Posted by CellarDoor818 on April 5, 2003, at 7:32:20
In reply to Re: Lexapro Side Effects - First Time Med User, posted by baracuda on April 5, 2003, at 1:05:38
Hey everyone! Thanks for all your posts! Now I'm on day 5 (4 Lexapro down) and I must say I do feel much better. My sleep patterns are pretty much back to normal. The only side affects I still think I'm really feeling is a lack of appetite and dry mouth. It's so strange -
I used to have a lot of issues with food and have anorexia-esque food thought patterns (not that I had anorexia, but food and dieting was just on my mind A LOT, I guess, and provided me with a lot of anxiety) and that is completely GONE. I've lost some weight and I think my lack of appetite is due to the medication, but I AM JUST NOT WORRIED ABOUT FOOD ANYMORE. When I actually do get hungry, I've just been eating whatever the hell I feel like!!!! I hope this account makes sense, because it feels like a major thing for me.I have a lot of stress going on right now with my current boyfriend, and it could be the placebo affect, but I just feel like I'm handling the whole situation so much better than I usually would be, without the Lexapro. I think a week ago, our situation would have been cause for a major crying, moody, "life is over," "i will never be functional," kind of episode, and now I swear, I just don't feel that way. Am I a little anxious over what will happen with our relationship? Sure. Do I miss him (we're taking a 'break'. sigh.)? Definitely. But I've been having fun with other friends, getting out of my apartment, and I've been able to think really clearly about our situation - without getting swept up in some over-emotional, weepy scenes and feeling like my life is positively over. I guess the short version of what I'm saying is that I feel like I'm FINALLY having rational, reasonable, appropriate, "big girl" emotional responses instead of forever feeling like the mopey, moody thirteen year old in black lipstick I used to be is still running the show. So far, yeah for Lexapro!! Honestly, if I continue to feel this good (or better, I realize it still might not have fully kicked in yet), I don't care if I have to take it for the rest of my life.
Baracuda - I hope things start going better for you!! I keep thinking to myself that PMS will be the true test of this medication, because usually that's a very bad time for me. And even at three and a half weeks, it is possible I guess that the Lexapro hasn't kicked in yet and there's vast improvement right around the corner. But if I were you, I would definitely try to reserve judgement until the PMS is over, because that tends to be a horrible mood time for me no matter what. Good luck to you and everyone else!!!!
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