Ups, Downs, and Questions
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
August 24th, 2003 at 3:25 am
hang in Anthony…one day at a time….it is trial and error but it will right itself….just have hope that it will….I went through a summer of hell…and never thought I would feel good again….but with the support of the people at celexa, one in particular, one day at a time…I am now doing well….
at one point my anxiety was so bad, I couldnt walk….that was in July of 2001 then by September the celexa has kicked in enough for me to go back to school….I am a teacher and my biggest fear was that I wouldnt be able to start work…it was difficult but got better with each day….and this summer was great….still on 10mg of celexa but I am watching this board with huge interest….
have hope anthony that the next day will be better and it probably will…we are here to catch you if you fall…..
amanda
August 24th, 2003 at 4:32 pm
Anthony, what are you taking Remeron for? Me I am taking 30 mgs to
help with ocd/depression. Seeems to be working so far. Now if I could
only sleep at night.
Tom
August 26th, 2003 at 4:56 pm
Hey Tom,
I’m taking Remeron for Panic Attacks and Depression, and believe it
or not to help me sleep. (Go Figure lol) I know everyone is
different, but without it I would fall back into my insomnia issues.
Now I need to know out my fatigue during the day and my nausea and I
would have a fighting chance at the Panic Attacks and Depression.
Oh Well…
Anthony
August 27th, 2003 at 12:55 pm
Anthony,the only thing I know that works on nausea is not good for
depression but with out it I wouldn’t eat. Now if we could only get
them to let doctors prescribe it. The only other thing I can suggest
is pepcid or something like that. If you want to go natural try some
wintergreen or peppermint.
As afar as sleep goes so far lorezapam has been the only thing that
has stilled the mind to let me sleep to bad it’s addictive. I wonder
whats next on the list of drugs to try.
Tom
August 27th, 2003 at 3:44 pm
Well I take Protonix for the nausea. Protonix is like Pepcid/Nexium
except its in a different type of family and it does not cause
depression. Its effect is the same as Pepcid. As for the Lorezapam,
I was on that for 8 months and I became hooked on it with bad
withdrawl symptoms. That’s why I take Klonopin and stay away from
Xanax. I need the tranquilizer that has a long half-life. Don’t get
me wrong Lorazepam would put me to sleep, unfortunately it put me to
sleep at work when I tried to stop. Its a shame even broken in half
at the lowest lovel I would be very sedated. (As you can see I am
very sensitive to meds). Oh well at least its a sign that I don’t
abuse them like some stories I’ve heard…
August 28th, 2003 at 5:56 am
Does the Nexium or Pepcid cause depression?
Curious as I have just been instructed to stop
the Nexium after 8 mths.
Thanks,
Crystal
Well I take Protonix for the nausea. Protonix is like Pepcid/Nexium
except its in a different type of family and it does not cause
depression. Its effect is the same as Pepcid. As for the Lorezapam,
I was on that for 8 months and I became hooked on it with bad
withdrawl symptoms. That’s why I take Klonopin and stay away from
Xanax. I need the tranquilizer that has a long half-life. Don’t get
me wrong Lorazepam would put me to sleep, unfortunately it put me to
sleep at work when I tried to stop. Its a shame even broken in half
at the lowest lovel I would be very sedated. (As you can see I am
very sensitive to meds). Oh well at least its a sign that I don’t
abuse them like some stories I’ve heard…
August 28th, 2003 at 2:32 pm
AMANDA!!! Is that you?? You probobly dont remember me. I’m Brandy
from the celexa group. I havent posted there in eons!!! We both
started c around the same time, and both had the awful side effects.
I’m on lexapro now for panic attacks/GAD and depression, and have no
side effects at all from it. I dont know how I feel soo much better,
but this is a miracle drug for me, and I’ve only been on it 2 weeks
and its already started to work. I am finally leaving my house again-
I was house bound for 4 months b/c of my anxiety, My panic attacks
are GONE, and my depression has lifted!!! I have a ton of energy,
and I feel great! How have you been? I’ve been wondering about you,
and how you’ve come along on the celexa! I hope you remember me.
Let me know how you’ve been. You may remember me as macway, or bgm24
(my screen names). Good luck to you!
Brandy
August 29th, 2003 at 5:44 am
I am finding that shortly after I take Lex I get a little euphoric,
then I am good to go for about 20 hours and then I am just thinking
about my next Lex because it seems to wear off. I’ve also found I
can prolong the euphoric state with coffee and coffee also seems to
get me down that last mile to my next Lex. The problem with that is
I have high blood pressure AND when the coffee wears off I feel
awful. I have had no side effects from the Lex and it has made me
feel like myself for the first time in years. I just wish it could
be 24/day! Actually, I did experience one side in the bedroom, but
I haven’t decided if that’s a bad thing or not yet.
Alan
August 30th, 2003 at 7:43 pm
There is a slight possibility that it could. Remember everyone’s
chemistry is different and there may be other reasons why you have
been told to stop. The best thing is to ask your doctor on your next
visit.
Anthony