[gremlin]

I posted this question in another formum, but i'll post it here as well. I only took 4 doses of lexapro 10mg and i've developed severe tinnitus (left ear) that wakes me up in the middle of the night. The only way i can sleep is by taking 1mg of Xanax, an even then i wake up very anxious. It's been about 1 1/2 month since i stopped taking the lexapro. The xanax is "self prescribed", but i try not to abuse it, taking no more than 1 1/2 mg a day. If it wasn't for the xanax, i wouldn't be able to function at work. Is there any end in sight for this ringing in the ear? Can anyone recommend treatment options for countering the effects of this horrible drug.

[Skywalk]

Sarita: I lost my zest for life on the drug. Before I started it I was actually happy and driven, but I had the occasional panic attack. That's why I started Lexapro. I should have just used xanax. I wanted to give Lexapro a fair trial since a friend of mine does so well on it, so I stayed on it for six weeks. It only gave me more anxiety, depersonalization and no zest for life. I just started watching TV...and still do to some degree. I went to the grocery store today and it was hard. I started to panic (because of the unreality feeling), but made it through. So I've been a little down today because I really miss my life. I physically feel better so I THINK I'm better, but my mind is not better yet. I feel so flat. I just can't get excited about anything and don't want my old anxiety to come back. What I hate about the withdrawals is that I don't know if it's ME or the withdrawals. I'm eating, though. And when I have my own anxiety I have no appetite. Plus, I really felt like I dealt with my general anxiety. Well, going to do my pilates workout today. I need to take baby steps to get my workout going full force. I think exercise and diet is so key. I don't want to take any SSRI's again. Only xanax once and while.


Gremlin: I had tinnitus before this drug, but it went through the roof when I started this drug. It calmed down and then I had a few attacks when going off the drug where I could barely hear the TV. It was mostly the left ear. It should go away. But from what I've learned this horrible drug can cause problems for months.

[tavee]

skywalk , sarita and everyone

im feeling like **** today. day 3 on 5ml. i was so dizzy today at the grocery store i thought i was going to die. just looking thru the aisles for things made me sick.

today isnt really good. i took a nap cuz i couldnt keep my eyes open. i was exhausted.plus my period should be here in like 4-5 days.

do u guys think its worse when u are pmsing?
or do u think its just the withdrawals?

i hope this passes.
im also getting like a jumpy feeling. its not brain zaps but close to it. this better go away tonight.

thanks for listening u guys.

what am i going to do u guys? it doesnt help when i am such a baby either!!lol

tavee

[Skywalk]

Tavee: You're not a baby; this drug is a monster! It will pass, just hang in there. I think the hormone changes/pms can probably make it worse. Just don't push yourself. I try to push myself during this, but sometimes it's best just to rest. Do you have to work a job? I don't right now and I'm not sure I could during this. It's just that bad.

[sarita]

tavee,
i am absolutely 100% positive it is WORSE on pms, at least for me and others i know. the withdrawal already messes with your hormones.
it'll be better once the menstration is over. plus the mood swings of PMS. UG.....
skywalk,
i had the dull feeling no zest for life on lexipro too, plus i felt dumb, and bad short term memory. no sex drive and weight gain. but the worst is definetly no passion.

gremlin,
i got some ringing in my ears too. it will pass.

[tavee]

[b]SARITA, SKYWALK, HELPME AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THIS FORUM!!!]

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I LOVE U GUYS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR ME AND EVERYONE ELSE, AND HELPING US GET THRU THIS.

I BECOME SO HAPPY WHEN I SEE RESPONSES FROM U GUYS. IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.I WISH U GUYS COULD BE WITH ME DURING THE DAY TO TALK ME THRU ALL THIS BULL****. OK NOW IM GETTING REAL EMOTIONAL. IT MUST BE THE PMS. IM GONNA CRY NOW!! LOL.

WELL, ITS 8PM AND IM FEELING A LITTLE BETTER THAN THIS MORNING.

OH ONE MORE THING. I WAS AT THE GROCERY LINE TODAY AND I SAW AN ARTICLE IN ONE OF THOSE HOME MAGAZINES AND IT SAID, "BAKING HOLIDAY COOKIES CAN HELP DEPRESSION"!! SO BAKE UP MY LEXAPRO FRIENDS!!! LOL


THANKS U GUYS!!

GOD BLESS ALL OF U AND HELP US GET THRU THIS SAFELY AND QUICKLY.

TAVEE

[jimmydebalsac]

Skywalk: Hey, thanks alot for the words of wisdom. I hate that spaced out feeling. I'm a statistician so I have to really use my frontal lobe and usually my head feels like someone is stepping on it, like an elephant. So, from what I read I'll get back to normal, just slowly. From what I understand, the headaches and dizziness and really annoying symptoms disappear first, then the spaced out feeling? I can deal if it will all come back but my mind is my best tool. Destroying or evening altering it slightly was not my goal at all. It really makes me feel better when you tell me that stuff. Thanks. I'll read page 35 now.

[Hopeful285]

Hi, I just wanted to share my experience the other day at the emergency room. I hope this is helpful to someone.
I had a very bad headache, brain zaps, and my blood pressure was at its highest yesterday 206/116. I thought I was going to have a stroke.
After being put on blood pressure medicine, which I was not on and I was given Benadryl.
My blood pressure dropped and my brain zaps stopped. It feels like a miracle. I have been suffering with the brain zaps for weeks.
I have been falling and I believe it was because my blood pressure was up. One of the Lexapro side effects is to make your blood pressure too high or too low. I have not fallen at all and I have been falling alot. I have a new lease on life. I was in so much despair.
Benadryl takes away your brain zaps.
I read on the Effexor forum that this also helped someone else brain zaps. I went out and bought some at the drug store and am going to take it awhile. It works!!!!
I thought I might have M.S. because of my falling. This also is a symptom of very high blood pressure. If you have headaches, falls, or bloodshot eyes, please make sure your blood pressure is normal.
I found out yesterday that my sister's mother-in-law thought she had M.S. because her legs were giving out and it was her blood pressure. Another person told me their husbands legs were giving out and he had a stroke because he didn't know he had high blood pressure.
All of us going through withdrawal are at risk of this. If you don't already know your BP readings, please get them checked.
My prayers are with all of you.
With deepest concern, Hope

[Looking4Help]

db3:
Thank you...a sense of humor is so important right now, because I could be going through this for quite a while...it would be nice to wake up to the FLU sometimes knowing I will be ok in a couple days...

But, unfortunately, I know differently. I have to take the odd good day knowing that the next day, hour or minute can do a head spin. Right now the hardest thing for me is working because I'm counted on to do my job...and I like a lot of you will be in the middle of doing something and just FORGET!!! Not good in my line of work, not good for any line of work...

I'm so thankful that everyone around me knows and I've been so up front about it at work. My boss even told me if I need time off take it. But, shoot I need like a 6 month leave, otherwise, not worth it, or not really an option...need $$$. Work is cathartic for me...it keeps me occupied and busy and I know this helps with everything. A few people aren't as supportive and make remarks that can be upsetting, but **** them!!!

Yes, I come home feeling like ****!! Why they X-out **** is beyond me, we obviously are all or were on drugs...do they think X-g out our curse words makes us feel better!!

Thank you so much everyone!!! This forum has been my salvation...

Christmas, OMG....got to get going on this one...Santa doesn't take a vacation at this time of year...I could use some pointy ears to get me in the mood, then I could wear an elf suit...anyone have that side effect yet...

Something I've done recently is make my dog a MySpace account...it's so cute and festive!!! I get to be childlike and very creative. It makes me laugh and smile. Of course, some of my friends think I'm a bit nuts, but what is wrong with some fun every now and then. I originally canceled my own MySpace account around 4 months ago...too muck ****ing drama...

The Puppy account is an outlet and a fun one at that...so, if this is being nuts, I'll take it...

[Skywalk]

Hi everyone!

So many of my physical side effects are gone now...headaches, sinus problems, neck pain, dizziness, and even the stomach cramping is much better. That said, I was wondering why I still feel numb. I feel down and scared and I can't get excited about anything! No sex drive, no nothing. I was starting a new business before all of this and I could hardly wait to get up in the morning to work on it. Now I haven't touched it for weeks. But then I went back and read some early posts today and sure enough, a post by Auntybiotic said that once the physical symptoms diminish, the emotional ones set in -- like feelings of hopelessness and depression. I think a lot of this applies to those of us who stopped cold-turkey. She said that sadly, people run back to the SSRI's during this stage. But if you wait it out it will pass. So I trust that and it's what I plan to do. I guess she got this info by talking to hundreds of people who quit this drug and I trust that more than any doc or drug company. I'm also sure that my depersonalization is making me sad, as well as the fact that my fiancee is out of town. That's the main reason it's hard for me to go out into the world alone. But I still try, everyday.

Jimmy: I can only imagine how hard it must be to do your kind of work during these withdrawals. I can't even work right now. I know a lot of people handle withdrawals fine, but for the people like us who don't it just makes me sick that doctors and drug companies do not warn us about the impact these withdrawals can have. They don't even believe it! Anyway, like I just said in my above paragraph, most of my physical symptoms are passing except for the spacey feeling. Mine is so bad that I don't think things are real (if that makes sense) and I can't stand bright lights. That's why home is OK cuz I keep lights low. Natural light seems OK, too. I never got the zaps? How about you? Oh, I meant page 46, not page 35. Take care.

[nbb]

Jimmy,

I've been off lex now for 17 days. I tapered down, but admittedly I probably didn't stay on the 2.5 mg dose long enough before stopping completely. Your post caught me because of how you described the headaches. Some people have differing opinions on the use of supp's, but I feel 85-90% symptom free already after starting them.

The first few days were fine, then the headaches and nausea, spaced out feeling started like yours did.

Day 7 was the worst for me. Headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness, spaced out. Horrible.

I did not start taking the supp's until day 8 and once I did began to feel much better almost immediately. I did not take them on day 10 to see if I was projecting their value but I don't think I was because it was a bad day. The headaches and spaced out feeling were bad.

So, I went back to the supps and have no plans to stop them. Again, some people do not agree with the use of SAM-e but I've had great success, as have some others on this forum. Google it or go to Amazon to read about it.

The one thing is that my insomnia and the vivid dreams are still here. I also have a pretty consistent ringing in my ears.


Anyway, here is what I take.
Multivitamin
1200 mg Omega 3's
1000 mg B-12
400 mg SAM-e

I have to take them all at once in the morning, otherwise I would just forget. I suppose I should space the Omega's out but I know I would just end up not taking them so I have to do what works.

So by day 17, the nausea is 99% gone. The headaches I would say are infrequent versus all the time. That was a big change. The dizziness has really subsided too. That was a very big problem for me and now it's still there but much much less. I do find that loud noises and bright lights still make me wince and want to look away but in time...

I used to be lax about taking vitamins etc. but not anymore. Especially if you read about the hit your liver takes from not only the lex, but from everything we eat and expose ourselves too. I really noticed a big change.

I can actually say that had I not started taking the supps' and my withdrawal symptoms stayed the same, I would have gone back on the lex to taper off at a very very slow pace. I was so close to that but didn't want to relive those first 7 days again somewhere down the line.

Good luck and just keep going forward, it will get better

[sarita]

nbb,
i take omega 3's and power barley which is like a combo of b-vitamins, etc...it definetly has helped tremendously.


skywalk,
i'm so sorry about the dullness in your life. i know what it feels like, believe me. somedays i feel like that. like today, the lights are killing me, people annoying me, i'm so damn tired and feel like i just smoke 10 joints. but i know it's hormonal. these drugs really mess with your hormones, that's why people are put on them for serious pms and period issues. did u know that?

i'm kinda down today. fist real bad withdrawal i've had if it's even a withdrawal at all. men: close your eyes: i bled so much yesterday i thought i was having a miscarriage. so i'm pretty whipped out.

hopefully,
that's very informative info as i've wondered myself if i was having a heartache. my legs totally gave out once and i was trembling.

[tavee]

saritaim sorry u feel like s*** today.

u are still on ure period right? thats probably why u are feeling it more, i think.

im getting jumpy feelings again today.(kind of like when u are on a roller coaster ride). do u get that?

i was in a better mood this morning. no fogginess, but it will hit by the rest of the week. im preparing myself.

feel better, drink some hot chocolate, and curl up on ure couch tonight. it will pass soon.


take care
tavee

[RGR23]

quote:Originally posted by Craigre

2 days ago I thought I needed this to keep living but now I'm second guessing it. I don't want to be numbed and emotionless. I certainly don't want these terrible withdrawal symptoms. However, I was having extreem panic attacks and constantly worrying about them. About a month ago I had an intense sinking feeling with intense rapid feeling like I wanted to kill myself. In a split second I was basically paralyzed with massive fear that i wasnt in control of my thoughts or actions and i basically visuallized myself going out on my front lawn with a knife and slicing my throat. It was the scariest thing i have ever felt. Then everything tensed up and my body just stopped functioning. My heart was beating fast and hard but it didnt feel like blood was flowing through my blood vessels. Everything was tingly..... blah blah blah... every symptom of a panic attack basically.I had to go to the ER twice and spent the night both times. I didn't know what was wrong with me. It was life changing. I look at everything differently now.Nothing was fun or interesting. I was annoyed by tv and I was forcing myself to eat. For weeks I just layed in bed and hoped for my symptoms to get better. For the past month panic attacks would come and go in waves. It was getting less severe and less frequent so I think I was getting better. BTW, I have never had a panic attack before a month ago but I have had anxiety and mild depression. The scariest part of all these panic attacks is that they are unprovoked. They come out of nowhere.

Anyway, I thought you should know a little of my backround because I feel that some people do need these drugs and some people don't. The difference between those people would be whether or not they are actually FEELING suicidal or just having a bad day/month/year. I have taken paxil and zoloft before when i was younger and that was only because I entertained negative thoughts and i was shy. I never had a FEELING like this before. I do not want to kill myself but the panic unprovoked feeling was just too intense. I don't know how I made it for a month without seeing the pdoc. I think it was my hope that he could make things all better that kept me going.

I don't know where I am going with this post. I feel like I am arguing to stay on the med. Honestly, I don't know what I should do because I am terrified that if i stop that my panic attacks will come back in full force along with withdrawl symptoms. GOD, What should I do?

[RGR23]

quote:Originally posted by Craigre

2 days ago I thought I needed this to keep living but now I'm second guessing it. I don't want to be numbed and emotionless. I certainly don't want these terrible withdrawal symptoms. However, I was having extreem panic attacks and constantly worrying about them. About a month ago I had an intense sinking feeling with intense rapid feeling like I wanted to kill myself. In a split second I was basically paralyzed with massive fear that i wasnt in control of my thoughts or actions and i basically visuallized myself going out on my front lawn with a knife and slicing my throat. It was the scariest thing i have ever felt. Then everything tensed up and my body just stopped functioning. My heart was beating fast and hard but it didnt feel like blood was flowing through my blood vessels. Everything was tingly..... blah blah blah... every symptom of a panic attack basically.I had to go to the ER twice and spent the night both times. I didn't know what was wrong with me. It was life changing. I look at everything differently now.Nothing was fun or interesting. I was annoyed by tv and I was forcing myself to eat. For weeks I just layed in bed and hoped for my symptoms to get better. For the past month panic attacks would come and go in waves. It was getting less severe and less frequent so I think I was getting better. BTW, I have never had a panic attack before a month ago but I have had anxiety and mild depression. The scariest part of all these panic attacks is that they are unprovoked. They come out of nowhere.

Anyway, I thought you should know a little of my backround because I feel that some people do need these drugs and some people don't. The difference between those people would be whether or not they are actually FEELING suicidal or just having a bad day/month/year. I have taken paxil and zoloft before when i was younger and that was only because I entertained negative thoughts and i was shy. I never had a FEELING like this before. I do not want to kill myself but the panic unprovoked feeling was just too intense. I don't know how I made it for a month without seeing the pdoc. I think it was my hope that he could make things all better that kept me going.

I don't know where I am going with this post. I feel like I am arguing to stay on the med. Honestly, I don't know what I should do because I am terrified that if i stop that my panic attacks will come back in full force along with withdrawl symptoms. GOD, What should I do?

I developed severe panic attacks after many years of high stress and increasingly bad eating habits. When the first panic attack hit, it hit hard with all but maybe one or two of the many symptoms associated with it. I immediately went to a doctor for treatment who prescribed Paxil and a sedative. I determined within two or three days that the effects of the drugs were worse than all of the Panic attack symptoms combined. At the time, I thought that I was losing control of my mind.
I began reading all that I could find regarding Panic attacks. A very good website to visit is www.algy.com/anxiety.
What helped me the most was consistant exercise. In my case I ran as often as I possibly could, but any exercise that significantely increases the heart rate will help. The reason for this is that exercise allows you to regain control of your heart rate, blood flow and breathing. Some or all of these are out of your control during a significant panic attack. You must force yourself to maintain a consistant exercise program in order to drastically reduce your symptoms. You must also make sure that you eat healthy and start taking a good multi-vitamin. It is also very helpful to find others that are suffering as you are and talk face to face. I found it easier to accept my loss of control when I discovered that I was one of many such sufferers. It may take you a month or more, but I have been able to eliminate all but the depression that usually appears after the onset of Panic attacks without any medication.
The final piece of advice that should be obvious, but is mostly overlooked, is that during your recovery you MUST try and eliminate all forms of stress. In order to do this you must first determine the sources of your stress. Stress that is self generated may be the hardest to eliminate. You must learn to think differently. Find an activity that helps you relax.

Last but not least; know that Panic attacks are the body's natural response to an unseen or unknown enemy. A Panic attack is the activation of the fight or flight response and what is supposed to happen next is for you to either run away or attack. That is the only way to shut it down.

[shelly73]

Hello all, I BEG of anyone reading this that is considering the cold turkey style...the WORST decision i have ever made since i first posted i have been crying uncontrollably for now apparent reason. my anxiety is worse then ever it takes every fiber of my being to make it through work each day. If there wasn't a need for my job financially i know i wouldn't even go. I don't turn my lights on in my house anymore I sit here in the dark, I shower in the dark...i am so scared of the light. i don't even know what day i am on as far as not taking lex the days seriously are just a blur. i don't want to see my family or even talk to them which is so terribly sad because i love them and they have been a HUGE supporter of me through all this. I don't have thoughts of wanting to kill myself (or others) but I do have thoughts of just wanting to die...i am thankful for all you have written i could sadly go on and on as i am sure you all feel you could do as well. I appreciate your responses I am sorry that i haven't been back here sooner, i just haven't had the energy. I am scared now to start back onto lex to then taper off...so i am not sure what to do. i feel like i should just keep pushing through. i have memory blocks were i can't remember things i did or said. even though i have been slow in returning I really appreciate all you have written i never thought that even my weight gain and the eating all the time might have been related to all this as well. Ok now I know i am rambling but i just really am thankful for finding a place were people know the pain this crud causes. thank you and please keep writing and hopefully we will all be better soon.

[LexaproYES]

I see everyone getting very technical and I guess that is ok, but
you can surely over analyze anything. I have been taking Lexapro for about 6 months and have had great results. Although I admit, 10 milligrams seemed too much and 5 was too little. So, I simply have been cutting a 10 in half and then cutting the half in half and basically taking 7.5 milligrams and it is perfect. May seem stupid to some, but I can't tell everyone what success I have had with this medicine...it is a life saver. I don't plan to be on it much longer, but it by far beats paxil and the other SSRI's. I wish everyone the best of luck and if you are trying 10 milligrams and finding it a little harsh, but feel like 5 does nothing...try what I did and maybe you will see what I mean. And no matter what anyone says it has not affected the delivery of the medicine and it does work. Good luck!

[Skywalk]

YEs: That's nice for you. But we're trying to get OFF this and that is a whole new ball game. You have no idea what hell this is.

Shelly: I really sympathize with you. I also believe it was the WORST decision of my life to go off cold turkey. It's been almost 2.5 months for me and I'm as bad as ever. I don't have all the crying, but like you I don't want to be around my family and my anxiety has been through the roof and I swear I feel brain dead sometimes. I can't even stay home alone overnight when my fiance is out of town; I need to have a friend over. I'm sorry you have to work like this, I can't imagine, but if I had to I know I would. Hang in there...how long have you been off of it? I didn't taper because it didn't work for me, but I was better on it than off of it during these withdrawals.

[Skywalk]

My fiance suggested I call or write Forest Labs (the maker of Lexapro) once everyday and tell them how I feel that day during the withdrawals. I think I will.

[sarita]

skywalk,
i'm with you. YES..i think you might have the wrong board. this board is for people trying to taper, not talking about being ON the drug, but getting OFF.

i actually DID call the pharm. company like your fiance suggested. they said, "they're shouldn't be withdrawals". click...........

i feel brain dead too sometimes. i hope that passes.

[matthewb]

I wish there was a way we could all get together and get a class action law suit against the pharms. Every one who is suffering Deserves that they pay for your detox. Because the truth of the matter is when they test tadpoles and such with the drugs and they dont grow and they die and then they just go ahead and give these drugs to people because thats how they make a billion dollers a year off peoples suffering they should be made to pay.

Ban drugs from the earth I say. there is a better way to get well of mind and clear spirit in life.

Matthew Baldwin
http://www.cchr.com/
Citizens Commission on Human Rights

[Skywalk]

Sarita,

I called them once before and I got a similar response to the one they gave you. I talked to someone today and I told her I was going to call everyday to tell them how I feel until this nightmare ends. I know they won't care but it might make me feel better. The anger over this is really kicking in for me.

I was driving down the street today, and while I think my depersonalization might have improved a little bit a couple days ago, I still feel so numb. I focus on everything I do and normally I just do it...without thinking that hard. Simple tasks like driving and shopping seem like math problems! Doing stuff at home is OK. Especially, because I can keep the lights so low.

There is a better way without drugs. What a hard lesson learned. You just can't trust these drug companies. I can't wait to feel good enough to do real exercise and I've been in touch with a hypnotherapist that said he can help with my traffic phobia (the only reason I took Lexapro -- I was happy, otherwise, and had almost no general anxiety).

Are you almost off of it, Sarita? I wonder how long it will take for such a small amount to clear out of your system?

Tavee: Feeling any better yet?

Glad you guys are around for support. I don't know why anyone would post something negative. They obviously have nothing better to do with their time. Just because Paxil worked for me I don't go to a Paxil support board and tell others that they are "over-analyzing" and tell people who are suffering what a great drug it is.

[nbb]

Has anyone experienced a severe drop off during withdrawal? What I mean is I was doing fine, relatively, managing the nausea, headaches etc. and dealing with life as it came. Then today, day 18, the rug came out from under me. It's not the physical symptoms but what feels like a relapse into the S**t. I feel like I did before the Lex kicked in when I started taking it. Depressed.

I've read that some of the withdrawal symptoms can mimic depressive symptoms but it is transient. It's hard to be objective about it while I'm in the middle of it. It sucks, almost feels like the last 17 days were wasted and I'm right back where I don't want to be.

[sarita]

skywalk,
i had problems with crowds myself. whenever we were stuck in traffic, i'd panic. but now i'm ok. it will get better. it didn't happen while i was tapering though. it was while i was getting ON lex. wierd, huh? the numbness WILL go away although me personally, i'm still waiting for the passion to come back but perhaps i am not PASSIONATE about my new career? i used to be a personal trainer and now i work in an office. get the picture? although i love my job, am i passionate? no.........and have i had hot passionate sex in a while? NO.......stupid drugs. so, are you passionate? alive? no, you're not....but you will be...true not to stress yourself out. don't stress out!!! tell yourself it will go away. you have to beleive, okay? are you taking omega 3s? please take them

[Skywalk]

Sarita,

I've had a little more interest in things today...I made some jewelry (a hobby of mine) and I set some goals. I think those are good signs. Plus I'm happy that my fiance is coming home tomorrow. I think I'm really down because of that. Also, my period is starting again! It's only been three weeks since the last one. I've never been early. I was scared at first, but realized it must be from all the hormone changes from the withdrawals.

So your traffic panic start after you got on Lex? You didn't have it before? Great that it went away. I read a post early on from Miss Lee whom had a bad reaction to Lex and she mentioned traffic brought on anxiety. And she didn't have anxiety before Lex. I had stopped driving on the freeway before Lexapro and that's the only reason I started it. But once I was ON the medication I started to panic as a passenger on the freeway; something I NEVER feared before the Lexapro. Makes me so mad.

[tavee]

sarita, skywalk, and everyone

It's day 5 on 5ml. Today was ok even though im getting my period in like 2 days.
I felt ok. I went to the mall with my mom and my little guy and i actually had a good time. Another thing i have noticed is that im more sensitive. I cry easily while before i was able to control myself.

There were carollers at the mall singing and i about lost it. lol

I'm trying to be strong for my little guy. I'm trying to be positive and talk calmly to him.
I also noticed that i worry a lot more especially when i have things to do. I worry about getting them done. Could that be anxiety?

What exactly is anxiety. what do u guys feel?

SKYWALK - That's good that u made some jewelry and kept ure mind off things. That's progress. Plus u are setting goals.
Is ure depersonalization consistent? Do u feel it every day?

SARITA- YOU will get ure sex drive back. Be patient.
I shouldnt talk.LOL I havent had it in a while cuz im trying to feel and get better, and i guess im focusing too much on that.Have u started exercising again? That helps a lot too.

HANG IN THERE MY FELLOW LEXAPRO FRIENDS!! WE WILL GET THRU THIS AND THEN IN A YEAR OR SO WE WILL ALL HAVE A REUNION!! WOULDNT THAT BE COOL? WE CAN ALL MEET IN A STATE SOMEWHERE AND HAVE PARTY!!! LOL

LOVE U GUYS
TAVEE

[tavee]

HELP ME

WHERE ARE YOU? YOU HAVENT WRITTEN IN A WHILE.
HOW IS URE MOTHER DOING?

PLEASE WRITE BACK AND TELL US HOW THINGS ARE?


TAVEE

[HelpMe58]

Tavee and everyone,
I am still on 5 mg and my mother was taken to the ER last Sunday evening. She was found to be in congestive heart failure and needs open heart surgery to replace two valves and a bypass. She may not be healthy enough for the operation and in that case will decline and that will be it. I have been staying at the hospital day and night and I am having horrible flashbacks of my husband's hospital stay and death two years ago. I sometimes feel as if everyone I love will die and leave me here alone....I never feel that way. Do you think it is still the withdrawal from the 10 to the 5 or is it just because since 2000 I have lost my father, my husband, and now my mother is very ill. This dumb drug makes you forget the normal "you". I hate this.

[HelpMe58]

Tavee, I just wrote to you...weird.[ How are you?

[tavee]

HELP ME

THATS SO WEIRD HOW WE WROTE TOGETHER.

I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT URE MOTHER'S CONDITION.

PLEASE TRY TO HANG IN THERE.

HOW ARE THE WITHDRAWALS? ANY DIZZINESS, NAUSEA OR IS IT MORE LIKE U FEEL DEPRESSED NOW?

PLEASE DONT FEEL THAT EVERYONE WILL LEAVE U. I KNOW ITS EASY FOR ME TO SAY, BUT U HAVE TO BE STRONG TO GET THRU THIS.

U HAVE TO START TAKING CARE OF URESELF. ALL THIS TIME IT SEEMS LIKE U WERE TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE ELSE.(I HOPE IM NOT OUT OF LINE HERE).

BE STRONG, BE POSITIVE, AND LOOK TO URE SON NOW TO GET THRU THIS.

CALL ME IF U NEED TOO.

TAVEE