All about Lexapro

has anyone out there been prescribed lexapro with effexor. my doctor
seems unsure of himself. very comforting

In a message dated 5/10/2005 11:51:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kobrien@… writes:
I would like to pipe in as a new member and new user of Lexapro. I’ve been
on it for 1 week as of today. I love the emotional improvements, hate the
physical side effects, but I’m willing to ride it out to see if I can adjust.
I am a little scared by the negatives, and would love to hear any
encouraging stories out there.
Thanks!
Kristen
Kristen,
What negative symptoms are you experiencing? Whatever they are, I’m
confident they will go away after a few weeks, when your body become adjusted.
Try to stick with it if you feel it’s working for you, I think you’ll find it
worthwhile.
Margaret

In a message dated 5/10/2005 12:09:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
golddreams@… writes:
i have been on lexapro for 2 and 1/2 years and i can honestly say it is
the the best thing for me…at first i had some side effects…which lasted
about 1 week,after that it’s been great!!! but i am am sure is is not for
everyone.you do need to give a chance to work though.
Linda

My honest opinion is that it is nice to hear the encouraging stories
but it is also great to hear about the negative side of this
medication as well. I hear you. You are new. But what if down the
road - a month or so from now, you start to gain unexplained weight,
get dizzy etc., wouldn’t you want to know about the negatives that
others on Lex have experienced? One never knows do one. If we only
hear the good side of the story, then this forum is not of any use to
those who are taking Lex with negative side effects. In other words,
should there be two forums? One forum for people who are negative on
Lex and one forum for positive people? That would not make any sense.
I think that’s what this forum is all about. My two cents.

well, i guess i’ll have to go join the wellbutrin group now. lexapro
didn’t work for me. i am retaining about 15 pounds of excess water
and
can’t get rid of it, even though i’ve weaned down to 2.5mg of lex.
doc
is switching me to wellbutrin starting tomorrow plus lasix for the
excess water retention. hopefully i can tolerate the new meds. so
it’s a tylenol pm and off to bed i go. thanks for the support and
much
luck to all with your meds. later gators!

hello everyone I am new to the list and although I do not take Lex, I do know
someone very close whom does take it and wants to get off of it.
Based on everything that I have read and been told, its obvious that
its a very difficult task to get off this drug once you been taking
it for a long time.
I was wondering if you can trick the brain and body??
Let me explain what I mean by that…
For example: If you take 10 mg….and in order to get off the drug
the doctor told you to take 5 mg for a month and then 2.5 mg for
another month…..is this easy task to do??
I already know that is not, since the person close to me is havcing
very difficult taks achiving this goal.
She claims that by the 5 th day…it becomes unbarable (the
dizzines, the shocks, etc…)…which causes driving very dangerous.
I was wondering, Why not take 5 mg for 5 days…and then trick the
brain and take 7.5 mg by breaking the cycle…then going back to
taking the 5 mg for another 5 days??? By repeating this cycle, it
may help ease some of the pain and side effect problems. Ofcouse
this may actually not be a good idea and may very well defeat the
whole purpose of what one is trying to achieve. Personally, I
rather just suffer for a month or two and be done with it…rather
than let it drag for a longer time period by lessening the pain, but
keeping it for a longer time period.
Has anyone tried this method in the past ??? Does it help or make
things worse?? Does it screw up the entire process when you take
that sudden higher dose??
***I am no expert and I do not know how it feels since I dont take
the drug, but I really want my girl friend to get off from it as
painlessly as possible and as quickly as possible. Its a horrible
drug based on everything I have been told and read. It seems to me
that although the drug seems to work well, it seems to have the
worst side effects and causes a major dependancy (addition if you
wanna call it).

Hi all.. I’m new here…
I started to wean myself off of 10mg…I’ve started to take half..but
I’m scared to go throguh the withdrawls.. I’ve been taking 10mgs for
about 2 1/2 yrs now.
I know about the brain “shocks”… I’ve gone though a few times that I
missed a doage because of problems at the pharamacy… and this is what
scares me……
I haven’t gone back to read through the lists posts… but I wanted to
see if anyone has gotten off of it successfuly….?
I had a question about pregnancy and lexapro… although I’m not
pregnant..I want to be sometime in the future.. how bad you think the
affects are on getting pregnant. I’m 22 right now.
Thanks for any input..
have a great day everyone!

Hello Everyone. Once again I am back to ask another question. Been
on
Lex less than a month. Started at 2.5mg, increased to 5mg and 5 days
ago increased again to 7.5mg. The day after the increase to 7.5 I
started retaining an unbelievable amount of water and after only 5
days
I’m up 10 pounds, obviously all water. I’ve tried my normal means of
shedding excess water by drinking a cup of tea and eating lots of
celery, cucumbers and watermelon, and in the past that took care of
it
within 8 hours or so. Now the WATER WON’T BUDGE. Doc went on
unexpected early maternity leave and her replacement is not in place
yet, so I’m on my own for the time being. I’m not sure if I should
decrease back to 5mg and hope it goes away or stick it out with the
7.5mg, give my body time to adjust to the higher dose and be
MISERABLE
in the meantime. I have carpal tunnel and heel spurs which are both
flared up beyond belief as a result of excess weight and fluid.
Advice
from those of you with experience in these matters will be GREATLY
appreciated!!

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