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Sweating out meds when exercising?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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Sweating out meds when exercising?
by ivoovi@aol.com, Dec 23, 2001 12:00AM
Hi, this is a strange phoenomenon...but after a hard, intense work out, the following day I'm extremely, suicidially, depressed. Now, I drink LOTS of fluids before, during, and after the workout, and I mantain a VERY healthy diet, so I'm wondering if maybe I'm sweating out some of my medication? and it takes a couple days for the levels to reach normal again? I always get better after a day or two..it's very weird. Any thoughts?
Thank you,
Chris
Thank you,
Chris
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Dec 24, 2001 12:00AM
, Dec 24, 2001 12:00AM
Its an interesting idea, but doesn't work that way. The metabolism of antidepressants usually takes place in the tissues and in the liver. Think about the possibility that you can a good endorphin high from an intense workup, and then feel the comedown the next day, which you incorporate into your monitoring of depression, and feeling low, you misinterpret what that actually means.
