Posted by h on September 23, 2004, at 14:54:03
In reply to Lexapro success stories, posted by Alex71 on September 23, 2004, at 10:59:23
Hi there. Happy to contribute my story.
I'd tried a number of meds for my anxiety/depression over the years. Like many here, nothing seemed to work so I pretty much gave up, relying on talk therapy, exercise and gritting my teeth. (It all helped some but not enough.)
Finally, after things just got distressingly bad saw my gp. I used to see a pdoc but I figured I'd just try this. He suggested Lexapro.10 mgs to start made me sick and sleepy. I called him tosay no way! after three days, but he suggested to cut the pills in half. To be safe I cut them in quarters.
I still remember the moment the stuff kicked in, three days after I started on the 2.5. My husband and I were talking about my son's school which was giving us a hard time about him, and we were waiting for me to have cat scans to see if my cancer had returned. (Stress!) All of a sudden it was like this calm person emerged from the maelstrom that was me. "We're getting ahead of ourselves here." I said. "Why don't we wait and see how everything goes?"
It wasn't all smooth sailing after that but something bad was gone and something good took its place. I at first dropped five pounds, then gained them back because I was no longer too anxious to eat. My weight has actually been pretty stable. I used to be too depressed to care about how I looked. Now when I wake up in the middle of the night I plan outfits. I still go to the gym and I think that the combination of exercise and lex is important for me. I'm on 10 mgs but I often wonder if I shouldn't be taking more. It's hard to tell.
I have bumps. I have had stress and stuff happen. I get anxious and depressed but it happens less often. Not alot less but less. The edge is gone. less Sunday night blues and Monday morning stressing.
Hope this helps
h
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