Posted by leeran on May 11, 2003, at 1:10:08
In reply to Re: New to Lexapro and feeling awful, posted by pumpkin on May 10, 2003, at 23:21:35
My husband's analysis is that the medications even me out enough to deal with everyday reality/stress.
In my case, I truly believe this is a chemical imbalance that is very much heriditary (possibly on both sides of the family) and has been exacerbated by early menopause.
A friend of mine tells me (quite often) that if I had gone through twelve years of therapy I wouldn't need medications, however, when she asked me (a few weeks ago) if I feel depressed the very minute I wake up, and I answered "yes," she reconsidered her suggestion, conceding that perhaps my depression is, in large part, the result of a chemical imbalance.
I have no doubt that a childhood spent with a mother who also suffers from severe depression, and perhaps even borderline personality disorder, had an impact on the way I react to stress and to certain social situations, but there's just too much of a difference on the medications to believe that they don't really work (in my instance - can't speak for anyone else).
I just spent the last hour laughing to the point of tears with my son and husband. One month ago that wouldn't have been possible. I attribute that to the medications.
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