Posted by pinkmartini on September 29, 2003, at 15:17:20
In reply to Re: Allow me to introduce myself, posted by HenryO on September 28, 2003, at 23:13:56
> Have you ever tried one of those SAD lights? If I lived in Alaska the length of the days changing would bury me. Maybe that just exposed a predisposition you have. The lights are cheaper than meds and they have a very high degree of effectiveness.
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> Also trust yourself as far as what med is good for you and what's not. The whole game here is to get the response that you desire from the med, while avoiding unacceptable side effects. And you are the only judge of what is an unacceptable side effect. Something will work very well. Keep searching.Thank you, HenryO. :)
Today is my fourth day on the Lexapro. I did not call my Dr. to ask about lowering the doseage. Changed my mind. That's not to say I don't still feel slightly stoned, I do; but I'm able to accomplish things...like driving. And the red, puffy eyes went away on Day 3. My other side effects are pretty mild. There are moments when I don't feel as if I'm on medication at all. And I did not have an anxiety attack this morning after swallowing the pill -- unlike yesterday when I paced the house for 40 minutes, swearing up and down that I would NOT take another one of Those Pills until after I called the Dr.!!
Should I be feeling good after only 4 days? My depression was only mild to begin with -- it's the anxiety that was driving me into the ground. I noticed today that I don't have a lump in my throat, I can swallow normally -- and I just now realized that my voice hasn't sounded strained and choked. I'm still having about one or two anxiety attacks a day, but I'm not walking around in constant fear and dread and worry. AND I LIKE IT. But is it the Lexapro? Could the Lexapro be working this quickly? I don’t know what to think. If it’s not the Lexapro, then I would have done just as well with a box of Lemonheads and perhaps I’m just a major Drama Queen manufacturing my own tragedies. But my brain feels calmer – my inner monologue isn’t a constant stream of worry and fear and I’m not on the verge of tears 24/7. As a result, my body is more relaxed.
I don't know. My husbad doesn't believe that I could be feeling side effects or results after only 4 doses and that my mind is at work here. I'm convinced I am feeling calmer, for real.
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