Posted by shadows721 on November 29, 2003, at 13:21:51
In reply to Having a terrible time with Lexapro, posted by tiredman on November 28, 2003, at 20:27:16
I am having extreme fatigue on this medication. I can agree that I had less s/e from Prozac than this medication. I feel jittery too, but I think it's because I added wellbutrin to this mix.
If I were you, I would just stay at a certain dose for at least a month. Your body may be just trying to adjust. Hopefully, you will eventually have more better days. I still get anxious and depressed on this med. too. I felt prozac was more numbing for me. I would definately drink more fluids if I were urinating more often.
I have felt this medication is allowing me to be more calm and see situations more clearly. Are you experiencing that? If so, it may explain why you are still feeling things. After all, you have experienced a trauma. You are still going to feel things about it. No medication is going to totally get rid of the pain. The medication is there to help you not bottom out as much. If you are not feeling this effect after a month, then I would tell the doc. Some folks, don't have a good effect from this medication untill they are on 20 mgs. You may not have had the right dosage yet. Also, it takes time to adjust to the right dosage. I suffer from Ptsd, so I can identify with trauma. I hope you feel better really soon. I know how frustrating this is. I too am still adjusting to being on this Lexapro. I think sometimes I fight medication too.
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