Posted by CJ Nightowl on April 16, 2003, at 14:38:50
In reply to Re: Am NOT liking Lexapro! Help!, posted by baracuda on April 16, 2003, at 0:38:02
> i can understand why you dont like lexapro - or any AD for that matter -
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> *im beginning to see that the people who continually post on here are constantly looking for some relief and if we had it, we would be busy enjoying our depression-free lives instead of looking for solutions or alternatives to address our problems.*
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> but anyway, i was on prozac and lexapro, and i cant really say that either one of them is better than the other - im on week 4.5 and barely barely starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
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> prozac worked great for me in my 12th week, but by the 5th month, it was as if i was taking a sugar pill, it just stopped working. i adjusted the dosage, changed the time i took them, everything. it just stopped.
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> i hope you have better luck - although im finding that with severe or major depression (at least the one i have) nothing really works until week 8.
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> good luck to you!
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> oh yea, and btw - i had wayyy way less s/e with fluoxetine than with lexapro -
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>Baracuda,
Well said about how we would all like to be enjoying depression free lives!!Are you saying in regards to week 4.5 that you are on Lexapro now, only? Or are you taking Prozac AND Lexapro together? What s/e are you having with the Lex?
I have been reading about AAD; "Anti depressant Apathy Syndrome" and how stimulents seem to make that go away. But I am also taking 10 mg of Adderall per day and still I can't get going until late in the afternoon and then I can't sleep at night. Oh, if only there were a magic wand to make everything normal again!
Thanks for your reply.
God Bless and Take Care!
CJ
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