Just have to say re: side effects…
I have been the round of ssri’s and other meds, and lex is about my
last shot… I am really hoping that it will work for me, which is
why I am trying really hard to ignore the side effects or write them
off as something else, but after reading all of these posts, I am
relizing that probably alot of what I have thought was nothing is
really a side effect of lex. The itching thing is most obvious to me
now… I have been itching only at dinner time, and breaking out in
hives on my stomach and arms and backs of knees! Thought it was kid-
related (lol) but now I wonder… Actually, yesterday a.m. I forgot
to take my pill and did NOT have the itching last night at all!! So
I’m sure it’s from the lex.
I also had the lack of sleep thingie, but that went away when I went
from 5 mg to 10, now I am more tired all the time, just the opposite.
It’s troublesome for dh, cause I fall asleep at like 9:00 every
night, and he CAN NOT get me to wake up…Poor guy.. (wink, wink!)
I’ve found that staying active helps w/that. (exercise, yoga.. for
me…)
The only reason I’m not freaking out about all this yet is that I
know from experience that a lot of the side effects of these meds go
away or do lessen in time. You just have to tough it out for a few
weeks, and then things should get better. But of course if you can’t
or it doesn’t, then this might not be a good med for you.
My biggest problem w/lex is the lack of desire… to do anything if
you know what I mean. I was hoping it wouldn’t have that effect, but
I’m scared to death that it may. Why can’t they invent an ssri that
doesn’t do that other than wellbutrin, which made me practically
murderous!!!!
So I want to say to all of you, try to hang in there for a while, til
you’ve really given it a few weeks, and I hope that all of your side
effects go away.