Posted by PHV on September 15, 2003, at 22:19:39
In reply to Re: Lexapro kicking in, posted by BLKVETTES on September 15, 2003, at 21:14:02
> > > How do you know when it really kicks in, when you feel like you did before you felt that way, all side effects gone? Clear thinking returning, no more fogginess like a space cadet, with no more fatigue? >
> >
> > hey, leedsman,
> >
> > ... tough call ...
> > ... i remember being on a bummer after about 4 weeks because i didn't feel that much different since the SEs had quit ... i just felt blah ...
> >
> > ... within a couple of weeks ...
> > ... i was like doing something with my family or something ... and i started to hear this sound ...
> > ... then i realized it was coming from me ...
> > ... only then was i surprised when i recognized
> > ... it was laughter ...
> > ... i was laughing !!
> > ... and that's when i could tell that it was working
> >
> > another common experience is to be complaining, like i was, about getting no benefit .... only to have others comment on how it has made a difference ... ... they always notice these things first, it seems ...
> >
> > take care,
> > ~ jim
> >
> >
>
> Oh yea Jim, people would tell me that I seemed so much better. I was like are you kidding me I feel like Im dying here. Even as I look back Im not sure if they saw something or was just trying to give me hope!!!!!!! TAKE CARE!!!!!!
> WAYNE
>
Hi - It's Patty the newcomer here! After all the advice I've received on day one - I feel like I can actually add something to this question now! Wow! I'm on week ten of Lexapro and was very fortunate to have seen fairly significant results early on. However, I knew it really kicked in for me in week 7-8. My mom spent several weeks with me during that time. She moved 2,000 miles away in September, 2001. We were never more than 10 miles apart my entire life and were together several times a week for over 30 years. Her move took a huge toll in my life - and I honestly believe that's when my depression really started. Keep in mind the events that also occured in September, 2001 - which only amplified the depression of losing my mom in my eyes. When I dropped my mom off at the airport during week 8 of Lexapro - I cried as I usually do - and was very sad to come home to an empty house after her staying with me for so long. But I was only sad for that one night and was really okay with it for the first time EVER since she's moved away! In the past two years, I would literally cry every single day for at least a month after every visit I had with her - and often times - much longer than that. That was the moment that opened my eyes to the fact that Lexapro was something that was really helping me - and I wasn't crazy - and I wasn't someone who just had to learn to deal with reality. Oh yeah - my boyfriend of four years told me that he hasn't seen me so happy in a really long time - as the genuine happiness that my mother brought out in me! I finally recognized that I have a medical condition that can be treated if I give it a chance.You're all in my thoughts and prayers - my new friends . . . I thank you - and I know we can get through this together! Patty
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