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01-24-2006, 01:15 PM
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| | Thanks Lisa![:X] | 
01-24-2006, 01:37 PM
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| | Shifty,
When you were taking Paxil, did you ever drink any alcohol? I was wondering what would happen if one were to drink alcohol while taking the medicine. | 
01-24-2006, 01:39 PM
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| | Hey all!
I had a pretty good day yesterday! Today is OK. I feel a bit shaky and my belly is not happy. Oh well! I also had a bit of a tiff with the other half, so it is a plus that I didn't break down and cry forever. Just a few tears. I am also SUPER SENSITIVE these days. I never was before??? ANyone else?
Mr. Spock- I need to express mail you some Ben and Jerry's Ice cream! It is like heaven in a tiny tub. My fav is oatmeal cookie dough. Don't get me started!
I do notice that my symptoms get more pronounced near my cycle. I think it may have something to do with hormoes trying to process through my liver (ans my liver is a mess!)
What's up Red??
Who's out here today??
Miss Lee | 
01-24-2006, 02:58 PM
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| | Hi everyone...I was right...the cough/cold/flu thing hit....the last one to catch it...always gets it the worst!
I think I've missed alot..I've been away less than a week but there's 6 pages to read..so, I just wanted to check in to see what's new and exciting. Today is my 2nd day on 1/4 of a 10 mg pill...probably around 2-3 mg..depending on how much dust is left after you cut it up! lol I've got a prescription on order for 5 mg pills to make it a little more accurate. I've felt physically like **** from the flu thing. It's quite similar to the withdrawal symptoms and being healthy..except the nose blowing and cough.
I'm loosing weight at a very healthy pace & my cravings for the bakery group seem to be gone for good. I couldn't remember what it was to feel "normal" and there was no way to explain what I was going thru the past few months. It really took a turn for the worse when I increased to 20 mg. in October of last year. By Christmas time I knew something was very wrong. I had a heart-to-heart conversation with my husband this weekend...very interesting...he confirmed that I was a "completely different person" during that time. I was sharp, sarcastic, hurtful, angry, etc...he just did whatever possible to avoid contact with me. He didn't want to talk to me or deal with my personality and was somewhat concerned about my attitude and being around our children. I realize that he couldn't have approached me in that frame of mind with his concerns...I was desperately trying to tell him that I knew someting was wrong. There would be days that I really wondered "who I was" the day before. He tells me that the Tamra that he fell in love with is coming back...the energy, happiness, enthusiasm, love, humor, ....everything is coming back and I'm now feeling like THE REAL ME. It seems like alot has changed; the way I handle my children's demands, the way I take care of myself, how easy it is to accomplish daily household chores, and how I know when I need a "time out" to regroup. I used to just "take it" and think I had to deal with it....the other day, I told my husband..."That's it! the boys are driving me nuts! I'm going upstairs for a time out!!" He smiled and told me that it was the most normal thing that anyone could ever ask for..and to take my time. He had said that it drives him crazy when the boys (ages 6 & almost 3) keep me on a dead run..getting drinks for them, changing their tv channel and making snacks...it shouldn't ever be that way....but I didn't realize that I was doing it, I just knew that I was exhausted and couldn't keep up with the family's demands........the "new" mommie is NOT a maid!! lol
There really isn't any question to be answered in the previous paragraph...I decided to post this...just in case there is someone out there that has been going thru the same thing and can't put it into words...if you want to talk it thru...let me know...it's an odd experience to come out of.
I'll have to go back and read the previous posts...it's taken me 3 hours to write this one...in between lunch & naptime...and making the required afternoon coffee. Take care everyone! Tamra
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01-24-2006, 06:38 PM
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| | Ms. Lee,
I can't speak of cycles, but I do know I have felt really bad the past 3 days now. Major bowell and stomach issues mostly. I think I have my own cycle. It still seems I will do well for a while, then not for a shorter period.
Aunty,
I am very intrigued by the people you have spoken to that have used Prozac to get over their Lexapro withdrawal. You really worried me when you talked of how some that didn't use this method are still messed up a long time after. Would it be possible for you to ask these people for permission for me to contact them if you still have their information? I'm not ready to try Prozac anytime soon, and know Ms. Lee is going to hit me, but I am very intrigued none the less. When I think I am getting better, its easy to be tough and keep going. But the way I've felt he past 3 days leads me to wonder if I should look into this more. Especially with Mr. Spock considering it. I am better in some ways than I was a month ago, but still not better enough. I would just really value people who are better now and being able to talk to them and learn what they did.
Thanks
Only took Lexapro for 10 days, as a doctors response to my brief anxiety over a treatable medical condition. Took my last pill at the very end of August. | 
01-24-2006, 07:07 PM
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| | No Red I will not hit you for I am a lover not a fighter. But I will feel pretty lonely in the boat!
Lets look at this stomach issue as something else. Stress perhaps?? No , I am kidding. I will support any decision you make.
That route(prozac) is NOT even an option for me as I was allergic to SSRI's (or non-tolerant!) After the reaction I had on them, I would MUCH RATHER DEAL WITH WHATT I HAVE NOW!
Must go!
Miss Lee | 
01-24-2006, 07:44 PM
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| | Red,
I do not have the contact numbers as I spoke to these people over 9 months ago when I was desperastely trying to find answers.
I thought you were doing so well, what symptoms are lingering. You were highly allergic to the lexapro right?? I do not think it would be wise for you or Ms. Lee to try ANY SSRI.
Wait it out, like Ms. Lee, things will get better. | 
01-24-2006, 07:51 PM
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| | Quote:
quote:Originally posted by mohannie
Shifty,
When you were taking Paxil, did you ever drink any alcohol? I was wondering what would happen if one were to drink alcohol while taking the medicine.
| Only once and it was only a little. I fell right asleep. I've read from other posters (all over the internet) that the alcoholic effects are increased and that alcohol addiction is much faster when on Paxil. I haven't quoted any official studies, its just the word on the street. (or internet as it is)
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I have taken : Paxil, Lexapro, Xanax, and Lithium
Currently: 450mg Eskalith CR (Lithium)
I was mis-diagnosed for 3 years. They thought I had Generalized Anxiety Disorder with a Major Depressive Episode. The real problem was Bipolar Disorder.
Quit Lexapro cold-turkey Dec 22, 2005.
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01-24-2006, 07:58 PM
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| | Somebody had posted earlier about having speech problems when coming off of lexapro. When I read it I got really upset. After much thought and pondering, I can only say this:
I currently have a speech problem where I will stutter/slur words if I try to talk too fast or without thinking. I also have problem controlling my typing sometimes in similar situations. It started the day I started taking Lithium, so I can only attribute it to Lithium.
I posted this for informational purposes only, just in case. I think it's lithium, but i could be wrong. I stopped Lexapro about a week after I started the Lithium, so I'm very confident it is the Lithium.
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I have taken : Paxil, Lexapro, Xanax, and Lithium
Currently: 450mg Eskalith CR (Lithium)
I was mis-diagnosed for 3 years. They thought I had Generalized Anxiety Disorder with a Major Depressive Episode. The real problem was Bipolar Disorder.
Quit Lexapro cold-turkey Dec 22, 2005.
Ask me anything, nothing is off-limits. | 
01-24-2006, 09:16 PM
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| | Hello everyone,
Redbled, sorry to hear about your gastric problems. I gather that you are quite concerned in the fact that 70% of the serotonin receptors are in the gut. I would like to mention a few things to you to consider. First, as Aunty has said previously, SSRI withdrawal is like an onion in that the removal of each layer can bring in a temporary reaction to your new-found progress. I also have the feeling that the problem is that perhaps your gut receptors are taking a little bit longer to respond than your other ones, BUT the fact remains that you and Miss Lee have made great progress over the last (almost) 5 months, and I have absolutely no doubt at all that you are both on the home run. If I had had at least some improvement like you have had, I would not be considering the Prozac regime. Furthwermore, as I have mentioned before, our circumstances are different are different. You and Miss Lee were only on the drug for an incredibly short period of time, whereas I was on it for over a year, or 26 times as long as you were!!!! I think that the people who Aunty was referring to were probably in the same boat as me or even worse. It is not uncommon to read posts of people who are withdrawing after 10 years or more of these drugs. Hang in there, mate. Also, Sometimes it is useful to remind yourself of the progress you have made. So, for your next post, could you tell us all of the areas where you have improved, as I think it may serve as a timely reminder of how far you've come. You haven't got brain damage and I know that it wont take you too much longer... Also, have you considered that this new naturopathic regime may be making you feel like this?
Miss Lee, you're still in stage 2 (the emotional one), plus maybe having a similar problem to Redbled.I'm sure you and your boyfriend will sort things out. Making up can be a lot of fun, and a powerful and cathertic way of improving a relationship. By the way, as far as Ben and Jery goes, dont worry about the "tiny" tub, get the big one!!!!
Mohannie, stay off the grog, because alcohol and the SSRI are both metabolised by the liver, they potentiate each other. I have read posts where people seemed to get sloshed really easily, to the point of getting blackouts. I know you are feeling a bit low, but go and re-read your posts from a month or so ago when you in crisis, you have improved a bit, and will continue to do so.
Auntybiotic, I was on Celexa 20mg (close cousin of Lexapro) for a year from July 2004 to July 2005. I was put on it as a prophylaxis whilst I was on the Interferon and Ribaviron. I weaned myself off it over a 4 week period, but slowly became more foggy etc. It was a bit hard to tell what was what, as the terrible side effects from the other medications (including anaemia) were resolving at the same time. A week or so after I completely stopped I started to get the pressure around the back of my head and neck, as well as that dizziness related to the movement of my head (spin out). I saw the local Doctor a week later, and he put me back on the Celexa, BUT only 10mg. I took that for 8 weeks and felt worse. So we stopped it completely, and that was 18 weeks ago. Funnily enough 3 days after we stopped it, I had a couple of really good days. It is my opinion that for all that period of time I was still withdrawing from the 20mg dose, and perhaps if I'd stayed on the 10mg another month, my withdrawal symptoms would have abated...
Anyway, I still have the zaps, they can strike anywhere, although tend to be the limbs, occasional zaps in the head, dizziness, fogginess, confused, lethargic and feel malaise, feel really heavy in the body, get vivid dreams, and feel "spaced out" like I'm stoned, (which I'm not!!!). These symptoms are worse after I eat for at least a couple of hours (I've had my glucose, thyroid blood tests performed, they're fine and so far my liver tests are the best ever). I sleep like a log, but it is hard to get up. As far as weight goes, I gained some whilst on the treatment, which is unusual, but haven't been able to get it off yet. I am on a bit of a diet (No Ben and Jerry's) and am riding my bike. Basically, I have spent 18 months doing the human impression of a log, so I think it is going to take a while to tone up and get rid of my gut, which, whilst not really huge, is a bit of a novelty for me that I intend to eradicate!!! As far as emotions go, I am a bit anxious, but definely not depressed, and fairly consistent with my mood. I'm glad that my armchair philosophising has bee helpful, however, as a representative of the male gender, I have a responsibility not to give away all our secrets, otherwise you women might find that there is no mystery left to attract you all!!!
Debbie, great to hear about your efforts, and the fact that you are doing well. you obviously have a lot of energy and other interests to keep you busy these days.
I'm off to my "Beautiful Niece's" wedding.
Peace and long life. | 
01-24-2006, 10:52 PM
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| | [size=1][/size=1Wow you all have really been through a lot. I have experienced withdrawal from a SSRI before but not this one. I just wanted to share a little info for Shifty. My little brother who died from drugs and alcohol at the age of 34 a couple of years ago loved taking paxil while drinking. It was a hot item on the steets when they could not find their drug of choice for a buzz. On the label it clearly states DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE TAKING THIS MEDICINE. It is very dangerous to drink while taking a antidepressant. I have not had a drink for thirteen years because I am an alcoholic but I have been around several of my friends (including my little brother) who have and they did seem to get "buzzed" faster and easier.
But what I mainly wanted to tell you is while I was trying to get off of alcohol and drugs myself a girl at the out patiend group I was in was put on lithium because she was an alcoholic and bipolar. I must say this stuff made her so wacko. She was so spaced out and out in La La Land. She wrecked her car and would slur her words and did all kind sof crazy stuff. I actually feel these "professionals" hurt her more than helped her. To this day she is still not right and taht has been seven or eight years now; So personally I believe you are on to something when you are pointing all the symptoms to the lithium. Just thought I would add the little bit of info I had. thanks you all seem like a great group of people here. | 
01-24-2006, 10:54 PM
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| | I haven't had anyting to drink while on Paxil, but I drank socially when I was on Lexapro and I didn't have any problems. I guess I though it wouldn't be any different on Paxil, but from reading the post, I'll stick to not drinking. I'm not sure why I want to drink so bad, but I haven't, so I'm going to stick with it. | 
01-24-2006, 11:16 PM
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| | lindall5,
I appreciate your input. When a person goes whacko, you have to consider the possibility that they may just be whacko and that the drug lessens the whackoness factor.
It's the classic "chicken or the egg" question. Who was the first chicken? Did a chicken hatch out of an egg? If so, who laid the egg that the first chicken hatched out of?
I'm not sure what all of this chicken and egg stuff has to do with anything, but I know I have been growing progressively crazier throughout my life, and this was well before the ssris and lithium.
I'm not saying either way if its the drugs or the craziness, I'm just stating that there is a possibility that we are crazy because we are crazy.
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I have taken : Paxil, Lexapro, Xanax, and Lithium
Currently: 450mg Eskalith CR (Lithium)
I was mis-diagnosed for 3 years. They thought I had Generalized Anxiety Disorder with a Major Depressive Episode. The real problem was Bipolar Disorder.
Quit Lexapro cold-turkey Dec 22, 2005.
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01-25-2006, 03:40 AM
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| | ---Hey guys, just wanted to pop in and see what was up and let you know I was thinking of you. Going to try to get back to sleep. Something tells me this is going to become a really good day.
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01-25-2006, 09:40 AM
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| | Good Morning Everyone, I'd like to begin by making a correction to my 8:28 am post of yesterday... I stated that "I love all guys"... I meant "I love all you guys"!
When I let my dog out this morning it was pouring down snow... what a pretty way to start the day!
I got all my furniture together and it looks GREAT! Only one problem... my dining room table has a large crack in the top. The good news... it was easiest item of furniture to put together... even though it was the largest.
For 2 days... I've been either putting together furniture or sleeping. I haven't slept that much since I stopped taking the lexapro. I liked it better when I was sleepless, babbling, and energetic. Oh well, I guess I can't have my Ben & Jerry's and eat it too! (We sure have been putting in the plugs for B&J's.) Don't feel alone... Mr Spock. I can't eat sweets... so I have never had B&J's myself either.
I think we all caught a little "bug" of recent... as a lot of us have had tummy problems and/or down days of late.
The fact that I'm babbling, it's 9:41 am, and I'm only on my first cup of coffee... here's hoping it's gonna be a GREAT day! Oh, by the way... the sun is now shining.
Love you guy!!!
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 09:42 AM
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| | thats guy(s)!!! Everyone!!!
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 01:00 PM
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| | Today is turning out to be a very strange one... I've been getting angry very easy and near tears a couple times. I don't feel depressed... I just feel SCREWED emotionally! On a good note... I haven't burried myself under my covers and gone back to sleep! So, I'm functioning... just emotional. Hope everyone else is doing okay today. Shifty, how's it going with your new friend? Tom, hang in there... don't let those around you bring you down... stay strong. auntybiotic, did you find a couch? mohannie, how are you doing? I'm sending a big hug your way. Mr Spock and Redbled, I hope you are having good days. And to all of those that I didn't mention by name... I'm very sorry... gotta run... my dog wants to go out. Hope everyone is doing okay.
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 01:21 PM
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| | Hello friends!
Today is doing well! It is report card time at school, so I am VERY busy averaging grades. I also notice speech and motor issues linked to the LEX. But I have also spoke to fast and always gumbled my words, so maybe I am just coming back to normal!
I lost another two pounds! I am so mad. I have been trying to keep my calories up, but to no avail! Does anyone know anything about not absorbing nutrients? Does that cause weight loss?? I don't want to eat a lot of sugar- and wheat kinda messes with my belly. Any suggestions would be great!
Miss Lee
OH BTW my cheast tightness went away! HOORAY! | 
01-25-2006, 01:33 PM
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| | Hi everyone, I have been reading this board for a couple of weeks and I can't believe how helpful it is. I had never been on an antidepressant in my life, and a year and a half ago I was going through a period of feeling extemely irritated all the time, unmotivated, hopeless, etc. I will also mention that I have been in recovery from drugs and alcohol and clean/sober since 1999, and my dr. is aware of this.
My family dr. suggested lexapro as the newest and best SSRI with no weight gain, minimal side effects, etc. Now, he is one of the best internal physicians in Wash DC. and highly respected. I have to say that for many months, the lexapro was a Godsend. I never felt better, and my irritability was gone. I felt like a new person. Then after about six months, the weight gain started. I have now gained 50 pounds in the last 1.5 yrs, and am even embarrassed to go to my dr. He gave me a year sub. of lex, and refilled it six months ago....at that time I had only gained 10 pounds....Also, I have been feeling very "flat" lately. Not anxious, not depressed, just not anything. Just "flat". Like, whatever. I also have little motivation anymore. Not out of depression, just because I feel so removed from everything.
I also wanted to quit smoking, and in at my last Dr. visit he suggested Wellbutrin, and said that it does not counteract with Lexapro and that they could be taken together. Actually, I had no side effects at all, and even felt a little better on the Wellbutrin/Lexapro combination. I stopped smoking October 3, 2005 and haven't thought of a cigarette since the day I stopped - after 25 years of smoking and many unsuccessful attempts to quit- so I know the Wellbutrin has helped that.
I want to be SSRI free now, though. I am afraid of long term effects, and also, as a person in recovery, I want to really feel and get to know the "real" me again.
I also want to lose weight, and have been having a terrible time doing so. Has anyone taken Lexapro / Wellbutrin together, and should I quit one before the other?
I am afraid to quit the Wellbutrin just yet because I am fearful that the urge to smoke will return full force. I can't deal with that right now. But I am really wanting to taper off the lexapro. For the past 4 days, I have shaved 1/4 off of my 10 mg pill, so I believe I am taking 7.5 mgs. I haven't felt any different. I plan on doing this for 2 weeks, and then plan on going down to 5 mgs for two weeks, and then to 2.5 mgs for two weeks, and then 2.5 mgs every other day, and then every third day, and then quitting.
Is this a good schedule to quit the Lexapro? And will taking the Wellbutrin effect the withdrawals of the Lexapro? I don't believe that stopping the Wellbutrin will be quite as difficult, as I have had a few friends who literally just stopped taking it after being on it for several months and seemed to do just fine.
I am really sorry for the long post. There really is strength support from everyone helping each other, and God (or whoever you believe in) bless all of you! | 
01-25-2006, 03:04 PM
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| | Aunty,
I'm not sure I had what I would term an alergic reaction, it just made me feel poorly. Though I can't be sure if it was the lex alone or the other 3 drugs the doc put me on at the same time. I will heed the advise though of my personal godhead, you, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Spock and forget this idea for the time being.
Mr. Spock,
I have considered it could be the nat doc stuff I have been taking. The first 3 days on it I felt great, then the next 3 terrible. Today is somewhere in between, but at least better than yesterday. Most of my issues lately are in my gut, though I do have tiny zaps from time to time. Its true I have improved over the months, but I've never been patient. I do understand why you are considering this course, and do see the differences between what happened with us. Aunty just scared me with the people that were still having effects 2 years later, not a nice picture.
Shifty,
I too have had occasional slurred speech that I never had before Lexapro. I also type mistakes a lot more than I used to. So I don't think its just the Lithium.
Debbie,
Keep hanging in there, I'm so happy you found this site and the support that comes with it.
To everyone,
Give someone a hug today, it will make you feel better
Only took Lexapro for 10 days, as a doctors response to my brief anxiety over a treatable medical condition. Took my last pill at the very end of August. | 
01-25-2006, 03:07 PM
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| | Stanbo,
Aunty or someone else will have to help you with the tapering. I did not do it, and that is why I'm still messed up  You found a great place for support.
Only took Lexapro for 10 days, as a doctors response to my brief anxiety over a treatable medical condition. Took my last pill at the very end of August. | 
01-25-2006, 03:48 PM
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| | Redbled, does my dog or cat count as "someone to hug"?
I am very fortunate to have found this forum. I spent most of my life fighting depression... somedays of late I feel as though I am slipping backwards. I have to believe that it's due to stopping the lexapro. I was alone in my past with my battle... I know that I'm not alone now!
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 06:10 PM
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| | Debbie, Dogs and cats definitely count as someone to hug. I had to put my cat of 16 years to sleep this past march. Loved him to death. It has been the ONLY time I feel like I was able to have feelings while on Lexapro, and forced myself to cry....but I know that it shouldn't have had to be forced....
Swore I wouldn't get another cat - but two months ago a little girl cat came into my life and I can't believe the difference in having something to come home to look forward to!
So, give both your dog and cat a real big hug. [:I] | 
01-25-2006, 06:33 PM
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| | Thanks stanbo, I did exactly that... and it felt good!
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 06:35 PM
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| | Redbled, I can picture that...  You are all very lucky to have each other!!
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 06:39 PM
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| | Speaking of hugging animals, I wanted to point out that you guys won't find anyone any nuttier about creatures than I am. People that know me well think sometimes I was raised in the woods by wolves or something  Hugging animals I enjoy more than humans much of the time. My wife and I have 2 and a half year old twin girls, and we have a family habit of taking our mutt and having a full family hug with him. He's a big dog and just eats it up.
Only took Lexapro for 10 days, as a doctors response to my brief anxiety over a treatable medical condition. Took my last pill at the very end of August. | 
01-25-2006, 06:48 PM
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| | Stanbo,
Just wanted to reply to your post because I can relate to it very well. My two biggest reasons for wanting off Lexapro...weight gain and apathy.
I really,really understand the feeling of 'flat'. That's exactly how I felt the last year on Lexapro. True I wasn't depressed or anxious. But I also never felt passionate about anything...and I really missed that in my life. I think in my first post here I remember stating "I wanted to cry again". The sad part is, my doctor and my therapist (a wonderful therapist) all believed that the apathy was depression and the cure for that? Increase your Lexapro!
I am 1 month off Lexapro, and I'm here to tell you there is hope! I am beginnging to "feel" again. I cry. I get angry. I laugh. And it feels really good!
To everyone else....Hello!     ........did we have to tell Mr Spock who Ben & Jerry's was? I was thinking we could have had a lot of fun with that! | 
01-25-2006, 07:09 PM
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| | Please tell me if it's normal to have SO much anger and sadness build up inside of you that you want to go off at someone you love? I kept it in ALL day... then someone I love VERY much said something typical... of which I have put up with all of my life... and I just went off... crying that is. Yes, I was angry too! I never express negative emotions around this person... it's my dad. The last thing in the world that I want to do is upset my dad. Too late now. I'm scared to death that I am falling back into my depression. I can't go there. Please tell me if these feelings that I am having are normal.
debbie | 
01-25-2006, 07:30 PM
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| | Stanbo,
Welcome, The taper should be felt in 7 to 10 days and may be subtle, possibly sweating at night, nightmares, unable to sleep thru the night, stomach cramping and being in a not so great mood.
I would suggest not tapering again until at least three weeks from your last taper because it can take that long for the effects to go away and stabilize, if you taper too soon before you stabilize, you are just making it more difficult for your brain to get readjusted to the chemical change from less serotonin being reuptaked.
Once you feel back to normal, taper again.
Redbled,
I did not mean to scare you and you are by no means one that even should have any long term effects because you have only been on Lexapro for 10 days. It is those that have been on it in excess of a year that fall into this catagory when cold turkeying.
Debbie,
No luck finding a sectional sofa. They all looked cheaply made and were in excess of $2,000 so I am still looking. My ex said I can borrow one of his sectionals until I find one of my own. He is being very nice to me, possibly out of guilt because of the other woman? Regardless, I will take nice for whatever reason it comes my way, it beats the stress of arguing. I truly do hope he finds happiness ( and that I also do).
Maybe we will be better at being friends, there is no sex to complicate the situation, just enjoy what we have in common with no jealousy or hurt feelings or disappointed expectations.
Mr. Spock, How are you feeling today? I had no realized that you were feeling so poorly, your posts were always upbeat........you are a real trooper. Any word on the Prozac or are you waiting a few more weeks.
For those having stomach issues, Primal Defense by Garden of Life is excellent for the cramping, naseau and is superb at balancing the natural bacteria in the gut that may have become out of wack from the lexapro.
Debbie,
I cannot believe that you put together all the furniture already......most men would have the boxes laying unopened.........three cheers for your motivation.Lexapro withdrawal brings out the emotional phase after about four months.this will pass and is not depression...........just a hopeless feeling of not caring and feeling like no one loves you. You will not feel this way again because I am giving you my phone number and whenever you need a friend,,,,,I will be 10 digits away.
Ms. Lee,
Yes, A friend of mine was unable to process food and lost a great deal of weight. She went from a size 14 to a size 2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,of course she was thrilled about it.
I am getting ready to reduce my daughter's lexapro.........we could use a few prayers.
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01-25-2006, 07:41 PM
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