRIs have tons, litereally tons of bad side effects which can really vary depending on the individual.
Currently I'm on no medications.
But while on I was on Paxil (an SSRI like lexapro) I had terrible carb/sugar cravings, if I had one piece of candy I had to have twenty and I couldn't stop. I also craved alcohol, basically because it converts to sugar in the body (my doctor told me that at least). The alcohol cravings were the worst probably because I was attempting to not drink at the time.....I gained about 50 pounds while on SSRIs. I also had a bitch of a time trying to sleep. And I suffered from terrible night eating, I would get up in the middle of the night and eat huge amounts of ice cream, candy and/or anything sugary or high in carbs. In addtion to the above I had extremely low motivation which led to me not working out as well.........all in all, the SSRIs worked very effectively in causing me to gain massive amounts of weight. I didn't care about myself and basically felt like shit. I wasn't depressed, but I wasn't much better off.
So thats my side of the story.....btw, I've experienced none of the above behaviors since quitting SSRIs. For about 3 months I took wellbutrin...it was very good for my depression, gave me positive energy and made me feel motivated. It also gave me none of the negative sides of the SSRIs............sooooooo, in short, if you're experiencing any negative effects from lexapro, see if your doctor can ween you off of it and onto either wellbutrin and effexor. Forgot to mention, I also took effexor for a while, it was great as well, my motivation to workout was unbelievable, I was almost insane in my dedication. I guess it has something to do with the dopamine stimulation, I think thats the brain chemical which influences motivation....both wellbutrin and effexor work on this brain chemical
I've never taken lexapro...but I've taken similar drugs in the same class (SSRIs), Paxil, Celexa and Prozac. I've also taken Wellbutrin and effexor. IMO....wellbutrin and effexor are much better drugs for someone concerned with physical fitness and appearance.
The drug companies won't say this but the SSRIs have tons, litereally tons of bad side effects which can really vary depending on the individual.
Currently I'm on no medications.
But while on I was on Paxil (an SSRI like lexapro) I had terrible carb/sugar cravings, if I had one piece of candy I had to have twenty and I couldn't stop. I also craved alcohol, basically because it converts to sugar in the body (my doctor told me that at least). The alcohol cravings were the worst probably because I was attempting to not drink at the time.....I gained about 50 pounds while on SSRIs. I also had a bitch of a time trying to sleep. And I suffered from terrible night eating, I would get up in the middle of the night and eat huge amounts of ice cream, candy and/or anything sugary or high in carbs. In addtion to the above I had extremely low motivation which led to me not working out as well.........all in all, the SSRIs worked very effectively in causing me to gain massive amounts of weight. I didn't care about myself and basically felt like shit. I wasn't depressed, but I wasn't much better off.
So thats my side of the story.....btw, I've experienced none of the above behaviors since quitting SSRIs. For about 3 months I took wellbutrin...it was very good for my depression, gave me positive energy and made me feel motivated. It also gave me none of the negative sides of the SSRIs............sooooooo, in short, if you're experiencing any negative effects from lexapro, see if your doctor can ween you off of it and onto either wellbutrin and effexor. Forgot to mention, I also took effexor for a while, it was great as well, my motivation to workout was unbelievable, I was almost insane in my dedication. I guess it has something to do with the dopamine stimulation, I think thats the brain chemical which influences motivation....both wellbutrin and effexor work on this brain chemical
klonopin is a very different drug from lexapro. Klonopin is a benzodiazepine which are high habit forming (addictive)...depending on your daily doseage it can very very dangerous for you to miss a dose. If you're going to If you're going to stop taking klonopin you need to very slowly reduce your dosages over a fairly long amount of time. I've heard that people on high dosages have gone into seizures from their withdrawals from benzodiazepines.
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