Posted by BLKVETTES on August 16, 2003, at 6:34:11
In reply to Re: quick question and slightly longer answer » tm, posted by Lex Poster Girl on August 15, 2003, at 23:33:01
> Hello,
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> I'm a bit new to this - so feel free to chastise me for breaking any virtual rules. I saw that this was mentioned before, but I have two suggestions for the insomnia associated with Lexapro: Ambien - nonaddictive, perscription sleep aid. It starts out as a nightly sleep aid and then, after the body adjusts to a sleep rythym, you can break the pieces up or just use them when needed. I actually find that I am able to sleep just knowing that they're in the medicine cabinet in the event of a "It's 4am, will I ever sleep again?!" freak out. Another important element for me is caffeine. I've never been particularly effected by caffeine, but it seems like the combination of lex and caffeine makes for bad bouts of insomnia. Enough pedantic babble, I have a question too. I recently had my first, though very short term, relationship since being on lex. While I wish someone had suggested medical help years ago and am much more comfortable with myself than I ever have been in my life, I'm wondering how others have worked this part of their lives into new relationships. The relationship wasn't going to work out for many reasons, but I'm wondering about how this will work in the future with other "happy pill skeptics." It's not something I would bring up right away, but also not something I would want to hide. Any experiences with this? How do you deal with people trying to act okay with it or running away screaming from the freak? It's not like I have a tail, but it does feel a bit like a skeleton in the closet.
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> It's very nice to find you all here,
> LexHi Lex, glad your doing well!!!!! First of all your not a freak. But the funny thing is I have also called myself a freak from time to time. Over 200 million people world wide suffer from some kind of mental disorder. Since I was diagnosed way back in december you would be amazed about how many friends and relatives have kind of confessed to taking an antidepressant. My neighbor even walked over one day and just said I take zoloft. It was like a relief for her to tell me that. I would have never known she was treated for depression. In May I forced myself to go to a wedding. Everyone there did not expect me to show up because I still at that time was a little afraid to be around people. Come to find out at least a dozen people there were being treated for something. I am one who will tell my story because these disorders are like a dirty little secret. They should not be thought of in that way. Even though I at one time was afraid to leave my house and afraid to be left alone and wanted to die I now realize I was never crazy. Chances are if your in a room with 100 people there are others in there being treated for something. I get emails from a lot of teenagers and there parents think they are just going through some kind of phase in their lives. Since January at least 50 have found the boards I post on. A child does not take it upon themselves to start researching anxiety and depression unless something is wrong. I am totaly amazed about how smart these kids are to find these boards. They want help, they want answers, they want someone to say it will be ok. People are not educated on these disorders. There is plenty talked about in the school systems about drug prevention. There needs to be more talk about these disorders in the schools where these kids can be diagnosed early, treated and live normal happy lives. Nope you dont have to tell someone your dating right off your taking an antidepressant. But once they see what kind of person you are and if they really like or love you its not going to matter. If you were into a relationship and the other said I have diabetes I dont think that would change your opinion of them. Hold your head high, your not a freak, your not crazy, your a normal person with a disorder that is under control with medication. TAKE CARE!!!!
WAYNE
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