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Posted by BLKVETTES on September 16, 2003, at 13:35:23
In reply to Re: Lexapro troubles - day 11, posted by Arrianna on September 16, 2003, at 13:19:43
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> > > >>> But I thought Lex was supposed to take a shorter time to kick in than other SSRI's, not longer! 6-8 weeks is longer than it took Prozac to work with me. I guess it's different for everone, but I heard some people began to feel the benefits at week 1 or 2 with lex.
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> Peter,
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> Hang in there. It is different for everyone. I've been on 10mg lexapro now for 11 weeks. In my experience, I immediately felt benefits from Lex. I went on it for anxiety/panic attacks, and instantly my anxiety improved.
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> However, I went through many SE's for the first 3 weeks. I also got really depressed like you in either the first or second week.
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> Like you, I also experienced the initial good feeling of wanting to be around others; and then that went away for a time when I became depressed. All I wanted or felt like doing during this time was to be by myself.
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> But, that was short-lived. Things got alot better for me after week 3, as it continues to get better. So, please hang in there.
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> You might have to force yourself to get motivated, etc., during this time, but it'll pay off.
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> The best of luck to you!!!!
> ArriannaLexapro does not work any faster than any other med. If a doctor tells you this he or she is mistaken or just plain ignorant!!!! The makers of lexapro do not make this claim. The way they write things is very clever. Kind of like the zoloft commercial its very misleading to say the least. It just not show the true hell those little bubble balls go through to get that cute little happy face. TAKE CARE!!!!!
WAYNE
Posted by galkeepinon on September 16, 2003, at 14:54:26
In reply to Re: Lexapro Side Effects, posted by BLKVETTES on September 16, 2003, at 13:27:52
Posted by Arrianna on September 16, 2003, at 15:05:02
In reply to Re: Lexapro Side Effects, posted by leedsman on September 16, 2003, at 11:18:14
Leedsman,
Yep! I have no appetite in the morning!! I usually don't eat until at least 2 hrs. after I get up. If I do eat breakfast, I feel more sluggish during the day.
Arrianna
Posted by Arrianna on September 16, 2003, at 15:23:57
In reply to 5 weeks on Lexapro and problems, posted by phil upland on September 16, 2003, at 8:32:16
> I started taking lexa 5 weeks ago for anxiety and mild depression. I have also been taking 50mg of trazodone for over a year for night terrors/sleepwalking which had been very effective. The lexa has had its good effects but it is outweighed by terrible g.i. problems (i have irritable bowel syndrome as it is) and a return of the night terrors and vivid dreams accompanied by waking up at 4am. I feel that the lexapro has over activated me. Anyone have thoughts. ps I am on 10mg I take in the a.m.
Phil,Sorry to hear about your negative SE's. Hopefully, it'll get better for you as it did for myself.
When first starting lexapro, I had crazy, crazy dreams some of which were nightmares. It was very scary for me. I also woke up at least every hour during the night, then I'd find myself wide awake at or around 5a.m. I'd have to force myself to go back to sleep.
This lasted for about 3-4 weeks. But now, my sleep patterns are back to normal. Also, the crazy nightmares are now gone, even though I have occasional weird dreams. But, my dreams have always been pretty crazy.
Hang in there! It will get better.
Arrianna
Posted by leedsman on September 16, 2003, at 15:27:09
In reply to Re:lfrom paxil to Lexapro « leedsman, posted by leedsman on September 16, 2003, at 1:48:48
Behind my eyes it feels like lead weights, and my head feels heavy sometimes and this neck pain just won't stop till about late evening. Plus the tiredness still hangs in there, but I am stil hanging in there, because I really do not want to start a new med. or go back to Paxil if I don't have to. So you think 8 weeks is about right to hold on unless thing get better earlier?
Posted by Arrianna on September 16, 2003, at 15:31:52
In reply to Re: Lexapro Side Effects, posted by Mattsit on September 16, 2003, at 7:54:45
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> I've been taking the Lexapro for 5 days now. I havent really had any side effects that I've noticed other than the sleep. I fall asleep ok, but im up around 4 am, wide awake...then i lay around till 6:30 and get up and im TIRED till the early afternoon....Hopefully this goes away soon. How long before i feel better??? i've heard the Lexapro is pretty quick, like a week or two and I might start feeling interested in living again.
Please don't become discouraged if the Lexapro takes longer than a couple of weeks for you. It is different for everyone, and usually ranges from 4-8 weeks before you experience the real benefits from it.I also experienced the sleep problems in the beginning. Like I posted to phil, I would wake up every hour during the night, and then I'd wake up at 5 a.m. wide awake. I would force myself back to sleep, because if I didn't, I'd be tired all day.
This lasted about 3 weeks for me, then my sleeping patterns eventually returned back to normal. My side effects were at their worst during this time, but I really felt an improvement starting after 3 weeks.
Hang in there and Take it easy. It'll get better soon, and one day you may even forget you ever had SE's.
Arrianna
Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 15:36:01
In reply to Re: Lexapro troubles - day 11, posted by BLKVETTES on September 16, 2003, at 13:10:57
hello everyone,
> > > >>> But I thought Lex was supposed to take a shorter time to kick in than other SSRI's, not longer! 6-8 weeks is longer than it took Prozac to work with me. I guess it's different for everone, but I heard some people began to feel the benefits at week 1 or 2 with lex.
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> > Yes some people get results right away, but from the posts I've read, it seems the number is small. Many more, myself included, report 6-8 wks. If you are not one of those lucky ones, please give it the full 8 weeks before you decide to quit, as the results are well worth the wait.
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> > Keep us posted on your progress!~~~8|8
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> If one is trying to balance chemicals in the brain this takes time. There is no super med that works in a week or two. What they say is that you may BEGIN to feel better or see results in a week or two. My crying jags quit after the first dose. I became numb, but would still cry time to time. So I guess looking back I did get results very early on if you want to call that getting results. But it took a good 6 weeks before I hit what I would call feeling better. If one is feeling like their old selves in a week or two I have to believe their depression or anxiety was minor to begin with. TAKE CARE!!!!!!
> WAYNE
>... i am so like Wayne sometimes
... i thought about not replying here
... ... And Mariposa is / was great, as always
... ... did i really need to post this ?
... ... would this be like a big help to anyone ?
... thinking about it some i decided that the answers to those two questions were,
No.
.... period... then it came to me
... what do i know ?
... who am i to say i don't post ? (?)
... i've been wrong before ! (!)
... how am _i_ to know i'm not wrong this time ? (!!!)so ... drawing strength from my doubts about my insecurities ... i have chosen to go ahead on ...
individual variation
individual variation, my friends, is what i have preached here, too many times perhaps for some ... yet the newly arrived ones must hear the gospel for the first time ... ... i dare say it shall not be the last ... ....
... ... this is his gospel of individual variation, according to .... me ! ... ... ... HA!the difference in the response to lexapro from one individual to another is so great that ...
... it can be greater than the difference between one individual taking different meds ... ....boring, huh?
... the ends of the synapses of a pair of neurons ... one on each side of an intersynaptic junction ... the ends are covered hundreds of bee hives and specific varieties of hives harbor specific species of bees /wasps/ dragonflies ... .... dozens of species ... ... (i'm making this up ... ... you could tell?) .... .... back inside each of the hives/nests (inside the synapse) there as interconnections ... ... everything interacts with everything else ... .... just like real life ...
.... this is the picture i use to try to model neurotransmitters' lifestyles ... ... all of the bees /wasps/ dragonflies are the neurotransmitters, of course ...
... i imagine that on a good day there would be flights in formation, swarms curving gracefully, flocks diving and swooping ... ... all in constellations of mutual interaction ...... ... then some hives start to struggle and their species become depleted ... other hives of other species react ... depleted hives try to increase production ...
... the grand coordinated choreography of the bees ... degrades into a mechanical struggle to continue ...
... about here is where i walk in and throw 10 milligrams of lexapro onto the swarms .... ... i see 10mg as about the size as Dorothy's house on my made-up scale of this intersynaptic landscape ...
... Dorothy's house from the Wizard of Oz ... ... the house she landed on the Wicked Witch of the West ...... i imagine the house exploding into pieces that completely upsets all of the bees and their friends ... it completely disorganizes any remaining order to the flights of transmission ...
... here's where my SEs begin ...
... Central Nervous System wide, every neural communication gets pushed toward chaos ... ... possible candidates for responding adversely?
... digestion
... respiration
... circulation
... reproduction
... urination
... perception
... sleep
... motor controls
... endocrine stuff
... you name iteach of us is as individual as our neurotransmitters dynamic equilibrium ... ... snow flakes unique? ... ... they only are ‘no two are the same’ unique .... ... for neurotransmitters’ phase states not even one is the same (!) ... ... excuse my hyperbole ... ... just emphasizing the individuality of these bees’ swarms’ interactivity ... ... sorry there
... ... but after a while (a while equals X number of weeks, such that X may be a number from a very small number to something bigger) ... these pieces of Judy Garland’s house begin to have a magical effect in the hives ... ... as the reuptake gets selectively inhibited .... reuptake of certain serotonin bees ...
... ... the depleted bees recover
... ... the population balance of the species is restored
... ... ... and the harmonious symphony of flying things returns
... (if i’m making it up, i get to have a happy ending) !!still boring, huh? ... ... no news ... ... just fancy pictures for that buzzing in my head ... bah!
i use these models to imagine hypothetical responses to the Judy Garland’s .... Dorothy’s house ....
theoretically ... ... hypothetically, i could have, say, a very severe swarm failure ... i mean neurotransmitter dysfunction ... ... one that was totally disruptive and debilitating ... ... i could even be at risk ...
... and although my condition is very serious and persistent ... ... ... it turns out (and i have no way to know this) that for as bad as this is affecting me ... .. and as bad as the swarm’s incapacity has become ....
... all i need is just the right nudge, just a little ... and the whole dynamic equilibrium comes back ... ... almost immediately ...
... ... i’m suggesting that it is possible for our neurotransmitters’ dynamics to get trapped in catastrophic phase state ... ... oh, say, by a strange attractor or something ... a disastrous unrecoverable collapse ... ...
... yet the ideal beneficial small input could just tip the system to avalanche positive reconstruction back to full restoration ...
... it could happen ! ... ... i say so because we can imagine...all too easily... the reverse process ... .. ... where the triggering event creates the destructive cascade .. ... ... and i’m just positing that there’s no intrinsic reason why this process couldn’t happening in the other direction and i’m just suggesting this is _possible_ ... albeit very unlikely ... ...... okay! ... very, very, Very unlikely ... nevertheless ... ...
it is possible that recovery time may not be an indicator of the severity of neurotransmitter dysfunction ...
... of course, i like Dorothy’s house also because it killed the Wicked Witch of the ... ... west? ... was it the west?
... then you could replace my buzzing bees, in my allegory, with the Munchkins ... ... ... okay, we’ll save that one for another day, kids ! .... ... HA!((Notice! All of my “HA!”s are me laughing at me .... and only me ... please .... thank you!))
i guess, instead of that buzzing in my head i could have those singing Munchkins in there ... ...
... ... HA!TAKE CARE !!!! !!
~jim
Posted by Esmarelda on September 16, 2003, at 15:52:27
In reply to re: Lexapro, nobody knows the troubles i've seen, posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 15:36:01
Excellent Post and so humorous, too! Thanks Lil Jim - Bees or Munchkins or snakes or ants in the head --- what's the difference? could we consider Lex a big can of RAID!
Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 16:19:09
In reply to re: Lexapro, nobody knows the troubles i've seen » lil' jimi, posted by Esmarelda on September 16, 2003, at 15:52:27
> Excellent Post and so humorous, too! Thanks Lil Jim - Bees or Munchkins or snakes or ants in the head --- what's the difference? could we consider Lex a big can of RAID!
thank you, thank you
... ... i try to provide entertainment value ... ...RAID! good idea!
... ... no, wait
... not selective enough ...
how about 600,000 tiny tiny flyswatters ?.... HA!
... and may i say ma'm, you give some great posts there, your own self !
... ... i appreciate all of the terrific support you're helping to give all of our folks here ...... THANKS, Esmarelda !
~ jim
Posted by Esmarelda on September 16, 2003, at 16:23:31
In reply to re: Lexapro, knows the troubles i've seen » Esmarelda, posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 16:19:09
God only knows the troubles I have seen, too! And, when I needed support, he guided me here to all these great people. It is such an awful feeling to be so depressed and it is so scary to not have anyone understand because they have never been there. I am better. Still have my moments, but this board has been a life saver to me. All I can do is try to give back a small piece of what I have received from you and all the other people here who help so much!
Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 16:31:07
In reply to re: Lexapro, knows the troubles i've seen » lil' jimi, posted by Esmarelda on September 16, 2003, at 16:23:31
hi Esmarelda!
> God only knows the troubles I have seen, too! And, when I needed support, he guided me here to all these great people. It is such an awful feeling to be so depressed and it is so scary to not have anyone understand because they have never been there. I am better. Still have my moments, but this board has been a life saver to me. All I can do is try to give back a small piece of what I have received from you and all the other people here who help so much! >
... i know how you feel ...
... i feel the same way ...
... thank you for saying it for both of us so well ...
... because, i say, "Ditto!"~ jim
Posted by bruce_w6 on September 16, 2003, at 18:31:10
In reply to re: Lexapro, knows the troubles i've caused » Esmarelda, posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 16:31:07
I would like the messages from the Neurontin group to come to my mailbox like the lexapro ones do. How do I do this. I get all the lexapro ones and read them. bruce_w6@hotmail.com
Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 19:28:39
In reply to How do I do this?, posted by bruce_w6 on September 16, 2003, at 18:31:10
hey bruce_w6 ~
> I would like the messages from the Neurontin group to come to my mailbox like the lexapro ones do. How do I do this. I get all the lexapro ones and read them. bruce_w6@hotmail.com >
our mission should somebody decide to accept it is to find a "Neurontin" thread ... post to that thread ... and check the "notify you of later follow-ups to this thread" box before we submit the post ...
... so are we ready team? ... no?
see we have everything except the Neurontin thread ...
.... what i did was to go to the bottom of the page and put 'Neurontin' into a pBabble Search (with the dr-bob.org selected) ... ... a lot of Neurontin posts were listed there ...... my suspicion is that there isn't a currently ongoing Neurontin thread ...
... the posts i looked at were on short threads or some were on this thread ...... so If there is no Neurontin thread ...
... then you may just have to start one ...maybe the Neurontin folks just aren't the kind of cohesive fanatics ... ... these lex heads are ... ... HA!
take care,
~ jim
Posted by galkeepinon on September 16, 2003, at 19:34:34
In reply to re: Neurontin thread ? » bruce_w6, posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 19:28:39
Thanks for clearing that up buddy!!!! How are you doing by the way?
Me? Lexapro is still working to a good degree~10mg! (this IS PB;) if ya know what I'm trying to say here, gotta talk about LEX!! Wooooooooo Hoooooooo)
~from one lex head to another ;)
gal:-)
> > I would like the messages from the Neurontin group to come to my mailbox like the lexapro ones do. How do I do this. I get all the lexapro ones and read them. bruce_w6@hotmail.com >
>
> our mission should somebody decide to accept it is to find a "Neurontin" thread ... post to that thread ... and check the "notify you of later follow-ups to this thread" box before we submit the post ...
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> ... so are we ready team? ... no?
>
> see we have everything except the Neurontin thread ...
> .... what i did was to go to the bottom of the page and put 'Neurontin' into a pBabble Search (with the dr-bob.org selected) ... ... a lot of Neurontin posts were listed there ...
>
> ... my suspicion is that there isn't a currently ongoing Neurontin thread ...
> ... the posts i looked at were on short threads or some were on this thread ...
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> ... so If there is no Neurontin thread ...
> ... then you may just have to start one ...
>
> maybe the Neurontin folks just aren't the kind of cohesive fanatics ... ... these lex heads are ... ... HA!
>
> take care,
> ~ jim
Posted by BLKVETTES on September 16, 2003, at 20:29:40
In reply to re: Neurontin thread ?~~lil jim:-) » lil' jimi, posted by galkeepinon on September 16, 2003, at 19:34:34
>>>>>>>>>Thanks for clearing that up buddy!!!! How are you doing by the way?
Me? Lexapro is still working to a good degree~10mg! (this IS PB;) if ya know what I'm trying to say here, gotta talk about LEX!! Wooooooooo Hoooooooo)
~from one lex head to another ;)
gal:-)Oh my either the lex is really kickn or lil jimi has taken over her mind. LOL!!! Now I will have to hire someone to translate what she says!!!! Im sleeping with garlic around my neck I dont want to be next!!! TAKE CARE!!!!
WAYNE
Posted by galkeepinon on September 16, 2003, at 20:44:11
In reply to re: Neurontin thread ?~~lil jim:-), posted by BLKVETTES on September 16, 2003, at 20:29:40
LMAOROTF LMAOROTF WAYNE :-)
You brought a laugh to my day~thank you!
I think it's a little bit of both~or a lot?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! hehehe
Awwwwwww don't sleep with garlic around you're neck~the neighbors might complain about the smell!
Keep feeling good on the Lex, my friend:-)
I missed a dose yesterday~but back to schedule today.
TAKE CARE WAYNE:-)
> Oh my either the lex is really kickn or lil jimi has taken over her mind. LOL!!! Now I will have to hire someone to translate what she says!!!! Im sleeping with garlic around my neck I dont want to be next!!! TAKE CARE!!!!
> WAYNE
Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 21:13:28
In reply to re: Neurontin thread ?~~lil jim:-) » lil' jimi, posted by galkeepinon on September 16, 2003, at 19:34:34
hi Gal!
you're welcome!
apparently there more than a few folks taking this here neurontin with lexapro
... ... i am so clueless about neurontin
... ... i have like half an idea about wellbutrin
... ... and effexor and the other ssris ... sorta
... ... but i am the proverbial babe in the woods with these other meds ... ...oh yeah, my ol' 10 mg of lexapro still works for me here alright ... ... i'm doing fine, thanks for asking, you good Gal you!
lex heads unite! .. .. .. .. HA!
~ jim> Thanks for clearing that up buddy!!!! How are you doing by the way?
> Me? Lexapro is still working to a good degree~10mg! (this IS PB;) if ya know what I'm trying to say here, gotta talk about LEX!! Wooooooooo Hoooooooo)
> ~from one lex head to another ;)
> gal:-)
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> > > I would like the messages from the Neurontin group to come to my mailbox like the lexapro ones do. How do I do this. I get all the lexapro ones and read them. bruce_w6@hotmail.com >
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> > our mission should somebody decide to accept it is to find a "Neurontin" thread ... post to that thread ... and check the "notify you of later follow-ups to this thread" box before we submit the post ...
> >
> > ... so are we ready team? ... no?
> >
> > see we have everything except the Neurontin thread ...
> > .... what i did was to go to the bottom of the page and put 'Neurontin' into a pBabble Search (with the dr-bob.org selected) ... ... a lot of Neurontin posts were listed there ...
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> > ... my suspicion is that there isn't a currently ongoing Neurontin thread ...
> > ... the posts i looked at were on short threads or some were on this thread ...
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> > ... so If there is no Neurontin thread ...
> > ... then you may just have to start one ...
> >
> > maybe the Neurontin folks just aren't the kind of cohesive fanatics ... ... these lex heads are ... ... HA!
> >
> > take care,
> > ~ jim
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Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 21:24:48
In reply to re: Neurontin thread ?~~lil jim:-), posted by BLKVETTES on September 16, 2003, at 20:29:40
hey hey!
> >>>>>>>>>Thanks for clearing that up buddy!!!! How are you doing by the way?
> Me? Lexapro is still working to a good degree~10mg! (this IS PB;) if ya know what I'm trying to say here, gotta talk about LEX!! Wooooooooo Hoooooooo)
> ~from one lex head to another ;)
> gal:-)
>
> Oh my either the lex is really kickn or lil jimi has taken over her mind. LOL!!! Now I will have to hire someone to translate what she says!!!! Im sleeping with garlic around my neck I dont want to be next!!! TAKE CARE!!!!
> WAYNE... ... wayne, i'm Trying to keep from laughing too loudly!
ain't Easy !!
don't want to wake our young un, man ...... YOU ARE SOOO FUNNY !! ....
... AH HA HA HA HA HA HAAA !!!!!now don't be teasing our Gal here now ... ... ... she's awesome ... ... i just hope her lex IS working well ...
... he's sleeping with garlic around his neck !!!!
AH! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! ........well, i'd have to say that SomeBody's lexapro id kicking in here ... ... ?
TAKE EVERY POSSIBLE CARE !!!!!! !!! !!
... ... ~ jim
... ... (no garlic)
... like i'm a vampire or something ????
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!oh, yeah, Gal, i'm on 10mg of something or other !!!!! ... .. ... HA!
Posted by lil' jimi on September 16, 2003, at 21:42:17
In reply to re: Neurontin thread ?~~lil jim:-) » BLKVETTES, posted by galkeepinon on September 16, 2003, at 20:44:11
hey Gal,
is that Wayne something or what ?
> LMAOROTF LMAOROTF WAYNE :-)
> You brought a laugh to my day~thank you!
> I think it's a little bit of both~or a lot?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! hehehe
> Awwwwwww don't sleep with garlic around you're neck~the neighbors might complain about the smell!
> Keep feeling good on the Lex, my friend:-)
> I missed a dose yesterday~but back to schedule today.
> TAKE CARE WAYNE:-) >... and speaking of meds ... ( ? )
a week or 2 ago i missed a dose ... and i got a real nice buzz when i took my make up dose ... i should have taken at noon, but forgot till 6 the next morning ... then i took it and i was flying! ... ... then another 10 mg at noon again? ... oh, yes !
... ... i'd suppose i was having those bad ol' side-effects .... oh, booooooo! ... ... all "derealization"-like and pretty darn "de-personalized" too
... ... ... like i'm complaining ... ... ... HA!
so ...
did you take any make ups and did you have any effects from it?
mine were fun!~ jim
Posted by Mattsit on September 17, 2003, at 7:50:44
In reply to Re: Lexapro Side Effects » Mattsit, posted by Arrianna on September 16, 2003, at 15:31:52
Day 6 of Lexapro...And Im very anxious this morning...worrying about losing my job, not losing my job, having to find a new job, how much i hate my current job, how much i dont want to lose my current job....
Get my point? I worry about EVERY possible thing, even if the worries contridict themselves...that does NOT make sense...I hope the Lexapro helps me soon...I realize it may be a few weeks, but Im really hoping.
Am I just lazy, or am I crazy??!?!?!?!?
Posted by vandy on September 17, 2003, at 8:26:45
In reply to Re: Lexapro kicking in, posted by leedsman on September 15, 2003, at 18:09:22
I was driving to work one morning and realized a couple of things: 1. I was smiling as I drove along, enjoying the scenery, noticing things I had missed along the way; 2. I was really look8ing forward to the rest of the day.
When the balance shifts the fog lifts. Depression and anxiety truly keep one off balance almost all the time. Lex helps me find the balance and then I can influence my life on a truly level playing field. It's not a panacea. It's like a good signal on the tv: you still have to chose the program and do the fine tuning. But !Boy! Is that picture great!
> How do you know when it really kicks in, when you feel like you did before you felt that way, all side effects gone? Clear thinking returning, no more fogginess like a space cadet, with no more fatigue?
Posted by lil' jimi on September 17, 2003, at 9:32:59
In reply to Bad day already!!!, posted by Mattsit on September 17, 2003, at 7:50:44
hi Mattsit,
sorry to hear it's going so rough for you ...
> Day 6 of Lexapro...And Im very anxious this morning...worrying about losing my job, not losing my job, having to find a new job, how much i hate my current job, how much i dont want to lose my current job....
>
> Get my point? I worry about EVERY possible thing, even if the worries contridict themselves...that does NOT make sense...I hope the Lexapro helps me soon...I realize it may be a few weeks, but Im really hoping.
>
> Am I just lazy, or am I crazy??!?!?!?!?hazy? ... ...
... ... for me it was my 1st, 7 or 8 days which were my worst ... ... another week after that and i was much better .... ....... i have learned a lot about anxiety from our lexapro users who suffer from it ... from reading our posts it seems to me like lexapro is harder to adapt to for them ... ... because, i don't suffer from anxiety, but i found out about it first-hand when my lex SEs gave me panic attacks ... ... this left me with an impression of what this must be like for someone already struggling with anxiety ... ...
.. ... .. my first couple of weeks, especially my first week on lexapro, i was very unmotivated ... ... doing anything was hard .. .. thinking about doing anything was extremely hard ... i felt like resistance and inertia incarnate ... ...
... ... ... so i wouldn't say you are lazy ... ... you just feel lazy ... ... which Can make you feel crazy ... ... especially when those anxieties are being so contradictory ... those irrational anxieties! what's got into them !... but you're more crazed (by lex SEs) than crazy ... ... that's my bet ...hang in there!
posts lately from our more anxious folks remind me of some older posts about something they called "diurnal variation" ... ... which implies a daily mood cycle ... ... ...
... Bela's post and it's follow ups from July explains it better than i could:
see:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030728/msgs/246127.html... and then here lately a few posters have mentioned anxiety attacks in the morning, before they can even get out of bed ... ...
... while other posters offered that their anxiety only abates just as they go to bed at night ... ... the combination looks like a daily cycle, to me ...
... ... what i find striking about this is when we consider that the reason our species has to sleep every night is so we can give our bodies down time in order to catch up on neurotransmitter production ... ... so who'd want to have to face a new day when it's just going to mess up all that good work we spent all night doing? ... .. ... HA!... actually it seems to me you make a rational and valid point ... ....
... work, like maybe, sucks ?
... ... what do they have you doing there ?
... if your job security is an issue, you might be able to document your condition and your medical requirement for medication ... ... our medical condition(s) are not legitimate (legal?) reasons for dismissal ... ...try to take it easy on yourself ...
... and post often ... especially if it can help make you feel better!
~ jim
Posted by Mattsit on September 17, 2003, at 9:55:17
In reply to Mattsit, posted by lil' jimi on September 17, 2003, at 9:32:59
Wow. Are you inside my head observing or what?? I definately get the anxiety upon awakening...My eyes havent opened yet and Im already worried about the day ahead of me most days...Im trying to fight that off, but its tough.As far as feeling lazy..I think thats it..My motivation comes and goes depending on my mood....If Im happy im the hardest worker here...On an anxious day or day Im worrying all day I get nothing done...slack off, and piss people off.
Im hoping for some stability soon. Im an engineer in mechanical construction so the stresses can and are more than I can handle on most days.
Posted by lil' jimi on September 17, 2003, at 9:57:37
In reply to Re: Lexapro kicking in, posted by vandy on September 17, 2003, at 8:26:45
Posted by Arrianna on September 17, 2003, at 10:01:00
In reply to Bad day already!!!, posted by Mattsit on September 17, 2003, at 7:50:44
No, my friend, you are NOT crazy or lazy!! Just sounds like your suffering from anxiety. Don't lose hope-it will work for you!! But, as with anything else, it does just take time.
Before I got laid-off from my last job in early June, I was going through the same emotions you are now dealing with with your job. I hated my job, wanted to quit, was looking for something else; yet, did I really want to quit, and by all means, I did NOT want to get fired.
Luckily, for me, the company was sold. It was a blessing for me that I was laid-off, if you can believe that.
I truly believe that things happen for a reason, so I really believe that one day this will all make sense to you!! Worrying is somehting I'm sure we all deal with time to time. For some of us, including myself, it can be excessive.
Stay positive!! It WILL get better. Just give it some time and until then, take it one day at a time.
Wishing you well,
Arrianna
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