Posted by Geezer on December 2, 2002, at 11:34:34
In reply to Re: complete certainty?/see bottom » dr. dave, posted by pharmrep on December 2, 2002, at 9:16:38
> > > **** The Effexor could be your issue...like Paxil, Effexor tends to mess with your mind and body...long after you have stopped taking it...did you stop cold turkey (thanksgiving joke) or did you titrate down slowly? I have heard of your symptoms from this before...and possibly lasting several weeks...dont go back to effexor, try to ride it out...once your body is ready, then lexapro will do its job..(10 mg right?) good luck
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> > I think it's worth adding that, while there is a good chance Lexapro will help, it is not a complete certainty as pharmrep seems to be implying. I think that's a little misleading. I'm sorry if you feel upset about that pharmrep, but I feel it's important.
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> > If you've only been on Lexapro 19 days it is too early to tell whether it will help. Maybe give it four to six weeks if you can. It is all too easy to lose hope, but if this leads to your medication swapping about too frequently it stops anything having a chance to work.
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> ****** yes...i should be upset...because the phrase "complete certainty" sounds pretty absolute...I believe the terms "could".."tends to"..and "possibly"..generally refer to a lack of certainty which is how I properly used them....let's just stick with the 4-6 wks, hopefully by then the effexor s/e will be gone.
>And "maybe" if she had tried Prozac instead of Lexapro she wouldn't have the problem at all....just a guess.
Geezer
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