Posted by holymama on January 27, 2004, at 8:06:26
BUT, it works!!!
After getting manic on lexapro, I added trileptal in October to try to stabilize my moods. In general, I've been feeling great -- happy and strong, but once a month I get depressed. Almost like clockwork -- I realized that since taking lexapro in June, I went through a 3-4 day depression every 13th day of the month!!! Now it's spread out to every 5 weeks or so, and this last month the depression has lasted 7 days. I finally got sick of it yesterday as I was being a MONSTER to my 3 kids and husband, and decided to POP AN EXTRA LEXAPRO pill at noon to see if that would snap me out of it. By 8 PM I was back to feeling calm and happy. My husband noticed too. This morning I woke up feeling great too. I need to look through my journal, but I'm sure I've done this once or twice before and I recall it 'snapping me out' or a short depression. Does anyone else have any similar stories?
why would I go through a short depression each month? (my menstrual cycle does not seem to be related)
Why would an extra dose of seatonin snap me out of it?
Could I do the same thing with a dose of fish oil?
Thank you for anyone who has any advice/answers for me!! I don't think my doctor would agree with me doing this, but if it works, he doesn't need to know. :)
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