Do you know if what they say about lex being 4x stonger than c to be true, and do you know what makes it so much stronger? I couldnt tolerate any more than 35mg’s of c, and I’m on 10mg’s of lex with no problems at all. I think 10mg’s of lex is supposed to be equivalent to 40mg’s of c? I cant beleive I can toleratee so much lex considering how sensitive I am to med’s. But at least it’s working! It’s been a wonder drug!
Brandy
Hi! I am glad you remember me!! LOL So your doing well on lexapro too? I’m so glad to hear it!! It has been a miracle drug for me! I had soo many bad side effects on c, and with the lexapro i have no problems at all! I also feel sharper mentally, not as foggy feeling. So how have you been? I’m glad your doing well!
Brandy
I dont know if you guys remember me, but I was on the celexa group a
while back. I remember all of you! I was one of the ones with the
AWFUL side effects. I have switched to lexapro, and honestly it has
saved my life! I feel great, no more panic attacks/anxiety, or
depression. I’m on 10mg’s and feel great, and the only s/e is jaw
clenching! How are all of you doing? I hope you guys remember me.
Oh-has anyone heard from Bill? I remeber all of his posts, and how
much they helped me. Anyone know if he’s still around? Thanks you
guys!
Brandy
I have just switched (2 weeks ago) from celexa to lexapro. I
suffered terrible side effects on celexa, and honestly it didnt do
anything for my panic attacks/GAD/and depression. I was on celexa
for over a year, and decided I needed to change med’s. I went to my
doc, and she told me about Lex, and how it’s supposed to be the new
and impoved “c”. It’s supposed to be much stonger, with less side
effects. Well, I have to say that I am totally impressed! My panick
attacks have stopped, and my depression has lifted, and I have a ton
of energy and motivation again! Not to mention, that I have no side
effects except jaw clenching. My sex drive is great again, and I
feel so much better about myself. I am actually able to leave my
house again(after being home bound for 4 months b/c of panic
attacks/agoraphobia), and I am enjoying life.
I was just wondering if some of you fellow lexers could fill me in on
how lexapro has helped you. Thanks, and I look forward to posting
with all of you!
Brandy
Well after talking to my P-Doc on the phone. I’m decreasing my Lex
back down to 5Mg. The nausea was just too much for me. I thought I
was going to throw up at my therapist’s office and I wasn’t even
paying attention to the symptoms. So its back to 5Mg of Lex and up
to 15Mg of Remeron.
To this day I’m amazed that I’m even taking Lexapro, because on the
two days of Celexa (My very first ever Antidepressant) I was
throwing up non-stop and bedridden for 3 days. (Could not keep
anything down) I swore that I never would take that stuff again.
Well after my phases of Paxil (Twice), Effexor, Prozac, Pamelor,
Tofrinil, and Remeron (Still On) I literally had little choice it was
either Lexapro, Zoloft, or Serzone. Serzone I will never take
because of the many people that are suing it for liver damage and
Zoloft I want to save as a last but not least.
I’m still not giving up on the Lex yet, even though I’m going on 7
weeks. Thank God that I didn’t listen to my doctor when he wanted me
to start with 10Mg and I took 5Mg, or I wouldn’t have made it this
long and gave up on the Lex a long time ago.
Anywhoo I see my P-doc on Tuesday, if this combo doesn’t help clear
up my depression/Panic Attacks, then when something will have to be
tweaked…
Talk to You Guys L8r,
Anthony
In your post Shauna you said somethings that I feel and went through.
How you delay treatment for whatever reason…..and the mood swings I
went through……
This site helps me too..helps me see i am not alone…Mary
I really do believe in this stuff. Just hear me out and then tell me
what you think.
It seems like almost everyone I know is going through a really bad
time right now. Lots of people I know who normally don’t suffer from
anxiety are complaining about feeling anxious and stressed and things
just aren’t going well in their lives right now. Then the people who
I do know that suffer from anxiety are complaining that it’s really
bad right now.
It just seems so odd. I don’t know if it has to do with the times
we’re in or maybe something more unexplainable. I mean there’s been
so much talk of war, and economy is really bad, layoffs are still
bad, etc. But what if this has more to do with the phase of the moon
and the planetary alignment? I think it’s possible. The planets will
shift soon and the moon will be in a new phase next Wednesday. So I
think overall more people will start to feel better next week.
Liz
Well I have had an interesting day. This “Was” day two of what my
doctor wanted me to do with my meds. I was supposed to take 5Mg Lex
before bed with my Remeron (7.5Mg) and 2.5 of Lex when I get up.
Well for the second day in a row I couldn’t handle that and I woke up
this morning with a lot of anxiety and depression taking turns. It
was such an uneasy balance of those two that instead of taking 2.5Mg
I went straight for the 5Mg and I needed my Klonopin also. I’ll take
the 2.5 before bed tonight. As for my day the 5Mg with my Klonopin
helped taper down on the anxiety, but the depression reared its ugly
head most of the day (Extreme fatigue, sadness, no appetite). Its
weird because I’ve never really been a depressed person, and I felt
AWESOME with energy and NO DEPRESSION when I was in my first trhee
weeks of 5Mg of Lex. Now in my last two weeks I feel tired and
depressed. I know that I just got over a flu around that time, but I
still don’t understand why I feel tired and depressed when it was the
exact opposite before. Any Ideas?
Unfortunately the simple answer is “Just raise the Lex”, but the
nausea is too extreme for me (Can’t eat and major stomach pains).
Well I’m placing a call in to my doctor tomorrow. Also I’m seeing my
new therapist for my second visit tomorrow. She’s pretty cool. (My
last one was an absolute joke, many months with him down the drain
but that’s a whole other story).
Anyway I need some minor tweaking with my meds with my P-doc. I
don’t know what will be changed, but I know at least things don’t
feel right chemically now, keep the fingers crossed positively for
me.
Well that’s it for now, like I said yesterday, I will be around here
more often to share, and believe me when things turn around for the
better I will let you guys know also. I’m not a complete
Mr. Negativity, I’m just knocked for now looking for ways to bounce
back…
Take Care,
Anthony
Hey Liz, Mary, Shauna, and everyone. Its was really cool to hear
from you all. All the comments were greatly appreciated. It also
good to see the majority here doing well.
Thanks Agian,
Anthony
I have been taking 10mg in the evening and I feel great all through
the next day until the afternoon. Today I noticed that as soon as I
took Lex (I took it at 4pm instead of 6) I picked right back up.
You guys think I should ask my Doc to bump me to 20? Does this
stuff just “wear off” after a while? Or maybe I should just take it
in the AM, but I don’t want to wake up symptomatic every day and I
have been sleeping better since I’ve been taking this stuff.
Alan