Posted by LynneDa on January 23, 2004, at 13:35:17
In reply to Need info - pleeeaaassseee, posted by zingaling on January 23, 2004, at 13:10:32
Hello and welcome!
I've been on Lex a similar time as Ruthie - 10 mg for 3 months, then 20 mg. for about 4 weeks. My dx is PMDD with dysthymia.S/e's at first were a bit of nausea and some GI upset, very sleepy/foggy, some jitteriness/hyperness and this strange jaw clenching thing that others reported too. I still have insomnia - I can fall asleep, but wake up for about an hour or 90 minutes in middle of night, then fall back to sleep til morning. Had the inorgasmia (I'm female) and that's getting a bit better, but not back to normal. Have the wired but tired syndrome, but that is starting to go away. All in all, though, these s/e's are very, very tolerable compared to other SSRI's.
The good stuff: Within 2 days I felt better emotionally. By 4 - 5 weeks, about 75% of my anxiety and depression were lifted. I have about 10 really bad days per month and I'm hoping the 20 mg will get me through those because they are not fun! I'm not nearly so angry, not at all weepy, my obsessive thought patterns (not OCD) are diminishing and I'm much more productive at work. It's the small things - I have the energy to clean my house, keep in touch with my friends, do homework with my daughter, be supportive to my husband who's going through a hard career change, etc.! I am almost my old me again!
Good Luck - I hope this works for you as it has for so many of us on this Board!!
~ Lynne
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