Posted by Gaza on January 21, 2004, at 10:24:37
In reply to scared and confused, posted by Yogi on January 21, 2004, at 5:37:00
Take your lexapro and look forward one month. Mark your calander and wait for that date. I have had almost no side effects, so little in fact, that it seems that many people on this board are exaggerating the side effects for effect and dramatics. I don't want to insult anybody by that, but so many people have been helped so much, they've left and forgotten about this board. They are so cured of depression, they haven't bothered coming back to input on this board.
I know how it feels to be so depressed that you get out of the shower, and just start crying. The depth of sadness is very acute and debilitating. It's beyond description.
Take your lex and don't look for the side effects, look for the relief. Be watching out for it. It will come.
> I have OCD and I have to get some kind of help. I went to a DR today and he prescribed Lexapro. I have looked at it twice and put it away. I don't mind telling anyone, I'm scared. I'm so very scared and confused. Tonight I read a lot of the posts on this thread. It seems to me that Lexapro can be pretty rough. I just got out of the shower and I just stood in there crying. I had bad side effects years ago with Paxil. I had side effects with Prozac but nothing as bad as Paxil and as some of you are describing with Lexapro. I want to be rid of the OCD so very much or at least be able to live a somewhat normal life day to day. I just wish there was a more natural way. Some of these side effects can really mess a person up. It's almost overwhelming if one thinks about it. To try a new drug is a big gamble. If it presents bad side effects then one has to gradually stop taking it. That can cause a person to be screwed up for months. I'm so scared and so confused.
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