Posted by Simus on August 12, 2004, at 2:09:50
In reply to Re: what I'm planning on trying » Simus, posted by KaraS on August 11, 2004, at 0:31:41
> > Oh, another side effect of Lexapro... Hormones all over the map... I thought it was making me menopausal at 43. My periods are just now straightening out, and I have been off of it for 7 months.
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> That's horrible. I've never heard of anyone having such a terrible time on any antidepressant.The hormonal upset seems to be fairly common on Lexapro. Kinda strange, huh?
> Do you think your adrenal problems surfaced because of the drug or because your doctor took you off of it immediately without slowly tapering you?
I had been so sick from the drug changes for about 4 months that I spent a lot of time sleeping or at least in bed. So I went from vegetable to "ZING" overnight on the Wellbutrin, and I just think my body wasn't ready for it.
> > How are you doing after stopping the Perika?
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> I'm feeling better but still a bit headachey and out of it. I also tried to decrease on the Effexor the other night which ended up giving me some surprising symptoms.I was on Effexor but went straight to Lexapro so I didn't have the full withdrawal symptoms. I
understand that people get... what do they call them... like electrical shocks in the brain... Sorry I can't remember the term.> Combine these two things with the fact that I had to get up this morning around the time that I usually go to bed and you have one very un-sharp employee (to say the least). I felt so slow and dumb today. It's so frustrating when you try to make the machinery do something it's not willing or able to do. As soon as I get this depression under control, I'm going to get my energy and my mind back. (Remind me to tell you about two good books on this subject and an interesting web site to check out.)
It is so hard to do the drug adjustment thing while working...
> > Can't lose hope, or all will be lost...
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> Which really isn't all that much to lose in my case. Oh, I know, it's the depression talking.Yes, it is the depression talking. A brighter day will come, and you will be so grateful that you hung on during the dark times.
Take care,
Simus
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