Posted by tmhwrite on March 3, 2004, at 9:15:10
In reply to Re: lex and time of the month?, posted by marfaith on March 3, 2004, at 8:49:16
I know those feelings all too well. Almost a month ago I was at the suicidal state -- the only thing that kept me from it were my children. I just couldn't do that to them, but at the same time I couldn't handle the constant feeling of fear and anxiety and the inability to work on concentrate on anything. The only thing that helped me was the comination of Lexapro (which initially seemed to make it worse) and Clonazepam, which is what finally made the constant fear disappear. I've seen glimpses of my former self over the past week or two -- have even laughed pretty hard with my kids who have been great to me through all of this. I guess what I'm saying is, please please don't give up. It will get better. I promise. So many of us have gone through this and we are making it to the other side. Use the Zanax or whatever works for you in conjuntion with the Lex and hang in there. Get plenty of sleep if you can and don't feel guilty if you need to sleep extra. How long have you been on the Lex and what dose are you on?
We are all rooting for you and it's important for us as well to see you succeed. My thoughts and prayers go out to you as they do to the rest of the gang suffering from this debilitating illness.
Last night I had a rough night. I had a very busy stressful day yesterday and I guess I couldn't let it go and I woke up this morning after a night of tossing and turning with that same sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that I just couldn't face everything I have to face today. I took my meds about an hour and half ago and am feeling a little better. I'm going to change my schedule today, though, and try to make it a less stressful day than yesterday so I can be well and go out and face the world as I need to.
Please keep posting. I don't always answer posts, but I read them daily and they help me tremendously.
Theresa
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