I'm studying medicine currently. I find that 3 hour classes are really draining. I used to think it was because of anxiety but I have been on Venlafaxine for almost 3 months now, then I thought it was lack of sleep but I slept like 12 hours last night so I really can pin point it. I find after about 2 hours I start getting a bit restless in my anatomy labs and feel like just leaving, almost irritable in a sense even though I love anatomy and want to be a surgeon. When it comes to sitting down and studying I can do about 3 hours usually cause I may pause momentarily to change song or set .
I'm starting to think it's maybe anxiety or am I just over thinking it? I found going to the gym helps a lot but I go so often to get rid of this restless feeling that I often over train. I even resorted to anabolic steroids in the past for my body to keep up I put on a tonne of muscle at the same time becoming less anxious and clearer to focus but it seems only a bandaid solution?
To give you an idea, when I wake up at like 5-6am, I feel great on top of the world, fairly patient and excited for class but afterwards fairly tired slightly irritable.
Interestingly, on my really good days I notice that I don't really over think stuff (automatically, not so much due to me), I really don't notice what song is on, I tend to be living more so in the moment.
The only thing I don't really do that a lot of people have suggested is go for long walks, I don't really like walking because I find it boring and sometimes If I am really anxious I come back worse, physically I'm more of a sprinter and plus I since I broke my leg two years ago my right leg isn't the same. But to be honest I am really willing to try anything.
I'm starting to think it's maybe anxiety or am I just over thinking it? I found going to the gym helps a lot but I go so often to get rid of this restless feeling that I often over train. I even resorted to anabolic steroids in the past for my body to keep up I put on a tonne of muscle at the same time becoming less anxious and clearer to focus but it seems only a bandaid solution?
To give you an idea, when I wake up at like 5-6am, I feel great on top of the world, fairly patient and excited for class but afterwards fairly tired slightly irritable.
Interestingly, on my really good days I notice that I don't really over think stuff (automatically, not so much due to me), I really don't notice what song is on, I tend to be living more so in the moment.
The only thing I don't really do that a lot of people have suggested is go for long walks, I don't really like walking because I find it boring and sometimes If I am really anxious I come back worse, physically I'm more of a sprinter and plus I since I broke my leg two years ago my right leg isn't the same. But to be honest I am really willing to try anything.
