Posted by ednababish on March 9, 2004, at 9:57:24
In reply to Re: Not a good day!!!, posted by mystic on March 6, 2004, at 15:37:26
Dear Mystic,
Edna Babish here. I am writing to encourage you to take 15 mgs of Lexapro. Although a lot of the contributors to this board run together for me--and I apologize for that--I believe that you have switched from Paxil. I switched from 25mgs Paxil CR in December, and paxil was awful for me--every day I realize just how bad a match paxil and I were. I started at 10mgs and raised it to 15 after two and a half weeks, and I suffered from some very dark, angry feelings for about three weeks after that. However, my pdoc and I both agree with many of this board's regular contributors that 10mgs is generally not enough. She needed and took 30 through her last pregnancy. So it's safe and effective at higher doses, even for a pregnant woman. Although I was hesitant at first, I thought that I hated feeling so grim that anything would be better than that feeling--even panic, dizziness, fatigue. I took the extra 5ngs. I also told myself it was a lot like when I was saved in church as a kid. Instead of dropping my sins at Jesus's feet, I dropped my anxiety and depression at the feet of the drug. Sorry if seems as if I am making light of religious feeling--believe me I am not. But there is something to be said for saying to yourself, "Let go, let God, let lexapro do its job." In other words, let the medication do its work even if it means taking more. The truth is, sometimes you do have to admit you can't do it yourself and you have surrender that burden. They tell alcoholics this all the time. This board is great; but let the medicine do it's job. I promise you at a higher dose you will free yourself up to stop worrying and start healing. Sorry this was so long winded,
I am concerned for you and thinking about you.
Edna Babish
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