Posted by Sabina on June 10, 2003, at 15:36:15
I have long suffered from chronic illness (Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue), which has only exacerbated my hereditary tendency toward anxiety and occasional low tolerence for emotional stress. At various times in the past I have been given: Prozac, which seemed to do nothing for me; Paxil, which tweaked me beyond ALL belief; Zoloft, which made me an absolute zombie; and, most recently Lexapro, which I have been on for just 7 days. In that time I have experienced sweating, leg pain, nausea, headaches, depersonalization, anorgasmia, anxiety, suicical ideation, extreme depression, urinary hesitancy, somnolence, and so on. My doctor, an Internist, told me that I WASN'T experiencing any of these due to the medication, and that I was to take the 10mg she perscribed (I had tried to go down to 5mg) or come see her to "talk about it." I swear I can feel the effects of this drug, and it is highly invalidating to hear otherwise from a "professional." Prior to taking it I was only experiencing occasional anxiety, with nausea and headache not unfamiliar due to the FM/CFS. I have been avoiding taking SSRI's (dr's first, nearly only, choice for FM) due to bad past experiences. This one's turning out to be the worst yet. I am in therapy for help with coping with a chronic illness, but not with an MD. I feel I should be on Buspar for anxiety, but the infallible attitude of this Internist is scaring me. Can anyone else say they've felt effects so quickly? I think I'm just very sensitive to SSRI's. Sorry to ramble. Thanks for your time. I've been reading for a week.
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