Well, as I mentioned earlier in my other posts that I haven't done much riding since February because I was overtrained or something. That's what I thought, according to exercise research, when overtrained, your body should take a maximum of 9 weeks for it to recover and feel good again before exercising again. Well, for me, it's been now 12 weeks, and I did go on a few rides but my legs especially on the quads and calves gave me a torturing sharp pain as I went riding. I have thought about it for a while why I have these things happening to my body? I have never felt this after 15 years of mountain biking and cycling. It was getting too rediculous and too weird. Then it came in my mind, that beginning of last fall, I have started taking a new medicine called, "Invega Sustenna" to replace the 'Resperidal Consta' I have been taking for years. The psychriatrist I go to thought I should change to the Invega Sustenna which is a brand new medicine that just came out and does the same effects as the Resperidal Consta but with this new medicine I can get the injection once a month instead of two times per month like the Resperidal Consta. I went for it and mentally, it's working great. Then I thought, because I am exercising poorly now than I have ever been, is it the medicine? I did some research on the Invega Sustenna and I could see on one of the side effects on the list is "muscle cramps or muscle soreness". Then I googled muscle cramps and it said if you have a prolong muscle cramp that would not heal, it could be medicine you are taking as well.
So I went to the nurse I go to and asked her about it, and she said she thinks it's possible and will talk to the doctor so I am waiting for a reply back. I asked if I could change back to Resperidal Consta because that stuff never caused the same problems I have right now. The only diffence between the two medicines is the number of injections. They do treat exactly the same. I'd rather have more injections and ride my bike than have less injections than not ride my bike at all(oh yeah, definitely!) So, I don't know if this is the problem or not, but I hope it is because I am dead tired of not exercising. Exercising is good for you and I don't want that taken away out of my life.
I have read other people's reviews about the Invega Sustenna, and not really any of them really talked about the same problems I have. They talked mostly about weight gain, nightmares at night, and being thirsty at night. So, I assume, none of these people exercise at all. Only one person in the reviews talked about she swims a lot but did talk about muscle stiffness and aching joints.
So, I don't know, it's a real mystery. We'll have to see after a few months and changing medicines. The Invega Sustenna is really helping my mind and helping me think more clearly but I want to ride my bike a lot too and we'll see what the doctor has to say. I want to keep riding my bike and it's the main reason why I am getting better. I learned that you can't only get mentally better just exercising but both medicine and exercising helps. I hate medicine but everybody says it is helping me so I'll stick with it. Taking it especially with biking or other exercises helps even better.
So I went to the nurse I go to and asked her about it, and she said she thinks it's possible and will talk to the doctor so I am waiting for a reply back. I asked if I could change back to Resperidal Consta because that stuff never caused the same problems I have right now. The only diffence between the two medicines is the number of injections. They do treat exactly the same. I'd rather have more injections and ride my bike than have less injections than not ride my bike at all(oh yeah, definitely!) So, I don't know if this is the problem or not, but I hope it is because I am dead tired of not exercising. Exercising is good for you and I don't want that taken away out of my life.
I have read other people's reviews about the Invega Sustenna, and not really any of them really talked about the same problems I have. They talked mostly about weight gain, nightmares at night, and being thirsty at night. So, I assume, none of these people exercise at all. Only one person in the reviews talked about she swims a lot but did talk about muscle stiffness and aching joints.
So, I don't know, it's a real mystery. We'll have to see after a few months and changing medicines. The Invega Sustenna is really helping my mind and helping me think more clearly but I want to ride my bike a lot too and we'll see what the doctor has to say. I want to keep riding my bike and it's the main reason why I am getting better. I learned that you can't only get mentally better just exercising but both medicine and exercising helps. I hate medicine but everybody says it is helping me so I'll stick with it. Taking it especially with biking or other exercises helps even better.
