Posted by psychodivit on November 26, 2003, at 16:40:54
I'm an ex-user of Paxil. I found it worked wonderfully for depression over the 5+ years I was on it. However it had side effects- Practically no sex drive, feelings of lethargy etc. And I also had the feeling that I couldn't get very motivated about anything. I took it in combination with Nortriptyline which I took at bedtime.
So now I'm taking 10 mg Lexapro but without the Nortriptyline. I've been trying instead to sleep with Melatonin but it doesn't seem to be working. I've been on Lexapro for 9 days but it doesn't feel like its taking care of the depression very well. Last night I woke up at 4:00 AM and that was all she wrote and I've been basically very depressed all day. I've noticed that on those days when I sleep reasonably well I feel reasonably functional in mood though not as good as with the Paxil/Nortrip combination.
My question is this: should I just supplement with my old standby Nortriptyline? I'm beginning to get the feeling that some of that good vibe I used to get that I attributed mostly to Paxil may have gotten a significant boost from the Nortriptyline. So far I haven't found a good time of day to take Lexapro. If I take it in the morning I don't feel like doing anything and if I take it before bedtime I don't sleep well. So far I've also noticed the sexual side effect though not as strongly as Paxil. When are they going to perfect these things? It seems you get total suppression of depression with intolerable side affects or else you just have to live with some depression and less side effects. I'm frustrated.
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