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Posted by lil' jimi on August 13, 2003, at 23:00:42
In reply to re:Poop-out Syndrome with ADs, posted by Jota on August 13, 2003, at 22:26:17
hi Jordan,> A top researcher at NIMH suggested the following regimen to prevent what he terms depression "breakthrough": Folate 2mg per day; T3 (Cytomel) 25ug per day. I'm also taking Lamictal, but this was both to achieve remission as well as to maintain it. Finally, I've added fish oil to get 1000mg of EPA (I can see no down side to taking this).
>
> Jordan
thanks for such an informative post!
any details about the researcher, resources for this research?
no mention of DHA?
appreciate your contribution!
thanks!
~ jim
Posted by trucker on August 13, 2003, at 23:04:13
In reply to Re: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION INFO, posted by BLKVETTES on July 29, 2003, at 22:52:17
> > Hey, that first link reminded me of that old question: "How can you tell a boy chromosome from a girl chromosome?"
> >
> > answer: "Easy, look in its genes!"
>
> My My the lexapro must have been very very good to you. But Im sure that all jokes should be redirected the psycho babble comedy link if there is one. Im sure JIM would know!!! HA!! TAKE CARE!!!
> WAYNE
>
>///////////////////////////////////////////////
they should have a comedy line here! that way folks like me don't get in troble!!
trucker
Posted by trucker on August 13, 2003, at 23:08:08
In reply to melatonin questions - jrbecker, posted by BekkaH on July 30, 2003, at 0:00:04
i am under the impression that melatonin is the same stuff as zoloft just not a garenteed dosage. that you shouldn't mix with out doc's knowledge.
some heath foods are dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.
trucker
Posted by lil' jimi on August 13, 2003, at 23:29:20
In reply to Re: ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION INFO, posted by BLKVETTES on July 29, 2003, at 22:52:17
hey Wayne!
hi Vandy !
hi trucker, good to see you back!> > Hey, that first link reminded me of that old question: "How can you tell a boy chromosome from a girl chromosome?"
> >
> > answer: "Easy, look in its genes!"
>
> My My the lexapro must have been very very good to you. But Im sure that all jokes should be redirected the psycho babble comedy link if there is one. Im sure JIM would know!!! HA!! TAKE CARE!!!
> WAYNE
>
>... this right here is the closest to a
"psycho Comedy Babble"
as there is in pBabble land ...... and if there's any more laughs out there ... let us have them ... PLEASE? ... ... us depressed folks can always use them!
any Lexapro jokes ?"laughter is the best medicine ... ... "
so ... ...
LAUGH 'EM UP!!
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 0:31:50
In reply to re:Poop-out Syndrome with ADs, posted by Jota on August 13, 2003, at 22:26:17
see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read itthanks,
~ jim
Posted by Bela on August 14, 2003, at 9:03:52
In reply to re:Poop-out Syndrome with ADs » Jota, posted by lil' jimi on August 13, 2003, at 23:00:42
>
> hi Jordan,
>
> > A top researcher at NIMH suggested the following regimen to prevent what he terms depression "breakthrough": Folate 2mg per day; T3 (Cytomel) 25ug per day. I'm also taking Lamictal, but this was both to achieve remission as well as to maintain it. Finally, I've added fish oil to get 1000mg of EPA (I can see no down side to taking this).
> >
> > Jordan
>
>
> thanks for such an informative post!
> any details about the researcher, resources for this research?
> no mention of DHA?
> appreciate your contribution!
> thanks!
> ~ jim
>Jordan,
I, too, would like to add my thanks for your useful information. I am currently on my 4th AD, Lexapro,which is working (at least for now) but Celexa, Serzone, and Remeron have all pooped-out for me after several months of use for each of them. Currently, I am weaning myself from Remeron VERY slowly and still am having fairly significant withdrawal. I will try your suggestions with the Lexapro and see how it goes.
Bela
Posted by mph-speedy on August 14, 2003, at 10:04:32
In reply to Scientific American article, posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 0:31:50
> see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
>
> my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
>
> thanks,
> ~ jimVery good and enlightening article.
Speedy
Posted by Neens on August 14, 2003, at 12:14:19
In reply to re Psycho Comedy Babble » BLKVETTES, posted by lil' jimi on August 13, 2003, at 23:29:20
I HATE LEXAPRO
(sung to the tune of "I Love Rock n' Roll" by J. Hooker/A. Merrill)She saw it there in the insurance book
One of three meds covered by the HMO crooks
She said give it a try
The latest SSRI
An' I couldn't tell you why
But it had me, yeah me, cryin'I hate Lexapro
So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
I hate Lexapro
So come an' write another scrip for meThe first time I took it I slept all day
That don't matter, she said
Side effects go awaySaid take it again, so I did an' then
Next I was breaking down
It wasn't me, not me
Next I was breaking down
And now it's me, yeah me, singin'I hate Lexapro
So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
I hate Lexapro
So come an' write another scrip for meCan I please have a different pill, this one's keepin' me ill
Gotta be movin' on
Cause I hate this same old song
Yeah me, cryin'I hate Lexapro
So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
I hate Lexapro
So come an' write another scrip for me
Posted by Bela on August 14, 2003, at 15:12:55
In reply to Re: Scientific American article, posted by mph-speedy on August 14, 2003, at 10:04:32
> > see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
> >
> > my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> > i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
> >
> > thanks,
> > ~ jim
>
> Very good and enlightening article.
>
> SpeedyIf you really enjoyed the Scientific American article, you may want to take a look at the author, Robert Sapolsky's great book of a few years ago about stress, entitled, *Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers*.
Posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 17:14:43
In reply to Re: Scientific American article, posted by Bela on August 14, 2003, at 15:12:55
hi Bela!
> > > see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
> > >
> > > my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> > > i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > > ~ jim
> >
> > Very good and enlightening article.
> >
> > Speedy
>
> If you really enjoyed the Scientific American article, you may want to take a look at the author, Robert Sapolsky's great book of a few years ago about stress, entitled, *Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers*.
>it is never a bad thing, but we may expect out good Dr. Bob to come along about now to encourage us to consider using the ol' "double double" quotation marks feature ... just so we will know ...
... i'll try it now here
... ... "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"
(and now having written dual quotes with the title i should see amazon.com link options when i go to post this ...)~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 17:17:35
In reply to re: Scientific American article » Bela, posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 17:14:43
> hi Bela!
>
> > > > see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
> > > >
> > > > my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> > > > i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > > ~ jim
> > >
> > > Very good and enlightening article.
> > >
> > > Speedy
> >
> > If you really enjoyed the Scientific American article, you may want to take a look at the author, Robert Sapolsky's great book of a few years ago about stress, entitled, *Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers*.
> >
>
> it is never a bad thing, but we may expect out good Dr. Bob to come along about now to encourage us to consider using the ol' "double double" quotation marks feature ... just so we will know ...
>
> ... i'll try it now here
> ... ... "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"
> (and now having written dual quotes with the title i should see amazon.com link options when i go to post this ...)
>
> ~ jim
>
>and sure enough it works like magic ... ... amazon even offered this newer edition too ...
thanks for the book title suggestion and positive contribution(s) !!!
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 17:21:29
In reply to re: Scientific American article, posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 17:17:35
hi Bela! .... me again!
> >
> > > > > see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
> > > > >
> > > > > my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> > > > > i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > > ~ jim
> > > >
> > > > Very good and enlightening article.
> > > >
> > > > Speedy
> > >
> > > If you really enjoyed the Scientific American article, you may want to take a look at the author, Robert Sapolsky's great book of a few years ago about stress, entitled, *Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers*.
> > >
> >
> > it is never a bad thing, but we may expect out good Dr. Bob to come along about now to encourage us to consider using the ol' "double double" quotation marks feature ... just so we will know ...
> >
> > ... i'll try it now here
> > ... ... "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"
> > (and now having written dual quotes with the title i should see amazon.com link options when i go to post this ...)
> >
> > ~ jim
> >
> >
>
> and sure enough it works like magic ... ... amazon even offered this newer edition too ...
>
> thanks for the book title suggestion and positive contribution(s) !!!
> ~ jimand we have learned that we need to "re-dual" our quotation marks or the posting machine won't be able to re-do the amazon links ... so i'm going back up to the title to try that ... now
TAKE CARE !!!
~ jim
Posted by jennifer frick on August 14, 2003, at 18:37:25
In reply to Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl, posted by Dr. Bob on June 11, 2002, at 7:52:48
> [Posted by ggrrl on June 11, 2002, at 1:19:51]
>
> > Seems like there are a lot of people on here who have talked about Lexapro's improved side-effects, specifically that it has less tiredness and sexual side effects than Celexa. Some have said that it has the same side effects as Celexa. However most people are quoting from press releases - does anyone here know from experience (theirs or others')?
>
>
Hi, my name is Jennifer, my husband has been on lexapro off and on for about 6 months, when he takes it, he gets diarreaha really bad at first, then he gets nauseated and about an hour later he is fine
Posted by trucker on August 14, 2003, at 22:48:40
In reply to re: Back at ya!, posted by arrianna on July 28, 2003, at 14:09:51
> Hey Trucker-
> This isn't "med" related, so I hope I don't get in trouble. But, I just saw that you were leaving for Minnesota tonight, and I'm from Minnesota: Twin Cities area. Where are you from? Anyways, it's a great day to be in Minnesota today: a beautiful, sunny, and warm summer day here! Enjoy your trip! Arrianna////////////////////////////////////////////////
ohio originally now i live in upstate ny
Posted by trucker on August 15, 2003, at 0:46:59
In reply to re: Scientific American article » lil' jimi, posted by lil' jimi on August 14, 2003, at 17:21:29
> hi Bela! .... me again!
> > >
> > > > > > see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
> > > > > >
> > > > > > my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> > > > > > i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > ~ jim
> > > > >
> > > > > Very good and enlightening article.
> > > > >
> > > > > Speedy
> > > >
> > > > If you really enjoyed the Scientific American article, you may want to take a look at the author, Robert Sapolsky's great book of a few years ago about stress, entitled, *Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers*.
> > > >
> > >
> > > it is never a bad thing, but we may expect out good Dr. Bob to come along about now to encourage us to consider using the ol' "double double" quotation marks feature ... just so we will know ...
> > >
> > > ... i'll try it now here
> > > ... ... "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"
> > > (and now having written dual quotes with the title i should see amazon.com link options when i go to post this ...)
> > >
> > > ~ jim
> > >
> > >
> >
> > and sure enough it works like magic ... ... amazon even offered this newer edition too ...
> >
> > thanks for the book title suggestion and positive contribution(s) !!!
> > ~ jim
>
>
>
> and we have learned that we need to "re-dual" our quotation marks or the posting machine won't be able to re-do the amazon links ... so i'm going back up to the title to try that ... now
>
> TAKE CARE !!!
> ~ jim
>
>/////////////////////////////////////////////////
hello folks! i'm back! just in time for the worst blackout in history! we been with out pretty close to eleven hours ( i am refering to electric) talk about stressing ones meds to the limit. i need a boost!
trucker
Posted by lil' jimi on August 15, 2003, at 1:54:02
In reply to re: Scientific American article » lil' jimi, posted by trucker on August 15, 2003, at 0:46:59
hi trucker!!! . .. ... welcome home!
>
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////
> hello folks! i'm back! just in time for the worst blackout in history! we been with out pretty close to eleven hours ( i am refering to electric) talk about stressing ones meds to the limit. i need a boost!
> trucker
>hope they can get your juice back on!
sending you the good vibes kind of internal energy ... .. ... hope it can help you keep going, er, truckin' ... !TAKE CARE !!
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 15, 2003, at 2:09:31
In reply to Re: re Psycho Comedy Babble, posted by Neens on August 14, 2003, at 12:14:19
hey there Neens,
you have talent! ... .... very well done ...
i like your taste in music!
... ... and i'd thought joan had written it ... or is hooker joan's real name?> I HATE LEXAPRO
> (sung to the tune of "I Love Rock n' Roll" by J. Hooker/A. Merrill)
>
>
>
> She saw it there in the insurance book
> One of three meds covered by the HMO crooks
> She said give it a try
> The latest SSRI
> An' I couldn't tell you why
> But it had me, yeah me, cryin'
>
> I hate Lexapro
> So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
> I hate Lexapro
> So come an' write another scrip for me
>
> The first time I took it I slept all day
> That don't matter, she said
> Side effects go away
>
> Said take it again, so I did an' then
>
> Next I was breaking down
> It wasn't me, not me
> Next I was breaking down
> And now it's me, yeah me, singin'
>
> I hate Lexapro
> So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
> I hate Lexapro
> So come an' write another scrip for me
>
> Can I please have a different pill, this one's keepin' me ill
> Gotta be movin' on
> Cause I hate this same old song
> Yeah me, cryin'
>
> I hate Lexapro
> So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
> I hate Lexapro
> So come an' write another scrip for me
>
very well done!
nice ... ... except i ... like ... lexapro ...heh!... ... though i DO depise having our insurance companies tell which meds we can take ... ... it's practicing medicine without a license ... ... ..
KEEP ON ROCKIN'
~ jim
Posted by galkeepinon on August 15, 2003, at 2:53:42
In reply to Re: re Psycho Comedy Babble, posted by Neens on August 14, 2003, at 12:14:19
OMIGOD!!!!!!!!! I am still laughing-This is goooooood
thanks for sharing and making me laugh:-)
> I HATE LEXAPRO
> (sung to the tune of "I Love Rock n' Roll" by J. Hooker/A. Merrill)
>
>
>
> She saw it there in the insurance book
> One of three meds covered by the HMO crooks
> She said give it a try
> The latest SSRI
> An' I couldn't tell you why
> But it had me, yeah me, cryin'
>
> I hate Lexapro
> So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
> I hate Lexapro
> So come an' write another scrip for me
>
> The first time I took it I slept all day
> That don't matter, she said
> Side effects go away
>
> Said take it again, so I did an' then
>
> Next I was breaking down
> It wasn't me, not me
> Next I was breaking down
> And now it's me, yeah me, singin'
>
> I hate Lexapro
> So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
> I hate Lexapro
> So come an' write another scrip for me
>
> Can I please have a different pill, this one's keepin' me ill
> Gotta be movin' on
> Cause I hate this same old song
> Yeah me, cryin'
>
> I hate Lexapro
> So call another scrip to the drugstore, baby
> I hate Lexapro
> So come an' write another scrip for me
>
Posted by Bela on August 15, 2003, at 10:15:29
In reply to re: Scientific American article » lil' jimi, posted by trucker on August 15, 2003, at 0:46:59
Hi Jim. I have enjoyed your comments over the past few weeks. I hope I have some good advice to pass on as I wean myself off of Remeron and remain on Lexapro at the minimum therapeutic dose of 10 mg. So far (about 6 weeks), I have had no side effects from the Lexapro but I have been as jumpy as a cat on fire the past few days, which is probably due to being at the half-way point on the Remeron taper. I am also on the mood stabilizer, Lamictal, and would like to get off that, too. Does anyone have any experience with Lamictal who can advise on this?
Bela> > hi Bela! .... me again!
> > > >
> > > > > > > see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&a1rticleID=00083A00-318C-1F30-9AD380A84189F2D7
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > my thanks to JrBecker who posted this elsewhere ...
> > > > > > > i'm repeating the link here for those who might miss it and i would appreciate hearing from folks who read it
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > thanks,
> > > > > > > ~ jim
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Very good and enlightening article.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Speedy
> > > > >
> > > > > If you really enjoyed the Scientific American article, you may want to take a look at the author, Robert Sapolsky's great book of a few years ago about stress, entitled, *Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers*.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > it is never a bad thing, but we may expect out good Dr. Bob to come along about now to encourage us to consider using the ol' "double double" quotation marks feature ... just so we will know ...
> > > >
> > > > ... i'll try it now here
> > > > ... ... "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers"
> > > > (and now having written dual quotes with the title i should see amazon.com link options when i go to post this ...)
> > > >
> > > > ~ jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > and sure enough it works like magic ... ... amazon even offered this newer edition too ...
> > >
> > > thanks for the book title suggestion and positive contribution(s) !!!
> > > ~ jim
> >
> >
> >
> > and we have learned that we need to "re-dual" our quotation marks or the posting machine won't be able to re-do the amazon links ... so i'm going back up to the title to try that ... now
> >
> > TAKE CARE !!!
> > ~ jim
> >
> >
>
> /////////////////////////////////////////////////
> hello folks! i'm back! just in time for the worst blackout in history! we been with out pretty close to eleven hours ( i am refering to electric) talk about stressing ones meds to the limit. i need a boost!
> trucker
>
Posted by OceanMist on August 15, 2003, at 10:43:54
In reply to re: Remeron taper and Lexapro, posted by Bela on August 15, 2003, at 10:15:29
Hello again all,
My doctor gave me a script for Wellbutrin SR 150mg, to curb the side effects of the Lexapro, and said to take it in the evening....
My pharmasist gave me zyban, and said it was the same thing.
Can you all tell me....Is there a difference?
I heard there are major insomnia with this, bad enough I have it with my Lexapro, that is why I take it in the A.M. and here she wants me to take it in the Evening?
I am only on my 4th day on the "Zyban" and notice no difference at all, unlike with the Lexapro I notice big changes immediately.
Thanks
Posted by lil' jimi on August 15, 2003, at 11:03:03
In reply to re: Remeron taper and Lexapro, posted by Bela on August 15, 2003, at 10:15:29
hi Bela,
you have written us thus:
> Hi Jim. I have enjoyed your comments over the past few weeks. I hope I have some good advice to pass on as I wean myself off of Remeron and remain on Lexapro at the minimum therapeutic dose of 10 mg. So far (about 6 weeks), I have had no side effects from the Lexapro but I have been as jumpy as a cat on fire the past few days, which is probably due to being at the half-way point on the Remeron taper. I am also on the mood stabilizer, Lamictal, and would like to get off that, too. Does anyone have any experience with Lamictal who can advise on this?
> BelaThanks for your posts and positive contributions here on our lexapro thread! ...
... and thanks for the nice compliment to me ...
... you're too kind ... i'm just winging here
... but if i'm providing entertainment value ... i'll take it!
... i have enjoyed your posts too! ...you've asked about Lamictal ...
i know zero about Lamictal ... this will be a very long post if we have to get into how many things i do not know ...so
here's three things we can do here and one to do elsewhere:
here:
1) post a request with a specific attention getting subject line, so folks glancing through the message board may take notice and offer their help ...
... ... for instance, see what i have done to your subject line ... oh, you already have, huh?2) post the same message to the main pBabble message board using the "Start a new thread" option at the bottom of the main pBabble message board page ... ... again, a good subject line helps!
3) do a search for posts about Lamictal on the main pBab board and post a request to the other Lamictal posters.
"elsewhere":
4) Use Google to search the whole dang web for information on Lamictalhope this can help you!
let us hear how it works out info-wise and Lamictal-wise.take care,
~ jimp.s.
... ... a lot of folks are getting therapeutic benefits from less than 10 mg ... ... some see benefits from as little as 2.5 mg ... we get told that 20 mg is the maximum doseage, but again, some folks benefit from 30 mg or more ...
~ j
Posted by Bela on August 15, 2003, at 11:22:09
In reply to Lamictal Discontinuation Information Requested!, posted by lil' jimi on August 15, 2003, at 11:03:03
Thanks for the advice, Jim. I am new to this game and did not know the rules---obviously. My apologies. Now look what I have gone and done to your subject line!
Bela> hi Bela,
>
> you have written us thus:
> > Hi Jim. I have enjoyed your comments over the past few weeks. I hope I have some good advice to pass on as I wean myself off of Remeron and remain on Lexapro at the minimum therapeutic dose of 10 mg. So far (about 6 weeks), I have had no side effects from the Lexapro but I have been as jumpy as a cat on fire the past few days, which is probably due to being at the half-way point on the Remeron taper. I am also on the mood stabilizer, Lamictal, and would like to get off that, too. Does anyone have any experience with Lamictal who can advise on this?
> > Bela
>
> Thanks for your posts and positive contributions here on our lexapro thread! ...
> ... and thanks for the nice compliment to me ...
> ... you're too kind ... i'm just winging here
> ... but if i'm providing entertainment value ... i'll take it!
> ... i have enjoyed your posts too! ...
>
> you've asked about Lamictal ...
> i know zero about Lamictal ... this will be a very long post if we have to get into how many things i do not know ...
>
> so
>
> here's three things we can do here and one to do elsewhere:
>
> here:
> 1) post a request with a specific attention getting subject line, so folks glancing through the message board may take notice and offer their help ...
> ... ... for instance, see what i have done to your subject line ... oh, you already have, huh?
>
> 2) post the same message to the main pBabble message board using the "Start a new thread" option at the bottom of the main pBabble message board page ... ... again, a good subject line helps!
>
> 3) do a search for posts about Lamictal on the main pBab board and post a request to the other Lamictal posters.
>
> "elsewhere":
> 4) Use Google to search the whole dang web for information on Lamictal
>
> hope this can help you!
> let us hear how it works out info-wise and Lamictal-wise.
>
> take care,
> ~ jim
>
> p.s.
> ... ... a lot of folks are getting therapeutic benefits from less than 10 mg ... ... some see benefits from as little as 2.5 mg ... we get told that 20 mg is the maximum doseage, but again, some folks benefit from 30 mg or more ...
> ~ j
Posted by lil' jimi on August 15, 2003, at 12:14:17
In reply to Just wondering about Wellbutrin, posted by OceanMist on August 15, 2003, at 10:43:54
hi OceanMist!
> Hello again all,
> My doctor gave me a script for Wellbutrin SR 150mg, to curb the side effects of the Lexapro, and said to take it in the evening....
> My pharmasist gave me zyban, and said it was the same thing.
> Can you all tell me....Is there a difference?
> I heard there are major insomnia with this, bad enough I have it with my Lexapro, that is why I take it in the A.M. and here she wants me to take it in the Evening?
> I am only on my 4th day on the "Zyban" and notice no difference at all, unlike with the Lexapro I notice big changes immediately.
> Thanks
>i have to hope other folks will let us in on their Wellbutrin experiences .... .... or we may have to go looking for them ... ... there are more than a few folks using lex with Wellbutrin .... this is such a common approach that it sometimes goes by its own name "WellLex" ... or something like that anyway ...
... ... however, i have no experience with wellbutrin, although my wife took it for a while a long time ago ....... meanwhile, i looked up Zyban and found out it is the brand name for Bupropion labeled for smoking cessation, but not to worry ... looking up Wellbutrin reveals it is the brand name for, you guessed it, Bupropion, labeled for ... mental health .... so they are the same.
take care!
~ jim
Posted by lil' jimi on August 15, 2003, at 12:35:42
In reply to Re: Lexapro without side effects, posted by Bela on August 15, 2003, at 11:22:09
hi Bela,
> Thanks for the advice, Jim. I am new to this game and did not know the rules---obviously. My apologies. Now look what I have gone and done to your subject line!
> Belaabsolutely No apologies called for ... these are helpful hints, we hope ... hardly anything like rules, really ...
... we should always be at the ready to help our lost strangers here who may not be as oriented as they want to be ...
... well, ... aren't we all?also i think i may have not made myself as clear as i wanted to be with my last post to you ...
here's the thing: ... we are here on the lex thread of the pBab (meds-related) board ....
... whereas, we could be On the main board itself, of which the lex thread is a subset ...( ... oh, great! that was clear as mud! )
well, my point would be that there's the attention of main board itself (beyond our lex thread here) and the less lexapro-oriented folks "out there", who may have more of a low down about Lamictal ...
sorry, this isn't clear .... please ask me questions about this if you need to ... .. ... i would appreciate the opportunity to be better help ...
thanks,
~ jimp.s. i'd leave of the "Re:" (regarding) off, if we aren't referring to a subsequent post .... kind of like i changed your subject line! ...
... (TAG! You're it!) HA ! HA !
... ... ... <playfully joking there>!
~ j
Posted by Esmarelda on August 15, 2003, at 13:56:05
In reply to Anyone switched to Lexapro? « ggrrl, posted by Dr. Bob on June 11, 2002, at 7:52:48
I have been on Lexapro for about 8 weeks. I became very depressed after the death of my grandmother and some other situations to the point where I could not get out of bed on some days. After about 6 weeks, the Lexapro finally started working, but things got worse before they got better. I don't have the same depression or anxiety as before, but now I am so tired in the mornings that I cannot get up out of bed. Just the past few days, I slept almost all the way from Wednesday night through Friday morning. My therapist thinks it may be residual symptoms from the depression or maybe even the Lexapro. I like the lexapro and do not want to switch because I have not done even this well on any other antidepressants. Any help, comments, suggestions or speculation as to what is going on here would be appreciated. I have been reading this site for several weeks now and it has really helped me to understand the SE and hang in there and wait for the med to start working. I am glad I did, but I have to be able to get up and function. Thanks.
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