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Is This Lethargy?

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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well today! Stay strong and safe during this pandemic! :)

Thank you to everyone who reads this thread. Thank you to everyone who responds to this thread.

So I am schizoaffective and am on 4 medicines for my brain. I am on loxapine, abilify, and celexa, and on benztropine for tremors.

I am tired all the time and sleep all the time. Lately, things have gotten worse. At first when I was tired I couldn't do chores and work now I don't feel like doing the things I enjoy.

College basketball is at it's peak as I type this and I'm just so tired and not motivated to watch it, just like work and chores. I know if I watch college basketball or work on a jigsaw puzzle it'll be fun but I'd rather lay down and do nothing or sleep. This has gotten to the point for things I enjoy now. I also don't feel like eating or fixing something to eat and other simple things.

I'm tired all the time and don't feel like doing anything. It's not just feeling like not doing anything, but it's a very strong feeling of not doing anything. On top of not feeling like doing something, my body doesn't feel like doing something. Every time I get out of bed, my arms and legs feel like heavy weights and I have trouble lifting my hands and arms and legs. I just feel so weak when I try to do anything at all, even eating or other simple things.

I and my body don't feel like checking the mail, getting out of the apartment, and just doing the things I enjoy so much. All I am able or feel like doing is laying down and sleeping.

I'm on a lot of medicine. In addition to celexa, loxapine, abilify, and benztropine I am on depakote and protonix. Could all of this be side effects of my medicines? Is this lethargy? Has anyone been through this before? Or could it just be effects of my illness rather than the meds used to treat it?

Thank you for reading!
 

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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well today! Stay strong and safe during this pandemic! :)

Thank you to everyone who reads this thread. Thank you to everyone who responds to this thread.

So I am schizoaffective and am on 4 medicines for my brain. I am on loxapine, abilify, and celexa, and on benztropine for tremors.

I am tired all the time and sleep all the time. Lately, things have gotten worse. At first when I was tired I couldn't do chores and work now I don't feel like doing the things I enjoy.

College basketball is at it's peak as I type this and I'm just so tired and not motivated to watch it, just like work and chores. I know if I watch college basketball or work on a jigsaw puzzle it'll be fun but I'd rather lay down and do nothing or sleep. This has gotten to the point for things I enjoy now. I also don't feel like eating or fixing something to eat and other simple things.

I'm tired all the time and don't feel like doing anything. It's not just feeling like not doing anything, but it's a very strong feeling of not doing anything. On top of not feeling like doing something, my body doesn't feel like doing something. Every time I get out of bed, my arms and legs feel like heavy weights and I have trouble lifting my hands and arms and legs. I just feel so weak when I try to do anything at all, even eating or other simple things.

I and my body don't feel like checking the mail, getting out of the apartment, and just doing the things I enjoy so much. All I am able or feel like doing is laying down and sleeping.

I'm on a lot of medicine. In addition to celexa, loxapine, abilify, and benztropine I am on depakote and protonix. Could all of this be side effects of my medicines? Is this lethargy? Has anyone been through this before? Or could it just be effects of my illness rather than the meds used to treat it?

Thank you for reading!


Hello Faith712,

I hope that what i say will help you.

Firstly, though i have not had anything as severe as what you have been diagnosed with, i have had experience with 'anxiety and depression' and was taking citalopram for a number of years.

Thank God and with God i am off of these medications now and doing well.

Throughout the Gospels Jesus(and the apostles aswell) was able to cast demons out of people, and i believe that what they called demons in the Bible are what we call anxiety, depression etc. nowadays.

I am not in any way qualified to advise you about your medication and the effects it would be having on you, and would advise you to find a christian Councillor whom knows about medication and get help from them.

All healing and good comes through God, and i would recommend getting closer to Him.

Are you reading your bible every day and praying daily?

I will pray for you,

God bless you,

James.
 
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well today! Stay strong and safe during this pandemic! :)

Thank you to everyone who reads this thread. Thank you to everyone who responds to this thread.

So I am schizoaffective and am on 4 medicines for my brain. I am on loxapine, abilify, and celexa, and on benztropine for tremors.

I am tired all the time and sleep all the time. Lately, things have gotten worse. At first when I was tired I couldn't do chores and work now I don't feel like doing the things I enjoy.

College basketball is at it's peak as I type this and I'm just so tired and not motivated to watch it, just like work and chores. I know if I watch college basketball or work on a jigsaw puzzle it'll be fun but I'd rather lay down and do nothing or sleep. This has gotten to the point for things I enjoy now. I also don't feel like eating or fixing something to eat and other simple things.

I'm tired all the time and don't feel like doing anything. It's not just feeling like not doing anything, but it's a very strong feeling of not doing anything. On top of not feeling like doing something, my body doesn't feel like doing something. Every time I get out of bed, my arms and legs feel like heavy weights and I have trouble lifting my hands and arms and legs. I just feel so weak when I try to do anything at all, even eating or other simple things.

I and my body don't feel like checking the mail, getting out of the apartment, and just doing the things I enjoy so much. All I am able or feel like doing is laying down and sleeping.

I'm on a lot of medicine. In addition to celexa, loxapine, abilify, and benztropine I am on depakote and protonix. Could all of this be side effects of my medicines? Is this lethargy? Has anyone been through this before? Or could it just be effects of my illness rather than the meds used to treat it?

Thank you for reading!
Medications can mess you up for sure. However, I know from experience that Satan can use something like this to make the issue worse than it should be.

If you do not exercise your body, you become physically weak. If you stop exercising your will, it becomes weak also. (By exercising, I mean doing what you desire to do. You end up in a state of passivity. I've been that way through depression. I realised that I was in trouble when I could not be bothered to make a cup of coffee. I used to drink 10 mugs a day.

The only antidote is to go against everything that is telling you to just lie down and rest. It will be hard at first, just like physical exercise is hard when you've been sedentary. You also need to talk to the medical professional who has prescribed the medication.

A good friend who suffered passivity told how he overcame. He would deliberately find something to do when the feeling of do-nothing became overwhelming. Start with things you've neglected and then whatever else you can do within your limitations. Whatever you do, don't allow failure to discourage you. It won't be easy. It is possible. If you choose, God will back you up. Ask Him to strengthen your will. God will do that too.
 
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It’s probably from your medication. But lack of motivation does not mean you can’t. You are still able. Just try to focus on something it will enrich your life. After a little while you will get good at it. I think it is called akathisia. Sz.com people talk about it a lot.
 
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