All about Lexapro

After argue with my doctors I have cut back smoking marjunna because
they want to see how it has been affecting me, my ocd, and anixity.
Well I am here to say that I do not know the legal or offical postion
on OCD and THC, but since I startted to cut back my appitight(sp)has
disappeared, the cycle of OCD thoughts are harder to break and I am
still waiting to get in and see a VA shrink. It has been close to a
month now since I startted cutting back, and I am basically eating
one meal a day, back to smoking a pack of cigerettes a day, and
feeling nervous all the time. I am now more than ready to run
screaming into the night. I am strating to feel anti-social again
because I can not stand the engery of crowds again and the hypotcroces
(sp) of life.
I have been surfing the web looking for sites with info on OCD and
THC but so far I haven’t found much, most sites are for people loking
to get high(still wondering what a high feels like). One site in the
U.K. was talking about a spray that they where working on and the
possibility of doing clinic studies to see how it works.
Unfortunately here in the U.S.A. marijunna is still looked at as
having no medical benifits by our Federal Government, which means
that offically there can be no studies or medical test done with it.
It is easier for a pharmacidial company to get a new wonder drug
released than it is for that same company to do a study on THC.
Incase you are wondering if I just sit around with a joint in my hand
all the time. I don’t, the joint would last for a couple of hours
because I would only smoke enough to clam me down and then its back
to work/dealing with life.
Speaking of life its time for work,” I owe, I owe, So of too Work I
go.” “I have my fears but they do not have me. The deeper I go the
darker it gets.”
Tom

Does or has anyone else have problems with thinking clearly or socializing & has
Lex helped? I take Lex for mild anxiety, but mainly for depression. It’s
definately helped my anxiety & after 2 months & a jump to 30mg it’s finally
starting to help with my depression. I also have trouble thinking clearly like
grasping for words or names that I already kow quite well & making conversation,
but not really due to anxiety. I only sleep 3hrs on work nights 5days a wk which
is big factor, but I definately think there’s more going on & I’m just curious
if anyone else has had similar symptoms as these & been helped by Lex or another
med.
Scott

If so, send me a private email.
Thanks.

I just switched to Lexapro yesterday. I was on 40 mg of Celexa. My
main motivation to switch were in hopes if better controlled my
anxiety, that it did not effect my libido as much (which keeps me
out of trouble probably…he he}, hopes that I won’t be so fatigued
and a recent outbreak of a very annoying skin rash which may or may
not have been a side effect of Celexa.
Most of the posts I have seen recently are from people like me who
have just switched. Is there anyone out there who has been on
Lexapro for awhile? Did you notice any differences? About how long
did it take? I also had anxiety attacks while on Celexa and I am
hoping that the Lexapro will be more effective in controlling my
anxiety.
I started out 3 years ago taking Zoloft then switched to Celexa. I
moved from my home and family 3 years ago to a major city in hopes
to stay employed. My life has been quite an emotional roller coaster
the last few years. I have survived domestic violence, a very ugly
divorce, cancer and the recent wave of layoffs. I am also a single
mom raising two beautiful daughters all by myself. I am most
grateful for Celexa in helping me to cope. I also believe you have
to constantly work on self improvement along with the meds.
Anyway a few questions and a little bit about me.
Healing hugs to all,
Rose

Hi All,
First off, I am taking an AD for the PMS also. Started with Prozac
which pooped out on me, then to Celexa and now to Lex. Just started
back on the LEx so PMS’ing BIG time this week. Crabby nasty old
self. Needs time to work. Anyone here that knows me knows that I
have been bouncing and shouldn’t have done it! I won’t anymore;
will stick with it once and see what happens.
Second, hey, where is everyone? Have heard nothing from Anthony and
am beginning to wonder about him. Hugs to Mary and the rest of you!
Take care and write more!
Shauna

I have just withdrawn from Celexa, after being on Celexa for about 2 or more
years!
I tried Lexapro, and had no additional help from it, but my blood pressure
increased to 180/120.
Here is my Celexa withdrawal timeline:
October 21 - 30, 2002 Lexapro 5 mg.
October 31 - November 27 Celexa 10 mg.
November 27 - December 15 Celexa 5 mg.
December 16 - December 30 Celexa 2.5 mg.
December 30 - January 3 NO Celexa
As you can see, I have withdrawn gradually, and I have felt almost no effects
from the withdrawal.
I can say that I feel no different now on NO Celexa then when I was on 10 mg.
Celexa or 5 mg. Celexa EXCEPT that I have been sleeping less.
I seem to have more energy off the Celexa then when I was on it.
I want to see how being off Celexa is for a while.
I could not get above 20 mg. Celexa. When I was on higher than 10 mg. Celexa, my
left eye was twitching all the time.
My problems have been:
1. 40 pounds of weight gain
2. lack of libido
3. lack of feelings except anger
4. fatigue
5. difficulty starting to do tasks, and especially clean up my place
So, how am I supposed to feel different OFF Celexa than on Celexa?
Can somebody answer?

Not me. 20 mg is working well for me. THough vivid dreams and jaw clenching
have been bad during the holidays. Suppose extra stress of the holidays is
causing those, and not the Lex?
Gina, nice to hear from you again!
Karen

It’s taken 2 months & a higher dose, but it’s finally starting to work. Anyone
else on 30mg or more?

Hi, I’m Niki, 24, and from IL. I have been on Lexapro 10 for almost
a month and the last week has been straight from hell. Well 1st I
should say I felt like my world was caving in due to some life
changes so I went in to see my doctor. She sent me home with a
month’s supply and didn’t say a word, just see how it goes and come
back and see her.
Anyway back to the last week. I have extreme daytime sleepiness
where I will actually nod off at work or I will be doing the chicken
bob. I yawn constantly. Then when I finally flop into bed at night
say around 10pm, I am wide awake at 2am and cannot get back to bed!
It has progressively gotten worse. Also I have to pee constantly. I
also have a feeling of fullness or bloating, sometimes even nausea so
I haven’t been eating as well as I should.
All of this to me just makes me more depressed and more suicidal then
before! I have great panic attacks, my boyfriend says I snap easily
and then I clam up. I also have hot flashes during the day and I go
to bed freezing cold but wake up in a sweat.
All I want to know is how can this help me if its causing so much
pain now? I am going back to the doctor in a couple days and would
like opinions on what I should do or what she might say to me.
Thanks.

Hi all,
Just joined. Have been on Lexapro for 2mths. now and I like it! I
have been on Effexor and Wellbutrin in the past but the side effects
were terrible! No side effects thus far from Lexapro. I have heard
that even PMS times will get better. But those days I do have the PMS
make me laugh cause I can remember that was the way I was ALL the
time. Wow! What a difference. Any words of wisdom out there for
taking Lexapro? Do you build up a resistance to it and need your
dosage changed? I am always wondering about this. I guess I have read
a lot at other groups about people always switching from one SSI to
another. I really want to just stay on one if I can.
Hope to get to know some of you! Thanks for you input and reading.
Laura